The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-15

and that not half as much guano will
be used as heretofore
Statesville Landmark: There is a
movement IN foot here for the estab-
llshment of an industry which will
mark a new era in the history of States
Vile. 1t is a cotton factory with a
capital stock of 800, 600.
One day last week, the Citizen saws
j. b. Rogers, who lives in the shadow
OF PIsgah, near Asheville, shot and
killed an immense black eagle which
had It's talOns fastened in one of his
lambs and was slowly rising with it.
Washington Progress: A company
Will be organized here soon with Mr..
w. p. Baugham as president for the
manufacture of barrels for truck etc,
1t Is a much needed enterprise and we
are glad to know that it is an assured
fact.
Bishop Lyman will visit as follows:
On the 9th, Sunday, Wilson; 28th,
Monday evening, Battleboro; 29th,
Tuesday, Rocky Mount; 3Oth, Wednes-
day af ernoOn, St. Luke's, Tarboro;
3lst, Tuesday, Calvary church, Tar
bOro.
The Fayetteville Observer has printed
all the evidence In the McDougaId case,
together with the speeches OF the at
tOrneys, photograph of McDougald, the
judge and lawyers. IL is splendldly
illustrated and will be sold at 81 per
copy.
Bakersville NelUS: JudgeC. F. Baker,
u. 5. Commissioner, tried Reubin Bur
Lesson Monday for not obeying a sum
mOns ReuOen's excuse for not obey
ing the summons was that his bees
were sNvarming anI he could not leave
home.
From the Marion Free Lance we
learn that Buck Greek furnishes fine
sport for the followers OF NImrOd; that
three deer have been killed in Buck
Greek thus year and that Robert Stroud
has killed SIX wild turkeys since De
cemOer.
The barn and stables of Mr.. Jas. M.
Oliver, near Princeton. were destroyed
by an lncendlary fire, Saturday night.
Every thing In the barn went up l n
smoke, out the live STOCK in the stables
was gotten out in time, says the Colds
bOrO Headlight.
Oxford Dag: Died, at his home in
Oxford, at $40 D. M, on Friday, the
4th INST, Richard Y. Minor, aged
nearly 81 years. Capt. Minor was
born III Granville county, on March 8,
1S41, and has Deer for many years a
resident of Oxford.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. T. B. Ash.
ford recently patented a substitute for
lightwOOd for kindling fires. IL Is
made Of dry saw dust and ker Isene oil
made Into compressed blocks 6x6X12
In,hn5 yorXr Eunn1l rIIan rJrU 10 cuff
clent to start a fire.
A farmer who has tried it says that
a tobacco plant bed, after the plants
are off, Is a very fine place TO plant
Irish potatoes. Just drop them about
and V them with pine straw, and
they (the pOtatOes) will do the rest, says
the Franklin Times.
Southport LEADER: One day last
week Mr.. 2. =. Thorp shot a sea gull
in the harbor, but before the bird
could be secured a large bald eagle,
hitherto unnOtiCed, swoOped down,
disappearing with 1t In the olrec
tlOn of Fort CaswelL.
1t is reported that the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad Company will
build a road from GrIftOn, in Pitt
county, on the Scotland Neck and
Greenville branch, to New Berne, and
also a road from the same point to
Snow Hill, in Green county.
Salisbury Herald: Another burglary
was committed here last night. The
Mt. Vernon hotel bar VAS fOrclbly
entered by breaking the door latch.
About 81 In money was stolen, and 1t
is supposed that the thief or thieves
helped themselves to whisky,
Rocky Mount ArgOnaut: Very few
are awareOf the extent to which dairy
ing Is carried on in the neighborhOOd
of Ro ky Mount. On some OF the
farms the most improved appliances
are being used and the very finest
quality of butter being made.
FOurteen-year-Old LOle Walker, who
is selling tobacco and representing d
newspaper, Is the youngest drummer
on the road. He started out from
Winston, w weeks ago on his first
trip and has been as far as New Orleans
in the west and to Tampa in the South
Marion Record: Mcdowell has, per
haps, the most sprightly man of his
| age in the State. Mr.. Isaac BledsOe
was born in 1901 and is, therefore, 81
years. old. He never carries a cane
and thinks nothing of bouncing on
spirited young mule and galloplng tc
| town.
Windsor Ledger: Sunday nigh
about half past ten o'clock three shot,
from a pistol were heard on Nam street
From what we can learn night watch
man Davis was fired at by a man neal
DR.. Dunstan's Office. Mr.. Davis free
twice in return, but the man got
away.
On Saturday night three dry kiIns
Side, Beaufort county, belonging tt
the Roanoke Railway and Lumber
Company, were burned. The loss Ii
$4,000. The amount of insurance is
unknown, the Washington PaOgreS'
states.
Mr.. J.. W. Barnes, of Powellsville
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