The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21

second growth.
Mrs. Julia Fishers cotton gin, near this
city, was burned Thursday morning. Mr..
Geo. Kennedy lost twelve bales and w.
R. Womble FIVE.
"Laf," the irrepressible correspondent
of the Landmark, reports that he heard
a frog practicing the chromatic scale
Christmas day"
The Wilmington Messenger states that
81 miles of the track of the G. F. & Y.
V. railroad has been laid between VIII
mington and Fayetteville.
No n claimed the body of J.. G. Parish,
who was hanged at Raleigh a few days
ago. 1t is thought that medical students
got the body for dissection. .
Evangelist Fife opened in the court
house, at Durham, last Sunday night.
There was a tremendous crowd in attend
ance, and much interest manifested. g
The saw and planning mill of Joseph H.
Chadburn & Co., in Wilmington, was
burned Monday night. The mill was
valued atss$2O, 900, insurance, $4,000,
The Charlotte Chronicle says that
George Todd, a young man of Paw Creek,
is in his oath year, weighs 165 pounds
and has never tasted flesh of any kind in
his life.
Mr.. Petty, night Waterman at the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, on
Wednesday fell from one Of the doors of
the main building and broke his arm above
the elbow.
Valuable brownstone and iron re-have
been discovered in Montgomery county.
The railway from West End to Troy will
pass near the stone, the quantity of tone
being immense.
The Yadkin correspondent of the
S~tatesville Landmark tells that cherry and
peach trees are blooming in the Brushy
mountains, and bees are gathering in
honey from them.
The Greenville ReRector's pet cat has
converted the office waste-basket into r
apartment. When the spring
poetry begins to roll in the cat will often
be disturbed of it's rest.
On last Thursday the Supreme Court
decided that there wa an error in the
case Of Boyle, the Catholic Priest in Raj
eigh. He will get a new trial in the
county Superior Court.
1t is reported that three sisters were
married in this State recently all on the
same day. Why not tell who they are ?
We all want to know. What clever peo-
pie their parents must bel
One Of the very best dailies that comes
to our table is the NeOs, of Charlotte.
Wade Harris has lots Of fun in his make
up, aud can make a dull bit of news
interesting.
The little two-year old child of Mr.. J.
B. Bennett, of Arapahoe, Pamlico county,
some concentrated I've on last
a week ago, and died from the
effects of it the next day.
Mr.. William Bryan, of Jones county,
mad his dwelling, barn and meat house
burned recently. Mr.. Bryan lost all of
his corn and 800 pounds of meat. The
ire was of incendiary origin.
The Charlotte Democrat puts a marriage
lnder the head of death" 1t is not
much of a mistake, though, for the bride
S Is and the groom SO. Death will
surely follow such marriages.
Eleven car loads of negroes passed
Charlotte a few days ago on
heir way,,South. They were from Wayne,
Pitt and Lenoir counties. The total
in the crowd was 1000.
The property of Miss Louise Bond, in
Caldwell, county, N. c., containing 49,
lao acres, has been sold to a Philadelphia
indicate, which also purchased a tract of
1000 acres in Watauga county.
The people of Macon county are greatly
Interested in the building of a railway
Franklin the county seat, to Tallu-
ali Falls, Ca, or to some point on the
Western North Carolina railway.
Hon. J. G. Harper died at his home at
PATERSON, Caldwell county on the 18th.
lie was a native of Pennsylvania, but had
ong been identified with the interests of
his State. He was 20 years of age.
The postofice at McAdensville was
obbed a few nights ago of all the stamps
1 the Office. A number of articles was
AIKEN from the store in which the Office
situated, says the Charlotte Chronicle.
Governor Fowle has offerd rewards for
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