The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-25

snow o mercy towards the dumb
suffering animals, says the Shelby
Aurora.
Raleigh NO. Chronicle: We under
stand agents are going through the
country selling a compound for pre-
serving fruits and vegetables, known
as the Compound Extract of Salyx. 1t
IS white homogeneous, distinctly crys-
talllne powder of no value as a pre-
sentative.
Somewhat of a negro exodus has
OroRen out In Winston. Darkles, men
and women, are leaving on nearly
every train. Many of them are being
attracted by circulars which are being
sent here in large numbers from pur-
ported lab r bureaus IN Norfolk, Va,
andrew York.
The colored boy, Willie Jones, whose
skull was broken by a spade so that a
trephlnlng operation was necessary,
has gotten along remarkably well.
There has scarcely been a sign of sup
puratiOn-nCne whatever and the
wound is healing right up, says the
New Berne Journal.
Shelby Aurora: Mr., Thomas Love
lace'S son, a young man about grown,
fell Friday from a wagon loaded with
wheat straw. AS he fell q part OF the
straw and a piIchfOrk fell on him. Two
prongs of the pitchfork pierced his side
and breast and penetrated three inches;
one prong struck a rib.
John Giles, a colored man, who has
been running a barber shop here for
the past two months skipped the town
one day last week. II was lucky for
him that he got off for if he had stayed
longer there would have been a chance
of bis being white capped on short
notice, says the Dunn Times.
Concord Standard: Mr.. John Nc
Lane, rs years of age, and Mrs. Sarah
Freeze, 64years Of age, both Of MoOres-
vile, were united In bonds of holy
wedlock on Wednesday evening.
Though three score and ten cover
the years OF the groom, he is just as
sprightly and jolly as a youth.
Greensboro Record: DIR. Charles M.
Glenn died in Baltimore Friday morn
ing about 10 o'clock, whittier he went
only a few days ago. = Mr.. Will
WOodroff9, who was injured by a
Airy Granite Works on Tuesday morn
ing, died this morning az 3 o'clock.
During the storm last Saturday aftcr
| LlOOL VII L. III q Sui paIl y
struck by lightning and set on fire.
It was completely destroyed, and
burned down upon a valuable mule
belonging to Mr.. Pearson. Whether
the mule was killed by the lightning or
not is not known, says the Gastonla
Gazette.
Chatham Record: The cultivation
of tobacco has increased considerably
of late years, in Hadley to 1nship,
which used to be considered one of the
poorest townships in Chatham. While
taking the tax lists of that township
last month Mr.. S. P. league ascer-
tanned that the last tobacco c. op was
sold for SIS, 600.
Columbus Star: Some of the mer,
chants in Whiteviile and VIneland
complain of the dullness of trade. -
There are now fourteen prisoners in
the county jail, besides a number out
on bail. - A negro boy by the name
of Frink and a mule were killed by
lightning last week in Shallotte town
ship, Brunswick county.
Noah Floyd, living in the suburbs of
town, offers to wager ten dollars that
he can eat twenty-fOur large biscuits,
and two of the largest chickens to be
found in the county, a bundle of fod-
der and a pound Of hay, all at n
meal. He is willing to make affidavit
that he has done this several times,
says the Lexington Dispatch.
Mr.. N. A. McNair who was in town
| yesterday informed US that a horse
stolen from Mr.. Simeon Gibson was
picked up on the road leading from his
house to Spring Hill by Mr.. D. A.
Monroe on Monday morning. The
| ALSoE Go1S0~ +LO% h. ~ ~V,~cY1oI
left the horse and took to the bushes,
says the Laurinburg Exchange.
Mr.. JOS. A. Long, two miles south
east of here, has a pair of white HOl-
! land Turkeys which are a little over a
year old. The hen had laid 60 eggs UP
to the 18th inst which had been found.
The first 80 were set under three hens
and t~wenty-nine young turkeys were
! Matched. This record will be hard to
| beat, says the Almanac Cleaner. .
Hillsboro Observer: We learn that
mad dogs are plentiful in the neigh
! borhood of Madame. Near Cross Roads
! church, in AlamanCe last Monday,
| John Manly Teer and his three chill
| dren and a man named Murray and
his three children were bitten by the
same mad dog. Mr.. Josiah White in
Chatham county, lost eight COWS by
one mad dog.
There is an apple tree in Mr.. Jones
POwelrs orchard that was bearing ap-
pies before the Revolutionary war.
The tree is still healthy and bearing
fruit. This tree must be 125 years old.
This is ahead of the tree which was
| spoken of by the Wilkesb0rO Chronicle
a week or so ago, which was 100 years
old. AS usual, Caldwell takes the cake,
says the Lenoir Topic.
Durham Sun: The examination Of
Thos. Coley and Rufus Hopkins, yes
terday afternoon, resulted in sending
them up to the Superior Court. They