The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-28

of II to 0. The Winston club has
played twenty-five games this season
and won every one of them.
High Point Enterprise: Mrs. Mary
Ann Moon, grandmother of u towns
man, Mr.. Glenn Moon, died at her home
near jamestown last Saturday. She
was in her Tooth year and maintained
a remarkable degree of activity up to
a short time before her death.
Salisbury Waterman Dirt has been
thrown for the erection of a second
factory by the Salisbury Cotton Mills
Company. The factory is fronting the
first one and will be the same width,
but three hundred feet long, n hun
dred feet longer than the other.
Tom Williams, colored, was lodged
in Jail Tuesday on the charge of pas
sing a forged order on Mr.. NJ. L.. Flow
on the 25th July of last year. Tom
was living with Mr.. ElIerbe Williams
at the time and his name was signed
to the order, says the Monroe En-
quirer.
Goldsboro Argus: His many friends
in this city and throughout this section
will be glad to learn that Mr.. Arnold
Borden. who sailed for Europe on the
"City of New York, has arrived safe
on the other side. He will spend about
six weeks in travel before setting sail
for home again.
The Concord Standard says the
youngest child of Mr.. S. J. Lewis, of
the St. Cloud, fell from the Second
floor of the hotel through a stairway,
down through a glass cigar case on
the counter, in the office on the first
floor. The little girls injuries are not
yet fully known.
Kings Mountain NetCS: A mine of
fine clay has been found a here
which will prove to be a bonanza.
Professor Ledouz has just completed
an analysis of it and says there is only
one vein Of the clay in the world that
| equals it in quality and that mine is
located in Ru STA.
Mr.. E. Webster, of Iredell county,
raised the biggest onion this year the
Landmark ever saw. 1t was one of
these low, heavy-set onions in shape
like a squash, and was about as large
around as the bottom of a water bucket.
1t measured 49, inches around and
weighed Is pounds.
The Waterman says a little son of
Mr.. f. NJ Thompson, of Salisbury,
was right seriously hurt one day last
week by a horse running away with
him. The little fellow was thrown
from the wagon and picked up con-
siderabIy bruised. The wagon was
completely demolished.
Our frind w. J. Hayes, Secretary of
the County Alliance, lost his best horse
last Friday morning. He dropped
dead in his stable while eating-had
eaten all of his corn and most of his
fodder. He was a fine young horse
and a special f4vorite of his owner,
says the L%ouisburg Times.
Roanoke Beacon: Alex. Pagan,
colored, age about forty years, fell
dead at his house in this town on Satur-
day morning last. He got up at the
usual hour and had partially dressed
when he fell. He had not complained
of feeling sick, and it is thought that
his sudden death was caused from
heart failure.
Oxford Day: Yesterday morning
about ten o'clock while experimenting
the thRashing of wheat at the residence
of Lucius Register at Adoniram, J. J.
Lawson accidently lost his balance and
fell, his foot slipping into the drum of
the machine while running at full
speed, completely crushing it, necessi
tating ampUtation.
Hendersonville Times: Mr.. w. H.
Thomas, a cabinet workman of this
place, has invented a crate for ship
ping cabbage, apples, potatoes, etc., to
market. 1t is in the shape of a barrel,
and is better than anything we have
seen in that line, besides being easy to
make and costing nc more than the
crates used heretofore.
Mr.. James R. Griffin, of New Salem
township, is the owner Of a pig which
is quite a curiosity. It has six feet
four before and two behind. 1t is two
and a half months old, is healthy and
well developed and will weigh 35 or 40
pounds. 1t walks on five feet, one of
them not being long enough to touch
the ground, says the Monroe Enquirer.