The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27

imported from Indiana and sold for
S1,uOO; Ii Is a six year old bay, six
Teen n high and was sired by
Jersey Wilkes, q we'll known racer,
says the New Berne Journal.
Monroe Enquirer: Cotton is grow
ing finely but is needing work very
badly since the heavy rains. Corn is
very hne, especially on upland. Har-
vest Is well advanced. The wheat crop
is the best for years. Oats are much
better than it was expected they would
be a few weeks ago.
One night last week Peter Fletcher
was beaten on the head with hammer
and seriously injured. Peter says that
he was sitting quietly in a shed at
home when his wife and step son as
saulted him with a hammer and stick.
He is in a critical condition, says the
Wlkesboro Chronicle.
While out riding Sunday evening
MI. j. A. Peacock had the misfortune
to get his arm broken. He was out a
few miles from town, lee the railroad,
when a train came by, soaring his
horse, which threw Mr.. Peacock out
OF the buggy, breaking his arm, says
the Lexington Dispatch.
W. H. Martin, the colored man
charged with the burglary at Wrights
vile Saturday night last, was brought
before Justice MCGOWAN yesterday.
The evidence against him was not sum
cient to warrant his committal on the
charge, and he was therefore dis
charged, says the Wilmington Star.
A day or two ago, a little child of
Mr.. +. A. Hicks swallowed a brass
ring. The ring had been broken and
was sprung open, and it caught in the
child's windpipe. The little child be-
came black in the face and was almost
dead before the ring was drawn from
it's throat, says the Charlotte News.
Mr.. Jno. A. Kimmons-we mean the
squire, who is our first floor neighbor
brought us a curiosity from a peach
tree Of the Alexander" variety. It
was one stem about s inches long and
on this and short stems from it there
were just IS well formed, blood red
peaches, says the Concord Standard.
Cleve Maxwell the negro who is in
jail charged with murder, came very
near making his escape n day last
week. He got a piece of timber from
one of the window screens, with which
he was bending the bars of his cell
door when discovered. He now holds
forth in the dungeon, says the Sparta
Star.
The Planning mill plant of A. Cam
eron & Co., at Winder, this county,
was burned last Saturday night, with
a large quantity of lumber. The fire
was caused by a bolt of lightning.
Their loss is between S., 900 and 81, 900.
We do not know whether or not there
was any insurance, says the Carthage
Blade.
Last Tuesday a heavy rain fell,
which was accompanied by hail. Very
little hail fell here, but we learn that
on the Yadkin it did considerable dam
age to crops, and out beyond Golfers
church much damage was done by
hail. We expect it was pretty general
all over the county, says the Lenoir
Topic.
There was a runsWay marriage in
Durham this morning Mr.. A, L. Tilley
was married to Miss Mary Copley. The
license was issued several days ago,
and as the opposing parties failed to
arrive this morning in time to inter
fere, the happy couple went on their
way rejoicing, says the Durham Globe
of the 18th.
The small boy has discovered that
the old brick yard pools neal the Trade
street bridge to the west of the city are
full of turtles, and that the turtles are
biting. One boy caught four turtles
this morning and of the Is odd boys
who were trying their luck, scarcely a
one failed to pull up a turtle, says the
Charlotte News.
Weldon News: The prospects for
fine crops in this county were never
Ebrighter and farmers are in high spirits,
The weather has been most favorable
and the seasons just right for crops of
every kind. The farmers are all in a
most excellent condition and the crops
have been well worked and are clean
of grass and weeds.
Mount Airy News: In this city on
Tuesday morning, at 1870 o'clock,
Mrs. Lille Reece, wife of Mr.. William
Reece and daughter of Mr.. J. A. Tran
son, departed this life, aged 20 years.
- Mr.. John W. Dyer, of this city,
has invented a car coupler and had it
patented. The patent was granted to
him on the 9th inst.
Early Sunday morning a fine horse
belonging to Mr.. E. D. Latta was
turned out to Craze on the lawn at Mr..
Latta's residence. The horse got one
of his hind feet caught in the loop of a
wrought iron fence, and in his frantic
efforts to release hImSeIE gave a JERK
that pulled off the entire hoof, shoe
and all, says the Charlotte News.
There were deposited in Neuse river,
near this city, last month, by the y. s..
Fish Commission 252, 500 young white
shad, according to the official report
recently rendered to Hon. T. A. Wood
ard, our Congressman, by the commits
sion, as required by law. This gives
promise of plenty of shad for next
seasons fishing, says the Goldsboro
Argus.