The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04


in his head. He may recover Robbery
is thought to have been the object.
Monday morning the incoming train on
the Roanoke & Southern Railroad knocked
a little colored girl from the track in
a curve near the cut which crosses
Liberty street within the corporation,
says the Danbury Reporter and Post.
Durham still continues to move up
along the line of enterprise. The Mallory
Durham Cheroot Co., has been organized
with J. I. Mallory, President; R. c..
Peasants, Treasures, and E. G. Hackney,
Secretary. The capital stock is $4,000.
The reported killing of Mrs. 81. T. Hor-
rison by her husband afew days ago, was
a hoax. She has been found and is
living peacefully with her husband about
ten miles in the country, says the Ashe-
vile correspondent of the State CHRONICLE.
Rev. John Scales, colored, convicted in
Durham Superior Court last week of
chicken stealing, and sentenced to four
months in Jail with leave to the county
commissioners to hire him out. His
congregation paid the cos and hired
him
Salisbury Waterman: D A. Siford
is having strawberry pie at his house, not
the canned kind but regular old sure
enough strawberry pie. He brought a
ph per of them to our Office this morning
gathered on hour or two before from his
patch.
We learn through a very reliable source
that the owners of the Moratcck mine
(he Hamilton), have a good thing, and
that developments SO far indicate this as
one of the most valuable properties in
the Uwharrie gold region, says the Troy
Wdete.
A young man named Williams was ar
rested and brought to Rocky Mount a
day or two ago charged with slandering a
young lady of Edgecombe county. The
case was compromised by Williams agree
ing to leave the county for FIVE years. =
PheniH.
DE-. Josh Smith, of ~StoneviIle, has in
his circuit travelled probably more miles
than any man in North Carolina He has
been around the world two or three times
in the course Of his pr, Understanding
over about twenty years, says the Reds
vile Review.
Greenville Reflector: Mr.. Noah Forbes,
Jr., brought US two curiosities on Friday.
One was a twin apple, both growing from
one stem, and the other was a peanut, the
stem of which had grown through a stick,
the ped forming on the opposite side
from the vne.
Oxford LEDGER: 1t was ell a mistake
about the death of Mr.. Jas. Hunt, OF
Brsssfeld township. He did fall off the
train on his head, and got severely hurt
but he is all right and had the pleasure Of
reading the announcement of his death in
the newspapers.
Gourds with knots tied in the handles
are somewhat of a curiosity, we believe
That is the kind Mr.. A: g. Finch is grow
ing this season, and while he is not proud
of the accomplish ment, he has them on
exhibition in Rowlsnd's drug store, says
the Wilson Advance.
While David Pender, with W. S. Clark
was waiting on a Ne gro customer, a pail
of shoes disappeared. Searching found
them in the negroes bag. He protested
his innocence, declaring it was a mistake
he did not know he put them there
says the Carolina Banner.
Scotland Neck has a knitting n i'll
The Democrat says there are twenty -si1
operatives at work to-day besidts the
superintendent and manager and not hall
of the machines are running yet. The
goods are all right and the capacity vii
be from IT'S to 200 dozen per day
MI. George Lane, a brother OF oul
esteemed county commissioner, John A
Lane, was caught in a gin one day last
week and received such injuries that he
has since died. 1t was a heart-rendine
occurrence. We extend sympathy to the
b~ereaved, says the Wilson Advance.
Mr. Wiley Deans, one of the best men
in Wilson county, of Old Fields, was il
town Tuesday. Like every farmer in
the county, he has a good crop. He has
made ffty-seVen crops, and never failed
until last year to make his own "hog and
moniny," says the Wilson Advance.
We learn from the Wilson Advance
that the gin house of G. E. Gales was
burned last Thursday morning. About
| 20. 900 pounds of seed cotton was also