The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-19

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stationed in California, has been APP
pointed pastor of the Methodist church
at Snow Hill, lately,in charge of Rev.
Alternately, the kissing parson.
Newton Enterprise: Tuesday night
there was a thunder and rain storm
equal to anything of the kind that the
hottest days of summer could boast of.
This is the more remarkable from the
TACT that the morning before was the
coolest we have had this winter.
The Old North State Mining and
Manufacturing Company has just re
celved a scientific geological report of
their property in Nash county, this
State, and the report shows it to be
the richest vein of gold bearing quartz
ever discovered in North Carolina.
Capt. Lewis Rrice and John Hamil-
ton took to New Berne Wednesday
1000 speckled trout (three boat loads
which they caught the night before in
South River, thirty miles below New
Berne. Each of the ten men who
caught the fish got $40 for the nights
work.
Fourth class postmasters have been
appointed az follows in North Caro-
ma: &. HOlshOuser, Rockwell, Rowan
county, vice J.. A. Brown removed; A.
J Shaw, ElktOn, Bladen county, vice
9. CLANCY resigned; B. Fl. Thompson,
ldalla, Beaufort county, vice LII. T. Rives
resigned.
w. A. Shoffner and Rankin Ander-
son, employees at the Aurora cotton
mills at Burlington, have invented a
sizing for warps which, the NelCS says,
promises to fill the bill better than
anything heretofore invented. 1t has
been tried in a practical way and pro
nOunced frst-class.
After much consultation the Meek
lenburg Alliance, at it's meeting held
at Sharon last Thursday and Friday,
adopted the Salisbury Waterman as
It's organ. A news bureau will be
located at Charlotte to give the county
and local matter for the organ, says
the Concord Standard.
1t was a severe rain storm which
OcCaslOned the enormous slide at the
eastern entrance of the SwannanOa
tunnel on the Western North Carolina
Railroad Tuesday. The road was COM
pletely blocked for $50 yards and the
debris was so heavy that blasting was
necessary to remove it.
Mr.. r. F. Boyd, formerly of Boydton,
Va, died at AshebOrO, where he held
the position of chief Book keeper to
the Worth Manufacturing Company
He was married i'll 1885 to Miss Berta
Worth, grand daughter of ex-State
Treasurer John NJ. Worth. He leaves
a wife and three children.
Raleigh Chronicle: Mr.. George W.
WOOdall, who since 1890 had been the
night Waterman Vt the capital, died
yesterday at his home, in Apex, aged
az HIS Ha0th UoS dino tn q cnDonlIpa
ton of diseases. He was a gallant
Confederate soldier and was severely
wounded at the battle of Shiloh.
Salisbury HeraL: Another cut down
of hands ON the Western road was made
yesterday. About fifteen trainmen,
hagmen and baggage masters were
put off. A number of conductors were
put back to the baggage car, and the
baggage men to tagging. This change
Is made IN order to reduce expenses.
Hon. A. H. A. Williams, member of
congress from the fifth district, has
been cOnfined to his room at Washing
ton by a evere cas of la grippe, &C
cOmpanled by symptoms which caused
alarm. He had severe hemmOrrhage
from the nose, which continued until
the physician completely closed the
nOstrils.
Durham Sun: Joseph jackson, who
has been employed at the Durham
foundry, vas arrested late yesterday
afternoon by Policeman Wood for
stealing a watch from Henry Wilker-
son. The trial to day resulted in bind
ing him over to court under a bond of
5000, which he failed to give, and he is
now in jail.
Several weeks ago George Miller, the
18-year-Old son of Mr.. E. H. Miller, had
the misfortune to stick knife in one of
his thighs, just puncturing the femeral
artery. For some weeks it bled slowly
and about 10 days ago Drs. Kent, Ivey
and Scott performed a delicate opera
ton which has so far resulted happily,
says the Lenoir Topic.
Raleigh Chronicle: Mr.. Alex. NJ.
Winston, from the new State of Wash
ingtOn, has just crossed the continent
to enter the University. He is the
oldest son of Patrick H. Winston. -
DR.. J. D. Bryan died at LumbertOn
day before yesterday at the age of
ffty-seven years. His disease was
catarrh of the stomach.
Carpenters ire at work today fitting
| McCOrkle's old saloon, corner of Trade
and Church streets, with shelving.
n saloon gives way TO q drug STORE,
of which MI. J. NJ. Kendrick is one of
the p~roprietors. He is already getting
in his stock of goods. Prescription
goods" will be a speciality at this stand,
says the Charlotte NeWs.
The funeral of Maj. Thaddeus D.
Love, of Wilmington, was held yester-
day at Beth Car church, Bladen county,
Rev. A. McFayden officiating. Besides
the family and a large number of rela-
tives, the funeral vas attended by an
escort of the Wilmington Confederate
Veterans Association and of St. Az
drew's Presbyterian church.
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