The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-14

Grated that it had to be amputated above
the elb jow, says the Hen Ierson Gold
Leaf
Mr.. L. E. Propst, an energetic enter
prising young farmer of China Grove
township, sold from one acre of land 200
bushels of tomatoes which netted him
$50. Truck farming pays well where
there is a market, says the Salisbury
Waterman.
A negro preacher by the name of
Koontz died in Concord some weeks ago,
and was thought to be poisoned. An an
alysis has been made and his stomach was
found to contain a quantity of arsnie
His daughter has been arrested charged
with the crime.
High Point e.. terprise: The founda-
ton for the new factories of the Guilford
Furniture Company have been laid and
the work will be pushed to completion.
One building will be 12Ox8O and another
1OOxOO. The capital stock has been con-
siderably increased.
A negro was found on the Roanoke
and Southern track near Benaja Monday
in a mangled condition. They did not
know the reason of the DISASTER. Look
ing into his coat pocket they found a
whiskey flask. The tale was told, says
the T5Otn city Daily.
Sampson county correspondent of the
Cauca8ian i: They have raised the price
of picking cotton to fly cents per bum
dred while some Of the farmers say, 1T
may rot in the PATCH" but we under
stand that some of the merchant farmers
are paying fifty cents.
We regret to learn from Mr.. L. R. Lisk
that, or Tuesday last, he lost a fine mule
from hydrophobia. Some days ago his
mule while out grazing was chased and
bitten by a mad dog that was running at
large, snd the result is as above stated,
says the Troy V5dette.
MI. Kin MCGOWAN was very badly hurt
Saturday. He was assisting in picking
cotton about the gin when a piece of
timber from the press fell and struck him
on the head. He was in town late in the
evening having his wound dressed, says
the Greenville Reflector.
Old Lincoln is not behind in the matter
of producing good wheat. Capts. P. W.
Carpenter and I. R. Self are exhibiting
some excellent specimens of seed wheat
this season, notwithstanding the disad
vantages of the wheat crop this year, says
the Lincolnton Courier.
Parties from Davie county inform US
that Dan Cornatzer, who stands charged
with the killing of Dave Call in that county
about sixteen months ago, returned last
week and surrendered himself to the
sheriff for a hearing before the courts,
says the TsOin- City Daily.
Rocky Mount Phon&r: Arrangements
are being made for the erection of a good
many more prize houses. DR.. Jos. S.
Battle was struck in the forehead, several
days ago, by a wedge which few out of
the wood while a negro was mauling.
His condition is critical at this writing.
A colored girl about IA years of age,
died very suddenly in this own last Fri
day. She had been out pricking cotton
all day and was returning home in the
evening. Just before reaching home she
fell upon the ground in an unconscious
condition, says the Greenville Reflector.
! Southport Leader q: The Cape Fear
Coaling and Contracting Co.'S dock is
beginning to take on definite shape un-
der the efficient supervision of Mr.. VIM
Weeks. The piles are nearly all set and
the iron which is to be used in the build
ing of the warehouse is in Wilmington,
Two hard cars on the Mocksville
branch road collided Monday evening
and resulted in an injury to the extent Ct
a broken leg to Isom Hairston, col, who
was thrown off one of the cars. The
other hands jumped off in time to save
and further damages, says the Twin City
Daily.
Rockingham Rocket: The receipts Of
cotton in our market are more than dou,
BILE what they were up to this time las
year The chewing gum factory is run
ming full time. Two men are KEEP con
stantly employed in the manufacture Of
the delicious tablets and girls galore are
earning pocket money wrapping them
and getting them ready for market.
Hillsboro Observer: There is not
prisoner in u Jail. The last one was
turned out Tuesday. There are thirty
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