The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-07

, rank Of Captain on the staff of Inspc-
tor General Smith. Mr.. f. NJ.
| Utley. of Panther Branch township,
an old and respected citizen, died at
his residence, at the age of about 60
years, yesterday.
Stanley NeUs: Warm and dry. Corn
is needing ain.-Farmers have
caught up with their crops, and lay
ing-by corn is in order this week.
Threshing Of wheat has commenced.
Mrs. Nancy w. Thornwell, wife of
the eminent Presbyterian divine, Rev.
James D. Thornwell, died in Morgan
ton, 10Th ult. at the ripe old age of
eighty-three years.
Danbury Reporter: Farmers in this
section are not all done planting tobac-
cO.-The f1uX is prevailing to a very
considerable extent in some parts of
this county. We learn that in the
neighborhood of Meadows p~ostoffice
the disease is very difficult to manage,
from the fact that in nearly every case
it is complicated with some other dis
ease, especially measles.
Kinston Free Press: The crops in
this section are much better than in
other portions of the State. The truck
sent from here this season, so far, has
brought nearly 50, 900 to the commu-
nifty. Probably between 81, 600 and
IS, 900 worth of berries will be sent off
during the balance of the season, and
the potatoes are still going out at the
rate of about 200 barrels a day.
Charity and Children: Old Father
Peele of Northampton is dead. He
raised for the benefit of the country
some noble boys and girls. Talented,
pious and useful; the preacher, the
lawyer, the pastors wife and the wives
of the merchants are an honor to their
parents. We send our sympathy to
his granddaughter, little Ruby, who
suffered such a loss in the death of her
mother.
Greensboro Record: On yesterday
through the fundamentally of the
OlIIUIIC anu DODOIlI BdIlJ a SSH
tleman from Rhode Island, aided by
the citizens, OrgOnized the Southern
BObbin, Spool and Shuttle Company
which will take the rough work from
the factory at High Point and finish it
ALSO adding spOOls. The capital stock
is $50, OOO-all paid in, and the building
will be commenced as early as posi-
bic.
HendersonviIle Times: Why does
the metropolitan press give the prize
fighters so much free advertising? The
advertising which this brutal calling
gets is what causes it to appear to be
popular with the people. If all the
newspapers in u large cities would
for N year agree not to print a word
concerning the smuggling fraternity
there would be no such fraternity, and
the country would be that much bet
ter off.
Fayetteville Observer: From aseven-
acre field Mr.. R. NJ. Nimocks has lust
harvested PIG bushels of good, we'll
developed and merchantable wheat.
worth on this mark; today $3.50 20,
or a fraction over $37 per acre. Mr.. E.
F. Moore, late president of the defunct
Peoples National Bank, was arrested
and tried here Tuesday, charged with
getting money under false pretenses,
and vas bound over to the Superior
Court in a 5000 bond.
Monroe Enquirer: Clock peddlers
are now selling clocks in this county
for $13, which, we are reliably in
formed, are inferior to clocks which
can be bought in Monroe for 81. Be
ware of the peddler .-Rev. A. B.
Caudle has a 9 or 10 months old calf
which is a regular milker-We were
shown by Mr.. L. NJ. HOWE, at his
market on Monday, a handful of nails
and pins, which had been taken from
the paunch Of a COW which he had Just
killed for beef.
Rockingham Rocket: Derrick David
and his son Jerry are in Jail in Rock
ingham on the charge of numbering
Albert Smith near Laurinburg. The
son swore at the coroner's inquest that
his father killed the man, and the
father refused to testify.-Las
Thursday night at about 9 o'clock, the
new barn and stables of Mr.. Thomas E.
Diggs, of Wolf Pitt township, were
destroyed by fire. The total loss will
amount to about 81, 500. The property
was not insured and it is supposed to
have been the work of an incendiary.