The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-21

4h6 GREATEST QarV6S or WneaG n
bats known in this section since the
war IS now In progress. Crowds went
out to Wad5wOrth's model farm yes
terday and to day, to see the reaping
and binding machines at work in wheat
nearly five feet high, says the Char.
IOtte Ne1US.
Gastonia Gazette: 1t now looks as
if there will be four county tickets,
Democratic, Republican, Prohibition
and so called Peoples party. These be
wild and lively times. The Prohibi-
tionists will fight straight from the
shoulder, and declare they will fuse
with nobody.
MI. w. H. Jones of Goldsboro who
was employed at Shearin's brick yard
dropped dead suddenly on Thursday
morning last. He seemed to be in
good health before the sad occurrence.
His death is supposed to have resulted
from heart disease, says the Rocky
Mount PhRniE.
Rocky Mount ATgOnaut: The crops
everywhere are looking splendidly and
the promise of an abundant harvest is
The stand of tobacco is unusually good
and the plants have a good growth.
Taking it all in all, no year has ever
held out a promise of better results to
the tOilil g hUsbandman.
w. B. Witty, who lives five miles
south of this place, had a fine Jersey
bull and mich COW killed by lightning
last week. Ten other COWS, all in
same enclosure were unhurt. Those
killed were standing near a tree which
was struck by the lightning, says the
Greensboro North State.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. w. w.
Davis, of Monroe, die d Sunday after an
illness of a month or more. Deceased
was about 81 years of age. Mrs.
Martha Mcconnell died at her residence
on North TryOn street Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock, after an illness of
two weeks, in her 81st year.
Monday evening our town was highly
excited by the cry of fire, and the ring
ing of bells which soon showed the
from the stove fue. But by careful
and faithful work by everybody it
was soon extinguished without much
damage, says the Dunn Times.
Durham Sun: Rev. A. A. Butler
was called to p~astOrate of the Second
Baptist Church for one year, and his
time will be out the last Sunday in
August. We learn that the church
conference last night, of that church,
appointed committee to call a new
pastor at the expiration of that time.
A negro man broke into three houses
near Browns Summit last week and
stole a suit of clothes from each, from
Of the houses the thief got a clock.
The burglar is supposed to have been
John Robinson, for he was seen by
Johnnie Gilmore, sneaking away from
of the houses robbed, on the day
of the theft.
Mount Airy NeWs: The editor XII led
a small rattlesnake in the dining room
of Mr. r. A. TOtten's residence on last
Friday. 1t was quite an infant. Ed.
Cundiff, the colOred servant, stepped
on the little fellow who cOiled up for a
strike. Several old people who have
seen many such snakes prOnunced it a
young RATHER.
New Berne Journal: The numerous
friends of Miss Nellie E. LaRoque,
daughter of Mr.. J. D. LaRoque, will
hear with surprise and with shock, of
her death. 1t occurred at noon yester-
day at the residence of her grand
mother, Mrs. r. @. OIdfeld, seven
miles beyond Pollocksville, after an
illness Of only five days.
A J. Blackwelder purchased a pistol
in 1879 and then loaded it. He had no
cause for using it until enc night last
week when he heard some one prowl-
ing about his lot. Then he took it out
of the drawer, went out and shot three
barrels off not n missing fire al
though it had been loaded Is years,
says the Concord Standard.
Oxford Ledger: Almost the entire
tobacco crop has been planted, and the
stand is something phenomenal, nearly
in every instance the plant can be seen
in Astonishing condition, consequently
replanting will be a programme of but
little Importance. The crop this year
is smaller. Corn crop planted is large
and a good yield is expected.
Sanford Express: A report has been
circulated in this community by a
certain minister of the Gospel to the
effect that Elias Carr, nominee for
Governor, was a member of the Roman
atholic Church. One of our towns
men wrote to DR.. Bailey, of Raleigh,
in regard to the matter. The Doctor
says he doesn't belong to any church.
Lillian M. Gould, the beautiful but
wicked English lady, who was con-
nected with one of the most noted
murder trials ever held in Cherokee
county, is now in the Eastern hospital
Gnsane asylum) at Knoxville, Tenn.
The superintendent says her general
health is good, but that the prospects
for the restoration of her mind is not
bright.
Marion Free Lance: Mr.. John War
rem, who died in Buncombe county a
few days ago, was born in 1890. He
never saw a railroad train in his life.
as he declined to even look at one. -
Our countyman. Mr. James Atkins, is
raising some fine stock. He was
efferered $1,000 for a four year old