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

'went, even COrviG-iO : at tn l. un rer-
ton court last week. A right fertile docket
of crime Commuters.
The Oxford Land, Improvement and
Manufactur n Company have just started
their great work of improving their prop
erty. They will dot South Oxford with
factories, fill it with dwelling and other
houses, pierce it with railroads and make
it the busiest and most thriving place in
the State Orford Day
Miss Carrie Bedham, who is studying
music. abroad, as received an appoint
ment to sing in the American Church
choir in Dresden Charles Whitney
Combs is the director of the choir, and
the compliment paid Miss Bedham is one
of which any American might justly teel
proud Charlotte Chronicle.
Asheville- CEhzen: Thousands of
pounds of oleomargarine have been sold
on this market lately for dairy and cream
cry butter, and has been shipped here by
a person in Covington, KY, who has
been carrying on this traffic for a long
time. The government now has him un-
der arrest for violating the laws.
Kinston Free Press: While Mr.. E. P.
Ford, of Duplin county, and another gen.
tleman were out driving at Greenville
Tuesday week, the horse ran away, and
in turning a corner threw Mr.. Ford out
of the buggy. His head struck against a
post and broke his skull. He died Fri
day morning and was buried in Green
vile.
Red Springs Farmer and Scottish Chief:
A young negro fellow fellow named Pres
ton Davis, Cbetter known as "Shorty" in
these parts), who has been "doing about"
Red Springs for several months past, was
captured on Friday afternoon last, by
Constable Leslie Norment, and carried
back to Marion, S. c., where he had
escaped Jail.
Raleigh Wsitor: While Mrs. L. G..
Neal was on her way home last night
about 8 o'clock in company with her
daughter, a lady about Is years old, and
Mrs. CAudle, a negro man seized the arm
of the young lady as they passed the cor
ner of East Hsrgett and Swain street.
The ladies screamed, when the scoundrel
tI1rna5 bar lOOSa and Aod
High Point Enterprise: A visit to the
chair factory this week convinced US that
this is one of the best plants in our city.
All of the machinery is busy turning out
rounds and backs, and mex week work
men will begin to put them together. The
proprietors propose to put a superior
chair on the market for the money and
one that will suit the trade.
Danbury Post. Prof. Atkins showed
US some fine specimens of iron ore this
week, a new discovery; says it seems to
be an overflow of the formation, the in
dication are that it is from a large deposit.
1t now begins to look as if what Prof.
Smith said was trus, that just north of
Piedmo It Springs is the centre of values
in the magnetic iron ore
Raleigh NewS and Observer. The ex-
ecutive committee of the second district
will meet in Wilson on Tuesday, October
14th, when a successor will be elected to
take the place of Capt. Rogers, who has
resigned because Of i'll health The
Attorney General of the United States
has ordered the District to bring suit for
the possession of Baldhead Island.
Concord Standard: One farmer told US
to-day that the wet weather had damaged
the cotton no little. He said that he had
open cotton ia the fields and out Of the
o en- bolls grew mushrooms, caused by
so much rain Yesterday a partridge
becara5 frightened and few against a
window, thinking it was an opening, in
Mr.. P. NJ. Motly's house, and killed itself.
Henderson Gold Leaf: The VIM. H. s..
Burgwyn & Co. tobacco manufacturing
concern has been merged into a corpora
ton called the Burgwyn Bros. Tobacco
Co., with $25O,OOO capital, all subscribed,
with privilege of increasing to 100000.
Col VIM. h. S. Burgwyn is president
and general manager. The company will
manufacture both chewing and smoking
tobacco.
Tarboro BInner: The cotton mill is
now running again. Much of the ma
chinery has been moved to different parts
of the factory. A new boiler 600 b. p
has been added, now making three. Seven
carding machines, now nearly ready for
work, have been put in. Also 1000
spindles and $500 twisters. The mil
now has Sc carders, 800 spindles and
4.OOO'twisters and all other necessary ma