The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-19

C6uhO W 4LSClnS IL Tor taxes put 1t down
FOR about $500, says the Rockingham
Rocket.
A storm of wind and rain of con.
siderable severity visited Wilmington
on Sunday afternoon but caused mo
damage beyond flooding low-Ivino
places and making washouts in Some
of the streets.
A co!ored boy near Leonard station
was killed by a train Tuesday. The
boy had fell asleep on the track and
the spot being on a curve, the engineer
OF an approaching train could not see
him until too late.
Davidson Dispatch: From a re-
liable source we learn that the Rev,
mos. N. lvey, who was elected head
master of the High School, at Trinitv's
Old location, In Randolph county, will
accept that position.
The Charlotte Ne1Us saws a little
child of Mrs. J. Stones, who lives on
4th street, krank a gill of kerosene oil
yesterday, morning and it came near
being fatal. Prompt medical attention
saved the child's life.
Charlotte Ne1Us: The Carolina Cen
trail people are having erected at Ham
let a large cotton compress. Col. F. A.
Hicks, who has charge of the convicts
at Hamlet, is laying the tracks to reach
the press.
Oxford Ledger: Revenue Collector
White has reports of the seizure bv
Deputy Collector Woody, near Oak
Hill, Granville county, of an illicit dis
tlllery, no claimants for which have
been discovered.
j. H. Hill, Esq clerk of the IredelI
Superior Court, left Monday afternoon
for Sanford, Moore, county, near which
place he was married, Tuesday even
ing, to Mrs Annie McGilvary, says the
S~tatesville Landmark.
Mr.. Andrew Broatfoot will plant
1000 tea plants on his farm near town.
The plants are being grown at the N.
9. Experiment Farm, near Raleigh,
says the Fayetteville correspondent of
the Lumberton RObeSOniGn.
Dunn Times: On last Saturday
there were more than 300 bushels of
country ORR on our streets during the
day. To see farmers selling so
much this late in the summer speaks
we'll for them in this section.
Raleigh Visitor: A child was born
last Thursday near Durham, marked
in a most peculiar manner. On one of
the little fingers, near the end, was a
we'll formed little red mouse, a kind of
skin attachment to the finger.
Washington Gazette: 1t is said that
more food crops are planted this year
in Beaufort county than has been for
many decades. This goes to show that
the people are awakening from a long
slumber on King cotton's throne.
Constable Jim Davis made a raid on
a party of colOred gamblers, in Jim
Ferrell's woods yesterday, and sue
ceeded in pulling in four out of nine of
the crowd. They had up 20 cents and
this with two packs Of cards were
secured.
Prof. J. A. Holmes, State geologist
has just completed the organization of
"a party to make a tour beyond the
Blue Ridge mountains to continue the
geological survey which has been here
tofore inaugurated in that section of
the State.
w. T. Henderson, a young farmer
living near Durham, died Saturday
after a weeks lines of typhoid fever.
His death was attended with peculiar
sadness, as he was engaged to be mar
ried yesterday to a.young lady IN his
neighborhood.
Stanly NelCS Mr.. Philip R~idenhour,
of Ridenhour township, who is 80 some
odd years of age, is tending, this year,
himself. The farm is small, but he has
a nice growing crop, and has just har-
vested his wheat.
Three stores, all frame structures,
were burned at Gastonia at 2 o'clock
yesterday morning. The principal
lOoser was Mr.. II. Ramsay, dealer in
general merchandise. His loss on
stock was 81, 500, and he carried an
insurance of 81, 500.
The Lenoir Topic says that on Thurs
day of last week there were water
spOuts, hail storms and wind storms
in many sections of Caldwell county,
which did considerable damage to the
crops, One man had a fine tobacco
crops almost completely ruined.
Concord Standard: Today while
some heavy beams we're being moved
at the Cannon factory. one of them
slipped out of the grasp of some of the
workmen, and struck a little son of
Mr.. VIM. Plott on the leg, crushing
the bone and MASKING the flesh into a
pulp.
Oxford Orphans Friend: By almost
every mail applications come for a
place in cur "home" for homeless,
destitute ones! Oh, how painful to
say eve can take no more" Friends,
kind friends, in the name of sweet
charity, we pray you to come to our
relief.
Scotland Neck Democrat: Mr.. Hut,
sons meeting was greatly blessed.
Quite a number of persons made a
profession of religion. About a dozen
iointd the Baptist church and were
baptised, part of them during the
meeting and the remainder last Sun
dow niOht