The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-04

has been In operation all the week and
the water not only a splendid article
but is abundanly supplied. The ca
paclty OF the we'll is about twelve gal
Ions per minute, which means 5000
or 10000 gallons a day.
Morganton Herald: On last Satur-
day evening a chimney to Mr.. w. G..
Hogan's residence, East Morganton,
was struck by lightning and torn half
In two. In one of the rooms of. the
house the mantle piece was torn down
and part-of the ceiling fell. There
were several children playing in the
room at the time, but they were not
hurt-only stunned for a moment.
John Pitman, the white boy who cut
Francis Fails with a knife, on Factory
Hill, Monday night, was before Justice
Bunting yesterday. Tt seems that the
Fails boy was not badly injured, and
taking into consideration the extreme
youth of Pitman he was discharged
after a severe reprimand and a good
whipping administered by his mother,
says the Wilmington Messenger.
Wadesboro Observation-Disclosures
Yesterday, between twelve and one
o'clock, Levander, the seventeen-yea
old son of Mr.. John Jones, was in
stantly killed by lightning. Mr.. Jones
and his son were shocking oats, and
were only a short distance apart when
the fatal bolt descended Mr.. Jones
was slightly shocked. There was only
a small cloud in sight at the time.
Kinston Free Press: We noticed
Tuesday a lot of elegant potatoes being
marked by Mr.. Joseph Stricklin, and
learned that his crop was extra fine in
1 nTIonfifu on6 rITo1T+u Thn- wo1ro
planted late on ordinary land, we'll
prepared and highly MANFRED. From
three acres he gathered 1877 barrels of
shipping potatoes and left at home
twenty-five barrels too small to ship
Policeman Wilson scooped in a load
of blockade whiskey in this city Mon
day. A man named Jenkins was I'm
loading it at Sam Pringle's, near the
Pond. The owner took to his heels,
but the horse, wagon and contents
were captured and turned over to Off
Ger Kirkpatrick, of Greensboro, who
came up and took charge of the prop
erty, says the Winston Republican.
The body of the late Rev. J. D. Belk,
pastor of the B street chapel, whose
death was noted in@yesterday's News,
was sent to Waxhaw, s. O., this morn
ing for interment, accompanied by a
large escort from Charlotte. The news
of the death of this popular young
minister came as a shock upon his
friends in Charlotte, for it was not
even generally known that he was
sick, says the Charlotte News.
Winston Sentinel: Evangelist Yves
ton r. Gales, of Greensboro, has just
closed a very successful series of gospel
meetings at Lilesville and yesterday
commenced work at W~adesboro. AS
a former Winstonian his success is
gratifying to all his friends here. --
Five mad dogs were killed out near
Uses furniture factory yesterday. One
of the number, it is learned, bit a little
girl of its owner, Simon Kiger.
Fayetteville Gazette: The first week
in November has been fixed by the
Society as the time for holding the
next Cumberland Fair. - Quite a
destructive hail and wind storm passed
over parts of Bladen and Fender coun~
ties last week, working great distruc-
ton to growing crops, fruit, etc. Trees
In some instances were stripped of their
foliage as well as the greater part of
the fruit, others being torn up by the
roots.
AS Mr.. w. K Baxter, of Stonewall
6uN Hiss AuA40 4OuuSg III 11GuOGISOu
were driving to the city from the
former place Sunday, a portion of the
harness broke and the mule thereupon
ran away and both the occupants were
thrown from the vehicle, sustaining
painful but not serious injuries. Miss
Young has been TEACHING in the Pam
leo Male and Female Institute and
was coming to New Berne to take the
next train for her home, says the New
Berne Journal.
It is automatically reported that the
famous Cranberry furnace, this county,
will blow out about the first of July.
We are sorry to state the above as this
will deprive Mitchell county laborers
of many dollars and throw them out
of employment. The mines will also
shut down and only one train a week
between Cranberry and johnson City
will be on the road. The u is that
a market sufficient to pay expenses
cannot be found, says the Bakersville
News.
A man named Good, claiming to be
a Confederate soldier from burke
county, was in town Saturday. He
claims to be an object of charity.
While here, we are told, he displayed
a roll of bills and a quantity of silver.
On being presented with anything less
than quarter of a dollar would refuse
to take it and remark: keep it; you
will need it to pay your way to Heaven"
He is hardly what his name signifies,
land is no doubt an imposter, says the
Kinston Free Press.
Sanford Express: Mr.. A. G.. Nc
Donald, of Cameron, lost his saw mill
by fire some days since. Loss, $500.
Thought to be incendiary. - Mr.. w.
Hen e; Skies X sG on9, Of s the Leading il gB,, R%gSineS 9
tram road from that place to some
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