The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-28

A
other case of spider bite in Reddies River
township last week. It seems to be an
unlucky township in this regard. There
his peer not less than fifteen or twenty
cases Of spider bite there within the last
few months.
The CharlotteSC Chronicle says that some
rascal threw a rock at a train on the G.. G.
Road one day last week. 1t uttered one
of the windows and Mr.. w. II. Miller,
editor of the Shelby aurora, was struck
on the temple. Others were cut by the
broken glass.
The cotton crops in Sanford, Pocket
and Deep river townships were so
good. Some of the fields will yield a
bale to the acre, and the October skies
were never more genial than this week,
but hands are rather scarce, says the San
ford Enpress.
The New Berne Journal says two large
fire deer were killed Tuesday ab tut two
and a half miles from the city, a d a little
previous to that time another deer wss
captured alive on Mr.. w. F. Crockett's
field not more than half a mile from the
limits of the city.
Greensboro Democrat: Mr. L F. Ross
has purchased the machinery for another
knitting mill and it is now being placed,
and operations will begin in about ten
days. Mr.. Ross intends to manufacture
hosiery exclusively. His building is in
South Greensboro.
We hear that Engineer Langston on
on the freight train met with an accident
at Goose Nest, the other day, in which
his l~g was badly hurt. It is also reported
that a brakeman had his arm mashed
while coupling cars at Kinston, says the
Greenville Reflector.
Goldsboro Headlight: Owing to the
bountiful cotton crop this fall, there is
more money in circulation just now than
there has been in the past twenty years,
and the merchants here tell us that the
farmers are more readily paying their
debts than ever before.
Mount Airy News: The farmers of
Surry county succeeded this year in hous-
ing all their tobacco before frost. -
Died, in this place, on the 10th inst, of
fever, Miss Bette Roberts, daughter of
Mr.. Noah Roberts, aged Is years three
months and sixteen days.
Washington Gazette: We are panied
to note that Kemp Gorham, 13 years old,
living near Old Ford, while walking
around a threshing machine on Tuesday,
had his right arm caught in the machinery
and mangIed so badly as to require ampu-
tation just below the elbow.
Durham Recorder: The Baptists Of
Durham are making preparations to build
the Baptist Female College; it will be a
grand institution for all con ing genera
tons; and the eyes of the people Of the
State Will be turned to Durham when this
and Trinity College are built.
A colored man was killed by a train
near PowelPs Tank Saturday night. He
is supposed to have been trying to steal q
ride. A colored woman was also reported
to have been killed near the cotton fac
tory, but tie rumor was found to be
untrue, says We6ster'S Weekly.
Burgaw Herald: Rev. R. G. Murray
closed a revival at Doran Baptist church
in Duplin county, OF September 18th
Ten penitents were immersed and foul
were restored to fellowship. At St
John Baptist church eighteen were bap.
tized on the 10 h Of September.
Salisbury Waterman: The Piedmonr
Alliance and Industrial Union Fair has
been postponed until the 18th, 10Th anc
10th of November. This postponemen'
was found necessary owing to the man.
ayers not being able to get everything il
readiness for the 21st of this month.
Alex. Smalls, the colored man arrested
for stealing twenty two dollars from Mrs
b. Westermann, was committed to jai
yesterday in default of bail in the sum O.
800. Smalls was employed by Mrs
Westermann, and took the money from
wardrobe, says the Wilmington Star.
Rutherford Banner: One potato weigh.
ing 81 pounds sent US by Mr.. I. P. Gufy
we thought was about the top Of the
market, and enjoyed it immensely. Mr.
Billy Hampton now CO IS to the from
with one weighing 1O4 pounds, anG
measuring 27 inches in circumference.
A negro was fatally stabbed at Gold
Hill Saturday, and another negro named
Sam Jones is under arrest charged with
committing the crime. Jones has a buller
hole in his leo and II iS tbOI1Obt that