The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23

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the Pittsburg oil expert, who was here
yes erday and visited the well" stated
that it was his opinion that The oil was
crude petroleum, and that the indications
were good for the well to be a success.
Stanly Observer: 1t is now reported,
and upon good authority, that 400 ad-
ditionsl CON- lets will be put upon the
Yadkin Railroad in a very short time. and
that the road will not only be completed
to. Alben arle but to Norwood by January,
1891.
Mr.. Jacob RudisilL of CASTOR county,
has made a discovery in the way of clean
ing wheat from cockrel and he and Mr.
A. W. Rudisill have applied the principle
in the construction of a model which has
been sent. to the Patent Office, at Wash
ington, D. @.
Mr.. Ira T. Hart, ore of the most pros
porous farmers in this county, was here
yesterday He said he had cured 80
barns Of the best tobacco and best cures
he ever made, ard that he had about 40
more barns yet to cure, says the Hender-
son T0mahaoOh. .g
The Roanoke News says that it is an
open secret in Halifax county hat at the
suggestion of the Farmers Alliance the
executive committees, of the two parties
have been comforting with a view to di-
vicing the county Offices and avoid an
acrimonious campaign.
The Wilson Advance thinks that the
amount of money that the peanut crop
will turn loose in Wilson county will as
tonish some people. From a strictly cot
ton county Wilson has grown into a
county of diversified crops, surpassed by
few counties in the State.
The Standard tells of Mr.. Hugh Parks,
Edmundsville, in this county, and just
across the Cabarrus line, who is making fer
the Tooth mi'e post in life's journey, He is
almost blind and deaf. In January, 1891,
he will be 80 years of age. He has out
lived all his children save one.
The Graham Clearer is informed that
Franklin Ingle, the storekeeper for the
Beaver Creek Alliance store at Huffman's
mills, disappeared a few days ago, carry
ing with him between $3.50 and $l75.
When last heard from he was in Greens
boro. Ingle is % or 80 years old.
High Point Enterprise: Mr.. Elijah
Moore brought us two leaves of tobacco
lsst week which measured 80 inches long
and % inches wide. The farmers are
beginning to post their lands. One of
them, said to US this week that 'possum
hunting WAS so general around his house
that it is impossible for him to sleep.
R. D. Collins, of Berryhill township,
had his watch stolen from him a few days
ago. The watch was hanging on a peg
over the mantel piece in Mr.. Collins
house and while he was at breakfast the
watch was taken. 1t has not been heard
of since, says the Charlotte Chronicle.
A man who has travelled a good deal,
is long-headed and possessed of a heap of
common sense, tells the Durham Recorder
that lots Of tobacco raised in North Caro-
lima was shipped to Virginia and from
there to other parts of the world and
claimed as being her own production.
1t is understood that the contract for
the main building of Trinity College, at
Durham, has been awarded and the work
will commence at once. The building
will lbe 5Ox2O8 feet and three stories high.
1t will be finished by August 1st, 1891.
Mr.. G. II. Norton, of Durham, is the con-
trac'or.
A couple of new 25O-ton ten wheel
locomotives, for drawing freight trains,
have been received by the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Railroad. We understand
that orders are out for several others, the
business of the road having so increased
as to make them a necessity, says the
winston DGtEy.
Rev. f. E, Presley, of Iredell county,
who was for a long time pastor Of Amity
A. R. P. church, recently had bullet ex-
tracted from his ankle which had been
there for I'VE % years, and from which
he had suffered great pain. The relief
which parting with this reli3 gave him
was very great.
Concord Standard Mr.. John McCurdy
planted a field in cotton this year on
which cotton had grown last year. Sew
eral of the old stalks did not die through
the winter and in the spring sprouted out.
Now one of them has on its limbs thirteen
grown bolls, which will open when they
are fully matured.