The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-13

VIC HOHSO oAu ULIo contents or the same,
the property of Uncle Tom" Buchanan
was ourned the ground. VIM. Greene
was also living in the same house and
all he had was burned. saws the
Bakers vile News.
Goldsboro Argus: The fruit r o. of
Duplln and Sampson counties-inciud-
ing, HuckleOerrles"-is going to be
truly prodlglous this year. We have
before us some samples Of peaches,
plums and h~uckleberries from Dunlin
that are marvellous for abundance of
growth to the limb.
Goldsboro Caucasian: We hear much
complaint that the pestilent grasshop-
pers r ravaglng crops n some por-
tons OF the county in an astonishing
manner. That in some instances thew
go n droves Of tens of thousands, and
destroy the leaves of all cotton and
corn l their wake.
Mount Airy News: William Will
mouth and Robert Capady, two young
white men from near DobsOn, were ar
rested by Deputy Marshal Brim last
week for Illicit distilling. They gave
bail in the sum Of $500 each for their
appearance at the next term of the
United States Court.
Mr.. A P Long, of Gates Mill. while
grazing his COW a few deys ago, by
some means became entangled in the
rope fastened to the COW, which threw
him breaking the bone in the ankle.
He succeeded in setting the bone him
self and is getting on quite we'll, says
the RoXboro Courier.
We are sorry to learn from the Max
ton Scottish Chief Of the arrest of Mr..
Geo. A. Smith for tampering with the
mails. Young Smith was assistant to
his father in the pOstoffice and is a
nephew of Mr.. Sandy Smith the well
known hardware drummer, says the
Laurinburg Exchange.
Elizabeth City News: The Chowan
Baptist Association has been in session
in Plymouth, n. c., last week. A
large number of delegates and visitors
have been in attendance. - Five
North Carolinians have been appointed
to positions in the Treasury Depart
ment since the 4th Of March.
High Point Enterprise: Jeff Nelson,
the negro who burned the barn at
jamestown, was sentenced to six
years in the penitentiary. -- Before
August we will have fifteen factories
here in active operation and hardly
one but what has a capital stock of
$12, 900 and many of them $50, 900,
$40, 600, and $50, coo.
All the freight trains in Eastern
Carolina are almost overtaXed with
truck. Potatoes are being shipped
from New Berne all along the roads,
and while the season has hardly fairly
opened trains are held down and caused
to be late almost every day by reason
of the heavy shipments, says the Scot
land Neck Democrat.
Rutherford Banner: Dr.. J. w. Har-
ris, showed us a stalk of lucerne which
measure d 80 inches. The DR.. has pro
cured some good seed and has given
this growth a fair trial and it proves
on early, valuable and lasting feed for
stock. 1t is a great saving of more ex
p~ensive feeds and is said to be very
healthy for both cattle and horses.
The Wilmington Review learns that
the Clinton Loan Association, which
closed its doors soon after the suspen-
sion of the First National Bank in
Wilmington, will ultimately pay cut
dollar for dollar to all i 8 depositors
A dividend of 49, per cent. was paid
on the first Of May and another of %
per cent. will be forthcoming about the
first of July.
Three cOlored men convicted at the
present term of Superior court Of lar
ceny were taken up to the p~enitentiary
yesterday. They were Octavious Gully
and Ed. Bryan who was sent up for a
wear each for stealing logs from Blades
Bros, mill, and Caroline White who
was sent to serve cut a two years sen
tence for stealing a pipe, says the New
BeTne Journal.
l1r-O 0f+o0hc5 70 n IIICrru no n
away Monday, just as the funeral pro
cessiOn had started from the Presby-
terrain church, and came very n 3ar re-
sulting% seriously. Several were thrown
from vehicles. DR.. Kugler had his
ankle almost dislocated, and some
damage was done to vehicles. Reck
less driving should be stopped, says the
Washington Gazette.
Shelby Review: George Hunt, a
notorious desperate Of this county,
was arrested in Golden Valley town
ship, in Rutherford county, Wednes
day, after q bloody battle with the
posse that was after him. Hunt was
desperately wounded, being shot in
several places, one thigh-b0ne being
shattered by a rife ball. Hum is
wanted on a grave charge.
On Wednesday r. r. Wakefield
Esq, had the Bumgarners ard james
Maat up before him for trial on &C
count Of a shooting scrape that oc-
CURED at Sarah Starnes's something
over q month ago. Sarah Starnes,
who was shot and who carries q bullet
in her body, was present and as lively
as a cricket. On account of inability
Of counsel to be present, the case was
again pOtponed till June 80, says the
Lenoir Topic.
A citizen of New hope township tells
the Landmark of a cOnjuring case IN
his neighborhood. He says a neigh
Dor of his had a hog that was ~curiously
affected and it was asserted that two
old ladies in the neighborhood bad put