The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01

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ing parties. who he SAYS have the kew
stolen from the Delphi postctfice. in
getting possession of the mail bag
The boy IS now in jail.
Winston Sentinel: Conductor John
son, of the r & s. Railroad, informs
us of a sad accident which occurred at
Martinsvllle a few days ago. y bright
little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. J..
Griggs, while eating an apple had the
misfortune to get Il piece OF the peeling
i'll her wlndpipe, from the effects u
which she died in a few minutes.
Charlotte Chronicle: Mrs. Talbot.
a p~reacherOf the congregational Meth
Odist Church, died yesterday morning
at her home on South Church street.
Mrs. Talbot was one of the leaders IN
the Salvation Army during its exist
ence here, and was a Jealous worker
| along that line. She was a good woman
and will be missed from her church.
How much of the cotton crop of
Mecklenburg county has been har-
vested Is hard to say. From talks
with the farmers, the Charlotte NeWS
says, puts the estimate at twO-thIrdS.
There will be no cotton held over there
this season and that still unmarketed
is IN the possession of farmers who are
not drawn to market by a mortgage.
KinstOn Press: Mr., Rio" ard Kings
house in South West township was
destroyed by fire last week. Nearly
all the furniture was saved. Loss on
the building about $500; assurances $500.
- A number of ur farmers are SOW
ing a quantity of wheat and they say
in future they expect to raise some
thing to eat and not so much cotton.
WadesbOrO Messenger: Rev. JAS. I.
Kendall, son of Mr.. 7. w. Kendall, Of
this county, was in town last Monday.
Mr.. Kendall is now a Presiding Elder
in the Missouri Conference. - The
thermometer fell 40 degrees here from
Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday
morning Of this week. It fell about
3J degreeSm MISUNDERSTANDING
Scotland Neck DemOcrdt: Mr.. Sam
ThOrne Of Airlie, this county, had the
misfortune to lose his gin and forty
bales Of cotton by fire last Friday.
There vas a small insurance OF the
cotton. This is the second time Mr..
Thorn" has suffered such loss during
the past two Years. The fire caught
from q match Ill the cotton, it is
thought.
Mrs, Thomas Davidson. near Cooper's,
BuncOnbe county, was Standingi in her
ward, III which p horse was grazing.
when the animal ran past her and
stepped on 4 stick, which flew up and
struck her in the eye. The eye became
painful, and finally it was decided that
it should be taken out, The Citizen
says the operation VAS successfully
performed
Wadesb0ro Messenger: 1t is reported
tina nearly a dozen farmers living
in Monroe township, Union county,
recently raised 81. 900 and sent two or
three OF their number with it To New
York 10 purchase green goods Of
course it was the same old story OF
saw dust and paper, and Il Union
county friends are now wiser bur
poorer e
\ difficulty occurred in B"ogdcn
township Saturday night h~et~eentwO
negroes, Shep Robinson and Alb Ander-
SON. which terminated in Anderson
stabbing Robinson in the shoulder and
cutting a deep cash in his left side from
which the 90 wells pI Ojectel. A woman
was the cause Of the trouble Ander-
son made good his escape sOon after,
says the Goldsboro Headlight.
Maxton UniOn: The trial of John
Mcqueen last Friday for the shooting
of Lewis Johnson, vas very interesting
to tn large crowd Of spectators. There
was a large array of witnesses, and
both sides we're we'll represented by
counsel, Shaw & Shaw appearing for
the State and G. B. Patterson for de-
PENDANT. The defendant was bound
over to court in the sum Of 5000
Never, in the history Of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad, from the
first day it was built to the present
time, has an accident happened to any
passenger on it. Employees have met
with accidents, but, says the New
Berne Journal, no passenger has ever
received a scratch from any cause. Is
there another road that has been run
ming thi1ty-fOur years that can present
such a record?
Wilkesboro Chronicle: The stock
holders Of the bank to. be opened at
North Wilkes borO met last monday
afternoon and organized. The bank
will be open for business about the
middle Of February. 1t will ops n with
fifty thousand dollars capital. About
forty thousand have already been Sc
cured.
The petition to the authorities Of the
a. & N. @, Railroad TO put on a double
daily mail and passenger train is being
circulated and receiving the signatures
of our most influential citizens. The
government has signitied its willing
ness to pay for the extra service it will
receive, and there is good ground, says
the New Berne Journal, to hope for a
favorable decision by the railroad
officials.
The North Caroline Chassis Of the
Reformed church met last week. A
committee appointed by the Potomac
synod to visit the Chassis and Catawba
college and report as to the a~dvisability
| Of oCfo HliCbiDr n TboOlO-ioa1 npOfoCccp