The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-19

| Wellington W1Shart, found and eX-
terminated thirteen rattle snakes last
week. They were in a hollow-log. The
largest one had thirteen rattles, says
the LumbertOn R~obesonian.
Charlotte Observer: Last week the
firstU the scholastic year, closed with
$40 children at the white graded school,
an increase over the same week last
year of 155; $50 at the colored school,
also an increase Of 155 of same date
last year.
Warrenton record: M. S. T. Thorne,
over IN Halifax, had his gin house and
eleven bales of cotton belonging to Mr..
@. B. Aston burned Saturday night.
1t IS supposed some one broke into the
gin house and stole -four, and then
burned the house.
AS the east bound mail was pulling
out of Burlington this morning it was
into by some unknown party. the ball
grazing the arm of one Of the passen-
gers on board, so a gentleman who
came down reported, says the Dur
ham Globe.
On last Tuesday Mr.. Richard Riddle
and his son Robert shot and killed two
large eagles, about two miles and a
half from this place. They were full
grown eagles and measured nearly
seven feet from tip to tip, says the
Chatham Record.
The jaIlor Of Rutherford was sur
pri5ed Friday morning to find that
seven jail birds had h)wn and were
over the hills and far away. Outside
parties furnished the inmates with
tools and the jailor has his eye on
them, says the Shelby Aurora.
Asheville Citizen: Mr.. Vanderbilt
continues to purchase land to add to
his already Urge estate. Yesterday a
deed was filed conveying from Senator
John NJ. Campbell to Mr.. Vanderbilt
324 acres On the west side of Busbee
mountain. The consideration named
was 81, 500.
The 'revenUers" seized $50 gallons
of whiskey from a Mr.. Hedrick, of
this county, one day last week. They
have been nOsing around here for some
time. They also seized about 100 gal,
Ions of brandy from a MI. Grimes,
says the Lexington Dispatch.
Clinton Democrats: In response to
our recent enquiry regarding Governor
Gabriel Holmes, of this county, and
his burial place. a gentleman tell us
that Governor Holmes grave is in an
Old burial ground neal the old Will
Hams mill, n mile west of Clinton.
NJ. G. II. Max epeace informs the
Express that he received a letter from
a gentleman in Indiana requesting him
to buy and ship him a car load of sweet
potatoes. Mr.. Makepeace expects to
fill the order provided he a buy that
many potatoes, says the Sanford Elk
press.
Tobitha and Lula Sutton, two young
white women from GAINESVILLE town.
ship, were lodged in jail here on last
Monday afternoon charged with steal
ing watermelons. They were released
the following day on bonds Of $50 each
for their appearance at court, says the
Davie Times.
The L%urinburg Exchange says that
Mrs. Mary Mclaughlin, of Laurel Hill
township, Richmond county, was born
in the year 1902 and is good health.
She is a little absent minded, but is
otherwise mentally vigorous Her age
is recorded and there is no doubt about
it whatever,
The Nashville correspondent Of the
Rocky Mount Argonaut writes as fol
lows: Rev. NJ. Pernell of the Baptist
church baptized upwards of thirty
persons in the creek near here last
Sunday morning. The most of them,
if not all, will unite with the church
at Elm Grove.
Mr.. S. Fl. Johnson, whose mill was sc
badly damaged by the freshet a few
| days ago, has since had a stroke OF
paralysis and his condition is regarded
precarious. Mr.. JOhnson's case is an
| other proof Of the cid adage that mis-
fortunes never come singly, says the
Durham Globe.
J. w. Garrison, of Flat Creek, told
| the Asheville Citizen of a pig born at
! his place which had two heads, two
sets of teeth, three eyes, two tails and
| six legs. The extra eye directly in the
/ heads, while the second vas just be
meath this eye.
The Commissioner of Agriculture
made over a thousand inquiries al
| over the State as to whether there was
an increase in the number of hogs.
Replies are pouring in and scores Of
| them report the increase at owe 100
per cent. Some are placing it as high
as 125 per cent.
Eighteen months ago, Weldon Atkins,
| then a lad Of eighteen years killed his
drunken father, Charles Atkins, who
was pursuing him around the house
The bow fled, but was captured last
month and put in Rutherford jail. The
Shelby Aurora says he has been re
leased on q 500 bond.
Raleigh Visitor: The opening day
| of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College yesterday surpassed all ex.
pectations, the enrolment reaching
lis. - It is announced that there
are $50 applications for admission into
the State Normal and Industrial School
at Greensboro, and they are still com:
ing in.
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