The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

was hauling cross ties when one of the
wagon wheels sunk into a deep rut and
gave his leg the severe wrench.
Monroe Enquirer: Mr.. John Griffith
raised about 1900 bushels of corn last
year. He says he thinks it paid him
better than cotton would have done.
- DR.. w. S. Kendall, a prominent
physician of Arson county, died at
at Ansonvlle day last week.
Monday night of last week the store
OF Messrs. J J. Long & Co., at Elm
wood. was broken into and about $25
or $50 worth of shoes, hats, etc, stolen.
The store was entered through the
front windOw-the glass being broken
out, says the StatesvIlle Landmarks.
We notice that in Ohio mules are
selling at a price some 80 per cent.
higher than horses are sold. With so
many jackasses in the North Carolina
legislature, there Is no reason why the
horse and mule market should be so
much at variance, says the Durham
| Globe.
An cid maid Of Buncombo county,
has petitioned the legislature 20 pass a
law prohibiting old wido ~ers from
marrying under twelve months aft+r
the death of their wife. This cid lady
must have 6een fooled" by a six
months old widO wer, says the Sanford
Express.
The Summit Cold Mine. Of Randolph
county, says the High Point Enter
prise, situated between Their" end
ThOmasvlle. which embraces $40 acres
Owned by Messrs. Edwards, Newly
and others, was sold last Tuesday
morning to q gentleman from west
Pennsy lvania.
Meyer NATHAN. q little son of Mr..
Henry Ea.h4n. was struck IN the face
with q rock thrown by a companion,
and was badly hurt. \ deep ga-h
was cut in the lutte fellows cheek
which had to be sewed up, and he was
unconscious all OF last night, says the
Charlotte News.
mill stone At Stewart & Morrison's
mill, New Stirling, Iredell county.
! burst on Monday. while the mill was
running at a high speed. and one Of
| the pieces. weighing about 40 pounds,
buried with terrific force, struck Mr..
E liotc IN the head, f~racturing his skull.
He IS not expected TO live.
Ana Il creation occurred at VancebCr)
Tuesday night between ITO cOlOred
men in regard 20 Il trade II resulted
in JOHN Jennikina shooting Shade Morn
iug In the lower part of the abdomen.
Or. Primrose Gus The ball out "cdnCS
day morning Jeuniking viii 0e ar
rested says the New Berne Journal,
Durham GLIDE: \ homi ,ide occurred
in the county Of Warren q few days
ago Dir. John Hardy shot and killed
a man named Vaughan Vaughn waa
desp rarely il love with Hardy dau2h-
ter The young lad refused ID marry
| him, and b. attempted to take her life,
when Eir II trdy shot and killed him.
Washington Progress We learn
that T~egDrIatinHs are on foot looking TO
| the consolidation of the J. & w. r.. r
and thu pl>m nth, Washington ana
! kInstun Il R. whereby u people will
have a first class narrow gauge road
from here to Plymouth, connecting
| there with the steamers Of the n. s.
r r.
New Berne Journal: Rev. r B
Gillian, o. the North Carolina Con
ference. and pastor OF Jones circuit,
died at Trenton on Tuesday last. -
Capt Denard Rumley, keeper Of Cape
Lookout ligh5 house, died Of kidney
trouble at 2 a m. Wednesday, at his
home in Beaufort He had been i'll
ten days.
Sunday evening a log of wood was
placed on the track of the Charlotte
Columbia & Augusta Railroad about
two miles south of the Clt,. The 90
etruction was encountered by the Char
lOtte bound passenger train. The wood
was splinteTed. but the cars kept the
ira k and no damage was done, says
the Charlotte News.
Washington Gazette: Herring and
shad are being caught in considerable
quantities now, and are selling for good
pri:e The Indicate ms for q large
catch are good. - The farmers Of
! this section should raise enough pro
visions for their own home cOnsUmp
ton. Sooner or later the crop idea
will ruin any country.
Concord Times: Rev. J. w. Lee,
the we'll known Irish evangelist, who
on Tuesday night closed a ten days
meeting at Mount Pleasant, passed
through Concord Wednesday. AS
some Of the results Of the meeting,
there were between thirty and forty
conversions and twelve have already
been added to the church.
WadesbOro Messenger Intelligencer:
NJ. Daniel Limberry, who lives near
the d pot, fell from MS chair last night
about niue o'clock, and died immedl-
ately. Mr.. Limeberry was 90 years
old. and until a few years z had
always enjoyed the bes of health. He
had been sick for some time and bis
death was not unexpected.
The Atlantic Tobacco Company,
Harper & Dixon. Pr)prie5Or5, are get
ting ready to manufacture smoking TO-
baccO. Their best brand will be The
Pride of Rocky Mount" KeeptEe ball
rolling, this is the right way to build
up a prosperous city and a the same
time 10 put money III your purse, says
the Rocky mount ArgOnaut.
1t has for a long time been known
that the section around Castor con.