The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-11-21

mar aged ~ years. died Sunday, as
noted IN yesterdays News. Toe eecond
Anderson Smith, aged "a years, died
yesterday. Mr.. Smith now has a
daughter very low with the same dis
ease, says the Charlotte News.
The store of Mr. Richard Johnson,
located in the northern portion of East
Centre street, was burglarously en-
tered through a back wind w by some
unknown party Monday night. The
money drawer, containing about 300
one cent pieces, was rifled and eveTy
thing else in the store was left undls-
turbed, says the Golds6Oro HeadlTgh6.
Raidsville Weekly: Our clever young
friend, Mr.. T. A. Stanf1eld, Is back
from a three months stay in Pitt
county. where he went to cure tobacco
for some of the farmers of that section
| Tobacco did well down there and he
has some pretty specimens of the crop
Politics is badly mixed in that section,
he reports, but Vance's popularity is
great.
The Clark mill was delivering more
material to the electric railway COM
pany yesterday for the construction OF
the road. Preparations as far as the
wood work Is concerned are pretty
welt completed and no doubt the re
mainder will be in readiness ere long
for proceeding and the building work
commenced, says the New Berne
Journal
A fine horse belonging to Mr.. John
Springs, of Harrisburg. was killed in a
pecu lar N last night. a COW to
whose neck a chain was attached was
frisking about the pasture. She passed
near the horse, and the horse attempted
- $3.50. ~ AL-, IL Ell nD-
broke his neck. He was a fine animal
and bis loss Is quite a serious one to
Mr. Springs
r xbOro Courier: Tramps are being
very numerous in this county - One
d.y this week a m an unknown, walked
iat0 the store of Mr.. M T Carver. a
u fD, and asked the clerk, who was a
Young boy, to change q twenty dollar
bil for him. " hen the clerk had
| counted out the balance of the money
the tramp took what was in the drawer
and walked
Stanly News: Mr.. G w. L0wdpr.
who lives one mile west of AlOem4rle,
raised q squash his ye ar that weighs
fifteen pounds. He got the seed fritz
the Agricultural Department, and say
the squashes have a very fine flavor.
He also furnishes q curiosity In the
shape of an a of corn, There are
eight we'll developed ears of corn under
II shuck, each ear having a separate
cob covered with grains of Germ.
Scotland Neck Democrat: Wenoticed
on the street The other day at several
places some fine c~abhages, just from
the garden. We were told that
hey were raised in this community.
Several gentlemen here are raising
them extensively for the home market.
Five years ago nearly Ill the cabbages
That we're used in the fall and winter
we're brought mere from oth~r places.
Now the demand Is supplied by home
industry.
Vlneland Star: Columbus county
had only twenty cases In the last
United States Court. - DR.. Cy.
Tn, mpsOn made an Alliance speech
here last Friday. About 125 were
present - Deputy Sheriff King, of
Wilmington, brought up five prisoners
from the United States Court last Tues
day night They are doing time" for
the usual offence dealing in whlskey
without meeting the requirements of
the law.
Mount Airy News: Deputy Sheriff
[. w. Raece. who has just returned
from YAdkln county, tells the News of
a terrible and very distressing accident
that occurred on Monday of last week
near Hamptonville. Mr.. John Sea
graves, an aged gentleman of 81 years.
VAS out in tue woods with his son The
latter cut down q tree and, as it fell.
his father stepped out of the bushes
only to be struck by the tree, which
killed him instantly.
Mr.. A G Ellis, constable from
Pocket township, brought TJm WOr,h by
here yesterday and lodged him in jail
to await the result of injuries inflicted
on his step father, Geo. Brooks. with
an K last Thursday. Worthy was
rOwdy and Brooks. who is an old man,
demonstrated with him to behave HIM
self. whereupOn he seiZ-d an axe which
was handy, and dealt the old man a
blow or the head. from the tff-ctS of
which he will likely die Both are
o)lored. says the Carthage Blade.
Hub Turner, a well known colOTed
man, aged about 40 years. was found
dead in a gully near his home about
eight miles east of town Monday morn
ing with his horse and road cart on
top of him. He was riding l n his road
cart Sunday and it is supposed he was
drinking. Hubs skull was broken ard
there were one or tWo cuts on bis head.
His horse must have back. d the Cart
into the gully and then fell n on top
of HIM When found he had a gold
watch and SO In his pockets, says the
HIlisborO Observer.
Charlotte News: Cabarrus county
has added another rich discovery to
her already wealthy name of mines.
This vein Is near SJesaman's school
house. Years ago the mine was worked
with primitive mac inery of the Olden
days Que piece of gold weighing
! three Mounds voc +ob,r 80, THO ora