The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06

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23d, reports 2e3 additions to the two
Conferences of the NJ. E. church. i'll
North Carolina. The Advocate ought
to request it's correspondents to re
port additions of members as we'll as
of supposed conversions. If any paper
copies this give credit.
f. NJ. Smith. of No. 9 township, had
so panels of fence torn down last Mon
day night. Nh. Smith says the parties
who tore down the fence are the ones
who came to ''serenade" his son, who
was married on Sunday. Mr.. Smith
has the names of the parties who did
the mischief, says the Mecklenburg
Times.
We learn that a company of Chatta-
nooga capitalists will shortly submit a
proposition to the citizens of Monroe,
to establish here a $25, 600. electric
light and ice works plant, provided
$4,000 of the stock is taken by the
citizens here, the company retaining
$4,000 Of it, says the Monroe En-
qulrer.
A number of cattle w. J. Worley's
pasture on the west side of the French
Broad river have died suddenly within
the last few days. The disease is sup
posed to be the result of bringing the
cattle from the east side of the Ridge,
a thing prohibited by law at certain
seasons of the year, says the Asheville
Citizen.
Some idea of the amount of internal
revenue, collected at the Durham
office, may be obtained when we state
the amount for this month footed up
$58: 0O5.76 Last month the amount
was over $50, 900. So in two months
the government has received here over
$40, 600 and so it goes, says the Dur
ham San.
Col. John J. Hedricks, of Wilmington
has made an assignment of his bust
ness to Capt. A. D. Brown. He is the
oldest dry goods merchant in that city.
For some years previous to the war
his house, that of HedriCk & Ryan,
did the largest business in its line in
the city and perhaps in the State, the
Record says.
All hands at r. H. Humphreys
store were alarmed when some one
said Monday night that a burglar was
secreted in the store room. They
closed doors, windows, and every pos
sible means of escape, and searched
the house through and thrOugh-frOm
garnet to cellar-but the burglar hasn't
been found yet.
Winston Republican: One day the
past week as Mr.. Mat. Dean, employed
at FOgle Bros, planning mills, was at
work in the lumber yard he was sud
denly stung Oh the back of the neck
by a bee or some other insect which
caused swelling and pain to such an
unusual extent that for q time he be-
came unconscious.
An unknown negro man leaped from
the Charlotte bound train on the Air
Line road yesterday near Central, and
was killed. He was stealing a ride
and was seated on the bumpers be
tween the mail car and the tender.
The conductor opened the a and the
negro, seeing him, tumbled off, says
the Charlotte Ne1Cs.
Monroe Inquirer: Houses are in
demand in Monroe. There are more
calls for them than can be supplied.
- The ten year-old daughter of Mr..
Brown Hagler, of Goose Creek town
ship, was bitten on her heel by copper
head snake last Thursday night. She
was very sick for sometime, but at last
accounts was out of danger.
The Danville Register has private
information that detectives employed
by the Richmond and Danville rail
way have arrested at Newton, N. c.,
the man believed to be guilty of
wrecking the train some time snice
at BOstian bridge, causing the disaster
III which so many lives were lost. The
detectives are very reticent.
Mr.. A. @. Baur, the Raleigh architect,
reports to the Baltimore MunufuctuT-
erS' Record that he has completed
plans for $12, 900 worth of new build
ings at MorgantOn; including the ex
tention of the State Hospital, and the
Deaf and Dumb building. Work on
the new dining hall at the State Hos
pital there is progressing rapidly.
Charlotte Neoc8: In the face of the
law passed by the last Legislature,
Pegleg Williams, the indomitable
niger trader" is getting in his work
in this State, and the indications are
that his boom this year will be hardly
less in size than that of the previous
year. He has flooded Charlotte with
circulars that are certainly attractive in
their make up.
Winston Sentinel: Principal Ciewell
reports the att ndance of 26O pupils
already at the Salem Academy, with
the names Of many others on the
register to enter in October. -- The
meeting at Centenary M, E. church
last night is considered the most sue
cessful service yet held. There were
seven professions of faith besides a
number Of penitents.
New Berne Journal: Mayor Manly
of New Berne. has returned from his
trip to Berne, Switzerland, where he
went by invitation to attend the cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary of
that city. He was shown great atten-
ton as the representative of the city
named for Berne, and accorded a place
of first distinction amog the honored