The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-25

EAO sI1dN IL SOCdI1lCLF DCId CO1uOL
pass under the railroad bridge. Shipping
is thus cut off FROM the Farmers Oil Mills
and tits sid the company will ne the
railroad
The way of the transgressor is hard,
especially at Oxford. >Aaeg9o man was
sent to the penitentiary for a year for
stealing a FIVE cent drink of whiskey,. and
another four years, for stealing an
opossum. ."
It is rumored that a large deposit of
phosphate rock has been discovered in
Cumberland county near Fayetteville.
Specimens of the " End - have been sent
to the State Geological Department for
examination.
A cons ience contribution of SIC in an
envelope. postmarked Charlotte, N. c.,
and signed MY Conscience has been
received at the Treasury Department at
Washington and placed in credit of the
Consc ence Fund.
We learn from a corresp> ndent of the
Daily that there are some 40 or 80 build
ings under contract in Mt. Airy. There
are three cigar manufactures, and six
plug and twist tobacco factories will
operate this year.
At a recent meeting of the board Of
directors of Davidson College it was de-
cided that the commencement exercises
be held a week earlier than usual. this
year. The commencement will therefore
be on the 18th of June.
Ten thousand dollars have been added
to the capital stock of the Fayetteville
Cotton Mills. The factory is fitted up
with the latest improved machinery and
has orders for all of the thread it can turn
out by running day and night.
The Mail carrier between Smithvile
and Sparta reports that a barrel was found
floating down the Caney Fork River and
caught at the mouth of Indian Creek,
containing a live baby about a week old.
1t had foated about seventy miles.
A report is in circulation that an Eng
fish syndicate has an agent travelling
through this State making arrangements
to buy up all the cotton factories, but
Judging from careful inquiries the "agent"
is travelling to produce a sensation merely.
Miss Fannie Miller, a twelve, year-old
daughter of Mrs. Sallie Miller, living near
Miranda, Rowan county, was burned to
death q few days go. She was in the
kitchen, and when her clothing caught
fire she ran out in the open air and all her
clothing was soon burned off.
Arthur Davidson, a ten year-old negro
boy, was found dead in a pile Of cotton
seed hulls at the oil mills in Charlotte one
morning last week. He had been seen
digging holes in the hulls some days be-
fore, but it was not known that he was
buried for nearly a week afterward.
The Press and CaroZinian says that the
firm of Cilly & Murril have been en-
ployed to bring suits for $4,000 each
against the railroad companies for the
families of Robert Moose and Charlie
Sheriff., who were killed in this county
on the Western and Narrow Gauge roads.
The First National bank of Winston,
has purchased a lot 43xlO0 feet, next to
the Hanes building, for $4,000 from
Brown & B own. These gentlemen have
exhibited a very commehdabie public
spirit in pricing this very desirable prop,
erty at so low a fgdre.-TsOin- City Daily.
The New Hanover county poor house
was burned on the night of the 18th.
The county lost about $1,000 worth of
property. Mr.. s. 81. Terry, the superin-
tendent, lost considerable private prop
erty. The Wilmington Messenger is salts
fed that the fire was the work of an in
cendiary.
The people of Fayetteville were much
worked up over the "false alarm" pub
lished in the Greensboro Patriot about
moving the. G. F. & Y. V. shops to that
point. This can never be done, as the
company's outlay and preparations for the
future are too great, besides other con-
siderations.
Governor Fowle has signed the follow
ing military commissions: R. A. L. Hyatt,
Captain of Company G, Fourth Regiment,
at Waynesville; S. S. Hyatt, 1st Lieuten-
ant of the same. H. G. Ryan, LIST Lieu
tenant of Company K. Fourth Regiment,
at Dallas; E. L. Mason, I'd Lieutenant of
the same company.
One of the fertilizer dealers says that
there was not more than one-fourth the
fertilizers bought by the farmers of this