The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-18

the 5th Of August. He cut off the
stock and grew a sucker on each one,
and this tObaccO-it was in the days
of red tObaccO-he sold for $11.O0 per
hundred.
Washington Progress: There are
being petitions circulated asking the
Board of Commissioners of Beaufort
county to order an election to be held
in the town Of Washington on the
! question Of levying a special tax for
the support of graded schools in SAID
town to be submitted to the qualified
voters therein.
Salisbury Waterman: The crops
are looking fine and are growing
rapidly.-Mr. John Lingle, of Locke
township, sowed 3! bushels of wheat
in one lot. The lot thrashed out "a
bushels, that weighed 81 pounds to The
bushel. Counting 60 pounds to the
buShel Mr.. Lingle's lot made him 275
bushels to one SOWed.
Franklin Times: The large tobacco
stalk on exhibition in front of the
| Times office, was raised on w. H.
Holmes, whose farm is abOue 2! miles
from LOuisburg on the road between
here and FranklintOn. 1t measures Z
| l60U dllU y lllCII0S III IlCISUII CJlIO - ICCO
| across. Great Scott. When did he
wash himself?-ED. P. f.
Greensboro Record: From a private
letter we learn that a very sever hail
storm visited Stokes county last Sun
day, doing great damage to the crops
and fruit in the central part of the
county. In some places the hail fell
to the depth of eighteen inches. At
least fifty families lost all their corn,
tobacco, garden crops and fruit.
Carthage Blade: Lum Black, an
ex-convict, was jailed here last week,
| charged with breaking into J. E..
Buchon's store at Manly on Tuesday
night. He was frightened off without
any booty. Lum may have to dance
at the end of a rope for his little exploit
the offence being burglary, as there
was a man sleeping in the store.
Winston Sentinel: 1t is learned here
that our neighbOr, Kernersville, is
having a little experience with burg
lars. They entered the store of L. f.
| Davis & Son, Tuesday night, drilled a
hole in their safe, broke the cOmbina.
| ton of the lock and carried off over
5000 in cash besides a number of other
things in the store, such as dry goods,
shoes, cigars, etc.
Greenville Reflector: The crops are
all about laid by, although they are
not in a good condition, owing to the
wet weather we have had. There has
been no marked change in the past
week The season from now on will
determine the cotton crop. Corn in
some portions is poor. Nearly all OF
the tobacco farmers are curing or are
preparing to cure.
The seven-year-Old child Of Mr.. J. p.
Young, of StatesvillP, was bitten on
| the foot by a copper head snake at
the picnic grounds yesterday. DR..
k~imbrOugh was at Once summOnsed
and by quick work and the proper
remedies saved the child's life. For
several hours the child was very sick
and it's leg was badly swollen, say
the MOCksville Times.
The new warehouse was leased to
| the Farmers Alliance last Monday.
When completed this will be the
largest house in town, and Mr., Daniel
informs us hat all the arrangements
for handlidg tobacco will be complete
in every respect. The success of this
enterprise, to q large degree is due Mr..
II. K. Daniel who has worked it up,
says the ROXbOrO Courier.
Carthage Blade: Mr.. John r. Shaw
died at his home in this town, at !
o'clock this morning, after a lingering
illness Of consumption. - Mr.. w. 7.
Battley killed alarge horn snake under
his barn one day last week. 1t was as
horn about two inches long on it's tail
These snaks are very rare in this
country are deadly poison.
About fourteen horses will be carried
from the Little Rock section to the Rec
Springs fair next week. 1t is not al
all risky to say that this county viii
carry off the lions shary of the prizes
Pee Dee Hpder. Glad to hear it
The Tarheels, who have some reputa
ton for staying" qualities, will give
you a "tussle" for the prizes, says the
Red Springs Scottish Chief.
Rocky Mount ArgOnaut: Just a.
we go to press we are shocked to heal
of the death Of Mr.. N. L. Cooper, O.
Hilliardston, which occurred Tuesday
evening. - Major Felt, of billiards
ton. was in town Tuesday and said the
tobacco crop vas very fine in his sec
tiOn-better than it was last year, anC
last year they thought the crop was
too good ever to be beaten.
Scotland Neck Democrat: 1t is still
impossible to give any intelligent esti
mate of the crops. The corn crop
seems to be doing very we'll and the
cotton crop is growing very rapidly
but the forms are not heavy. The
recent heavy rains have been very
injurious to both corn and cotton.
much of which will not receive it's last
blowing if the rains continue.
Carthage Blade: We regret to learn
that Mrs. Geo. Muse, of Cameron, has
had another stroke of paralysis, and is
perfectly helpless in every limb and