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

it's webbed feet. 1t was caught on Nc
Lins creek and we suppose it must
have been driven In land by the recent
storms, says the Newton Enterprise.
Charlotte News: Considerable gold
mining is o being done near Flows,
in Cabarrus county. The works are
all paying very well. - The farmers
says there were never as many part
ridges as now. The last cold winter
kept the hunters from killing so many
Of them and the summer has been nice
and dry for the young ones to be
raised.
Statesville Landmark: Mr.. D. E.
TrOutman, Waterman at Bostlan's
bridge, the scene Of the wrek of two
years ago, found, EMBEDDED in the sand
in the edge of the creek, Wednesday OF
last week, a lady's gold watch and
chain. The front case, crystal and
hands are missing and the works are
damaged, but the other parts are
intact.
The mill dam at Kemp mill on Rich
land creek was washed away Monday,
and a dam on the lands Of the late
VIM. T. Cox was across Squirrel Greek
near where it flows into RichIand now
owned by VIM. Spoon was greatly
damaged by washing away all the I'm
covered part OF the bridge, making it
impossible to cross the bridge, says the
Asheboro Courier.
AS the expression is, the Yadkin
River was "a man" last week. 1t is
said to have been % feet above the
usual watar mark. After the cessa-
ton of rain Of a day SO it had gone
down, but the rain Of the following
1 1nyrS TOoIn ~ riCo OlDo1c+ no hinh 90 of
first. It was up the highest, said to
have been, IN fifteen years, says the
Lexington Dispatch.
Lenoir Topic: Professor 2. P. Clax
ton conducted a Teachers Institute in
are reported to have taken place at
Warrior camp meeting yesterday. We
hear that some white men were mixed
up III the fights. At any rate some
came away with bruised heads, mashed
noses and swelled eyes. We suppose
liquor flowed freely.
The New Berne Journ Il says: Dur
ing the storm at Nays Head the scalp
of g woman washed ashore and was
found by one of the cottagers on the
beach. The hair was about fifteen
inches long, and clOts of flesh were at
tached to the inside O the scalp, which
appeared to be a fresh one. After this
q diiigent watch vas kept for the body,
but nOn come ashore.
The Charlotte Observer says: Jas.
Beattie the II year old son of Mr.. J.
Il. Beaties, of Paw Creek, died OF
blood poisoning from a peculiar acct
dent. Two months ago he fell on a
brass pin sticking it in his side to the
head. The pin was pulled out, and
soon after inflammation set in and grad
ually blood poisoning came on. The
boy suffered acute agony.
Scotland Neck Democrat: Mr.. G..
w. Ryan has one acre in corn which
he planted for 100 bushels, and had it
not been for the destructive winds
which have repeatedly injured it, we
believe he would have got it 1t is the
finest upland corn we have seen. A
number gentlemen looked at it a few
days ago and said they thought he
would get IS bushels from the acre..
Between IL and 1 o'clock Saturday
night an alarm of fire was given. The
dwelling house of Mr.. J. J. Loughlin
was discovered to he on fire and al
though the hose companies turned out
and a large crowd soon collected the
building, a one story cottage, burned
so nearly down as to make it a total
loss. Only a small part of the furni-
ture and contents were saved, says the
Henderson Gold Leaf.
AshevilIe Citizen: Yesterday after
noon while cOnvicts were at work near
Alexander, two of them, Merritt Par
ham and Greed Black, white men,
made a break for liberty and succeeded
in escaping, despite the efforts to catch
them. Parham was sent up for five
years at the last court for highway
robbery, while Blacks crime vas lar
ceny, he having been sentenced at the
last term to two years in the gang,
Mr.. Sol Cohen's store was broken
into Tuesday night by pricing open
the back door with a crow bar and
about three hundred and fifty dollars
worth of goods stolen, consisting Of
twenty-six watches, a large number
of gold plated watch chains a pistol
and some clothing. Mr.. Cohen says
he suspects a white man who has been
seen suspiciously about the store re
Gently, says the New Berne Journal.
Winston Sentinel; Officer Pfohl re-
ceived a letter this morning from the
Mayor Of Radford, Va, stating that a
negro who gave his name as James
Graham, alias Jim Greer, had been
arrested there on suspicion Of being
George Broadnax, who stands charged
with the murder Of a man named
Roper, in L~eaksviIle, N. G., a few
months ago. The negro in custody
ans Eers the description Of the mar
wanted.
J~onesboro Journal: AS we annoUnced
!, Saturday morning, the Egypt coal
mines have shut down. President
Hennessey says: 1--WE have decided
to shut down for thirty days. 1t is
!, impossible to collect bills for the coal
sold. We can easily sell all our out