The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-29

the other day ana I'll says
they moved off in a Sickening cor
glomeraticn of heart-rendiDg redicu-
~lOusnes5.
; \ Concord Merchant has had a
column of reading matter as an ad-
vertisement standing in the Concord
Standard six years. He must be a
mossback.
Raleigh Visitor: Mr.. Julian S. Carr,
of Durham, is making preparations
for the grandest tobacco exhibit at the
exposition ever seen in the United
States. AS usual, he will succeed.
The ~12-year-old of John Krider, of
Rowan county, while attempting to
kindle a fire with kerosene oil Friday,
was burned to death by an explosion
of the can, says the Salisbury Watch
man.
Louisburg Times: A negro of the
name of Arch. Williams was brought
to town and placed in jail on Wednes-
day night upon the charge Of killing
another negro of the name of Ned
Allen.
Salisbury Waterman: Our towns
man, Mr.. I. 2. Johnson, has donated
800 acres each to the Luthern and
| PRESBYTERIAN churches. The land is a
quarter section own by him near Fas-
saU, Florida.
The county commissioners of For
syth county have ordered an election
to be held ON November 10th to vote
upon the issuance of $50, coo worth Of
bonds for the erection of a new court
house at Winston.
There are 1876 students at Davidson
College, and four old students who will
come next week will make the number
40. This is the largest number the
College has ever had since it's founda-
ton t~ifty-fOur years ago.
A gentleman brought into our office
on Monday a stalk of crab grass which
measured six feet and ten inches in
height. An acre of that grass would
yield a better profit than an acre Of
cotton at Z cents per pound.
Windsor Ledger: On Monday night
Mr.. R. L. Askew and Capt. G. I. Har-
den got into an alteration, in which
Capt. Harden was shot in the lower
part of the abdomen. At this writing
he is getting along very we'll
Twenty-One new members Joined the
Methodist church at Princeton Sunday
night as a result of the prOtracted
1 1llCCllllN ICOC11Il ~ ACN .
Mr.. Pickett, of the Smithtield circuit,
says the GoldsbOrO Headlight.
Sheriff Allison, of Iredell, has been
to visit the man Jones at Petersburg
who was arrested on suspicion of hav-
ing wrecked the train at BOStian'S
bridge but does not think that Jones
knew anything about the wreck.
High Point Enterprise: There are
thirteen resident white ministers in
! High Point, as follows: Rev. Jones,
FAINT, Dinwiddie, Potts, Roach, Pepper,
Brooks, Nation, Garland, Stallings,
| Gladstone, Jones and Richardson.
Racket store Davis, of Charlotte, the
best advertisement writer in the State,
is writing a series Of arguments against
the present homestead and mortgage
| system. He is the best advertiser in
the State. Everybody reads them.
Raleigh Chronicle: Peg Leg" vii
liams, so well known to the North
Carolina negroes, was here yesterday.
His occupation IS gone since the Legis-
lature passed the act fOrbiddmg the
removal of labOrers from the State.
Hickory Press and C~GrOIiniun: The
largest watermelon ever seen in this
market was brought in last Friday by
Mr.. DOlph Young, of Camp Greek,
in Bandys township. 1t weighed II
pounds, and was a beauty to behold.
Graham Cleaner: Mr.. John H.
Tarply, Of Pleasant Grove township,
lost a tobacco barn and it's contents
last Thursday morning about 4 o'clock
by fire. He was about finishing up
the cure and had been very successful.
Forest City Ledger: Mrs. Drucilla
Rheinhardt departed this life Septem-
Der II, 1891, She was about 72 years
old. -- We heard a citizen Of Marion
say last week that there were fifty
eight distilleries in Mcdowell county.
Oxford Day: L. Thomas yesterday
sold to Dr.. s. II. Cannady, through
Rice & Lassiter, real estate agents, 125
acres Q fland near Oxford, Dr.. Cannady
purposes putting it in a high state of
cultivation, and go to raising blOOded
stock.
Oxford Ledger: We had the pleas
ure Of a visit Tuesday from MIR. w. II.
Gregory, of StOvall, the efficient and
trustedagent of Buffalo Lithia Springs.
He informed us that Col. Goode paid
out for advertising alone $50, 600 this
season.
Greensboro Record: Very fine apples
are coming in every day from the
cOuntry-selling from 40 to 60 cents
a bushel. The magnumbOnum is the
best variety at this season of the year.
No Northern apples can compare with
it in flavor.
Dunn Times: Last week a good
meeting closed at Pleasant Grove
| church about three miles from town.
Rev, VIM. Harris conducted the meet
ing assisted by Revs. VIM. Byrd and
| LOndle Lee. The fruits of their labor
was twenty-One converts.
Steam was turned on at the upper
| cotton cOmnrnSS this morning and the