The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-12

be about eight feet long, says the
Kinston Free Press.
Sanford Express: The crops in this
section are said to be finer than for
years. Cotton is not so very large but
is well formed and is heavily boiled. 1t
is now opening in places and is earlier
than for some years. Corn is excellent,
especially late corn.
A man from the country left a roll
OF greenbacks, $3.50, on the seat of an
electric car yesterday. Luckily it was
discovered and taken in charge by the
conductor. On the return trip, the
money was delivered to its owner, says
the Wilmington Messenger.
On Sunday last our city churches
generally adopted the suggestion and
returned thanks to Godf for our wonder
full preservation as a city from the de
structive p~estilence and the ravages
and devastation of therecent hurricane,
says the Wilmington Messenger.
Mr.. E. A. Drake has just returned
from a visit to Mr.. VIM. Drake, at
Granville, in Buncombe county. He
says that part of Buncom5e is a great
tobacco section. and that the crop
there this year is the finest he ever
saw, says the Hendersonville Times
Winston Sentinel: A negro named
Hubbard Hayes got into a difficulty
with a white man in Blumtown yester-
day. The lattt r used a baseball bat
with fearful effect ON the colored mans
head Hays is not expected to live.
The white man has not been arrested
The latest thing in roguery happened
to day. 1t was the effort of a dude to
remain a dude. He went into the
Racket store and stole a cotton belt to
yea around himself. If he can raise
a pair Of ''yaller" shoes somewhere he
Will leave the city, says the Charlotte,
News.
A Habeas Corpus case was tried be
fore Judge BOykin Tuesday morning
The case was from Rutherford. Wei
don Phillips the defendant, killed bis
father but as it was clearly q case of
self defence, his Honor allowed the
prisoner bail of 500, says the Marion
Free Lance.
The creamery has started up under
very favorable conditions. They are
now running on full time. The cream
cry has a reputation that stuck to it
through the weeks it had closed down.
An order for five hundred pounds of
butter was sent in yesterday, says the
Charlotte News.
Gastonia Gazette: Mr.. Gallagher
informs Us that he saw g seagull at
Bessemer City Tuesday, which must
have been blown there from the coast
by Mondays hurricane. A railroad
hand found the bird in q rock. This
sea bird must have been borne 200 or
800 miles by the gale.
Lerge preparations are being made
at Durham for the manufacture of
one, two and three pound salt sacks
for fire table sail. The machinery to
make these sacks was built in Balti
more, and it IS expected will be set up
at Durham during October, furnishing
employment to 100 hands.
High Point Enterprise: High Point
needs a timer, a baker and a tailor.
"A gentleman has a tame copper
head snake that does the survice of a
watch dog. No one can go in the back
yard at night except one Of the family.
When a stranger goes in the snake
noislessly Creeps up and strikes.
A special to the Charlotte Observer
from AshevilIe says: County Tax Col,
lector D. L. Reynolds has resigned,
He is behind several thousand dollars
in making collection, on account OF
the hard times, but has made the
county and his securities safe by plac
ing membranes upon his real estate.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: Mr.. W. A.
Foster has a prodigy in the corn line,
One stalk produced 26 different ears
Of corn all clustered together. -- The
bees have made a good deal of sour
wood honey this season and it IS said
to be extra fine and beautiful. Sour
wood honey is the finest honey made
Weldon News: Friday, about nine
o'clock, John Burwell, living near the
fair grounds, was robbed of his clothes
and shoes on the public highway by
two ~exconvicts, only just liberated
Word was sent to Weldon, to be on the
lookout for the thieves, and In a short
time both were arrested, a man and
boy.
The Rev. D. ". ". Moore, of Hamp
ceived a call to the First Presbyterian
church in Baltimore and has been
elected President Of the new Presby
terrain Theological Seminary in Louis
! Vile, Ky. Having decided to accepr
the latter he has declined the call tx
Baltimore.
Windsor Ledger: Johnnie, aged
| about Is years, son Of Mr. J. A. Bowen
Of near Powellsville, had the mis-
fortune to have the cart he was IL
strike a fence corner and turn ovel
| catching him under it and MASKING
| his forearm in a terrible manner las
Friday. 1t is thought amputatiOn vii
be necessary.
Newton E~enterprise: There are still
some small burglars loose in the town
On Sunday night the Sheriff's Office
was broken open and his desk rifed
but they did not succeed in getting
anything. The house of MI. Franz
Jarrett and Ounce Yount we're alst
entered but they did not secure any