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

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Dale, a parsonage we'll known in Kings
Mountain, who was tried and convicted
OF blgamy in Georgia some time ago,
a just been granted a ne trial by
a Supreme Court of Georgia, says
the Kings Mountain Nems.
W. B. Church, an experienced miner
from the Yancy Mines, in Person, is in
Durham. He is here looking at ore
and to day visited sheriff Blacknall's
place, on whichthe are some mineral
deposits thought to be of a valuable
nature, says the Durham San.
Fayetteville Observer: It is with
sorrow that we nnoun this week
the sudden and unexpected death Of
Major Duncan MacRae O'Hanlon, at
his home a Point Caswell, Fender
county, on Sunday morning last, July
10, 1892, in the 55th year Of his age.
Clinton Caucasian: We learn that
there is a move on foot to organize a
bank in Clinton at an early day. Our
business men are greatly incOnven-
fenced by the want of banking facili
ties and will gladly encourage in every
way they can the establishment Of a
bank.
Mr.. M. K. Gray, we hear, has about
finished his work in getting out slaves
in Chatham county. where he has been
for the past year or more, and he will
soon move all his machinery to Thomas
vile, where he will continue in the
same work. says the Lexington Dis
patch.
An addition of 50 by 100 feet is to be
made to Pee Dee Factory an the con-
tract for the same awarded to Mr.. w.
A. McKinnon. The Pee Dee Manu-
featuring Company is one of the most
successful cotton manufacturing com
panies in the South, says the Rocking
ham Rocket.
Mr.. J. E. Malioy, the efficient Super
intendent of the Carolina BrownstOne
Co., informs us that he was in Rich
mOnd, Va, two days recently and sold
two small fronts of brownstone. Their
business is booming and the prospects
for the company are bright, says the
Sanford Express.
Asheville Citizen: Jack Crawford.
a visitor from Old Fort, was touched"
for nearly $500 in cash on Saturday
night. The menCy was in his purse
and was taken from his pocket by
some person while Mr.. Crawford was
in the alley in real Of Sorrells' bar, on
South Main street.
1LC L 1OlIlOlGIOL1 uICCbI1lS dO UIIS Jul
house last night was attended by a
fairly good crowd. Rev. Dr.. Greasy
delivered an address which was we'll
received. After the speech a meeting
of the Prohibition club was held and
80 new members were received, says
the Charlotte Ne1Cs.
Mr.. Geo. H. Vow, so far, is entitled
to the "cake," says the Thomasville
Ne1Cs., On Saturday, 9th, he had IA
acres of his wheat crop thrashed, which
yielded him 367 bushels of nice clean
wheat, an average of 26 3 IA bushels
per acre. Who can beat it? says the
Lexington Dispatch,
Miss Novella Higgs was painfully
hurt one day last week by accidently
thrusJing a hot fork in one of her eyes.
For a while there was apprehension
that her eycsight was in danger, but
her friends rejoice with her that the
trouble o o passed away, says the
Greenville Reflector.
The finest turtle soup we have Toasted
on in a long time was served to-day by
Mr.. George Adams at dawes place"
1t was one Of those fat sea turtles
weighing Is pounds, and George Little
John. the polite chief cook, dished out
about Is gallons to the guests, says the
I10uu0ESOu OOLL LcUJ.
Concord Standard: The musket
that in the hands of John Whitener,
killed Col. FurgesOn at the battle of
Kings Mountain during the Revolu-
tiOnary war, has been presented to the
Guilford Battle Ground Company by
Peter WilfOng Whitener, grandson of
the man did the shooting.
Elizabeth City CarOZinian: The PeO-
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Washington county. - The Irish
potato yield has been large, but the
prices have not made it a paying crop
this year. - Mr.. Samuel Leary, the
oldest man in Camden county, diedlast
week. His age was "a years.
Shelby ReUieW: Old Mr.. Christy
Hullender, who is Sc years of age, but
is more active than many men not
half his age lives near Fancy, in this
county. One of the hottest days in
June this year he cut forty dozen
bundles of wheat, which is a pretty
good days work for a young nan
Mount Holly NeWS: Mr.. Lawrance
Dellinger, of Lincoln, has three apple
trees of the same kind standing nearly
in a tangle. The centre tree bears q
full crop of apples every year and the
trees on each side alternate b%iennlally
in bearing a half crop, the side Of the
tree to the center only bearing.
Raleigh Visitor: We are informed
that the returns of the tax listers this
year are much fuller than heretofore
as concerns farm statistics, such as
cattle, horses, hogs, number of acres,
kind of crops, value, yield, etc. The
clerical force will soon commence the
work of making up summaries.
Goldsboro Argus: The most terrific
rain ever experienced in these parts
q regular cloud burst-visited this city
and section about midnight Saturday