The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19

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! sold at the court house on Monday
under a mortgage executed TO l.. w.
Estes. The property was bid off by
Mrs Brady. of Charlotte, H G. Martin.
of Blowing Rock, and others for g, 600"
Two Pitt county farmers received
awards at the Worlds Fair-Mr. job
Moore, of Johnson's Mills, for rice ex
hibit, and Nj. A. j. Moye, of Farm
vile, for seed. A Wayne county
farmer, Mr.. ]. o. Loftin, of Mount
Olive. received one for the best corn
and peas
Danville Register: A rumor reached
Danville last night that Ivey Bros,
dealers in general merchandise at
Leaksville, had suffered considerable
damage to their stock of goods by fire,
which was caused by a lamp explosion.
The amount of loss sustained could not
be learned,
Revenue officers yesterday seized 49
barrels of whiskey at the distillery of
Frank Rhyme in CASTOR county. A few
day before they seized five barrels at
this distillery, making SO barrels in all.
The whiskey vas seized for some irregu.
larity in the observance of the revenue
laws.-Charlotte News.
In Iredell county twenty two out of
thirty eight registered whiskey distil-
leries have fled suspension papers on
account of the new ruling that three
gallons of whiskey must be paid tax for
on each bushel of corn handled. In
Rowan and other counties the distil
leries are also shutting down.
Omond Olsen, the young Norwegian
sailor from the Clyde line steamship
Pawnee, who was run over by a shift
ing engine near Fourth street bridge,
on the Atlantic Coast Line, Saturday
night, November 18th, has been so un-
fortunate at last a. TO lose his left leg,
says the Wilmington Messenger.
We learn that the residence of Mr..
J.. A. Kitchen, who resides near Alma.
was entered during his absence last
Friday night, and $128 in money stolen.
Robberies of this N Gture are becoming
too frequent in this county, and steps
should be taken to put a stop to them,
says the LumOerton R~obesonian.
A thousand boxes of big ocean blue
fish were shipped from Elizabeth City
on Monday, Dec. 4th says the Falcon
Economist. This is an immense ship
ment and other fish are now command
ing fancy prices. We hope the Econ,
omist will follow up the item and state
how much was realized from them.
Geo Jordan was arraigned, convicted
and sentenced last week to 90 ears in
the penitentiary for burning houses in
Laurinburg. Let this be a warning to
all other burners of property that
doesn't belong to them. The citizens
of Laurinburg are determined to rid
the town of this class of characters at
any cost.
Washington correspondent Winston
Republican: 1t may be that Clark
Rogers will hold on for some indefinite
time. The succession is a matter of
talk in the department and if the solu
ton is left to Internal Revenue Com
missioner Miller the appointment will
undoubtedly and unhesitatingly go to
Kerr Craige
Charlotte News: Col Thos. Il. Robin
SOD, one of the early settler of Poplar
Tent, Cabarrus county, died at his
home there last Saturday night, at the
age of "a years. His father, DIR. John
Robinson, the Presbyterian preacher
who stands prominent in the annals of
the history of the State, was the founder
of Poplar Tent church.
The Montgomery mine had a clean
ing up on Friday. The result was just
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average man a gold bug. THIS mine is
paying handsomely and all concerned
are wearing smiles. 1t is possible that
Senator Jones himself may come here
to live, if they keep on getting out
eight pounds, says the Concord Stan
dard
A resident of Elizabeth City. says
that peanuts were first known to com
merce in 1894 when ten bags were
shipped from Virginia to New York
just one hundred years ago.. Virginia
and North Carolina are both now rails
ing large quantities of peanuts that are
of good favor and command fair
prices wherever they have been mar
keted.
The Chester and Lenoir Railroad
will go into the hands of a receiver.
The Charlotte Observer says: The
Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge
Railroad is to be put in the hands of a
receiver. The company has been
ordered to appear before Judge John
Gray Bynum, on the 28th inst, to
show why a receiver should not
be appointed.
J.. M. Jenkins, colored, picked up a
stray child Tuesday week, lee the
corner of Front and Orange stress,
and so far has been unable to find the
parents, although diligent search and
inquiries has been made. The child is
colored and looks like it is about two.
years old. He is anxious to find the
little ones parents, says the Whining
ton Messenger.
The Oxford Ledger says old Gran
vile has come to the front with a
patent that is destined to be a winner
in the shape of a car coupler. This is
No. sos, 265 and emanated from the
brain of men who till the soil, for the
benefit of those who risk their lives in