The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-01

Ever Bearing Mulburry." One of
Mecklenburg's best farmers, Mr.. L. B.
Williamson, the Charlotte Chronicle
says. has also tried the same plan on a
small scale, and made, we hear, quite
a success of it.
No small stir was created in society
circles here on Tuesday, when it was
learned that Mr.. S. J. Lowe, the hand
some dashing young merchant prince
of Min Island and Miss Eunice Nc
DOwell Of Steel Creek had elooed and
were married at Fort Mills, S. @. We
hope lone of the Gastonia girls will
get Low(e) spirited about it, says the
Gastonia Gazette.
Newton Enterprise: Several of the
Sherilrs Ford people have been up
marketing this week, They say the
cotton crUp will be very light this
year, compared with last year. -
MI. S. w. Sheriff., of Sherrills Ford,
lsahead on egg curiosities. He brought
one to this office n day this week
with a knob on the little end in the
shape of a birds head.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: We learn
that In a certain portion of county
last week two preachers got into a dis
pute about which could take the
senses" best. Finally one told the
other that he could beat him preach
ing, whereupon the other promptly
replied you're a id liar" The
final result of this ministerial cOnfab
hasn't been announced.
Kings Mountain NeoUs: Mai. Jones
and associates were up this week from
Bl~acksburg to look at some of our
minerals, and we learn they are de-
| lInhfnI It'll H. @,,A14~l- LO-o o-~o
cially for tin. - The first guanO of
was three car loads. There will not be
more than one fourth az much used
this season as was used last.
Charlotte Chronicle: Yesterday Mr..
Tom McKensie was painfully hurt at
machinery his foot caught in some
thing, and he was thrown on the belt,
and from there against the engine.
Fortunately the engine stopped just
then, or he might have received fatal
injuries. His shoulder was badly
wrenched and his face burned.
At Asheville a doctor left a poison
Gus liquid with the matrOn of the home,
and advised her that it should be kept
well out Of the way. Despite the care
exercised a young inmate got hold of
the bottle and gave it to the child.
Unaware Of any danger the child
drank the poison. Doctor arrived too
late to do anything for the relief of the
little sufferer. He died early Friday.
Kinston Free Press: Mrs. Lethie
Erwin died in Pink Hill township Mon
day night. She was a very aged lady,
about SO years old. The Free Press
is glad to observe that more truck and
tobacco than heretofore will be planted
around Kinston this year. Most Of the
farmers in this section already raise
their food supplies and many of them
have begun to diversity their money
crops.
Cf,@T!otte Noes: Mr.. Chas. Mclean,
aged % years, son of the late VIM.
Mclean, of CASTOR, and a young man
prominently connected in Mecklenburg
and York counties, is in a rather ser
ious bit of trouble. He was committed
this morning in default of bond, for
forging a note and obtaining goods
thereby. The young man admitted
the forgery, but offered no explanation
of his conduct.
The grape and fruit industry in and
around Southern Pines is attaining
great proportions, the Carthage Blade
states, and unless the opinions of ex-
perienced grape and fruit growers are
sadly at fault, it will only be a few
years before that entire section of
country contiguous to Southern Pines
will be one vast grape vineyard and
fruit orchard, and one of the richest
sections of the South.
Morganton Herald: Mr.. @. A. Nc
Gimpsey; of Upper Creek township,
has a genuine curiosity that old John
Robinson would have paid a good price
for. 1t is a pig, now just budding into
shoathood, which, in addition to the
appendages and appurtenances of the
ordinary pig, has a horn an inch in
length in the center of it's forehead.
This horn we are informed, is in shape
and appearance like a cows horn.
Clinton Caucasian Mr.. B. L. Peter
son, doing business at HarrelI's store,
made an assignment this week to Mr..
G.. w. DeVane. The Liabilities are
about 81, 500. We are not able to learn
the assets. - Mr.. Dunn has been at
work principally getting his books and
other matters straight so as to work
Systematically and rapidly. He is col
lecting of fast as possible, and hopes to
pay a dividend in the early spring.
R. M. Burke, a prominent farmer Of
Chatham county, was scalded to death
in a slop tub at Cox's. He was looking
through the distillery when he became
sick, his head swimming from the a
odor of bad whiskey, and fell into the
tub. When taken out, he was dead.
He leaves an excellent wife and a
family of fourteen children, seven boys
and seven girls. He was in his 18TH
year and never drank whlskey, the
ASHORE Courier states.
.Rockingham Rocket: Northern cap
italists are prospecting in Moore county
with view towards opening up, Drown
stone quarries there. - Hamlet: 1t Is
rumored, will soon have an Alliance
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