The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04

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the public COW pasturage; but beyond
that there is no immediate prospect Of
doing much harm, or good either, says
the Lexington Dispatch.
If you travel from town, to CIeve-
land Mills you will, find inside Of two
miles at least twenty mud holes that.
are almost impossible. The road-Over-
seers should fix these roads or they
will be indicted. So says a subscriber,
says the Shelby aurora.
The crops have improved somewhat
for the past week according to the
reports, but cotton is in great danger
now on account of the frequent rains;
up to date in many places the crops
are said to be better than they were
last year, says the RObeSOn50n.
Mr.. Zed. johnson, son Of Rev. r. T..
| Johnson, of this place, has received
through Col. Cowles the appointment
to the Naval School at Annapolis. He
left last Wednesday for that point to
make ready for the examination IN
September, the L]incOlnton Courier.
Mr.. P. A. Hege, who lives in Reedy
| Creek Township, Davidson county, had
a flock of thirty six sheep in a pasture
on Muddy Greek, when the floods
came, the waters rose, and before as
sistance could be rendered, all were
drowned, says the Uunion Republican.
TarbOro Soutberner The tobacco
acreage Of Rocky Mount township for
last year was IS acres yielding in round
numbers 10000 pounds of tobacco,
selling for Sc, 5000. These acres this
year have increased TO 2S3, on which
is as fine a crop as one should wish to
behold.
Raleigh Mirror: We are told that
| capitalists made an offer of 800, 600
for two hundred and fifty acres Of
land adjoining our city limits a few
| days ago, which was refused. Upon
this same land we are informed there
is an assessed valuation for taxation
of only $15, 600.
High Point Enterprise: L. II.
Weaver, of RandIeman, is just re
| covering from a singular accident.
Last week he was separating some
chickens when a game rooster flew up
and spurred him i'll the eye. The
wound was painful and for some time
it looked dangerous.
\ refreshing rain fell in this section
last Friday and Saturday. 1t has
benefited nearly everybody and every
thing that has life in it. \ good shower
also fell on Wednesday night and on
Thursday. Crops would have suffered
badly but for this timely season, says
the Reidsville Weekly.
\ gentleman Of Wilson says gentle
man Of GOldsboro told him last Friday
that a gentleman Of Craven county
told him that just after the recent rains
certain parts of the soil there were so
miry the shadow of a buzzard flying
over would sink in the mud. There
now ,-ROcEy Mount PbUnjr.
Congressman COwles is having a
monument erected to John Allen Smith,
of Cabarrus county, a private in the
frstN. c.. Cavalry, who saved the life of
Col. COwIes in the late war. Mr.. Smith
died two years ago, and Col. Cowles
had Mr.. c.. B. Webb, Of S~tatesville, to
get up a handsome monument,
Red Springs Farmer: Rev A. R.
Shaw, the Evangelist Of the Presby-
terrain chnrch, has been assisting the
pastor, Rev. J.. M. Clark, in carrying
on a revival meeting at Antioch since
Last week. There has been a great re-
ligiOus awakening among the people of
that section and much good is being
done.
Charlotte NeU8: Albert Redfearn,
a boy aged 14years, who was employed
at the Charlotte Furniture Factory,
died this morning from an attack of
typhoid fever. His father, Mr.. Eli
R~edfearn, died four weeks ago from
the same disease. Last summer, Mr..
Redfearn lost a 10 year old boy from
typhoid.
Crops have improved wonderfully
during the last ten days. Nearly
every section has been blessed with
a refreshing rain and just at the right
time too. The prospect is for a fine
corn crop and cotton though a week
or two late, is in as fine condition as
we have ever seen it, says the Clinton
Caucasian.
Messrs. S. H. Milton and [. w.
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