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

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cellaneous mill, f~actoroies, etc there
are about us. There are go plug,
smoking, cigar and cigarette factories
in regular operation, says the Caswell
News.
We hear of a tragedy at Snow Hill
due to Whiskey. Late Saturday after
noon two white men, one named
Waters, a native of that county,
Green) the other named Hamilton
who had recently moved there became
engaged in an alteration and the
former shot and killed the latter, says
the New Berne Journal.
Heavy rains swept over this section
Sunday, says the Charlotte News. The
rainfall Mondy about noon was i'm
mense, the streets of the city being
flooded. The weather conditions are
still unsettled, with alternate rains and
sunshine over the country, and If 1t
holds on this way much longer 1T will
in truth be a sorry time for the cotton
crop,
Durham Globe: Capt Gus Graham,
of Oxford, was in the city this morn
ing. He had been out to Birmingham,
Ala, where he is interested in coal
mines. He says that take all things
up one side and down the other, and
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better during the recent panic than
any other Of which he knows. He
says things in Ala N are fiat just
now.
Mr.. Abe Crowell received a letter
this morning from the man in charge
of his stock arm in Arson county, the
first information he has had from
there since the storm, stating that the
heavy rains caused the creeks to get
so high, last week, that nine Of his
cattle we're drowned. They waded
into Browns creek and were swept
under by the current, says the Char
lotte News.
Most of the cotton mills in this
county-20 in all-are running this
week, after a stand or very irregular
run, Of nearly eight weeks. And by
the way we saw it stated somewhere q
day or so ago that Alamance county
stood second in the number of cotton
mills, CASTOR county with 10 mills be
ing placed first. The statement was
wrong. Alamance heads the list, says
the Graham Cleaner.
The narrowest narrow gauge in oper
alton is a twenty inch road in North
Carolina. This little pocket edition
road runs between Hot Spring, on the
Tennessee border, to Laurel river, a
distance of about twenty-four miles.
1t is not as yet provided with pas
senger engines and coaches, but it is
well fitted for the purpose for which it
was built-that of being On outlet for
the timber of that region.
Charlotte Observer: The &C ;ident
to Mr.. Gardiner yesterday evening
was a painful one. He and Mr.. J. E.
Carson both SHE'D to the right, collid-
ing. and Mr.. Carson's wheel passing
over Mr.. GARDENERS tore the scalp loose
for several inches. He was also hurt
in the shoulder and his head bruised
by falling On q sharp rock. Herbert
Hirshinger ran a long thorn through
his arm, almost faintIng when it was
drawn out.
There have been very heavy rains
in the C unity within the past week
and all the water courses have been on
a boom. All the county bridges in
Fallstown township-three we believe
were washed away, and the bridge
across Hunting creek, in Eagle Mills
township, was washed away last Sun,
day. The damage to crops on the low
lands is very heavy. The Catawba
river was out of it's banks Monday, says
the Statesville Landmark.
Since the excitement over the find at
Surface Hill mine has subsidized to a
degree, the real amount of gold that
was found has been counted up. Mr..
+. M. Hinson, bought 5000 worth of the
metal and paid for it in goods. He
has more than a tobacco box full OF
the pure stuff. There were consider
able amounts Of the gold sold at other
places. Mr.. Hinson has fifty four
pounds of tie ore yet to be worked
out, says the Charlotte News.
Rockingham Rocket: The general
belief is that the cotton crop is greatly
damaged by the recent storm and the
wet weather which followed. We hear
Of one farmer who had four hundred
acres Of bottom land on Pee Dee river
in corn, peas, etc, that is almost a
total loss. On the upper lands a great
deal of corn that was Frustrated b.
the wind is still on the ground and is
not near enough matured to gather or
to be of much value as food for stock.
Mr.. Claude Kitchin, Bank Examiner,
was here last week and in conformity
with his regular duties made a careful
and thorough examination of our two
banks. The result Of his work showed
them to be in splendid condition, a
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ing as it did from such a source, but
which was not questioned before. The
fact is our banking institutions are in
wise, safe and conservative hands and
their careful management is worthy
of admiration, says the Henderson
Gold Leaf.
A good joke is told on two of Maj.
Bingham's law Students. It has been
pretty well guarded, for the Landmark
just heard of it Tuesday. Two weeks
ago the major sent Messrs. - Garter
and II. P. Grier down to Raleigh to
stand the examination before the Su-