The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-29

NICUOI COLGOn Hills OF JnIS Guy DOuSnG
their entire years supply of cotton.
9,4OO bales, to be delivered throughout
the following year as they may need it.
Atthe price of cotton to day, the Victor
mills has saved just $50, 600 on the deal,
says the Charlotte NeWS
Concord Standard: The Standard
congratulates the Third party of this
county upon the in which it
takes defeat. Every one we have seen
takes 1t In good humOr. Some of the
best men of the county sincerely sup
ported the Third party, and as such
are yet, and will receive the respect
that is due all gentlemen.
We regret to see two lynchings re
ported last week as occurring in North
Carollna-One in Granville and IN
Richmond county. Granville is max
ing a bad reputation for lawlessness.
Ehes ~lynchings are deplOrable and
show that our State is drifting farther
and father from the safe old landmark
OF the past, says the ROxboTo Courier.
One of the most remarkable occur
FENCES of the recent election of which
we nave heard, occurred in COddle
Greek township, Mr. Joseph Benson
was a candidate for constable When
the votes were counted 1t was found
that Mr.. Benson had only received but
two, but he was elected. There were
no votes cast against him, says the
StatesvlIie Landmarks.
Mr.. w. r. Self is certain he has
struck a rich vein of gold on the Walter
Setter place, where he has been work
ing this summer. He showed us rock
the other day on which the gold could
be seen in dots all over the surface,
even with the naked eye. If there are
many rocks there as rich as that one,
he has got a bonanza sure enough, says
he Newton Enterprise.
The Soldiers Home, at Raleigh, is
~overcrowed. Secretary SCronach says
the number of inmates o amounts
to fifty six Since the opening of the
nome, a little more than two years
ago, there have been eighty five. six of
whom have died There will have to
be provisions for more at once, as there
are ten applications now on file. There
are some veterans i'll pOOrhOuse5.
Rocky Mount Arg0nGut: We were
lately shown some beautiful bun che s
# the japanese persimmOn, which
were grown Oy John N Taylor, Esq g,
at his farm about three miles from
town They do not look very much
like the American variety, being very
much la ger, ard averag ny about five
of them to the pound. Mr.. Taylor says
he had n this year that was three
inches in diameter.
Ashville Citizen: About dark yes
terday afternoon as E. NJ Crawford,
a painter, was on his way to his board
ing house, r. H. Lees IS Bailey sreet,
from work IN the eastern part of the
CT Y, he ran into a barb wire fence
ne4rt the Il ing House on E agile street,
One of the Oarbs caught III the right
side of Mr.. CrawfOrd's mouth as he
fell and tore apart the flesh of his face
almost back to his ear. His lower lip
was also cut for an inch Or
Capt j E Bowen brings the news
that mUnsLe shark was Captured one
day last week near Shall ,tte bar, In a
purse seine belonging TO Messrs. Moore
and ROurk. Capt. James Chad wick
was in charge of the net wren it was
hauled IN. TheshaTk measured twelve
feet in length and SIX feet around the
middle of his body. His mouth opened
fourteen inches and his tongue meas
uTed eight inches across This is the
rye Sudrh eve SeSIl Ill IIi0SS WdLGTS,
Thieves are still around. An at.
tempt was made Monday night to
break into Mr.. G. s Rnid's china store.
The residence OF Mr. George Webb, on
West Trade street, was also entered,
and Mr.. Webb walked just in time to
see the burgl 1r hop III of a window.
The burglar carried off a suit of clothes
belonging to Mr.. Webb, but got nc
cash or v~aluaOles. In a pocket Of the
the stolen suit was Mr.. Webb's Build,
ing & Loan book, says the Charlotte
Meas
Mr.. J. w. Propst, of Jacobs Fork,
planted two acres of bottom land IL
rice this year and raised eighty
bushels. He is well pleased with has
experiment. He plOughed the ground
as well as possible and planted the seed
with a wheat drill. That was the last
of it until he cut it, which he ala with
a wheat reaper. 1t grew about five
feet high. Mr. Jacob Anthony, of the
same neighborhOod. raised thirty five
bushels Rice culture is sure to Deco ne
a profitable industry on Clark's Greek
and other low lands, says the Newton
Enterprise.