The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-22

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forty four states OF the union the onl
n which has state Songs" is
North Ga, DINA Our 'Ho! for Caro-
lima an "The Old North State are
cheered with enthusiasm whenever
sung, and they inspire a proud spirit Of
patriotism throughout State.
On going to press at six o'clork the
sad intelligence reaches us of the accl
dental shooting by himself of Mr. T +.
Hamilton. a prominent grocery mer-
chant at % Patton Avenue. white ont
bird hunting on the French Broad,
near Vanderbilt purchase, late tins
afternoon, says the Mountain Home
Journal.
HendersOnviIle Times: Mr.. J. P.
Corn, of this county. has a clock which
was made in London in 179l-pne hun
dred years ago-whi:h is still in good
running order. AS a time piece MIR
Corn says it has no superiority for
accuracy in this country. 1t was pur
chased at a sale during the war and
cost $25 90
Oxford Orphans Friend: Such an
acceptable Thanksgiving box was that
winch came t. our children with the
words of love from Mr. and Mrs LAS.
E. ROuntree, of Wilson, n. G.. Five
beautiful suits Of warm. winter cloth
ing, for our boys, hankeTchlefS, stock
lngs and understanding How proud
we are of them!'
Oxford Day: D A Hunt, one of
the oldest and most highly respected
citizens of Oxford, died at his residence
at 10 o'clock this morning. He was
about 81 years of age. He was a Bap-
tist.-Dled, at the residence of her
husband, in Oxford. at 9 o'clock Sat
urday night, Mrs Sallie White, wife
of DR.. d. &. White.
The dredges being operated by the
government in dredgIng Tar river,
which when completed will make
Rocky Mount the head of navigation
on the River. are nOw only a short
distance below the railroad bridge.
Gen Ransom promises to give Rocky
Mount water navigation by early
sprung, says the ArgOnaut.
Charlotte Chronicle: The directors
of the Ada Manufacturing Company
at a recent meeting decided to declare
a dividend Of / per cent. on the 10th
of January. - Bill Nye had rather a
small house last night Those present
were delighted with the great humOrist,
and his appearance at each number
was greeted with applause
TarbCrO S~Outberner: Yesterday in
Bethel a white man named Carson,
toying with IA pistol. accidentally dis
charged it. The ball struck 4 negro
boy, killing him. - Near COnetO a
man named Brady while hunting placed
his gun against a tree. BY some means
he Knocked it down. which discharged
it, the bali taking effect in his foot.
Friday afternoon Sallie Logan. a
cOlOrpd woman about % years of age.
being disappointed in love, took q stiff
dose of laudanum, from the effects Of
which she died during the night. She
was discovered in a Stup0r, with an
empty laudanum bottle by her side,
and medical aid called in, but without
effect, says the Green0Oro TatriOf.
The editor Of the LincOlntOr PIOw.
Forge and Grip overheard a CONVERSE
ton between parties unknown, OnSun
day morning early, which he thought
was relative to a projected attempt to
wreck the pay train on the Carolina
Central Railroad. The matter was
promptly reported to superintendent
Moncure through the Mt. Holly office.
Asheville Citizen: J. F. Hays, Esq. ,
of Newcastle, Pa, who recently re
Jul { ~ EAStlCN lIIC nun SkcIluIIlS JIlG
summer months in Cashiers Valley.
Jackson county, was showing his
friends to day some very rich specimeS
of gold quartz ore recently taken from
the we'll known old Georgetown gold
niue property near Cashiers.
The case against George Wylde, the
bigamist, will not likely reach a hear,
ing at this term of GuilfOrd Superior
court. The Record announces the re-
cipt of a cable dispatch stating that
the papers had been pre- pared in Eng
land and would be brought by a brother
of Mrs. Wylde No. l. The case will,
probably, be set for mex February
term.
A painful accident befell Mr.. John
w. Brown, a mechanic in the employ
of Messrs. Miller Bro, early this morn
ing. While walking nea the building
on which he was at work his foot
slipped and the result was he fell on a
paling, the sharp end Of which flew w
and struck him OF the neck, i%ntiicting
an ugly cash of a half inch or in
length.
Henderson God Leaf: Mrs. Mary
Clarke, mother Of Mr. j. Z. Clarke of
this place, died at her home in Warren
county, Thursday, December 3rd, in
the 86th year of her age. Having been
in feeble III feeble health for several
years her death was not entirely unex
pected She was q devOut member OF
the Methodist Episcopal church for
over sixty years,
Eleven thousand dollars worth OF
real estate al Durham exchanged hands
a day or 50 ago, the Sun says. 1t was
bought by Mr.. B l.. Duke from the
Green estate and completes the right
Of way for the belt line railroad and
brings it into town up to Main street.
1t is probable that the depot will be