The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26

never w Mrs. March any less. prob
ably, says the Lexington Dispatch.
A leading citizen of Sandy Ridge
township came In On the train one day
last week and said that he had never
taken a ride before and that he did not
K railroad travel because it made his
head swim, says the Monroe Enquirer.
lG Is rUmored that Doc. Dicholson
who killed his brother In Jackson
county, and for whose arrest Gov.
CaCr has offered a reward of 5000, is
camping in the upper edge of Oconee
county, S. O., says the Franklin, N. Q.
Press.
Winston Sentinel: Mrs J. N. Whit
low met with a painful accident early
tins morning. In stepping from her
kltchen door, on Liberty street, her
right foot slipped causing her to fall.
The small bones IN her ankle we're
broken.
Forest City Ledger: The crops in
TINS entire section are thought to be
seriously damaged by the continued
rainy weather. Cotton is estimated to
be damaged 25 per cent, and if the
RAIN continues long, it will reach so
per cent.
New Berne Journal: Mr.. Will Owen,
+" ONAA&S AkCbA VI uADI GIIGdu C1bN. dOOuU
II years of age, was drowned at the
Straits, Carteret county, Thursday.
When found he was lying in water
only six or eight inches deep, face
downward.
Rev. Mr.. BOwles closed the revival
services which he conducted at Nc
Kendree Church the past week on last
Sabbath evening. We learn that there
were upwards of 80 conversions and
ABOUT 80 aocesslOns to the church, says
the Mooresville Register.
Mr.. D. w. Lowrance, met with a
sad accident in Charlotte last night.
In getting off a train he was mistaken
in the direction the train was moving
and jumped the wrong way thro wing
him and break his collar bone, says
the MooresvilIe Register.
What we understand t. be the first
coal burning locomotive that ever
entered the city came in Monday pull
ing one Of the trains. It was the en-
CINE Bessie, No. 2 of the Sea Coast
Line. It vas on the W. N. & N. Road,
says the New Berne Journal.
Fayetteville Observer: WILDER Fair
cloth, an emplOye of the Hope Mills
Manufacturing Company, wasrun over
and killed by the fast mail on the At
lantic Coast line Sunday morning about
2 o'clock. His body was terribly man
gled and hardly recognizable.
Mr.. z W. Whitehead having pro
cured a position in the government
printing Office in Washington, has
severed his connection with the Fay
~etteville Gazette. The paper will con
tinue to be published under different
management-not yet announced.
The Waterloo Observer thinks a man
who owes several years subscription on
a newspaper, and then stops it and
asks the postmaster to send it ack
refused, " is mean enough to put tar
in his has when taking up the church
collection in order to steal small
change.
Clinton Democrat: a gentleman
tells us that Abram Giles, who lives
near Roseboro, and is "a years Of age,
recently walked from his home to that
Of a friend living some distance east of
there. The distance of his trip vas
something like twenty four miles and
was made easily in a day.
Scotland Neck Democrat: Sheriff
B. 1. Allsbrook says hal he thinks it
safe to estimate the loss Of corn on the
Roanoke river, including both sides
from Weldon to Hamilton, at from
s, 5000 to 10, 900 barrels. The floods in
the river destroyed much besides the
corn, but this was the greatest loss.
The Enterprise learns that IN the
evening of the 18th instant Willis Ken
nedy and james Kennedy, living four
miles west of High Point in Davidson
county, became involved in a difficulty
over a cane mill. Willis Kennedy
struck James Kennedy over the head
with a stick, INJECTING a mortal wound.
Washington Gazatte: Mr.. w. E.
Jackson presented this office with a
handsome specimen of the sweet potato
last week. 1t measured twenty inches
and weighed three and One-quarter
| pounds. - Capt. Flave Spencer sold
Jonathan Ravens, Esq, a 1000 bushel
load Of o this week for 30 cents a
! busheI.
The last departure Of the steam tug
; Ella which is running in connection
/ with the fishing boats to expedite mat
tiers, presented a novel sight. The
| Ella had no less than twenty-five fish
| ing boats in tow. Such a scene was
not only novel, but one that excited
| admiration to all beh0lders, says the
| New Berne Journal.
Capt. Charles Mcdonald vas in the
city today and made arrangement for
! q special train between Charlotte and
! Concord, for the fair next week. The
| train will be run on Thursday. 1t will
leave here at 9 o'clock a. m, and re-
turn that night at $50 o'clock, The
round trip fare will be IS cents, says
| the Charlotte News.
Allegheny Star: While hauling brick
from a brick yard not far from the
house, a little three year old child OF
! Mr.. Thomas GambiII was taken into