The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-02-16

ing is next in order, a large crop of
which will be put in around these
parts.
Hard times can't hold Charlotte
the Ne1cS asserts. On a single
block on South Tryon street, are resi-
dences, some almost completed and
under contract, to the extent of
$50, 900. -
1t is reported here that Robert Mac
nair of Washington county, brother
of Z. D. Macnair of this place, had his
house and everything in it destroyed
by fire recently, says the Tarboro
Advocate.
Carthage Blade: Deputy Marshal
A. Kennedy had Ben Barbor before
Commissioner A. W Campbell last
night, on a charge of ILL 1T retailing.
He was held in a 5000 bond for the
Federal Court.
Scotland Neck Democrat: Just as
we 90 to press news comes from Enfield
that Mr.. E T. Branch, a we'll known
attorney of this county, jumped into a
we'll Yesterday. We have not learned
the particulars.
The Messenger says that the Atlantic
Coast Line will not move their shops
from Wilmington. There wi be two
shops, one at Wilmington and one at
Rocky Mount. The road was so long
that this was necessary.
Raleigh Visitor: Five negro prison
ers made their escape from the jail at
Henderson Thursday by knocking
down and choking the jailer. Thay
were pursued and captured. - Coun-
terfeit silver dollars are still a1Oat.
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. Q, A. Hege
and others have invented a coffee huller
which promises to pan out well for the
inven' ors. Several prominent coffee
dealers of Central America and else
where are interested in the enterprise.
Last Wednesday an extensive forest
fire got out along the line of the L. &
L. V. Railroad, doing considerable
damage to timber. 1t took some hard
fighting to keep it from the house of
Mr.. A. V. Miller, says the Lenoir
Topic.
Durham San: At a meeting of the
members of the First Baptist church
last evening. a unanimous call was
tended to Rev. III. w. Battle, of Wilson,
to become pastor and fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Rev. J. L.
WhI-e.
Smithfeld Herald: From what we
can learn there will be a great deal
less guano used this year that any
year for some time. I'VE learn that
in some sections of the county the grip
has been so prevalent as to stop the
schools.
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart, Pro
Tn-Gnu Of IIrf Nrry IN Ilnovynr1 lIDI
versity, is 20 in Chapel Hill, and is
history. DR.. Hart is One of the most
j Judicial and broad minded of our his
torians.
Asheville Citizen: A colored brake
man on the Western North Carolina
Railroad, JOHN Peterson. while coup
Wars yesterday at Ola Fort was
tUglt bet ween the Cars and so seri-
ously injured that he died in the
afternoon.
At present there ere 135 orphans in
the asylum at Townsville. These
children are all to be cared for by
the good people of the Sta e, and they
should do everything in their power
to make them happy, says the Lexing-
ton Dispatch.
There were tw business failures in
Halifax Friday. One of Isaac Levy,
Of Enfield. Assets are about SO, 600
Liabilities greater. The other of Law,
renee & Ed wards, of Scotland Neck.
Asses are not known; liabilities esti-
mated at SIS, 600.
Engineer Gates of the shifting engine
had his arm painfully hurt while at
temptingtO couple a a Friday. There
was no bone broken, but the flesh wound
was very p~aipful. Automatic car coup
les would prevent such accidents, says
the Farmers Advocate.
Last week twenty-five negroes from
the surrounding country left Weldon
fer the coal mines of Pennsylvania
where they are promised good wages
and steady work in the mines. A few
f1ays later, the NeWS says twelve others
1T for the same destination.
r rxboro Courier: The Roxboro In
itute is at last at home in its new
d spacious buildings and the entire
Valuy hard at work training the
Al hearts and bodies of the pupils
IN its charge. The combined
yIriN contain nine rooms.
ThA * of the electric street rail
vly ng leveled IN places where
such 8 needed, and the trolley
ng everhauled. The road
IS beiny i'm thorough condition for
the heal Dirk ahead of it this spring
and SUI says the Charlotte NeWS.
Sa'jsb1 i7eTaId: The sale of hickory
1 Rckwell has amounted to
n eousand dollars this win
ter. This! lstry has brought a lot
of money! Rowan. The timber is
teS Pus points in the State,
and IS usedN 4king spOkes, handles,
etc.
Kings Mol Nm NelCS: Never in
our who'll iii Ane do we remember
seeing our fan $50 utterly opposed
to the use Cf Q ercial fertilizers as
this season. gh the cas- is
already here, wy dealers should lay