The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-13

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Presbyterian body will probably &C.
cept the conclusion for which he is to.
day expelled"
New Berne Journal: A telegram
received Friday by her family an
nounced the death at Old Fort, Nc
Dowell county, this State. of Mrs.
Jennie Kirkland, formerly Miss Dissc-
way, Of this city.
All admit that the money pressure
IN Watauga is the hardestever known.
No n seems to have any, butth ad-
vantage we people have is that we can
do with less money than most people,
says the Boone Democrat.
A mule kicked Mr.. J. H. Michael of
TyrO recently, and at this writing he
is bad off and is not expected to re
cover. We deplOre the occurrence and
earnestly hope for his speedy recovery,
says the Lexington Dispatch.
The Winston Republican learns that
a six year old o of James HaymOre,
Pilot Mountain, got access to a guam
tity of whiskey and drank so much of
it that death, in a very distressing
form, followed soon thereafter.
Barring the nest the wife of Mat
Jones found, No. 1 comes to the front
with a guinea nest that surpasse5 Pitt
county. Mrs. Paul Eudy, near Pioneer
Mills, found a nest containing 81 eggs,
says the Concord Standard.
People in town Monday told us that
Farmville township had the heaviest
rain storm on Saturday evening that
has visited that section in ten years.
Several farms were badly damaged,
says the Greenville Reflector.
The State chemist no longer makes
analysis Of the stomach of persons in
cases whose death is suspected to have
been due TO poison. SO the analysis of
the stomach Of r L Rycr0ft of Gran
vile county, is being made at Trinity
college.
Danbury Reporter: Many farmers
I through planting tobacco the first
time. Some report q great deal of re-
planting to do. -- It il said by some
that this is locust year, and the merry
tWang Of the little varmits has already
been heard.
From the Hickory Press and Caro-,
linian we learn that Rev. J. L. Muir
ply secured from the general Synod of
the German Reformed church, which
has been in session at Reading, Pa,
IN a appropriation of 81, 600 for Ca,
tawba College.
Mrs. L j. Johnson, Post mistress at
Hamlet is short in her accounts with
Uncle Sam 1888 OF. Il is thought that
Mrs. Johnston is not guilty Of criminal
tematically robbed, says the Laurin
burg Exchange.
\ cOlOred man was painfully If not
seriously injured by an accidental fall
from the second story of the new addi.
tiCn to Brown Bros. factory Monday
morning. He was employed as a brick
carrier for Pitts & Mcknight, says the
Winston Republican.
Last night the train from Henderson,
which arrives here at S:45, ran over
and killed a colored man at Bennehan
in this county. Nothing was known
about it until his mangled body was
found along the track this morning,
says the Durham Sun.
Durham Globe: At the Greensboro
college commencement last week a
large oil painting which took the medal
was sold for $50, the proceeds going to
the Lucy MCGEE fund, which has been
maintained in connection with the in
stitution for several years.
Some days ago a train on the Raleigh
& Augusta Airline Railroad ran II
miles in Is minutes. The excellent
condition Of the roadbed of that rail
road proves the efficiency Of Capt. G.
E Lennon, its very clever roadmaster,
says the Chatham Record.
New Berne Journal: Mpssre. Hack
burn and Wjllett sent off 629 crates OF
cabbage Friday. This shipment made
over ten thousand barrels they have
sent Of this year from the seventy
| acres they planted and they have G
few thousand barrels more to send.
The people of the lower end of the
county, who are interested in q rail
road for that section, were refused 6
| hearing before the Commissioners Mon
day on account of Mt having a suffi
Gent number Of signatures to their
petition, says the Rockingham Rocket
Last Saturday there was a severe
thunder storm in Burke, near Morgan
ton, and Mr.. c.. V. Henkel informs us
that lightning struck a hickory tree IL
a pasture near Jennings ford anC
killed four horses that were standing
under it for shelter, says the Lenoil
Topic,
E'ttOGG SUuGtS, young HILL NnOSt
home is south Iredell, became violently
! insane a few days ago and was brought
| to Statesvile and put in Jail for safe
keeping. An effort IS being made tx
get him into the State Hospital q
Morganton, says the Statesville Land
mark.
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. E N. Hos
kins, a highly respected citizen, dice
at $50 O'Clock at his residence on Lib
erty street at the age Of sixty three
| years. Mr.. Hoskins had been a citi
zen Of Winston for about twelve years
having moved here from Guilford
county.
Wilson Mirror: That glorious mould
of sparkling sunshine, the radiant anC
resplendent Miss Lizzie Anderson
whose manifold charms and seduc