The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21


late OF the Globe, will n t be lost to the
fraternity of this State. He has made his
arrangements and will probably leave
this afternoon to take charge Of the Leadc !,
of Madison, N. G.
Durham Globe: On November l, Dur
ham will enjoy the benefits, if there are
any benefits, of a free mail delivery.
There are to be three carriers, wearing
regular uniforms. These men are paid
$500 a year, $50 a month, and furnish
their own uniforms.
Several days ago as a son of Mr.. J.
Moser, OF Forsyth country, lifted his rake
to throw the hay a big highland moccasin
struck him on the wrist. The arm swelled
horribly, but whiskey and other remedies
were applied promptly and the young
man is now all right.
A small white boy, in little River town
ship named Jack Robinson aged II years
but so small that he was a suit of cl ,thes
for a ten year-old boy, Iicks out 212
pounds of cotton a day. This is remark
able, and shows what young America can
do.-EVening Visitor.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Mr.. W. B.
Harrington, WHO operates DR.. Henry's
steam cotton gin at Kittrell, had his left
left hand caught in the saws and badly
cut to pieces, last Friday. So greatly
was it lacerated that it had TO be ampu
tated above the elbow.
Warrenton Gazette: A good deal of
sugar cane syrup has been made in the
county. "A very interesting protracted
meeting is being conducted in the Method
ist Church here by the Revs. Mrs. Cole
and C~unninggim, and the interest in it
seems to be deepening.
MI. Richard R Gwyn, of EIkin, has
sold his plantation neal that town for
$4,000. Mr.. James Hickerson, who
owns a farm near Elkin that he valued
at $4,000 before the railroad was built,
has refused $25, 900 for it, and holds it at
SAC, O00.-Lenoir Topic.
Grant Moss, a colored boy, saw a gun
last night in j. F. Edwards store that
struck his fancy, and he quietly appro-
priated it and slipped away. He was
caught a short while after the theft and
provided with a sleeping apartment in
jail, says the Oxford Day.
The store of Mr.. VESSEL, on South
Second street, near Market, was entered
by burglars last Friday night and the
place robbed of a watch and a quantity
of groceries. Entrance was effected
through a window at the back of the
building, says the Wilmington Star.
Salisbury Truth An accident at the
camps Of W. P. Fortune & Son, contrac-
tors on the Yadkin Railroad, Wednesday
morning, resulted in the death of a col
ored man named McGee and another
named Pemberton got his eyes blown out
and was otherwise seriously injured.
A correspondent claims that Yadkin
county has two of the oldest living people
in the State. One is James Banner, col
ored, aged los, and the other is his wife,
aged 112. These ages can be proven by
records in the hands of their former
owners son, DR.. Banner, of Mt. Airy.
Wilson Advance: Wilson to the front.
She steps forward with a record of 1872
bales of cotton here on Saturday. -
Wilson, Nash, Pitt and Wayne are all
well adapted to the growth of fine tobacco.
We lear that next year there will be
10000 acres planted in tobacco in Edge
combe.
Raleigh Chronicle. Gen. Cox tells US
there is a big crop in Edgecombe, more
than the labor can handle. At the begin
ming of the season the question was how
could the land be cultivated-so may
hands had gone off; now the question is
how to harvest the crop, so much has
been made.
We learn from the Wilmington Star
tina Saturday night an attempt was made
to break into the store of MI. Henry
Haar, corner of Seventh and Chestnut
streets. The thieves succeeded in break
ing the outer fastenings of one of tie
windows, but failed to gain entrance to
the building.
Southport Leader: We regret TO
chronicle the death of Miss Annie Gas
kins, which occurred at 2 o'clock yester-
terdaY afternoon. We congratulate
our friend DR.. Frank B. UIlery, of Chicago,
on his purchase of twenty-five acres of
land on the high bank of the Cape Fear
river, near this city.
Abner Farror, colored, known as Del