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

Mcneil & Mclean, of LumbertOn. who
held some neavy claims against the
principals, have picked a flaw in the
document.
Kinston Free Press: Messrs. Plato
Collins and w. E. Darden, of this
county, have been elected inter society
speakers of the Phi society at the
University. This is quite an honor to
LenOir cOunty-that 1t furnishes both
speakers for a society contest in the
University.
Will sitting in front of the fire
place at his home in Graham's town
ship, Saturday night, Geo. Weeks,
c)lOred, was taken wi h an eoileptic
fit and falling head foremost into the
fire, he was burned t. death before
help could reach him, says the G bids
boro Headlight
Rev. DR.. Rumple and Col. John L.
Brown, Regents of the Presbyterian
Home, have been appointed a COM
mlttee to visit the Presbyterian Or
phanage at Clinton S. O., with a view
toward getting ideas Of the working of
such an institution. They go to Clinton
Tuesday.
Chatham Record: A colored woman
named Cynthia Aston died a few days
ago at the Home for the Aged and
Infirm, who is said to have been 105
years old. This Is the third centen-
arian in Chatham whose death has
been published in the Record during
the past two months.
Raleigh Chronicle: A company here
has received one order for {, 5000 gallons
of wine, which it will ship from its
wine house near the city. - Deputy
! OOlloOfor G0nO TNrnC oorf,,roI ~ tho
10Th, near Lemon Springs, Moore
county, an illicit dis5illery supposed to
belong to one Spivey.
Washington Gazette: An old col
ored man from the Martin county line,
called at Griz les store a few days ago
and said that the bears were so de
structive that the neighbOrs in his
community had got up a 'su oerscrip-
ton" of ten dollars, to be given the
man who would kill the first bear.
A petition was sent to the Governor
sometime ago asking for the pardon of
Dave Frailey, who, about eight years
ago, murdered revenue officer II. +.
Walker. in Stanly county. The Gov
ernOr declined to pardon him; n
quently he will have to serve out the
balance of his time, four years.
The condition of Edger Ransom, Of
H~untersvIlle, whose arm was mAngled
in a gin last week, is not encouraging.
Yesterday, his arm which had been
put together and bandaged, fell to
pieces and is nOw in as Dad condition
as at first. 1t is feared the arm wi |
have TO be amputated, says the Char
lotte Chronicle.
Weldon Neic8: On Saturday morn
ing last, the 10Th inst Mrs Virginia
z. N. Tilghman, wife Of J.. B Thigh
man. ST.. ESQ was found dead in bed.
She had been an invalid for two years,
and several months ago received q
paralytic stroke, which made her con
ditiOn much worse. She was in the
9th year of her age.
Owing to the present prevailing DUH
ness in financial and business circles,
the Wayne Agricultural Works, of this
city, has been compelled to decrease
its force Of wOrkmen, for the present
at least. The Goldsooro Furniture
Factory has made a slight cut or its
employees wages temporarily, says the
GoldsborO Headlight.
Charlotte NeWS: Mr.. J. N. Thomp-
son, II of the most prominent men of
Davidson College, and oneof the oldest
merchants of that place, died this
ll1OI 1lUlS " 1lCCIIO OISCdSC. Liz 10
been sick for a week past, but yes
terday he had apparently recovered,
He got up this morning to start out
for his store when he suddenly eX-
pired.
The Pink granite company are the
owners of the famous Dunn's noun
tain granite property near Salisbury.
Mr.. BryOn E. Shear, of Washington,
D. @, is president Of the company, and
Mr.. +. B. Arendell. of Salisbury, is the
general manager. The company, the
Herald says, Is organized with a per
petual charter with a cash capital Of
500. 900.
New Berne Journal: Our rivers
and sounds are a mine of wealth which
is being better appreciated as the value
thereof is getting better understood,
and no better opportunity of examin-
ing the industry in all it's phases has
ever been presented than Will be given
at this exhibition of the East Carolina,
Fish, Oyster, Game and Industrial
Association.
TarborO SOutherner: w. P: Fife,
the drummer evangelist, who will be-
gin aseries of meetings here to morrow,
was born in New Berne, June %, 1853,
aud married in 1877 Miss Jamie Whit
ford of that city. He was a travelling
man for years; was converted under
Rev. r. G.. Pearson in Wilmington,
1888, and in June 1889, began his evan
gelistic work.
Raleigh Chronicle: There are thus
far this year III brands of commercial
fertilizers registered for ale in this
State. - Mrs. J. J. Sumrnerlin died
Sunday morning at 80 South Person
street, aged 81 years. She was a
daughter of Mr.. D. w. Register. -
The strength of the State Guard is
!, 578 officers and men; again of about
100 over last year.