The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-01

1NJN DSCl1O, I'll uhbS
Tirzah township, sowed 6 bushels of
wheat from which he threshed 1879.
This IS the best that we have heard of
IN our county, says the Roxboro
| Courier.
Statesvllle Landmark: Work on the
S5atesville cotton mill is progressing
nicely. The building is about ready
for the roof. The tin for the roof,
which has been ordered and is on the
way, cost 81, 600. The main building
OF the mill will be completed early in
September.
Many are asking what has become of
the law passed by the legislature pro
h1bltlng boys under seventeen years Of
agefrom smoking cigarettes. IL is still
on the statute books, but not enforced.
This law is violated by nearly every
merchant in the country, says the San
ford Express.
Fayetteville Gazette: Rev. J. H.
Edwards, of GOldsborO, has accepted
the call to the passionate of the Baptist
church in this city. - Mr.. j. D.
Geddie, Of Flea Hill, has presented the
Gazette with an Irish potato that tips
the beam at 26 ounces, the largest thus
far heard from
The Bigger Mine, in Cabarrus county,
has been sold, and the price paid was
$40, 600, which was turned over to the
former owner today. The purchase
was made by local parties. Messrs.
Shinn and Widenhouse have been
working this mine until recently, says
the Charlotte News.
Warrenton Record: Mr.. Ralph f..
McNair had a stroke Of paralysis Wed
nesday morning and died yesterday
about II q. M, at the residence of his
sister, Mrs. TannahiIl, with whom he
was living. Mr.. McNair was born in
Edgecombe county in February, 1904,
making him over SO years of age.
Il might Oe worth while for country
gTOcers and general stOrekeepers to re
member that sunhOwer seed are very
much in demand, and that if they can
induce their neIghbors to save the seed
and sell to them it will bring good
prices from the leading seedmen in
large cities, says Greenvllle Reflector.
Charlotte News: Yesterday even
ing Mr.. George Elicit, who lives about
three miles from the city, went into
his mules stable to feed. Just as he
stepped in the door a large copperhead
bit him on the leg. The limb was badly
swollen, but liberal applications of the
only snake bite remedy known soon
relieved him.
The Henderson canning factory, we
are informed is ready for business and
as soon as the season opens will com
mence operations. One man has
promised a thousand bushels of
| peaches as q starter and if the tomato
crop proves a success we may sOOn
expect to see the canning enterprise at
work, says the Gold Leaf,
Rocky Mount Argonaut: Cheering
news from our farmers. The last few
weeks have done the business for the
crops. Cotton is looking well, corn is
in splendid condition, while tobacco
promises one the best crops the COun-
try has ever been blessed with. The
cures or fine, the leaf unblemished
good weight and good color.
Sanford Express: The farmers are
wearing long faces Ove the fact that
their crops are literally burning up for
lack Of rain. Corn is going back fast
and has lost much of its color within
the last few days. From present ap
~pearances there will not be an YER
production of cotton this fall. The lice
and dry weather have nearly killed 1t.
Weldon News: Capt. Willis Cheek
is the proud owner of a valuable dia-
mOnd picked up by a young lady in
the upper end of this county, nea the
Warren line. Captain Cheek pur-
chased the gem in the rough and sent
it on to New York to have it cut and
set The jeweler who did the work is
an expert and pronounced it a genuine
diamond Of the first water.
Concord Standard: The barn,
I--1I11. ~E r-l104 n Er311N n
iennet, one two-horse wagon, a lot of
feed belonging to Mrs. ]. f. Fur, Of
near Bridgeport, Stanly county, was
destroyed by fire a few nights ago.
| Loss Estimated at $3.50. Also M. f.
| Whitney lost a fine barn with a lot Of
feed. Loss estimated at 5000. Both
were supposed to have been incendiary.
Rockingham Rocket: Mrs. J.. G..
| Lunsford, of Wolf Pit, died very
suddenly Monday morning of heart
| trouble. She had called her husband
lust before day to make a fire, that she
might prepare breakfast for the family.
| After he had arranged things in the
| kitchen he returned to his wife's room
and found her in a dying condition.
She only lived a few hours after the
attack.
S%mithfeld Herald: Mr.. J. Fl. Wells,
who lives four miles from Selma,
several days ago had a pine straw in
his mouth using it for a tooth-pick,
when a piece broke off and went down
in his throat where it lodged and is
still troubling him and has indamed
his throat to some extent. All at
tempts at removal of the straw has
proven a failure. He went up to Raj
eigh Tuesday evening to have it re-
moved.
Charlotte News: DIR. Heron wit
messed an intere sting phenomenon last
Thursday afternoon, in the shape Of a
! yDo+or scout on n Ioi1rOo6 troOH Tt