The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17

year. - Sol. w. Carter, one of Yam
cey's most prominent citizens, dice
suddenly on Monday morning.
A favorable reply has been received
from the Government in response to
I the petition from New Berne's citizens
for the establishment of a double daily
mail. Willingness to supply a double
mail service is intimated, provided the
trains will u right to take it.
Last Saturday while a %stovepipe was
being arranged at the Cleaner Office in
Graham the heavy terra Gotta pipe
fell from the top of the house, striking
j.. w. Menefee's little two year old boy
on the head, knocking him senseless
and perhaps fatally injuring him.
AtDurham last week John eatherly,
who was in the lookup Don of the jan,
set fire to the straw mattress IN the
room. The fire was promptly eXtin-
| guished by the hose company. Meath
erly was bound over to court in the
sum Of $500 for attempting to burn
the jail.
Asheville Home Journal: Col. G.. P.
Bry son, of Cashiers Valley, is 60 years
of age, but claims to be quite a youth
yet, as his father is still living and
very sprightly at 90. His grandfather
was 115, and his great-grandfather was
10, and of course he expects to see
100 at least.
Durham Sun: Capt. w. A. Gattis
received his commission this morning
as Major of the Third Regiment, under
the appointment of Governor Holt.
He will accept. His resignation of
captain of the Durham Light Infantry
will be rendered at the next meeting of
the company.
An AlIianceman tells a Charlotte
NeW8 reporter that it is now pretty
well settled that Mr.. James p. Cook,
editor of the Concord Standard. is to
be the editor of the new Alliance paper
there, and that the announcement will
be made as soon as he al perfect his
arrangements.
Salisbury Herald: Mrs. Carrie Cot
trell, the widow of Mayor COttOell, of
Florida. whose escapades, are well re-
membered, was married recently to
Eugene Cottrell, a brother of her late
husband. Mrs. COttrell was formerly
Miss Carrie Freer, of Salisbury, and
has many friends here.
Mount Airy Ne1cs: We are soon to
have a large town clock, a gift to
Mount Airy from that popular and
enterprising citizen. Mr.. r. T. Joyce.
- Mr.. H. G. Whitaker, of Pilot
| Mountain, has rented his hotel to Dr..
| Strickland of Sampson county, who
will take charge shortly.
Henderson Gold Leaf: The gin house
of Mr.. Rufus K. Young, at Five Points
on the L~ouisburg road, about six miles
from Henderson, was burned together
with its contents last Friday. The fire
was causedb y aspark from the engine,
Over forty bales of cotton and a guam
tity of seed was destroyed.
George Padgett, the 11-year old son
of MIR. J. @. Padgett, shOuldered his
axe and went out to cut some trees
near Marion. The Free Lance says
that soon after he went he was found
pinned under the tree he had just
felled. The tree fell across his head
and shoulders, instantly killing him.
The first through train over the
North Carolina Midland Railroad ar
rived at MOcksville from Winston
ahead of time, as the contract between
Col. a. B Andres and the Davie county
cOmmi ssiOners did not call for regular
trains over the road until the 18th of
the present month, the Times states.
Wilson AdUdnce: We are told that
Mrs. w. H. @. Scott, a former Wilson
lady, but now of Alexandria, Va, has
| been offered $500 for her exquisite
painting Christ Before Plate" She
| wisely declined the offer, and will most
probably receive a much larger amount,
and Il o prOportionate to its
value.
Near Brick Church, Guilford county,
Monday, the residence of +. z. Clapp
was burned, he saving only a portion
of the furniture on the first floor. His
wheat, corn and provisions, all stored
in a barn, were lost. The loss is 81, 600,
The Record says it is supposed a child
c~arelessly handling a lamp caused
the fire.
The oyster factories in the State
have not opened up and it looks very
much like they will not this season,
owing to the fact that under the
present law they cannot get a supply
of oysters. This deprives, at least in
| the cities of New Berne, Washington
and Elizabeth City, 1900 people of
employment.
We learn that the embankment at
| the river at Hub will be completed in
about a month, and then the railroad
will proceed more rapidly in this di-
rectiOn. The idea of the management
in completing the road as far as it goes.
is that they may be able to transport
lumber supplies ETC., says the Lumber
ton RO6eSOnIGT.
A check for SIS has been received
from Major T. D. Love, President of
the New Hanover Veterans AssOcia-
ton, by w. @. Stronach, Treasurer OF
| North Carolina Soldiers Home, here.
This amount is the result of the first
annual concert given by Prof. Miller's
orchestra, at Wilmington, for the
benefit Of the home.
Charlotte Chronicle: Gen. Rufus
| B~arringer and DR.. Will j. Hayes, OF