The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-10

one of the leading ~tonsorial artists of
the city, occupying the shop opposite
the First National Bank, has decided
to abandon his profession for the higher
calling of the ministry.
Mr.. w. NJ. Maynard who has leased
the COstner gin and saw mill expects
to make up at least 1000 gallons of
sorghum for the community. Mr..
Maynard is a clever stirring gentleman
whom we captured from Catawba
county, says the Lincolnton Courier.
The Chatham Record says: "Mr.
Richard Cotton, of Cape Fear town
ship has a hog which if killed now
would weigh nearly 700 pounds. He
gives notice to all competitors that
when he kills this hog next winter it
will be the biggest hog raised in Chat
ham"
Greensboro Record: Out on Walker
avenue. Immediately on the line of the
Q. +. & Y. V. Railroad, are the new
roller mills recently put in operation
by Messers North & Watson. The
building, which is 40x5O, three stories
and basement, was commenced last
April
Charlotte News: A telegram re-
celved in the city this morning an
nounced the death of MI. J. @ Cres-
well, of near Mooresville, this morning.
He was about sixty years old, and for
quite a long while had been interested
In the large granite queries near his
home.
The Durham Globe says the that Mr..
Fred A. Green of Durham who has
just passed his law examination is the
first Durham boy eve granted license
to practice law. Mr.. Green led his
class and the Globe predicts that he
will acquire some fame in his chosen
profession.
James Washington, colored at Stem
on Wednesday, while feeding the cane
mill of Mr.. H. T. Moore, got his arm
caught in a cog wheel and mangled so
badly that amputatiOn was necessary,
Drs. S. D. Booth, T. L Booth and J. J.
Bryan performing the operation, says
Oxford Ledger.
The Governor has appointed the fol
lowing as directors of the Atlanta &
| North Carolina Railroad, On the part
of the State: Q. E. Foy, Enoch Wads-
worth and S. w. Latham. of Craven;
w. L Kennedy and w. W. Carraway,
of Lenoir; W. T. Dortch, of Goldsboro,
is the State proxy.
The Governor has called the State
Road Congress to meet in Raleigh Oct.
Is, during the State Fair, and specially
requests the commissioners Of the vari-
GUS counties, at their regular meeting
next Monday, to appoint two delegates
and two alternates and to represent the
county at the Congress.
Mr.. John w. Hill caught a five and a
half-fOot m%Occassin snake in his fish
80 - T,o-k Sr-o TIL yaCI ~ r1oI& IL
was about as large around as the big
a whOpper Mr.. Hill brought him to the
market dock 50 that people might view
the body of the dangerous reptile.
jeff Odom, a white man aged "a
wears who was raised near here, is in
Jail here charged with passing counter
felt money in Springhope a few days
ago. 1t is reported that he passed and
attempted to pass several dollars and
half dollars, says the Nashville CORES
pondent of the Rocky Mount Argonaut
Durham Globe: Scarlet fever has
again made it's appearance in Durham.
- Between z and 8 o'clock this morn
ing, soon after DR.. Lynch had left the
house, the barn in which his buggy
and other things we're stored caught on
fire and was reduced to ashes before
the flames could be gotten under
control.
Twenty-Five prisoners in the Jail.
These are awaiting trial at our Superior
Court which will convene October 23d.
The four capital cases and other State
trials will prevent the trial of any civil
suit the first week, SO says Solicitor
Webb. The State docket may take
more than a week, says the Shelby
Aurora.
Our sister county, Halifax, has al
ready secured probably a dozen Fed
eral appointments, while Warren has
so far only one little appointment,
worth 5000, that of Mr.. W. W. Long
as Clerk in the Agricultural Depart
ment. This is indeed enc 0uraging to
the faithful, says the Warrenton
Gazette.
A farmer living a town, who has
quite a large family during the sum
mer months, informs us that he has
had nice roasting a corn on his table,
every day since July 4th, in abundance,
and will have it for two weeks yet.
He plans corn every week, from March
25th to August 18th, says the Warren
ton Record
An unfortunate accident happened
to Mr.. Thomas Lynch Tuesday night.
While he and his friend Mr.. @. H.
Harris were engaged in a friendly
scufhe, Mr.. Lynch's left leg was broken
lust above the ankle. DIR. Strudwick
set the bones and at last accounts Mr..
Lynch was doing very well, says the
Hillsboro Observer.
There is rather a streak of incon.
sistency running through the agument
which some of our business men Ito,
bacco men included) use in securing
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