The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-26

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High Point Enterprise: Capt. w
5. Bradshaw, father of our townsman
Mr.. w. G. Bradshaw, cashier of the
Commercial National Bank, died at
his home in Asheboro last Saturday,
aged about II years. "
Winston Sentinel: A car load of
melons was received here to day. max
ing the ninth car during the past few
weeks. Each car averages about thir-
teen hundred melons, thus making a
grand total Of II, 700.
New Berne Journal: Mr.. Albert
Joyner who has been laboring in the
city In behalf of the Kinsey Institute
mas met with success in interesting the
people and has secured a number who
intend to take a course.
At the Albemarle and Raleigh iunc
ton Sunday morning Parmalee and
Eccle5sOn's planning mills, together with
a large stock of lumber, were burned
1t was the largest plant of the kind in
State. The loss is $40. 900.
Norwood Vidette: We notice the
corn crop Is apparently being damaged
IN some places by a small worm cutting
the blades and heart of the corn. We
CIV AA"O1C " CNC1 COIl I6CGllE0 UIlC OaIn
ages that may be sustained.
EX-Speaker of the State House of
Representatives, \ Leazer is out in @
card announcing his candidacy for
the nomination in the Seventh Con
g~ressional district, which Hon. John
:. Henderson now represents.
While at work in his machine, Tues
day afternoon, Mr.. Horace E. King.
unfortunately struck the smallest fin
ger on his left hand with a heavy ham
mer, knocking the tip and nail off,
says the GOldsboro Headlight.
Weldon News: We regret to an
nounce the death of Mr.. Starkey Eure,
which occurred at the residence of his
nephew, Mr.. w. T Eure, about five
miles from Halifax, on Thursday
morning last, aged seventy five years.
Oxford LEDGER: Rev. @. A. Jenkins
has re ,e, we'd a call to the pastOrate of
a Baptist church in New Orleans. Mr..
Jenkins has not yet decided whether
to accept or decline it. He resided in
New Orleans for a while when a boy.
J. H. Gouge, a merchant of this
town, was tried last MonCay before
Trial Justice Bowman for selling cigar
etts to minors and was bonded over to
the county court in the sum of one
hundred dollars, says the Bakersville
NelrS.
Wilksboro Chronicle: Another blue
crane was killed at Mr.. Curtis fish
pond Tuesday evening by Tom Brown.
cOlOred, which measured five feet and
nine inches from end of bill to toe and
six feet and four inches from tip of
wings.
w. H. Workman. G.. O.. Farthing
and W. J. Christian have incorporated
the Workman wooden mills to con
duct a general woodworking business
at Durham. The capital stock is
$12, 600, with privilege of increasing
$50, 600.
Mrs. W. NJ. MiIligan presented us
last week with an Irish potato weigh
ing one and one-third pounds. This
beats anything that we have seer this
season in the shape Of a potato of this
variety, says the Laurinburg Er-
change.
StanIy Nelr8: Report says that
Isaac Turner was found at a disreput.
able house last week and was taken
out and ku klucked, or given a sound
thrashing. Ike says be will get even
with them who he gets able to tote
his rifle.
Asheville d. mOcrat: r. U. Garrett,
while crossing the car track at South
Main street and SOuthside avenue on
Wednesday, was struck on the back
of the neck by a broken trolley wire,
knocking him insensible for several
minutes.
Lexington Dispatch: A very re
markable phenomenon was witnessed
by u people on last Thursday even
ing. 1t was a very large circle or halo
| all around the sun. We heard old mer
say they had never seen anything
like it.
Charlotte NelUS: A car load of water
melons passed through Charlotte yes
terday billed for Toronto, Canada. -
Mrs. John Alternately died at her home
in the HOpewell neighborhoOd, yester
day, a brief illness. She was about 81
years old.
Mr.. Jno. R.. Sapp, of Dothan, Ala
arrived in town last Sunday morning.
having in his custody Reuben Jones
| colored who shot and instantly killed
| Grant Mcleod, at Hasty, this county
on July 4th, 1885, says the Rocking
ham Rocket.
Winston Sentinel: Anew band was
organized last Tuesday night under
the name of Twin-City Cornet Band
The band is composed of most of the
old members of the Salem band, under
the leadership and management O
Walter Grouse
The shipment of melons to the north
is at present simply immense. To day.
eight freight trains of melons passed
of them in on the @. @. g., road anG
two came in on the Air Line road, says
the Charlotte Ne1CS.
Kings Mountain NeWS: We Learn
from gentleman living on the water
courses that nearly all the bottom corn