The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-01

minutes previous he had been in the
house and as in the best of humor. His
death was caused by heart disease
AsheviHe Citizen.
The Charl tie NsWs of the 25th brings
US news Of the destruction by fire of Mr..
D. P. Lees gust mill, saw mill, gin and a
quantity of stored hay and seed. Mr..
Lee is ne of the best farmers in Neck
Ienhurg county, and has our sympathy in
this hour of trouble.
The Tarboro Southermer says that VIM.
Thorne, a colored mail c irrier, was arrested
a few days ago for stealing a gold watch.
While the P. N. was opening the mail he
opened the show case and took out the
watch. He is in jail and Mr.. Wanamaker
has a vacant Office on his hands.
The Winston-Salem Chamber of Com
merce will have published a series of eight
letters in the N. Y. World t. advertise the
twin cities. The series of letters are to
cost $4,000 and are to be written up by
Mrs. Marie Wright, the Wos Ids travelling
correspondent.-NeWS Observer.
Stanly Observer: The railroad survey
ing corps completed the route from Gold
Hill via Milldgeville via Bilesville TO AL
bemarle, on Friday of last week.-Su-
p~erintendent Hardesty is driving away
at the Hearne & Hathcock mine, fixing
up his ten-stamp mill and other machinery.
The Salisbury correspondent of the
Charlotte Nronicle reports the death of
Mr.. John Julian at that town on the 22d
ult. NJ. Julian was employed at the
train yards and fell from the shifting en-
CINE and was run over by tae engine. 1t
is thought that his death resulted from
internal injuries,
Greensboro Workman: 1t is only a
few ears ago that a house and lot here
now held at S., 900 could have been
bought for $1,000, and other vacant lots
now held at $500 to 5000 could not have
been sold at any price. These are some
of the marks of a boom about which
there can be no mistake.
Durham GLOBE: Officer Faucette and
Mr.. Harden returned this morning from
Fayetteville, where they went to get the
man who took Mr.. Harden's horse. They
fou d that the man was of unsound mind,
and everything was agreeably arranged,
by the unfortunate mans brother paying
all expenses and buying the horse.
Ensign A. 6. Rogers of the q. S. Navy,
who is a son of the late Hon. Sion HI.
Rogers, of Raleigh, has been promoted to
a L~ieutenancy and been transferred from
the U. S Man Of War, Monongahela, 70
the Macarthur Valleys, Califo MIA. Lieut..
Rogers is a brother to Deputy Sheriff w.
H. Rogers and nephew to Sheriff J. Rowan
Rogers.
Danbury Post: We saw Mr.. Peter
George going up the street this morning
with a nice string of catfish "fat kish "
which he had taken in his basket-trap
last night. A young gentleman of this
place finished his new fish trap a few
days ago, put it into a stream near by,
and the first night caught seven fine fat
frogs, "froad toys" you know.
A love letter which was destroyed in
the Clinton p~ostofice when it was burned
ten years ago, caused to break up the
courtship between Miss Belle Mathis of
that town and Mr.. D. A. B!zzell, of John
ston county, as each thought the other
untrue. They made up again, however,
after so many years and on Friday they
were united in marriage near Clinton.
We learn from the Statesville Land
mark that Mr.. d. A. Morrison, Of IredeI
county, met with a painful accident at
his roller mills, on the Catawba river, one
day last week. Nh. Morrison was work.
ing near a circular saw, which was in
motion, and fell, and in doing so, threw
one foot in the way of the saw and all
the toes of the right foot were severed.
The Tarboro Correspondent of the Scot
land Neck Democrat says: "Mr. O. G.
Farar, the enterprising President of the
Tarboro Cotton Factory, has now on foot
a scheme for the erection of another Cot
ton Factory here soon. Thes one is to
be much larger than the first, and will cost
$500, 900. Mr.. Farrar says he can raise
the desired amount outside of Tarboro."
Hillsboro OBSERVER: Died at his home
in Cedar Grove township, on Friday,
March 18th, Mr.. lanes Porterfield, in the
84th year of his age. He leaves a widow
and six children.--Mr. John Turner
died at the home of his son, Mr.. Theodore
Turner. in Little River township, last
Sunday. He was the oldest son of the