The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-02

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river at Jacksonville is being built and its
construction is being pushed forward as
rapidly as possible.
Lacy Query, of Mallard creek, had his
barn burned Sunday and lost a horse,
mule, twelve head of sheep, buggy,
wagon, and a large amount of feed. The
origin of the fire is not known, says the
Charlotte Chronicle.
The stamer Comet sank in Roanoke
River a few days ago just above Pollock's
Ferry. 1t was loaded with $50 bales of
cotton besides the other usual freights.
The cotton was being shipped from the
farmers along the river.
A white man and woman had a hand
to-hand fight in the lot in rear of our
Office last week. The woman pick d her
adversary up easily and with great skill
landed him in an ash barrel on his head,
says the Concord Times.
One of MI. Dan fuckers fine hogs died
last night. We hope that there is no
disease among the hogs, though we have
heard of several dying. This is a matter
which the hogolists ought to look into,
says the Concord Standard.
News is received of a fatal stabbing
ARRAY among sailors at Wilmington. The
gang of two separate crews got into a
fracas on the streets, when one name d
Fred. Johnston was stabbed in the side
and in the shoulder, and will die.
Little Robert Sheriff., son of Mr.. M F.
Sherr Il, of Mountain Greek township,
who is only seven years old, picked in
one day last week 12I pounds Of cotton.
We think this is some picking for a boy
Of that age, says the Newton Enterprise
Isaiah and Sanco Roper, colored jointly
attacked Randolph Mckay, colored last
Friday night, inficting some painful
wounds on him with a stick, though Ran
dolph is moving around as usual now.
The boys left, says the Laurinburg Er-
change.
Hon. J. NJ. Brewer has instituted suit
for libel against Gillian & Oliver, pro-
prietors of the Reidsville Revisw. The
Review, during he recent campaign,
charged MI. Brewer with having burned
his tobacco factory at Nj. Airy to get the
insurance money.
Messrs. Tom Floyd, Bob Spaugh apd
Bob FloyI killed Is rabbits and a number
Of number of squirrels and birds last Sat
urday, and it didn't take them all day
either. W. call this a pretty good day.
work in the way of hunting, says the
Lexington Dispatch.
On Wednesday of last week the dwell
ing, kitchen and smoke house of M. Viii,
liam @. johnson, of Hsdley township
were burned by a spark from the chimney
falling on the roof of the dwelling. Only
a part of the contents were saved, sayG
the Chatham Record.
Willie Trade wick, the eleven-year-olC
son of N. B. Tradewick, of Sardis, hac
his thigh broken several days ago by {
horse, which he was riding, running
against a tree with him. The little fellow
was resting comfortably when last hearc
from, says the Charlotte Chronicle.
A colored man by the name of Johr
Mason, who lives at Hillsdale, last Thurs
day saw a covey of birds in the field. HI
took out his pocket knife and threw it a
them and by some means the blade few
out and killed two birds, cutting one'i
head entirely of, says the TOjn- Csts
Daily.
Information was received at this ofic,
yesterday that Vandecar's Shuck hous'
at Mayock was destroyed by fire las
Tuesday at IL o'clock. Loss estimated
at 5, 1000, with small insurance. Thi
is the second time the building has b 1rneC
to the ground, says the Elizabeth CITY
FalcOn.
Mount Airy Mews:: The Cape Fear &
Yadkin Valley Railroad has hauled abou
ten train loads of cabbage away from
Mount Airy this fall. 1t pains US tx
announce the sudden death of MI. Thos
F. Dunnagan, which sad event took plac,
this (Friday) morning about daybreak a
his residence.
The Windsor correspondent of tn,
Scotland Neck Democrat says that MI
VIM. Byrd, a small farmer a few mile
from town, gathered seven hundred ant
twelve bushels of peanuts from fou
measured acres. On the same land las
year he only made thirteen hundred
pounds of seed cotton.
Stsnly Observer: The Ysdkin RailroaC
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