The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-11

A@A4SO II A0tlES ~ 1F SD4lk III IL v
ms hand on several different crops,
says the Greenville Reflector.
Oxford Ledger: Harvest is over and
wheat has been saved in a nice coadl
ton. With a few exceptions the re-
ports We receive about the crops are
al. good. Unless damage comes to it
while on the shock the wheat threshed
this year will be of a high grade.
There is more ~rascality going on in
Shefields township. A gang was
brought from there yesterday, charged
with stealing cut feed. 1t is too bad
for the good people of that township
to be harrassed to death with so much
roguery, says the Carthage Blade.
A colored man by the name of Ham
right was brought to Lenoir from
Morganton last week and placed in
jail OF the charge of having stJlen q
suit of clothes from a negro by the
name of Baker, who works on the
railroad here, says the Lenoir Topic.
Rev. S f. Conrad, of Winston. was
in the city to-day on his return home
from Piedmont, s. O. where he has
been holding q series of revival meet
lngs. On last Sunday there sixty
ven accessions to the Baptist church
at Piedmont, says the Charlotte News.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: Last Satur-
day afternoon between Roaring River
and Wilkesboro John p. Church, of
Boomer, jumped from the passenger
train while at the speed of about thirty
miles an hour. He was pretty badly
bruised up and was stunned for a
while.
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ford sowed last fall 1876 pounds-abou5
five bushels-of Fulcaster wheat, and
threshed $40 pounds, or 1879 bushels
This is an average of Is OF bushels to
one sowed, or l9 1-6 pounds to one
sowed. There were about five and
three fifth acres of the land.
Monroe Enquirer: On last Thurs
day and Friday Deputy Collectors
Vanderford and fields made AFRAID in
this county and captured several boxes
Of tobacco. They also captured a
wagon and team near Gains old bar
room, belonging to Eugene Johnson of
Rowan county. The wagon was haul
ing c~ontraband tobacco, about forty
b Xas Of which was secured.
Scotland Neck Democrat: News
G mes that there is an epidemic of dys
EMERY around Rich Square. Several
persons have died Of the disease in that
section, - the crops up to ten or
fifteen days ago Looked very promising,
but the heavy rains caused SO much
delay in work that the neglect of work
and the added disadvantage OF the
grass have injured them very much.
When the train from Atlanta came
iu last night the engine which pulled
it had, indeed. tho appearance Of a
fiery horse. The lamp in the head
light had exploded, and the oil, run
ming down over the boiler, had ignited
and blazed a big light. The fire was
extinguished by a stream of water
from a hose, but the headlight encase.
ment was entirely wrecked, says the
Charlotte News.
Parties who came in yesterday even
ing from Oxford say Peter Green. a
colored man, who lived on Mr.. FL. B.
Hobgood's farm, about six miles from
Oxford, was struck by lightning Sat-
urday afternoon and killed. Green
and another colored man took refuge
in a log cabin from a severe rain and
thunder storm, but the cOlored man.
who stood near Green was unhurt.s
says the Durham Sun.
Concord Standard: On Church street
at the residence of MIR. Geo. E Fisher.
lightning Thursday evening struck q
tree within ten feet of the house. Two
little girls yer under the tree at the
time within four feet of the trunk,
Mrs. Fisher was standing on the porch
They were all stunned. Just how the
little Fisher girlsescaped death is truly
miraculous. They appeared to be en-
tirely Y the shock after several
hours.
We learn from parties who were
present at the picnic of Bethany Dis
ciple church, Pamlico county, Satur-
day that it was a remarkably success
full me-. The number who attended is
estimated at 500 and there was abund-
ance of delicious edibles for all. Many
were there from Craven and Carteret
counties. Mr.. Jas. Winfield, of New
Berne and Rev. J. L. Winfield, of
Washington were the speakers of the
occasion, says the New Berne Journal.
Mr.. E. L. Pitts, a farmer living near
Weldon, was the owner of an old dog.
Al few days ago a snake bit the dog in
themouth and the animals head swelled
to q tremendous size. The dog kissed
d pUppy~GHU bA6 pONSOA Was
to the little pup and its head also be
came larger than its normal condition,
The puppy then kissed a cat and the
cats head and face swelled terribly
large. In three days the puppy died
and the cat died, but the old dog got
well.
Goldsboro Argus: 1t is a great pity
that the ~utterances of the editor of the
North Carolina Teacher has been such
as to displease many of the leading
colleges of the State, first because they
havs injured the Teachers Assembly,
and weakened its Influenza fact
known to every one, and more clearly
seen to day and secondly has injured
the agtendanceat Morehead, and caused
bitter factions to arise among the teach