The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-02

In and set the broken limb, says the
Lenoir Topic.
The crib of Madison Pratt, colored,
who lives on Mr.. T. r Tomlinson's
farm, near town, together with a lot
of corn, fodder and shucks, was burned
last Thursday night, says the Wades-
boro Messenger.
prominent physician of the county
says that the absence of typhoid fever
IN this section is attributed to the
quantity of lime used by the farmers
during the past three years, says the
Roanoke Beacon.
The Newton Enterprise says the
Union Cotton Mills of Maiden have de-
clared a dividend of 5 per cent. for the
last quarter and that the stockholders
have agreed to add 100 feet to the
building and fill it with machinery.
Charlotte News: A strange fatality
Is reported at the home of MI. William
Cook, a farmer OF Cabarrus c unity,
who lives near Pioneer Mills. Within
a week he has lost his wife and one of
his sons by sudden death. Both dropped
dead.
The Rocky Mount Argonaut says
that early in June the Rocky Mount
cotton mills will start their new IA. 900
spindle addition which added to the
IA, 600 now in operation will give Rocky
Mount a %, 900 spindle mill, the largest
in the South.
John Jordan, Wiley L. Davis, Jno.
A. Dunlap, Jr., w. L Brown, Anna
Bella Maness and Sis Maness, ali white,
have been arrested and jailed charged
with committing burglary, arson and
other crimes in Sheffield township,
Moore county.
The county commissioners have
ordered an election in Burlington and
Graham townships on the proposition
to subscribe to the capital stock of the
Burlington & Southwestern Railroad,
for Tuesday June 9th, says the Burl
ingtOn Herald.
Brevard Hustler: Mr.. w. 6. Gray,
of Calhoun, says by his actions, lean
not get along without a wife" He
was married again last week, about
three weeks after the funeral Of his
first companion. Peace, sweet peace,
to him and his.
Southport Leader: Word reached
Southport this week that j. w. Nor
gan, a nan of about 70 years of age,
living near ShallOtte, committed sui
eide on Thursday last, by taking lauda-
num-. Family troubles are said to have
been the cause.
LOuisburg Times: Our young friend
James 9. Conway had his right arm
badly mashed one day this week. He
is baggage master on the Louisburg
railroad, and vas coupling cars at the
depot here when his arm was caught
between the bumpers.
In the case of the State VS.. w. B.
Mccain, which was tried at Yancey-
vile last week, Mccain was sentenced
to five years in the p~enitentiary. His
counsel took an appeal for a new trial,
and the Judge put his bond at 50, 600,
says the Milton Gazette.
Tinsey Leath, colored, was tried be-
fore Esquire Pegram this morning on
the charge of stealing a guitar from A.
II. Bedee. He was found guilty and
in default of a 800 bond was sent to
jail to await the next term of court,
says the Winston Sentinel.
Asheville Citizen: And your cousin
Josephus Daniels steps up again, eh7
It's a great idea, this one of having the
North Carolina State printer hold a
job in Washington as we'll as the one
given him by the great minds that
made up the last Legislature.
The wife of Amziah Phifer, colored,
who lives on Mr.. ". @. Boyd's planta-
ton in No. 4, while making a fire under
a wash pot, Saturday, set fire to her
own clothes. They were burnt off of
her. She is yet alive, but is in a ter
rible condition, says the Concord Stan
dard.
A very valuable deposit of coal has
been discovered on the land of Mr.. J.
G. Foushee near lenn's Mills in Moore
county. This deposit of coal is located
right near the line of the gulf G Glen
don Railroad and is said to be a very
large deposit, says the Sanford Elk
press.
Scotland Neck Democrat: There was
a big fire in Williamson last week.
Several thousand dollars worth of
property was destroyed, partially Gov
cred by insurance.-It is frequently
remarked by visitors to Scotland Neck
that it is the prettiest town in the
State.
The Gastonia Gazette says: "Those
of our readers who take their summe
outing at Blowing Rock will be inter,
ested to know that the old Watauga
Hotel is to be remodelled and improved.
Ten thousand dollars, says the Char
lotte News, will be spent in improve
ment."
Durham Sun: James or John Glass,
the man who hired a horse and buggy
from A. A. Sears on the 10Th of Janu-
ary and never came back, will be
brought back by the officers of the law.
He was captured last Wednesday at
Staunton, Va, and isnow in the Lynch
burg jail.
Last Saturday night Mr.. J. A.
Yount's store at Conover was broken
into and doubtless robbed although
Mr.. Yount misses only a few cartridges.
The p~ostofice at Conover was robbed
the same night, the Oxford Ford mai
being wholly destroyed, says the Hick'