The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15

Raleigh Visitor: The resemblance
between our most eStimable citizen Mr..
Peter Francis and Senator Vance is so
striking as to attract the attention Of
ali acquainted With the two gentlemen.
Parties from Greensboro informs us
nat the roof of n bakery near the
depot was burned last night. Forum
ateIy the flames were eXtinguiShed
before any further damage was done.
The Ashe county papers tell of the
destruction of a threShing machine be
longing to a Nj. Osborne, in Ashe,
caused by donamite placed in a bundle
OF wheat by some malicious scOundrel.
Grand Master Britton and Col. A. H.
y. Williams were in GOldSbOrO yeSter-
day, says the Argus, to confer with
the local committee in regard to the
building of the Odd Fellows Orphan
age.
WilkesborO Chronicle: We learn
| that Mr.. Robert Bradley, who lived on
| Mr.. &. J. CowIe's farm above Goshen,
was killed Monday by being struck
on the head with the limb of a falling
tree.
Charlotte Chronicle: Mayor Hicks.
of Oxford, is in the city to investigate
OIldIl OLUt y IOCh CIIlSIlGI dIll UIlt DItC-
teal working Of it, as shONn by the
elegant mac u1&H uf Trade and TryOn
streets
The trustees of the wrecked bank Of
Hickory have just paid another divi-
dend of 10 per cent. This a total of 50
per cent. There is some hopes that
the assets viii pay off the Indebtedness
in full.
The Green Park Hotel Company,
which completed a seventy room hotel
at Blowing Rock at a cost Of $22, 600,
viii erect a So. 600 structure higher up
on she range in time for the season
| of 1892,
The taxable property in Charlotte
township last year $3.50 aggregated
s., 623, 619. This year it aggregates
Sc, 1862. 1853. a gain of S54S, 544. The
increase in valuation since last year is
$443, 600.
Rev. H. 7. Darnall received a cable
message this morning from his son,
Liout. Harry DarnalI, stating that he
and Master Eddie Carr had arrived
safely ut southampton, says the Dur
ham SIM.
New Bernc J0UwUI: The building
for the New Berne Improved Cotton
Ginnery company is finished and the
machinery has all arrived except the
engine and boiler and they are now
expected.
1t has been decided to make the mill
tary feature quite an attraction at the
Southern Exposition. and Col. Samuel
H. Smith, of Winston, has been APP
pointed director general of hat de
partment.
The lower Neu>e river, after having
done vast damage to the crops, is fall
ing slowly. Tar river is near its usual
level Much low land on the Cape Fear
is vet under water. The rice crop is
badly hurt.
The negro. Willis Shaw. who so
severely cut COckman, last week has
been captured and is now in Jail.
COCkman was alive at last accounts.
but IS expected to die, says the Car
thage BIUde.
Attracted by the approaching Expo
SitiOn great nambers of Jews have
gathered in Raleigh and have SO filled
up part Of South Wilmington street
that the name of Baxter street" has
been given it.
Red Springs Chief: We are glad to
ttA1ilNNAAAOS ~ OL1C 4IACI11N A11ClINAS u UAIC
editor that he continues to improve,
and we hope it will not be long before
he will be able to take control of the
paper as before.
Richard Melvin, a highly respected
young man Of Greensboro, was knocked
| down with a pole in the hand of an I'M
known party last Saturday night a
week ago, and robbed of $50 on Ashe-
bOrO street, that city.
Clinton Concession: We were panied
to hear of the sad death of Miss Lilly
Williams, the eStimable daughter of
Mr.. George Williams. of Newton
Grove, which occurred last Friday,
after a days sickness.
Goldsboro Argus: Weregret to learn
that Nahunta Academy, off from Ere
mont, in the northwestern section of
Friday night-the work of an incen-
diary, or 50 supposed
A Pigeon River special to the citizen
says: While several wOrkmen were
engaged in removing a storeroOm be
longing to J. Wiley Shook, at Clvde,
Will Ernest got his right hand crushed
between some timbers.
4 heavy thunder storm visited the
GOldsbOrO section Sunday and the
HcddLigHt says it did considerable
damage to houses and bridges through
out New Hope township. The rainfall
there was tremendous.
Mr.. Charley Grady, son of Mr.. N. G.
Grady, of Elizabeth City, has given up
his place as editor of the Roanoke,
Virginia, Neus, and gone to Chatta-
nOoga, Tennessee, where he will con
tinue in the newspaper business.
Greensboro Record: The GuiIford
farmers are complaining seriously of
the only recommendation it has to-