The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-29

TOin- C4y Daily.
Webster's Weekly says that a Young
chap named Maxwell ate AZ bananas
last Saturday. He must have a capacious
nav and a good appetite. What think
the public OF. him2
The large steam saw mill of J. r.
Rob+ltS four miles from Mt. Airy was
totally destroyed by fire Sunday night.
The loss is estimated at So, 900, say the
Greensboro Patriot.
The largest real estate sale ever made
IN this town was made too late to give an
account of. 1t amounted to $4,000
Look out for it mex week, says the
Western Free Lance.
Monroe Register: Many farmers have
about finished ~cultivating their crops.
They have worked faithfully, their crops
are in good condition, and Il ely are look
ing forwa d to good crops
Western Free Lance: Congressman
Ewart's house in Hendersonville, was
struck by lightning a short time ago. The
next election will knock him so high be
will think lightning struck him.
Capt. G. w. Newell, yard-master of
the Richmond and Danville Railroad, was
insuIted by a negro brakeman this morn
lug, and carved up the Negroes physiog,
nomy with a rock Greensboro Patriot
DR.. Geo. W. Sanderlin, the State Aud
itor, adds life and zest to the pleasures of
the guests of Cleveland Springs. He al
ways has a crowd around him, and neveT
fails to dispense it with a laugh all around.
Chadbourn News: At a meeting of
the members of the Baptist church of
t is place last Saturday afternoon, steps
were taken toward raising the funds for
the purpose of building a house of worship.
Troy Ndette: We regret to learn that
a vicious dog attacked the l2-year- old
son of Mr.. Seth Andrews, of Pee Dee
township, last week, and threw the boy
down and severely bit him in several
places.
The Durham Globe says that a gentle,
man of that city has a watch made of
gold dug in Chatham county less than
thirty miles from there, in 1925. Six
watches were made at that time, and his
is one of them.
E. S. Edwards, postmaster at Purgatory,
Onslow county, was arrested Friday and
carried to the New Borne Jail. He is
charged with stealing a registered letter
containing $3.50, mailed by DR.. w. J.
Monteford, Of Richlands.
Mt. Airy NeUs: The farmers tell us
4hat crops never looked better at this
season of the year. -- The town is
growing in every direction and in every
respect. A $4,000 Methodist Church is
the latest, and it is a certainty.
The Sanford Express says the following
losses, no insurance, resulted from a fire
at Mt. Gillead, last week: McRea and
Leach, 1900; ingram & Haywood, 1900
postofice building, 5000; cash and stamps
in ~postofice, $50; total, $5,O8O.
Asheville Citizen: James Scott and
Thomas Corpening, the two boys sent on
to New York through the medium of the
Citizen to be taated for mad dog bites,
have returned. They are now considered
to be out of all danger of hydrophobia
Persons who came up from the Ham
mocks last night reported that Capt. Gill
can, master of one of the sharpies there
was attacked between Wrightsvilte anC
Bradley's Creek about ten o'clock by 6
strange negro, says the Wilmington Star
Maxton Cnion: The Eureka" rail.
road south of Bennettsville is being rap,
idly pushed through. The contractors
expect 0 have 1t ready for the trains By
December LIST, next. This road will pur
Maxton on another north and south line
Nathan Fails, an aged and inofensivt
white man was murdered by some I'm.
known person on the public highway
near Wilmington, on Thursday. A re
ward of $3.50 has been offered by the
County Commissioner for the murderer
arrest.
Greensboro PATRIOT: Jim Warrington
who made his escape from the peniten
tiary sometime ago, was captured yester
day near Reidsville. Chief of Police Hall
of Reidsville, passed through last night OF
his way to the penitentiary with Wat
lington.
Soon after daylight yesterday morning
Chas. Henderson, a negro from th'
country, made a brutal assault upon
colored woman, named Julia Hoskins
who has been employed as a cook at tn,