The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-16

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ern North Carolina Railroad, growing
out of the Bostain bridge, disaster a
year ago this month, have been trans
ferred from the State to the United
States Court at Charlotte.
Raleigh Visitor: We learn from a
gentleman just from the western part
of the State, is being well patronlzed
by invalids and pleasure seekers this
year. In Asheville and vicinity there
are an unusually large number of
Northern gentlemen and families
Goldsboro Argus: The death of Mr..
A. B. Thompson occurred yesterday
morning about II o'clock, at his home
in this county after a lingering illness
of many months. He was one Of our
best citizens, universally esteemed, and
greatly beloved by those who knw him
well.
The largest melon of the season was
brought to the city this week by Our
young friend Mr.. Ezekiel H. Parker.
The melon weighed SO pounds. This
speaks we'll for Mr.. Parker, who has
many competitors of much broader ex-
perience, says the GOldsboro Head
light.
Rockingham Rocket: MI. Robert L.
Steele, his two daughters, Miss Fannie
and Miss Pinkie, and MI. J. p. Leak,
will leave next week for a trip to the
far away West. They will visit the
National Park in Wyoming, California
and the wonders to be seen on the
Pacific coast.
Mr.. Dan Ratledge, who vas serious
Iy hurt by a mule a few days ago, died
Wednesday. He lived near Callahan.
He was trying to make the mule cross
a ditch on his farm and in struggling
with him caused some internal injury
which resulted in his death, says the
Mocksville Times.
Charlotte NeUS: The Third party
crowd in CASTOR county met at Dallas
last Saturday and nominated a full
County and legislative ticket. --
Mecklenburg farmers who are in the
city attending the Criminal Court, say
that crops are, without exception, the
best for the past ten years.
Concord Standard: @. L. Erwin
threshed his wheat on Thursday. His
crop amounted to Gil bushels of wheat,
80 sown; $40 bushels of oats, and he
had 6 bushels of clover seed threshed
out. MI. Erwin had 81 acres in wheat,
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This is the best yield yet reported.
Wilkesboro Ne1US: We have never
seen finer crops than have been pro
duced this year. Crops of all kinds
are good. The prospect for corn and
tobacco Is as promising as could be
desired or expected. We ought to
have prosperous times in this country.
The condition of all classes is good.
Asheville Citizen: Miss E. V. Les,
of Pennsylvania county, who has been
for about two years a missionary to
Mexico, located at Matamoras, under
the auspices of the First Presbyterian
Church Of this city, and who is still en-
gagged in that work, has returned to
North Carolina, to visit her parents.
Asheville Citizen: A. H. and @. E.
Lyman brought to Capt. Matt Atkin-
son to-day for use in North Cardinals
display at the Worlds Fair, a bunch
Of timothy grass between six and seven
feet tall. The grass vas grown on the
Messrs. Lyman's land, on Sunset noun
tain, in almost an absolutely wild
state.
On Saturday night, after 80 persons
had enrolled their names as members
of the Weaver Club at Maiden, N. c.,
a motion was made that a committee
of five be appointed to inform the man
who said there were not five Peoples
party men in Maiden, that he lied
deafening cheers, says the Hickory
Mercury.
Never before in one season have we
heard of so many deaths from light
ming On the 25th of July Robert, the
n~ine-year old son of VIM. Norris, liv-
ing near here was killed during a
thunder storm, and his little brother,
a few years younger, was severely
shocked by the bolt, says the Burling,
ton Herald.
Durham Recorder: Mr.. I. @. Up
church, of Chatham county, is a good
farmer, and is a lucky n On the
25th of last month he walked out to his
born that weighed seventy pounds.
Mr.. Upchurch also has a dog that
hunts turtles. He has caught three
this season.
Shelby AWrOr0: It is reported here
that Jonas the man who shot Smith
last week is hiding in Lincoln county
and resisted arrest. When an attempt
to arrest him was made by the sheriff
and his posse, one of the men was shot
in the leg by Jonas, who escaped. A
reward of two hundred dollars has been
offered for Jonas.
Shelby aurora: Micajah Mooney,
a Cleveland county farmer about As
years of age, owns a farm upon which
his present father-in-law, Heb Ellis,
resides. A feud has arisen and Heb
Ellis has had his son-in-law arrested
on the two grave charges of bigamy
and adultery. The alleged victim is
Heb Ellis daughter.
Tarboro S~Outherner: Moses Bell,
colored, Tuesday was held in default
of bail to answer at next weeks In
ferior Court for cruelty beating his
| daughter, a girl about Is years old.