The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-24

horses and mules in Robson county
during the past few days.
Joseph Farmer, a young white msE
living about three miles from Wilson was
struck and killed by lightning, during a
storm OIL Sunday evening.
We learn from the Concord Standard
that the store Of Wnecof & Edleman, at
China Grove, was robbed of a quantity
Of goods a few nights since.
The annual meeting of tle County
Super iutendents of Public Instruction
will be held in Assembly Hall, Morehead
City, June 23d at $3.50 p. m.
Lenoir Topic: The farmers have been
cutting wheat right along and the general
verdict about Lenoir is that the crop will
be shorter han was expected.
DR.. L S. Flow, of Cabarrus county.
found a 'possum under his bed a few
nights ag,. Cabarrus is a great county
for 'possums or anything else.
Peter Shearin, while at wolk at the
sawnill of E. C. Wallette, near Green
vile, made an awkward step and fell on
the saw and had both hands cut off.
Greensboro Patriot: The lightning
struck a telegraph wire near the d PIT
this afternoon knocking a brakeman on
the top of a box car, but not hurting
him.
Jordan Pritchett was to have been
hanged at Oxford a few days ago. The
Governor has commute1 his death SEN
tence to life impris ,nment in the peni
Tertiary. ~s
At the regular meeting of the Board of
Examiners Of North Carolina forty-eight
gentlemen passed the examinations and
were duly licensed to practice medicine
in the State.
Mount Holly NeVs: Mr.. Demorest of
the State of Maine has been here for the
past ten days, and is making arrange
ments to start a spoke and handle factory
at this place.
President Crowell announced at the
Trinity College commencement that the
endowment fund of the college would be
100000 when the buildings are COM
pleted in Durham.
Stanley Observer: Work is progress
ing right along on the Yadkin railroad.
1t is reported from a trustworthy source
that a thousand hands will be on the road
by the first of July.
Durha Il Sun: The trustees of Trinity
College have elected Prof. j. s.. Bassett,
of vi graded school, principal of the
preparatory department and assistant in
English and mathematics.
Mr.. E. G. Worrell, of Murfreesboro,
has written a communication to the LndeT
Of that town calling for the organization
of a vigilance committee to deal with~the
petty thieves of the town.
Eddie Miller, a Is year-old lad, was
drowned in a pond near Statesvi.le afew
days ago. He went into the water in an
overheated condition and died from con-
gestion rather than drowning.
The L%incolnton Courier says that that
town has the best health record of any
town in the State. All the other papers
say the same thing about their towns, and
we don't know what to do about it.
There was another terrible wreck on
the Western N. c.. Railroad last week. A
freight train was smashed up near Mel
rose on the Spartanburg branch and four
men were killed and three badly wounded
Greensboro Patriot: Mrs. George Shaw,
who was so badly burned by an explo-
sion of kerosene while lighting a fire,
some time since, died at her home near
Hillsdale at II o'clock Saturday morn
ing.
The people at Asheville have let the
au horities at Washington know they are
hOL SO1uS W duSWC1 CuO duCSLOuS put u
them by a stranger under pay and by
order of impertinent authorities at Wash
ington.
Carolina Banner: Farmers report cot
ton as doing very well except where the
hail struck it and entire planting again
or some replanting was necessary,
Several squares were reported over
week ago.
Franklin Press: Mr.. J.. P. Henry shot
and killed a blue crane last Wednesday
on Mr.. julie Siler's mill pond, which
measured six feet from tip to tip of wings
and five and half feet from tip of bill to
tip of toes.
The L~ynchburg and Durham Railroad
Is completed within Is miles of Durham.