The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-12

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covered near High Point.
Ramseur, Randolph county, has been
connected by telegraph with the outside
world.
Mr.. J. P. Strong, of the Charlotte
Democrat, offers a half interest in his
paper for sale.
Wadesboro Messenger: All our cor
respondents report good rains and fine
crops this week.
Governor Fowle has appointed NJ. l..
McCorkle, of Catawba county, to succeed
the late Judge Ship.
The Tenth Judicial Convention at
Montgomery nominated Bynumf for Judge.
Newland for Solicitor.
Mr.. Julian S. Carr, of Durham, has
purchased, $1,000 worth of stock in tie
Piedmont Wagon Works of Hickory.
Lincolnton Courier: Deputy Sheriff
Miller now has eight boarders at his
establishment (the jail, three white and
two colored.
Reidsville Review: The late rains will
be the means of making the best working
+ of tobacco raised in this country for
several years.
Capt. S. E. Allen, of Winston, lost a
valuable horse and buggy while attempt
ing to cross a swollen creek near German
ton, last week.
A white boy by the name of Will
Medlin killed himself by drinking too
much whiskey near Youngsville Wake
county, last week.
Tarboro Southerner: Robt H. Austin,
the oldest citizen of the town, died
Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, aged so
years and FIVE months.
Maxton Uni0n: Our clever friend
Angus g. Currie, has 1T pounds of our
~profoundest gratitude for a forty seven
pound watermelon. 1t is the best yet.
The Truh says the Salisbury Knitting
Mills employs A hands, has orders for
$4,000 pairs of socks and is preparing to
put in $4,000 worth of new machinery.
Smith6eld Herald: We are sorry to
chronicle the death of Mr.. A. E. Thornton,
a prosperous merchant of Benson, who
died at his home in that place last Sun
day.
LAGRANGE Spectator: The increase in
county candidates still continues. Never
before has there been such a crop in this
vicinity of fine watermelon and candi-
dates.
Schofeld Merritt, colored, was run over
and his body cut in twain by a shifting
engine at Greensboro last week. He
lived three quarters of an hour and talked
freely.
The W. N. c. freight depot in Morgan
ton, three freight cars and a grert deal of
valuable freight were burned Tuesday
morning. The loss will approximate
$4,000.
Col. J. S. Miller, a prominent citizen of
Statesville, died in that place Saturday,
aged SO. He was a native of Alexander
county, and had made a conspicuous
financial success.
Miss Lura Cobe, aged about 81 years,
shot herself with a pistol a few days ago.
The cause of the attempted suicide is
thought to be a love affair. The wound
may prove fatal.
Asheville and Chicago capitalists have
organized the North Carolina Fuel Com
pany in Asheville to erect a plant for the
manufacture of fuel gas, The capital
stock is $500, 900.
Oxford Ledger: Crops in Granville
are very fine. --- The farmers are busy
curing tobacco, and it is thought, with
continued good seasons, that the crop
will be unusually large.
Charlotte Chronicle: J. w. Sadler. of
Berryhill township, brought to the city
yesterday one Of the finest loads of mel
onS seen this season. There were As of
them and they averaged So pounds.
Mo .tgome.y Vidette: We learn that
Pink and Frank Williams, two brothers,
who live near Pekin, got into a row on
last Sunday, in whick Pink received
several severe wounds on his left arm.
Robert w. Savage says that binding
the wound with tobacco and green toma
to, and drinking an infusion of bruised
planting weed will relieve the poison Of
a spider bite, says the Burgaw Herald.
Asheville Journal: DR.. E. s, Inman
and J. A. Dick got into a quarrel last
night while in a ball room in the village
u turnpike, this county. J. A. Dick
was seriously cut, receiving three wounds