The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-18

longs to Col. A. H. Brown, of TenneS
see, produces about $50 worth OF metal
to the ton. The mine includes about
200 acres, of we'll timbered land. The
now celebrated Ore Knob mine, III
Ashe county, once sold for 81 900. As
soon as the company took charge Of
the mine in 1875, the value was placed
at 50, 900, OOO.. -....... - III
MI. Hartmaier a few days ago
slaughtered a very large OK for Mr.;
W. w. Reavis. The animal weighed
1 40 gross and dressed 100 pounds.
About the same time he killed a re
markedly fat COW which was as choice
beef as that from Richmond, Chicago
or any other market. Our people cau
raise as fine cattle as can be found
anywhere-when they try, says the
Henderson Goldleaf. +.
Chatham Record: Mr.. Hilliard R0g
ers, who lives near the Wake and.
Chatham line, has a vinegar barrel
that IS said to have been used for $50
years, He is now 81 years old, and
his father who died many years ago
when nearly 100 years old told him
that this barrel had been used by his
father several years before he was
born. The barrel is still used, III good
condition, for keeping vinegar.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: Ga Mon
day FOUR police arrested three Cubans
on a telegram from the Sheriff Of John
stOn county, on suspicion Of cracking
a safe IN Hoods general merchandise
store at Smlth6eld, from which $3.50,
and a gold watch were taken, together
with valuable papers. Sheriff Fuller
came up on Tuesday, but concluded
that there was not enough evidence to
convict, SO they were released.
The Durham Recorder SAYS that a
man in Orange county had a well forty
five feet deep. This became dry and
during the deep snow falls he concluded
to fill the well with snow 50 that it
might again be made to serve the pur-
pose for Whichit was Intended. Shovels
and buckets were brought into reQuiSi-
ton and soon the we'll vas flied The
SNOW melted, but the mysterious thing
is that it left no sign of water in the
we'll.
Sanford Express: Since Mr.. L. A.
Weldon built his shuttle block factory
here he has cut about one thousand
cords of wood. He paid on an average
Sc 90 per cord for it, which came to
SO, coo. This handsome sum of money
went into the pockets of the poor, de-
serving and honest farmers of his sec
ton and has been Of untold benefit to
them. Mr.. Weldon has several hands
employed and is cutting the timber
very fast.
. Sheriff J. NJ. Smith. of Richmond
county, arrived here last night from
Rockingham, bringing with him Alex
ander Mcintyre. white, and Eli Nor
risOn, cClOred, who are charged with
homicide. The sheriff is taking them
to Southport on p writ Of habeas corpus
made returnable on Monday before
Judge Whitaker, who opens Bruins.
wick Superior court at that place to
morrow morning, says the Wilmington
Messenger.
Greensboro Recor5: The amount of
postage stamps, etc, sold at the post
office in this place for the y ear ending
March 31st last was $f4, 907 So. Box
rent for the same period, 1858. so. Pre-
viouS to and at the time Of establishing
free delivery the receipts were just a
little in excess of $40, 900 a year, an in
crease in two years of nearly so per
cent. At this rate the salary of the
postmaster, after July 1st, Will reach
50, 500 a year.
The accident at Mt. Airy, on the Air
Line road, that was menti )ned In yes
terday's News, was a more serious
affair than atfrst reported. The train
was just emerging from a cut, when
the engine jumped the track and rolled
down an embankment, followed by
four cars. The cut was piled high with
the wreckage Of twelve box car Mr..
7 U Ppn1Tn IF A Flon+o uyDo nnniooo~
He was injured sc badly that his death
occurred shortly after the wreck, says
the Charlotte News.
Asheville Citizen: w. A. Nettles,
who came IN on the train from Spartan
burg last night, tells the Citizen of the
outrageous act Of some unknown per-
son who fired into the passenger train
at some point between Spartanburg
and Saluda station. Three shots were
fired into the second class and one into
the first class cars. The ball fired into
the latter struck nc one, but one of the
bullets which entered the second class
a str0ck e. colOred woman in the
back Of the head, causing a serious
wound. S,-4-. ...
h. New Berne Journal: Rev. F. Fl.
Johnson, Presbyterial Evangelist, drove
over to the city Wednesday from Au
.rora, and left in the afternoon on the
steamer Neuse for his home in Eliza
beth City. On Monday the 3rd inst g.,
Mr.. Johnson organized a church at
Aurora after he had preached there
nearly a week-previoUs to that time,
on the Sabbath he organized n at
Mackey's Ferry. Thelatter is the first
Presbyterian church ever organized in
Washington county. The membership
is quite small in each church.
The NEUSE RIVER FISH LAW
By request of Mr.. I. E Elmore, of
Strabane, N. O., we publish the act
passed by the last legislature repeating