The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-29

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The plant is to cost between $50, 600 and
$25, 900. 1t is to be in ru ming order by
next spring.
New Berne Journal. Gen. Robert
Ransom, who has recently made a trip up
Neuse river as far as Fort Barn we'll, says
that the crops are very fine indeed On the
plantations along the river. They ave
we'll cultivated and very far advanced for
the time of year.
Saturday afternoon there was another
homicide in Pittsb 70. Mr.. Chas. Harden
killed a negro by the name Of Alex.
Moore. Harden had a preliminary exam
nation the same afternoon and his plea
was self-denfence. He was bound over
to court in a bond Of $500.
The preliminary trial of W. A. Hyman
at Greenville for the murder of J. NJ.
King, was begun before G. T. Evans, J.
P. on the 10th and was finished Monday
following. 1t resulted il simply binding
Hyman over to cou t in the sum of
$500. Carolina Bmner.
Raleigh Chronicle: Mr.. P NJ. Wilson,
Commissioner of immigration for North
Carolina, has resigned. The Office is now
vacant. The resignation was rendered at
the last meeting Of the Agricultural Board.
His successor will doubtless be elected at
the next meeting of that body.
New Berne Journal: Last evening we
had an interview with the largest farmer
in this section, and among other facts he
gave us the following: From one acre
and a half he realized in the spring from
cabbages two hundred and twenty five
dollars over and above expenses.
In the neighborhood of Rileys Cross
Roads, it is said that Mr. Jas. Gay has
old cotton stalks that sprouted and are
now growing. The writer saw the same
thing, except it was tobacco instead of
cotton, between L%ouisburg and Spring
hope, a few days ago.-FFankIin Times.
Raleigh Visitor: The examination
yesterday afternoon, at Leonard Hospital,
of the body of Tempy Dishman, wife of
Joshua Dishman, ended in the discharge
of the latter, as nothing was elected tend
ing to show that he hal caused the death
of the deceased by neglect or otherwise.
The conductor on the Wilkesbo1o road
informs US that there was a washout
between Rural Hal and Mt. Airy on the
G. F. & Y. '. Railroad yesterday. The
train from Mt. Airy had not passed down
the road when the Wilkesboro train
came down this morning.-TtUin- City
Daily.
A negro, William Rand has been lodged
in jail here, thought to be the one who
killed Abner Sanders at a festival last
winter. He was arrested in Dunn last
Monday by Deputy Sheriff Arnold Parrish
of Wake. Mr.. Parrish had been on b S
track for some time, says the Smithfeld
Herald.
Asheville Journal: The Loughran sale
was we'll attended this morning. The
Hickory band left the square at lO:3C
and the sale began promptly at ii o'clock
Twerty-six lots were disposed of realiz,
ing i've $4,000. a profit of $4,000 or
the amount paid for the property by Mr.
Loughran.
Raleigh Visitor: In Wake Foresr
township, on Powelrs creek, it is sale
hat there are a great many cases of sick.
ness; few r of a malarial typhoid type. L
is becoming quite alarming; it is sale
there are a dozen or more families tina
have one or more cases in them in the
~neighborhood
Two little darkies, Hasper and vii
Wall, aged about II and IA years, O.
Rockingham county, were arrested here
yesterday upon the charge of stealing
money from a trunk near Madison. Boil
gave bond for their appearance before
magistrate in Madison next Tuesday,
F0in- City Daily.
The Reporter says that Jack Hicks,
young farmer living near Danbury wen
into the bushes by the road side to cut
switch. He stirred up a hornets nest
and in fighting them with the open knife
in his hand stick the blade in his necl
and came near bleeding to death befor,
assistance arrived.
Henderson E~omahawh:: "Peg Leg
Williams may have carried 10000 of tn,
colored population out of the State, bu
from the number of them idling on GU
streets n would hardly believe it. -
1t now seems a certainty the subscription
to the Nash county road will be carriec
by quite a majority.
Wheat is now being thrashed and tn,