The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-12

G4nS . SOIuCIou VI hOuuOn purple Ou Cu0
peas j oping to exterminate them. So
far his cotton has II 1t been toached, say $
the Tarboro SoWtherner.
Salem Press: j. G. Rominger, of
Broadbay township, has a pig with only
three legs. The left shoulder is entirely
wanting, yet it is as active as any of the
litter and scampers about with them. In
every other way the pig is perfect. 1t is
of the Poland China stock.
Pittsboro Record: Our young towns
man, Cullen Merritt. has remarkable
talent for drawing and engraving, and is
destined to make a great repu alton in
that art. We have seen some specimens
of his engraving and they would do credit
to an experienced engraver.
Greensboro Workman: Capt. Alley,
who is just from Ramseur, which is the
terminus of the Factory Branch Railroad,
ellis the Workman that all the appliances
have been completed by which Ramseur
is putting in communica ion by electric
wire with the outside world.
Southport Leader: The residence of
Mr.. Robt Robbins was struck by lightning
last Friday night, all the rooms in the
house being more or less damaged and
the occupants nearly smothe red by the
sulphurous smoke. The heavy rain prob
ably saved the building from catching
fire.
Red Springs Farmer: Quite a serious
accident happened to Mr.. E. F. Moore on
Monday afternoon. He was standing
near a man who was cutting wood, when
the axe flew of and struck him, inficting
a pail full wound. Mr.. Moore wa, brought
home to Fayetteville for medical treat
ment.
Newton Enterprise: Mr.. Terrell turned
a pair of homing pigeons loose We ines
day morning, which were to fly for the
championship of the United States. But
asst was cloudy they sat around on top
of the brick storehouse and the weat er
flag pole until the sun came out before
starting.
franklin Times: 1t was much feared
that the heavy rains which have fallen
during this and the preceding weeks
would have a damaging effect upon the
crops, but while some injury has been
caused in some places, we believe that.
there has been no serious or ~irreparable
harm done.
Weldon MeaOS: Mr.. H. Walters, general
manager of the Atlantic Coast Line,
al nou@ces that the survey has been com
pletted for the extension of the Scotland
Neck a~d G~reenville branch of the road
to Washington, N. c., and the right OF
way for constructing the line will be
secured at once.
Fayetteville Observer On Tuesday
morning, 18th inst, Julia Grady, aged 9
years, q daughter of MI. J. G.. Grady,
fell from a window of the second story
of Bluff Mills, a height of over twenty
feet. Strange to say, no bones were
broken, but the child was terribly bruisen
about the face and arms.
Durham Globe: Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Henry Richards, living in Hll>boro
departed this life. He was an old man
aged II years. -- Mr.. F. N. Strudwick't
life is now despaired of. For severa
weeks his condition has been most pre-.
c~arious, and his physicians can only hope
that we will live a few days longer.
Newton Enterprise: We have beer
shown the throttle to Mr.. John Smyre's
engine, which Superintendent McBee hal
kindly had enclosed in a handsome waInur
case with a glass front, and presented t
Mrs. Smyre. 1t was taken from the
engine in which he was killed in the
fearful accident on Saluda mountain il
June.
Chatham Record: On last Sunday th,
mouse and all Us contents of Kerney
Brooks, colored, of Matthews township
was destroyed by fire. The family wer,
from home at the time, and the fire il
thought to be the work Of an incendiary
This is the second house in the same yarc
that has been burned in about three
months.
Raleigh TIsit,r: The purchase of the
property known as Camp Russell, on the
eastern suburbs of The city, as a site fol
the proposed Soldiers Home, begins t.
look as if the scheme was to be pushed
forward with eagerness. The sun paic
by the executive committee of the Con.
federate Veterans Association, to the
State, is understood to be $4,000
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