The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-07

Not Tar rom TOnoua poSLomce IneF0
lives an Indian giantess, not quite twelve
years of age, who weighs over 200 pounds,
and C ntinues to grow in size.-MWrphy
Scout.
Murfreesboro hde1: Mr.. P. II. Bot
toms, of Northampton county, died last
Saturday. His death is supposed to have
been caused by eating scuppernong
grapes.
Guilford College claims six baseball
mines, four among the boys and two
among the girls. Miss Mollie Roberts
has the honor of being cspatain of the
lady mines.
MI. P. q. Bottoms, of Northampton
county, died last Saturday. His death is
supposed to have been caused by eating
scuppernong grapes, says the Murfrees-
boro Ldt1.
Fayetteville Observer: Possibly no
branch of industry has increased in vol
ume more throughout this Sc ;tion than
the growth and shipment of the famous
scuppernong.
A fLe buck deer was found in the
Smoky mountains last week that weighed
16O pounds. From appearances the ami
NAL came to his death by being snagged.
-Bryson City Herald.
Sam Jones has plainly paid his respects
to the Devils greatest trap in. Wilmington,
"The Cape Fear Club" and will not
hesitate to pitch into the churches down
there, whose religion is tony society.
Rocky Mount Phenin: Carrie Barnes,
a colored woman in town in apparent
good health, had a sudden attack, Satur-
day. DR.. Thorpe was called in, but found
her dead Presumed to be heart disease.
Mr.. Ben NJ. Moore has a ten acre field
of cotton just west of the city from
which he is calculating to get about two
bales per acre. The calculation is not an
~extravagant one ither.-RaJeigh Chronicle.
Burlington New8: A terrific rain, hail
and wind storm struck this place Tues
day evening at 4 o'clock, which blew off
everything loose. Part of the roof of the
shops and of Aurora mills was blown off,
Raleigh Recorder: Rev. B H. Phillips
has gone to Colorado for his health.
There is HOY for his recovery, but he is
very feeble. Mr.. Walter P. Stradley
of Oxford, will attend the law school at
Nashville.
Last week 355 bales of cotton were
weighed at the cotton yard. For Sep
TENDER up to Saturday night, $50 bales
had been weighed against a total for
S ptember last Of 1O4, says the Tarboro
Southerner.
At a late hour Saturday night the large
grist mill and box factory of J. b. Walker
were destroyed by fire at Reidsville,
N. G. Loss, $4,000, Insurance, $40,
900. The mills will be rebuilt, says the
Oxford Day.
The entire cotton crop in Lemon county
will be harvested by the 25th of October
The Lagrange Spectator estimates the croI
in the surrounding country at about
short from what the farmers anticipated
about the 9TH of August.
Jno. Taylor and Tom McGirt, both Of
Rockingham, became involved in a diff.
Guilty last week. McGirt drew a pisto
and fred at Taylor, hitting a mule in the
nose. Taylor threw a rock at McGirt
inficting a slight wound,
Mr.. ". L. Frazier, the young salesman
of Wakefield & Co., who was injured il
the powder explosion yesterday evening
We are glad to learn, is doing well anC
his injuries are not considered as serious
says the Greensboro Patriot. .
Forty people of Haw river who bough.
tickets for the circus at Burlington las
fall, but were left by the train, brough
suit against the R. & D. Railroad, placing
their damages at $500 each. Last weel
the jury gave 40 cents in each case.
The man Byrd, who aided Steve Jacob
in escaping from jail at Lumberton, has q
last been captured in South Carolina, AM
Sheriff McEachern, Of Robson, has Is f
for Columbia in order to get him. 4
reward for Byrd was offered last year.
Clinton Caucasian: Rev. Owen 81
Johnson, of Untold township, died Wed
nesday night, the 10th of September. H,
was about II years old and was a loca
deacon in the Methodist Church, of which
he had been a member for more than ffty
gears.
Mr.. B. L Mclaughlin, of Rockingham
county, was found dead under his Wagon
q fouy DAVIS 400 He had haaO tO tow