The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01

DOrO sunny night Gomez galn.
Mr.. Samuel ThOrne. of Airlee, Hall
fax county, has lost his gin house by
fire. He also lost forty bales of cotton.
This IS the second similar loss he has
sustained In the past two years.
A colored emigration agent was put
in the Wayne county Jail tuesday, the
G~OldsbOrO Headlight announces. in de-
fault of bond, for enticing colored
labor from that section to points
South.
\ first carload of wheat ever shipped
ont OF Davie county ON a railroad train
went to Winston last Friday from
there to f. & H. Fries and was con
signed by Philip Hanes, the Sentinel
states.
Ten car loads of steel rails have ar
rived for the Durham belt line railroad
and some Of them have been placed in
position. Work on this road, the SIN
says, is being pushed with all possible
speed,
Shelby Aurora: Robert Port, T has
one accident after another III quick
succession. Recently he split his foot
severely with an axe, aud Tuesday
afternoon ne sawed off his thumb and
cut a finger.
Oxford Friend: Our friend and
brother, B L. uke, of Durham, N. c.,
has given the Oxford Orphan Asylum
1915 to help carry forward a greatly
needed enterprise the superintendent
has on hand.
An Alliance tobacco mandatory
will be built at Greensboro and ready
for work next spring, There is, also,
the Record says, n fair prospect CT
| - n ~, TNl,1Cr -. , IrfA,sfHr- hNFsnr
in the spring.
1t is reported at TarborO, the South
eT1ler says, that the Albemarle and
from that place to Bethel if the suits
creek are pressed.
Rutherford Banner: We have just
| been handed some samples Of sulphur
ate ore taken from a vein of consider
| able breadth in the heart of the mining
region in an adjoining county. 1t is
said to be very rich.
Winston Sentinel: Rev. L. L. Hen
dren. who was r%einstated a member of
| the Methodist Conference at Asheville
last week, informs us that he did not
ask for any appointment, hence no ap
ointment was given him.
Ellen Laurens and Carolina Shipp,
two cOlored women of CASTOR county,
are to be hanged at Dallas on Deem
Der 18th. The first killed her husbands
paramount. Sophia Boyd, while the lat
ter poisoned her w child
Charlotte Democrat: Gen. Barringer
has given to the Charlotte Library
some very valuable relics. q list of
which we will publish, it is Of interest
to learn that such historic articles are
to be found in the Library.
Kings Mountain Npws: On the 10th
Of November, Mr. NJ. G.. LOwrance
died at his home near Gould. Eight
days later, or Wednesday of this week.
his wife followed him into the grave,
at the same hour Of the day.
The United States recruiting office at
Durham is sending quite a number of
recruits and a still greater number
from the surrounding counties. About
thirty recruits were sent from there
last Saturday the SIN states.
Norwood TIdette: Mrs. w. Burris,
of Big Lick. this county, a daughter Of
our celebrated Billy Whitley, who died
last year at the extreme age of III
years. is now a very old woman and
is cutting her third set Of teeth.
At the cotton seed oil mills it has
heretofore been the custom to use the
hulls of the seed for fuel. but this year
there is such a great demand for them
as food for cattle that they are sold for
that purpose and coal IS used for fuel
Washington Progress: Mr.. c.. NJ.
Brown met with the misfortune last
Friday of losing his gin house OF his
farm nea town by fire. The building
contained about e ght bales of cotton
and 100 barrels of corn. 1t was a total
loss.
Governor Holt yesterday offered a
reward of $500 for unknown persons
who committed acts OF inCendiarisn III
Chatham county. among which was
the burning Of the house of John II.
Ward, March 18th Of the present
year.
Concord Standard: The cornerstone
Of All Saints, the new Episcopal church
in process of erection on East Depot
street, was laid Thursday afternoon
with impressive ceremony. Revs.
! Cheshire. Osborne and Mckenzie Off
ciated.
Owing to the big logging traffic Oil
the Chester and LenOir Railroad the
Topic understands that some Of the
officials of the road will endeavOr to
get the general management to widen
the gauge from Lemon to Hickory at
any rate.
Red Springs Farmer and Scottish
Chief. Alex. Andrews, of ThOmpsOn's
township, had his cotton gin burned
last Tuesday, supposed to have caught
from matches in the cotton in bales
and in the lint was lost, besides a large
lot Ct seed.
Oxford Day.: 1t is reported that the
drummer evangelist, Bill Fife, will
come to Oxford in the near future and