The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-30

week has been nicely harvested ana
put into shocks. 1t is really better all
over the county than has been gener-
ally supposed. Some say it is ever
better than the fine crop Of 1889.
Winston Sentinel: The large iron
bridge on the N. G. Midland road is
completed about half way across the
Yadkin river. 1t is thought nov that
it will be ready for trains to o over
by July LIST. - Chas. w. Plunkett,
a young man well known in Winston,
who has been running as express mes
| senger between Charlotte and Rich
mond, was thrown from the car while
the train was rounding a sharp curve
near Richmond Thursday aud sust
aimed painful if not fatal injuries.
Carthage Blade: A serious cutting
ARRAY occurred at Mr.. Duncan Nor
rison's still, near Cameron, last Thurs
day, which was almost a tragedy.
Alex. Cameron and another negro
named Morrison had a difficulty and
Cameron was advancing on his antag-
| Onist with a f~ence-rail drawn, when
Morrison's brother Tom a up behind
Cameron with a knife and literally cut
him into a mince-meat. There were
thirteen bad gashes, every n cut to
the bone. 1t is thought that he will
recover. Morrison has skipped.
Oxford Ledger: Mr.. Fielding Knott
had eighty tons of guano manufactured
from his own formula this season.
The trial of attempted rape by DR.. FL.
A. Nash on the person of Miss Susie
Goss some weeks ago came off at
Lyons on Saturday last before Squires
w. T. Adams, M. L. Coley and E. E.
Lyon on a State warrant. Four wit
nesses were examined on the part of
the State. DR.. Nash offering no testi-
mony, was bound over in a bond of
S., 900 for his appearance at Granville
Superior Court, which convenes July
9th.
Kings Mountain NeaUs: We regret
to learn of the critical illness, in this
county, of Mrs. Elizabeth Baker, wife
of MI. Allen Baker, and mother to
Capt. P. S. Baker, of this place.
Eleven years ago Mrs. Baker was
bitten by a pilot snake and came near
dying at the time. Every year since
then she has at a certain season suf-
fered from the effects of the poison,
her limbs and body swelling enor-
mously. This year she has suffered
more than ever, both limbs having
swollen until they bursted from the
knees down.
Weldon NeUS: Mr.. H. J. Pope,
Superintendent of the State Farms,
has, among a variety of other expert
ments, planted fifteen acres in rice on
the bottom lands of the State farms.
This came up very well and there was
a good stand. When it was two or
three inches high the river rose and
about ten feet of water stood on the
rice for at least twenty-four hours.
When it went off the rice was in no
way injured, but was in as good con-
dition and looked as well as it did be-
fore the freshet. The deposit of mud
on the plants did not iniure them at
all.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. B. F. Fields,
of Falling Creek, sent us a fine Irish
potato Monday that weighed 81 ounces.
- The crops in this section are much
better than in other portions of the
State. In some other sections the cot
ton crop is almost ruined by too much
rain. Our farmers have nearly all
cleaned out the grass. - So far this
year about 1000 boxes of peas and
beans, 1900 barrels of potatoes, and a
great many berries have been shipped
from Kinston. A small lot of onions
were shipped and brought good prices.
The truck sent from here this season,
SO far, has brought nearly SO, 900 to the
community. Probably between 81, 900
and S., 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.
Rocky Mount Argon0ut: A bed of
mioscene, OF shell mari, lies between
Rocky Mount and the river.-The
scuppernong vines r absolutely
loaded with grapes. Tobacco grow
ers raise from one hundred and fifty
to five hundred dollars worth of to-
bacco to the acre. Truck men sell
from two hundred to a thousand dol
lars off IN r of ground, Grape