The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-04

cost SIS, coo and will operate 5000
spindles.
Somebody who had better been
asleep, stole from Mr.. P. D. Leonard's
livery stable Sunday night Al bushels
of good clover seed. The value of the
lot is about $50, says the Lexington
Dispatch.
Mrs. Martha Smith, a widow lady of
Beaver Dam township, has been quite
unfortunate with her team. She lost a
very valuable horse last fall and lost
another last week, says the Greenvllle
Reflector.
The Enterprise notes the fact that
Mrs. John Barn, of High Point, has
just finished knitting a Counterpart in
which there were n hundred and
eighty-nine thousand eight hundred
and ten stitches.
Mr.. B. F Trolinger's little two year
old child got a fish hook fastened in its
underlip Monday. DR.. Williamson cut
the hook in two and pushed the bearded
point through with very little children,
says the Cleaner.
Allen Paris, who was sentenced to
work twelve months on the public
roads of the county at the last term of
Alamance superior court, escaped from
the work house last Monday afternoon,
says the Graham Cleaner.
Charlotte Observer: During Nav,
Evang lists Fife and Lee are to pitch
their gospel tent in this city and hold
a revival meeting. 1t is probable that
they will occupy ground in the north
q ern portion of the city.
It is reported that five lady visitors
at Oakdale cemetery last Monday were
arrested by the special detective re
Gently placed on duty there to prevent
the taking Of flowers from private lots.
says the Wilmington Star.
Charlotte News: The Mountain island
MIL, near Charlotte, will shortly COubie
It's facilities for yarn production. New
and improved machinery will be put
in all the departments and a large mum
Der of operatives houses erected.
Six old men, the youngest being 60
and the oldest so, leaChed San Antonio
last Thurday, having walked ali the
way from near Winston, n. G. They
announced that their mission in Texas
was to grow up with the country.
It is reported that Capt. Charles
Price. who is attorney for the Rich
mOnd & DanvIlle Railroad, has Buc-
ceeded In compromising nearly all the
suits brought against the company ON
account of the Bostain Bridge wreck.
Hardy Vinson, a colored man about
forty years Of age, was found dead IN
the road near Clayton Sunday mCrn
ing. He was seen in Clayton Saturday
evening and left for home with a mule
and cart, says the Smith6etd Herald.
On last Saturday night Squire P. A.
Flinton, cf MangUm township, had the
misfortune to lose his saw mill by fire.
He saved his engine. His loss was
about 500. The fire is supposed to
have been accidental, saysthe Durham
Sun.
We heard Il farmer complaining the
other day that corn was nigh That
takes the cake. Corn is one thing that
every farmer ought to have plenty Of
and should feel good when it will bring
o big price, says the Greenville Re
Hector.
S5atesville Landmark: John God
frey, q young married man about %
e of age, who has been working for
Mr.. J +. Hoppe, of Bethany township.
clipped. Monday night of last week,
with Mr.. HOupe's II year old daughter
Nancy Jane.
Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Stonewall
jackson has a sprig of ivy which was
brought her by a friend from Martin
Luther's grave, She has planted it.,
and on her next trip TO Lexington, Va,
will take it there, and plant it on her
husbands grave.
Oxford Ledger: James Rice of Gran
vile, and Aaron Lewis, of Vance, were
arrested Wednesday near Dabney as
being implicated in the murder of the
unknown cOlOred woman some weeks
ago and are now in jail awaiting a pre-
liminary hearing.
4. 4. Shuford lost his fine 800 Jer-
e COW, Sunday. He had her led
through the streets Saturday, and the
vast crowds which crowded around to
zee her agreed that she was one of the
finest COWS they ever saw, says the
Hickory Mercury.
Cherokee Scout: 1t is now about @
foregone conclusion that the suspen-
sion Of work by the DuCktOwn Sulphur
and Copper Company IS only tempo
rary, and that when they open up
again it will be on q nor extensive
scale than heretofore.
Two convicts, Jim Patterson, white,
and VIII Jones, colored, escaped from
the county st0ckade, late Saturday
afternoon. Patterson is an especially
tough customer, but they managed to
keep him in the stOckade about a year,
says the Charlotte News.
GastOnia Gazetteer, Mr.. J. S. Craig,
of South Point, brings usan egg which,
he says, was laid sometime about the
inauguration. 1t is IN the shape of a
gOurd or a squash with a tapering
handle bent over SO as to form a G. 1t
is q record breaker in shape.
New Berne Journal: Mr.. w. II.
Bray has killed his prize fat Berkshire
hog, which he exhibited at the Fair.
HIS dressed weight was 628 pounds.
Mr.. Bray made 315 pounds of lard from