The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-06

of Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
N~orth-Stalks of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
Stanly NeUCs: Rev. A. f. Atkins,
six miles east of here, died on last
Friday morning at the age of eighty
one years.
A lady in Durham wrote a letter to
her husband in Winston and it reached
him after a lapse of twenty six days,
says the Sentinel.
Mr.. B J.. Bean, Of North Catawba,
lost a tobacco barn and it's contents by
fire on the 18th inst, loss 800, saysthe
Hickory Mercury.
Protracted meetings can't run in this
country for politics. Religion seemsto
be a side issue right now, says the
Rockingham Rocket.
Rev. Tom Dixon has purchased a
site at Mays Head, and will build a
cottage and make the place his home
every summer hereafter.
There are Is prisoners in jail this
week and it's about time for 'em to get
religion. They all get it just before
court, says the Rockingham Rocket.
Since our last issue this section ms
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growing things r looking correspond
ingly better, says the Carthage Blade.
The first bale Lightning struck and
destroyed a stack of hay belonging to
MI. Jacob Hedrick, of Fairmont, last
Saturday, says the Lexington Dis
patch.
Shelby ReUieW: Rev. Dennis Thomas,
a colored divine of this community,
skipped out some days ago leaving a
sewing machine man and several other
creditors to mourn.
We were shown recently an egg of
the common domestic fowl which con
tanned within it. another perfect egg
about the size of a partridge egg, says
the Hickory mercury.
On the goth instant Mrs. Margaret
A. Kincaid, aged 81 years, wife of Mr..
w. Winfield Kincaid, of Chesterfield,
Burke county, died. She leaves a hus-
band and six children.
Washington Progress: Capt. A.W.
Styron has had Capt. Joe Farrow to
construct a fine model of a steamboat
for the down river route to Aurora,
Hyde and other points.
We have heard of no Peoples party
man attempting to drive men into
that party because they are in debt to
him. Can Democrats say as much9
asks the Moncure Echo.
The copious showers that have fallen
this week proved a blessing to the
growing crops which were suffering
terribly on account of the dry weather,
says the Danbury Post.
The North Carolina Steel and Iron
Company have laid off fifteen acres
for a park at Greensboro. While it
has not been donated to the town, it
can be used by the people.
James GrOgan, the accused murderer
Of Wesley James, was captured last
night near Pine Hall and was brought
here on the Norfolk & Western train,
says the Winston Sentinel.
A chicken with two bills and three
eyes was seen in the neighborhood of
North Catawba recently. This is
vouched for a man Of truth who saw
it, says the Hickory Mercury.
The stone cutters that struck at
Vanderbilt's Saturday for an increase
of from 40 to As cents per hour, will
return to work this morning the de-
mand having been acceeded to.
The Asheville Tobacco and Cigarette
Company has shipped 1880, 600 cigar
cites on orders, so far this month. An
order was received yesterday for 1885,
600 cigarettes, says the Gazette.
The Turkey creek camp meeting was
well attended on Sunday last, nearly
5000 people being present. About one
fifteenth of Asheville's population was
there, says the Asheville Democrat.
The suit of Mrs. Nj. A. Jordan against
the city for SIC, 900 damage, for an in
jury caused by a defective plank walk
on Merrimon ave-, resulted in a verdict
for the city, says the Asheville Demo-
crGt.
Everybody is pleased at the glorious
rain that fell last week. It was too
late to save part of the crop but it has
been of lnestima6le value to the farm
ers in this section, says the Moncure
Echo.
Tom Quick, who was indicted at the
last term of Court for burning a barn
near Old Hundred last spring, was
brought up by MI. M. D. Livingston
last Tuesday and lodged in jail, saws
the Rockingham Rocket.
The furnace scheme at Bessemer is
one of the assured things at Bessemer
City. No doubt about it being built.
Bessemer goes slow but sure. She
does more than she promises, says the
Bessemer City Messenger.
DR.. r. L. Priesthood returned home
last Monday from a trip to Burke and
Caldwell counties. The doctor killed
a large rattle snake having twelve but
tons on it's rattle while in Burke county,
says the Bakersville NeWs.
The Mirror says that on Saturday,
as the Fayetteville train was coming
into Wilson, and when opposite the
cotton mills, the engine struck and
knocked from the track Haywood
Ward, killing him instantly.
Sanford Express: Deputy Collector