The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-03

AIOLIJ ana at no SLOW pace. 4heFe
are twenty eight new buildings in course
OF erection, and many more in contempla
ton. - Mr.. Nat Moore, of Dutchville
township is 81 years old an is hale and
hearty. He is certainly remarkable ell
preserved as he plows every day and
steps along with the alacri y of a man
of 40.
Mount Airy WeWs: TIE Masons were
highly entertained for an hou last Tues
day night by Rev. w, S. Greasy, of Will
mington. Mr.. Greasy lee ,ured on the
Masters Degree i'll the lodge room. -
The Protracted meeting at the Baptist
church has closed. A goodly number of
persons protested religion during the
meeting, and twenty-six joined the
Baptist church.
Asheboro Courier: Randolph county
can boast Of a dwarf, who is eighteen
years old, four feet high and weighs
seventy-seven pounds. His mama is
Charlie Fields. There is considerable
sickness in and around Asheboro, ca sed
by the cool changes. The disease has
been quite fatal among the children. -
Old Kirk, of " K rk's Army" fame, was
in town last week. We thong t the old
scamp dead long ago.
Newberre Journal: Rev. Mr. Ricaud
returned yesterday from a trip North.
-Elizaoeth City is making the right
efforts to become a permanent oyster
canning centre. Yesterday a little
daughter of NJ. J. W. Traylor was re-
turning home from school and in passing
Mr.. Thomas Gaskils dog ran out and bit
her. When Mr.. Gaskill heard Of the un-
fortunate circumstance he sent the dog t.
Mr.. Traylor to be killed.
Red Springs Farmer and Scottish Chief:.
AS the season advances the crop prospect
brightens. The weather. has been ex-
ceptionally good, seasons just right. --
Wok on the Presbyterian Church is
nearly completed. The tower is finished
and inside work is nearly so. The church
is commodious, and when done will be
comfortable and attractive.--The Meth
-odist Church will be an exceedingly
pretty structure when completed.
Winston Daily: Chief Engineer c..
NJ. Bolton, of the R & D. Co., has been
instructed to proceed at once to have a
treStle erected on the North Carolina
Midland road just beyond tn city limits,
and also to build a bridge across the
Yadkin river on the said line, preparatory
for laying the track at once between
Weston and Mocksville. This means
that trains will be running on this road
sometime in the near future-at least
by August.
There was recently born at Benson, in
Johnston county, a white child which is
prom ,unced to be the most wonderful
lima, or perhaps in the world. The child
lived fifty hours. 1t had two heads, one
at each end of the body. The heads were
perfectly formed in every particular and
each nursed and cried. The child was p
inches long and 183 inches wide with
arms extended. 1t had three feet two
on one side and one on the other, a d
four arms, two on each side. The deliv-
cry was made by DR.. E. G. Parker.
Special to the Atlanta Constitution :
The Michigan lumbermen are at work in
the big swamp, covering $4,000 acres,
in Robson county, which capitalists from
that state purchased from the state board
Of educati N sometime age. They have
just completed a canal fourteen miles long,
eight feet deep aud forty feet wide, and
next week will begin work on another
canal of the same leagth. They are build
ing lumber mills which are next to the
largest in the State. The canals are to
be used for traffic, and 10000 acres of
swamps are to be reclaimed and put into
cultivation.
Henderson Gold Leaf: 1t is a sad and
painful duty we have to perform in
chronicling the death of an estipable lady
of our town, Mrs. Bette F. Boyd, wife
of DR.. Conrad S. Boyd, and daughter of
the late Dr.. Alex. Field, of Warren county.
Her death occurred about $50 o'clock
Wednesday morning, after an illness of
one month. THE prospects for a knit
ting factory in Henderson are fattering
and we hope soon to be able to give our
readers something definite in regard to
this scheme. $50 far the outlook is
most encouraging for a good crop year.
Farmers are working hard and economic
ing in every way possible.