The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

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Nashville A~rgonQut:. We learn that
the stand Of cotton and corn through ut
the county is unusually good. A Urge
setting of tobacco has been made and we
presume most Of our planters can finish
on another season.
We learn from the Messenger that Henry
| Jones, colored, of Wilmington, was run
over by a train in that city one night last
week. One foot and ankle were crushed
| 50 badly that it was found necessary to
ampu.ate that foot.
Smithfeld Herald: Encouraging reports
from the farmers. - We have heard
very little complaint of a bad stand Of
cotton. - Fifty applicants for pension
gu successfully passed the County Board of
Examiners Monday.
The Topic says that John Martin and
Robert Day, of Caldwell county, engaged
in a fight a few nights ago near Lenoir
and Martin cut Day acr Jss the face with
a hoe and beat him badly and lmmedi-
ately fled the county.
Salisbury Watchman Daniel Fink
died at the age of 81 years at his home
in this county, near the Cabarrus line, last
Monday. His death was caused by a
sudden stroke Of paralysis that seized him
the same day he died.
A four-year-o old son Of Mr.. Geo. Viii
ljams, of Montgomery county, was bitten
by a dog supposed to be mac u few days
ago. A mad stone was applied and
stuck" The boy was doing We y well
when last heard from.
Early last week the survey between
| Greenvllle and Washington was com
pleted. The corps are now surveying
another route between Washington and
the junction, when the company will de-
| eide between the two.
M. John Griffin had on exhibition, at
tt enton, q few days ago, an old cotton
| stalk about three feet high that had a
tap root over three feet long. So we
learn from the Trenton correspondent of
the Newberne Journal.
The Greensboro Put,io learns that Mr..
Jno. NJ. Hobbs, son Of Deputy Sheriff NJ.
Y. Hobbs, fell f. ON a trestle near Ram
seur, on the Mllboro Railroad a few days
ago and sustained injuries whi3h, it is
feared, viii prove fatal.
In his speech at the Elkiu R4ilroad
celebration w. b. Glenn, of Winston,
gave DR.. York as an example of the
healthfuiness OF Wilkes, saying that he
was mentioned in Wheeler'S History as q
public character in ITO.
The Watauga Dsmocrat says that Mr..
T. Hardy Taylor has gone to Honduras,
Central America. Mr.. Taylor's brother
James P. Taylor, is locate | in Honduras
and has been very sue 'essful in business.
having accumulated quite a fortune.
Its said that Eyerjt Turner, fCiinton,
has inven ed and patented a device for
fastening mail bags that is a 10 & way
superior to the old-faehioned leather strap.
The Postmaster General has expressed
himself much pleased with the invention
The Directors OF the a. & n. @. r. K.
have authorized aGd requested the Presi-
daily mail and passenger erVice beween
Goldsboro and New Bern, or Morehead
City, if found profitable over the whole
line.
The elevator used at w. IL Northrop's
residence, ia Wilmington, fell Saturday
from the second floor upon Hattie Fryer
son, a colored servant, causing fatal in
~irries, besides bre liking the leg Of a col
ored man who was ia the elevator when
it fell
a son OF Nj. Flank Boyd, Of C4tawba
county, was thrown from a wagon a few
days ago and bad y hur.. The horses ran
way. \ saw log was on the wagon and
when the wLeeIs Oh one side gave way
the boy was thrown violently to the
ground.
Dunn Courier. Mrs. Sahrah e. Green,
.au estunahle aged lady, residing one mile
from town, died last Tuesday. - Mr..
II. II. Draughon says that he went out
on a hawk~hunt the other day and killed
nineteen. 1t was not a good day for
hunting either.
The n. ". N. C. R. r. has been built
fr III Winston to Elkin, a distance Of 81
miles. /EIkin had a big celebration of the
event on t e 18th and there was a large
crowd present from Winston and all the
surrounding colntry, a big dinner and
lruch speaking.