The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-06

stroyed. The house was turned into
an unslghtly wreck, says the Wilson
Advance.
Brick Is now being hauled for an ad-
dltion to the county Jail. The size has
not yet been agreed upon but it is
quite likely that the Board of County
Commissioners, at the next meeting,
will decide the matter, says the Dur
ham Sam.
We do not remember when during a
whole fall the water a continued so
low in the river as it has this s
Notwithstanding this the boats have
had good freights over the half of the
river they could travel, says the Green
vile Reflector.
MI B L. Biting, a prominent resi-
dent of Rural Hall, says that the peo-
pie there desire the establishment of
factories. A proposition is pending to
locate an academy there and other
improvements are awaited, says the
Winston Sentinel.
Concord Standard: Mr.. J. W. Burk
head has commenced a subscription
list, looking to the establishment of
another cotton mill in Concord. The
plan is on the building and loan order,
the subscriber paying so cents per
week on each share.
Winston Sentinel: Rev. Fl. w.
PEBBLES, a wei known and highly es-
teemPd minister of the methodist Pro.
testant church, died last Thursday at
his home in Kerncrsville, aged 70 years.
The deceased had been in declining
health for some time.
A fire at Lynchburg, Va at an
early hour Thanksgiving morning, de
stroyed a number of tobacco factories
and several large business houses. The
loss Is estimated at considerably over
5000. 600, with only partial insurance,
says the Winston Sentinel.
Graham Cleaner: No county in
North Carolina IL making greater prog
ress in stock raising than Alamance,
in fact she is the leader now, and the
business will bring mu h money to the
county. Alamance is proud of her
horses, c attic and other stock
A t~en-year-old cOlored boy named
Joe. Bradshaw was dro Wned in a well
near Princeton, Friday evening, while
attempting to draw water. He being
SUBJECT to fits, it is believed that he
tumbled into the well while having a
fit, says the GOldsboro Headlight.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Authentic
information that a well to do man liv-
ing IN the COley's Cross Roads section,
one day last week lost a fat hog weigh
ing about 125 pounds by natural death,
which he had dressed brought to town
and sold for eight cents per pound.
Jas Morris and Octavia Snipp, two
cOlOred people. had a quarrel u Mont
ford avenu Sunday night, which re
suited In the wOman in1icting a severe
cut with a knife in James breast DC
tavla was yesterday arrested and placed
In Jail, says the Asheville Gazette.
Tailor Avera with the prisoners in
jail is making a valuable improve
ment on the turnpike al Swift creek
The next legislature should give John
stOn a wOrk-hOuse so that we could
improve our county roads with our
prisoners, says the Smithtield Herald
An old colored mau named lack
Johnston, while returning from this
city to his home in Graham's township,
Saturday night, in an intoxicated con
dition. fell from his cart and sustained
injuries, which makes his recovery
doubtful, says the GOldsboro Head
light.
The Catawba county Sunday school
| Association met in Catawba Thursday.
A large crowd attended, and the in
teresting program, prepared by the
| committee, was rendered Speeches
were made by Prof Blair, Rev. j. L.
Murphy and others, says the Press and
| CGrOLiniGn.
MI. K E. Terry has commenced
work on his mamoth dry kiln at Caro-
| lima City, two miles west OF MOrehead.
| Capt. Davis Wade informs the More
head City NeuS that SIS co. will be
| spent on it and that it will furnish
work for neary fifty hands, says the
New Berne Journal.
A petition is being circulated in this
city and largely signed for the pardon
of a young white man named William
| Smith. who about two years ago was
convicted of breaking into the Wayne
| Agricultural Works and sentenced to
five years in the penitentlary, says the
| GoldsbOrO Headlight.
Rockingham Rocket: As an ex-
ample of how short the crops are In
the upper portion OF n county, a
farmer from Mountain Creek was in
office this week who said he usually
made from Is to 20 bales of cotton, but
with the same land and fertilizer would
make but 81 bales this season.
EtkIn Tunes In a recent morning
tramp we inspected a giant cherry tree
which is situated on the OlG Edwards
place on the Brushy Mountains near
Jonesville. By actual measurement
this tree was found to be 81 feet II
circumference. 1t is over fifty years
old and bears fruit every year.
We learn that the North Carolina
Lumber Company of Tillery, has Sc
cured plans and will at once begin the
erection of a large peanut factory at
that point. 1t will be the next work
they will engage upon. The building
will be forty by eighty feet and two
Atnrin. hinh rnur the Weldon Me1rS