The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-15

'AASAS'LIC OSdCD, u0aF wilmington. II
will be a three story structure, of stylish
architecture, and will be surrounded with
balconies. 1t will contain a hundred and
twenty five rooms, and a handsome ball
room.
The splendid new horse cart ordered
by the Acme Steam Fire Company, has
arrived. and it is a daisy. 1t has six feez
byclc'e wheels, nickle-plated, and is
finished up in good style throughout. 1t
cost about $l75, and is said to be the
finest in the State. We expect to see
our boys utilize it in winning the 800
reel race on the Fourth, says the Monroe
Eng .irer.
Asheville Journal: While Mr.. John
Slagle and a Mr.. Morgan were proceed
ing l n a buggy toward Richmond Hill
yesterday, their horse became frightened
at an approaching train, just as they
reached the bridg over the Duck Town
road. They e~ndeavored to hold him in
until the bit broke, when they sought
safety by jumping from the buggy. Mr..
Slagle fell, breaking his leg just above the
ankle and badly cruising his face.
Asheville C1tiz H.: Mr.. W. B. Phillips,
Of Birmingham, Ala, a distinguished min,
ing engineer, has been employed by the
North Carolina Bessemer Company, of
which Julian s.. Carr is President and a
number of wealthy North Carolinians,
including A. B, Andrews and S. H. Wiley,
S ockholders, to open up their iron beds
on the North Fork Of the Catawba river,
in Mcdowell county, the said property
lying along the line of the Three Cs
railroad.
Goldsooro Dispatch: We regret to
learn thai Col. L. Humphrey fell out of
doors this morning badly spraining his
hip while at his farm. -- E Morgan,
one Of colored hands that works on this
section Of the R. & D. r., was this lore
noon brought in on the hand Cal in a
helpless condition, aud suffering severely
from the effects of the bite by a black
spider, on his foot and on his hip. 1t
seems the spid r was in his shoe when he
put it on.
Wilksboro Chronicle: Near John
Loves on the Brushey Mountain last
week, Matilda Love killed % rattle
snakes in one small corn field in two
days. She was hoeing corn and dis
covered the snakes by her dog being bit
ten, which died almost Immediately. On
the first day she killed Ii, and on the
next day 8. They were all very large
snakes for while the largest one had II
r~attles, the smallest one had 8. And they
were all killed by one woman
Concord Standa d: Near Miller &
Nesbit's store in No. 3 township, a fatal
shooting affair occurred this morning.
Will Saunders, already in the wagon on
his way t. Concord, called to Will
Howard to "fetch my pistol, its unloaded
and 1 want to get some cartridges to
suit These were the last words Saund
ers spoke, for Howard came out with the
pistol: he, cooking it and aiming it in
fun at Saunders, pulled the trigger and
his victim fell dead before him.
Montgomery Wdette: There has been
no prisoner in our county Jail since the
1st of May last. -- The farmers are
having an exceptionally good season, and
rejoice over the prospects thus far of fine
crops of corn and cotton throughout this
section. -- We learn that on last Satur
day the engine on the Aberdeen & West
End Railroad set fire to the forest near
Candor, and the result was hundreds of
acres were burned over damaging and de-
stroying a great deal of fine pine timber.
Greensboro PatriJt: About 6 o'clock
yesterday evening, as Pat Cunningham
was driving past the depot his horse be-
came frightened at an engine and started
to run. In making a sharp turn to the
right at the corner of the railroad offices
the buggy was tilted to n side, throw
ing MI. Cunningham out, his head strik
iog the pavement. He was picked up,
insensible, and carried into the Office of
Messrs. Wharton, Jackson & Go. DR.
Brodnax was called and attended to his
i L INJURIES.
Goldsboro Argus: The Wayne County
Alliance was held in this city Friday and
the following gentlmen were elected off
GERS for the ensuing year: J.. II. Edgerton,
president; D. E. Stevens, vice president
W. F. KOrnegsy, treasurer: A. L, Swim
son, secretary B. D. Hook, door-keeper
T. B. Parker, store-keeper; DR.. J. E.
Person, lecturer; R. K. Butler, steward
T. B. Parker. delegate to State Alliance,