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

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off the track by an engine in that town
few days ago and sustained severe bruises
on his lower limbs.
The wholesale and retail store of E. K
Willis, at Washington N. c., was almost
destroyed by fire. The building and stock
were insured for $1,000, but insurance
does not o the loss.
Miss Carrie Robertson, a young lady
about IA or Is years old was thrown
from a swing on South street this after
noon and her arm broken, so we learn
from the Durham Recorder
Goldsboro Dispatch: With a cotton
factory, knitting mill. tannery and a re,
frigerator mandatory, all looming uE
for Goldsboro, it certainly looks like she
is taking a new lease on life.
While chopping the limbs from a tree
last Thursday NJ. Albert Oaks had the
misfortune to cut lis right foot very
badly, which oompels him to walk on
crutches .-ReidsviUe Review.
Rutherford Banner: We are sorry to
announce the death of Mrs Matte Will
kinson, wife of T. F. Wilkinson, which
occurred on the morning of the 22d inst,
at her home in Rutherf rdton.
The main shaft now being sunk on
Morris Mountain Mine have encountered
some very rich free gold ore in the slate
bed, the laminea of the states being
covered with a fine film of gold.
We learn from a reliable source that
the milling plant at Sanders mine, in
Montgomery county, will soon be in
operation. We were shown a 20 OF. bar
of f1xed gold from that laca!ity las
week.
Concord Standard: A Concord boy
wrote Sam Jones while in Danville for
his "picter," enclosing in his letter a
dime. Mr. Jones sent his photograph
and refunded the dime. That was real
clever.
Jno. H~urtsinger, a constable in Dun
cans township, Rutherford county, COM
mitted suicide a few days ago by blowing
out his brains with a pistol Temporary
insanity was thought to be the cause of
the rash act.
The Chronicle Of the 9th reports the
heaviest rainfall on record at Charlotte
on the day before. Many cellars were
flooded in the city and great damage to
land and crops was done in the country
about there.
G~oldsboro Argus: The news was
wired to this city yesterday morning of
the death of Mr.. R. NJ. Johnson's wife, a
sister of Mrs. JAS. Wigs, of this city,
which occurred at their home in Ashe-
vile Friday.
We hear that Northern parties have
purchased the Hunnycutt and the two
Isenhour mines, the former in Rowan
and the latter in Cabarrus county, with
the intention of full development of the
three properties.
The Salisbury Herald says: All of
our tobacco factories are now in opera
ton and working on full time and up to
their full capacity. They are turning out
the manufactured article at the rate of
from 1000 to 10000 pounds per day.
About 11:3O to, day eleven cars went
by for New York, Philadelphia and Bal
timore with beans, cucumbers, straw
berries, Irish potatoes, redishes, corn,
and other nice things. Every day a veg
etable train goes bY.-Concord Stand
ard.
Sheriff J.. G. Neal, of Mcdowell county,
who has been in Office about sixteen
years, has resigned on account of failing
health, and Captain George Garden, for
merly a member of the legislature from
Mcdowell, has been elected to the va
caucy.
Wilson Mirror: That brave soldier
and distinguished patriot, the gallant and
knightly Gen. Cullen A. Battle, has been
elected mayor of the city of New Berne.
This is a deserved compliment t. one
who is not by any means in the arena Of
politics.
Mr.. W. W. ReaviS has a Holstein COW
that gave birth last week to the second
calf, at the age OF two ears, three months
and four days. The first calf is about a
year old. But few instances like this are
on the stock records, says the Henderson
~IOmGhGaUk.
Newton Enterprise: Better reports
about the wheat crop continue to come
in. Most farmers have raised their esti-
mate from a third to a half a crop. By