The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-11

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rbe Concord Standard says that pow
- hen teeth are said to be a sure cure
for toothache.
The High Point Enterprise says a broom
factory will soon be in operation in that
growing town.
Mr. ]. NJ. Thrash, of Cherokee county,
,.s sold his farm for So, 900. He recently
naid $4,000 for it.
The Enterprise Lumber Co., at Colds
boro. lost $4,000 feet Of lumber by fire
one day last week.
Mrs. Boyd, charged with rObbing regis
tered letters at Bilesville, Stanley county,
has been tried and acquitted.
- An attempt was made to rob Mr.. Con-
'+obI4 Of the firm of Walker & Sloan, of
Charlotte, one night last week.
Robert Rodwell, of Warrenton, was
run over by a train at that place last
week and killed almost instantly.
John Arnold knocked Tom Watkins in
the head with a shovel at Lexington one
dav last week. Both are colored.
Raleigh Visitor: The shipment of cot
ton from Raleigh to foreign ports, 50 far
this season, have been over $4,000 bales.
Snow was visible on the SUBMITS of
the Nantahala Mountains far away in the
northeast, yesterday, says the Cherokee
Scout.
A,heboro Courier: Asheboro is on a
steady boom. New buildings are being
erected and our population is steadily IL
creasiug.
Concord Standard. Mr.. Henry w.
Cress showed US a sweet potato Spanish
Variety that is two feet and two inches
long. It's nearly long enough for a short
pIow line.
DR.. L. c. Vass, of New Berne, has been
called to the pastorate Of the First Pc s-
byterian Church Of Savannah, Ga. He
mas accepted.
Scotland Neck Democrat: Several col
ored persons have been arrested here for
registering without having given in or
paid their taxes.
Capt S. H. Y4ncey, Of Durham, while
il a dispute with a negro named Thad
Folks at Keysville, Friday, was stabbed
by the latter and killed.
The dam at the Neuse paper mills has
been broken for several days, use
quendy there has been some lively scratch
ing around to get paper.
Dr.. Brown showed US a cotton stalk
this week which measured 81 feet high.
1t was grown in Randolph county, says
the High Point Enterprise.
Tom Miller, an employee at the vii
mingtOn Navassa Guano Factory, while
adjusting a belt OF Tuesday, had his arm
absolutely torn from his body.
Ed. HensIey was shot and killed by
William Paris in Buncombe county a
few days ago. Paris claims that the
deed was done in self defence.
W. H. Snow, owner of the Modern
Tobacco Barn" mandatory, has con-
sented to move it to Oxford. The capit-I
Of the company will be $4,000.
Mr.. Leb. Whitson, son of Rev. S. N.
WhitsoD, Of Raleigh, let his gun fall,
while out hunting a few days ago, the
shot tearing up his feet pretty badly.
Corn stockings are in order, and we
are pleased to state that most of the cribs
will be wei filed. Moore's crops r
better than for years, says the Carthage
B7ade.
Near Apex Wednesday, Mrs. John
NedAn was severely bitten by a mad
dog. Her nose, face and each of her
hands were lacarated IN a most shocking
manner.
John Campbell, Of Deep river town
ship had the misfortune to lose his barn
and all his forage by fire last week. The
burning was accidental, says the Sanford
Express.
Charlotte, the Nsws says, is really to
get the consolidated shops of the Rich
~Ono " Danville Railroad Company, and
WORK Is to be commenced within the next
tirty days.
Inc Greensboro Patriot gives an ac-
count Of a drunken frolic INDUCED in by
Iegro IN that town. He jumped from
a 'nlFd story window and was only
slightly hurt.
Inc Cherokee Scout Jays that Ben
woody and Jim Burch, of that county,
a's IN Jail, charged with committing an
outrage upon the person of a thirteen