The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-10

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of the country, and with climates and
waters equally as varied and dissimitar.
Geo Miller, COL, of this place, went to
Salisbury, got too much celebration, came
back on the train last night and by mis-
take got off at the Coal Saute. He started
down the railroad, sat down on the track,
and another section of the train struck
him and killed him - Concord Standard.
The Concord Standard has the follow
ing about the wheat prospect in Cabar-
ru> county: Mr.. Jno. A. Cline has a
field of FIVE acres highly cultivated, on
which he makes at least four bales of
cotton. This year it was planted in wheat,
and the field will yield about ten bushels.
Upwards Of thirty cotton factories are
now in operation within a radius of forty
miles of Greensboro, N. G. One new
cotton factory is now about completed
and ready to go into operation. The
second cotton factory has been contracted
for in Greensboro.-Dry Goods Chronicle.
Washington Progress: We learn that
the present crop outlook in the country
is the finest that it has been for many
years. - A nan oy the name Of Joe
Taylor was put in Jail last week for shoot
ing Alonza Sparrow. The ball taking
effect in the foot. Wound not very
serious.
Marion Free Lance: A pair of curled
poplar logs were shipped to Germany
from Swain county, N. c., each twelve
feet long and six feet in diameter at the
smaller end. There logs will be hewed
and polished for exhibition at Berlin this
year. The farmer who sold the logs was
paid $50 for each.
We learn from the Orange county
Observer that an expert miner is at work
at Robert Patterson's mill in Chapel Hill
township. Several blasts have been made
recently and it is thought that a rich bed
of coal will be found. A friend brought
US a sample of the coal, and so far as we
are able to Judge, it looks like the pure
stuff.
Asheville Correspondent of the Raleigh
Chronicle: George Vanderbilt, with his
mother and several friends, is on his estate.
He will be here sometime. His special
car is at the top OF the mountain. His
party is stopping at the Alexander Place
about a mile from the site of his palace.
The palace is now estimated to cost &c.
100000.
The Shelby aurora reports a desperate
fight in Cleveland county last week at a
picnic, in which pistols were used. Sew
eral were into the row, bu. only two
were badly hurt. A fellow by the name
of Lamb was shot in five places by Bob
Scruggs, Jr. Scruggs was struck in the
head by a ball. 1t is though hat Lamb
will die.
Smithfeld Herald: Some sneak of a
scoundrel shot Mr.. D.. W. Flu ler's horse
which was feeding in the pasture and
wounded him so severely that he has had
to be killed. - We were shown some
oats Thursday by H. Fl. Maynard, taken
from D. w. Fuller's oat field, which
4" takes the cake" They measured 5 feet
and 4 inches.
Lincoln Courier: Major J.. G. Cobb
owns a spring in this town near the c.. G.
railroad which contains a large per cent.
of iron. The mineral waters around
about Lincolnton are unsurpassed by any
in North Carolins. - MI. Ed Childs
has found ar arsenic spring on his place
near town. The spring also contains
sulphur and iron.
Goldsboro Argus: The farmers are
the happiest people imaginable in this Sec
ton. With he very best crops of all
kinds that they have had since the war,
the seasonable and bounteous rain of
Monday night has thus far made assur-
ance doubly sure, that, with no further
blight coming to them, they will be
" heeled next fall.
The case at New Berne against "Peg
Leg" Williams, the immigration Agent,
charged with abducting a negro boy last
winter, has been withdrawn. Williams
says he has been greatly interrupted and
Inconvenience by the case trumped up,
and he proposes to bring a damage suit
for $4,000 against those who brought
the charges against him.
Louisburg Times: During the thunder
storm on Saturday night last, the store
house # Mr.. A. D. Ellis, about nine miles
north of Louisburg, was struck by light
ming, and burned to the ground, before it
cnuld he extinonishad We learn that