The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-08

giving one ana one-halt gallons or milk
per day. - S. q. Walker, a colored
man formerly Of This plac., graduated at
the institute for training colored ministers,
at TuscalO) sa, Ala, June 25th.
Salisbury Truth: Every sheriff OF this
county for the las forty years or more
can e from the country. - Died in his
county last Saturday corning, Mrs,
Margret Corl in the 95th year of her
life. - The wheat crop in this section
is rather triflng. Good farmers say the
yields is less than half the average.
Elizabeth City Carolinian: The crops
are booming. -- From all sources the
reopfts come that the crop outlook is
much better than for at least eight years.
-- Real estate in Elizabeth City is
now on the advance. Available bull ing
lots are commanding fair prices. The
growth of the town is a healthy one and
prospects of the future is bright.
Warrenton Gazette: The crops are
doing their best ard the heart Of man
rejoiceth. - The watermelon crop
promises to be a good one. -- DR..
Matthew w. Williams died at his resi-
dence in this county, on Thursday of last
week, Of paralysis in the I'D year of his
age. He was a man Of extensive travel
and of varied learning and information.
A little two-year old child Of Jack
Lassiter was killed near Rockingham Fri
day. The little fellow was playing at
riding on a flying mare" constructed of
a horizontal pole that whirled round on
an upright post, when the pole slipped
off and threw the child to the ground,
the fall resulting in death by the pole
falling IN him, says the Goldsboro Head
light.
Troy Tjdette: United States internal
revenue officers Smith, Harris, Murray,
Tom'inson, Canady and Mckee, made a
raid in this and Randolph counties last
Friday and Saturday. Friday they IN
covered a still three miles south Of Troy,
cut it up and destroyed some beer.
Saturday they found three more Is or 16
miles north of here in Randolph, just
over he county line.
The Graham Cleaner says that a lamp
exploded at the residence of Mr.. Sampson
Buntin, at Belmont, one night last week
and the oil flew over two young ladies in
the room, both daughters of Mr.. Buntin,
but the other ladies of the household with
great presence of mind, promptly went
to their aid and succeeded in smothering
the flames before the young girls sustained
any injuries from the fire.
HendeIsonville Times: The wheat
crop in this county is light this year.
The prospects for a good corn crop, so
far as we have learned, are good, not
withstanding the ravages of the worms,
which have injured it in som places.
From the number of lots that have
been changing hands in the past few
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that real estate is rapidly advancing.
Chatham Record: A few days ago .
son Of Mr.. A. c.. Moore, of New Hope
township, went to feed some guinea
chickens that were in a coop and on
missing one of them he began to search
for it in the weeds surrounding the coop
whe he found a bull frog with a foot of
the chicken projecting from its mouth.
He caught the frog, and, cutting it open,
found the missing chicken inside of it.
New Berne Journal: An intelligent
farmer said yesterday hat in addition to
having the most promising crop he had
ever had, that the cultivation of it had
never cost him so little. His cotton, he
stated, had not cost him over fifty cents
and acre, while ordinarily it cost from
one dollar to one dollar and a half per
acre. The continued dry weather since
last November, he says makes the differ
e1ce.
Henderson Gold Lecf:' There are signs
of progress and Improvement all along
the line in this section and a healthy out
look for a bright prosperous future. -
The condition of the crops is all that
could be expected. They have been well
cultivated as a general thing, and are
growing nicely. The seasons have been
propitious and the outlook at this time of
the year was eve more promising and
encouraging.
Lightning struck near Mr.. Ed. Isen-
hours house in No. 4 township, striking
three trees and passing into an out house
used for a kitchen, burnt two children
and also Mr.. Isenhour in the arm. The
family were at supper at time. This
occurred Wednesday, June 18th, The
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