The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11

dition Of eight sewing machines and
twenty one ribbers to the machinery
of the New Berne Knitting Factory
makes an increase in the capacity of
the mill of seven hundred pairs of
hosiery per week.
Will Comfy, a young colored dude
with gold spectacles, was arrested
Monday by chief of Police r. S. Jones
on charge of larceny of a pair of spec
tacles last summer from q visitor at
Cleveland Springs, says the Shelby
Aurora.
Milas Misenheimer, son of Kiah
Mlsenheimer, was killed at the mill of
Joe Mlsenheimer, in Cabarrus, Satur.
day evening last. This saw mill is the
scene of three horrible deaths, this of
Saturdays being tho third, says the
Charlotte News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Burns had born
unto them on the "a ult., a babe with
six natural toes on each foot. If times
remain like they are, children will
have to have mor toes than 10, if
they pull through this world, says the
Hickory Mercury.
A Northern man has c~ontractt d for
the Stone Mountain near Trap Hill, for
the granite contained in it. It is
thought to be finer than that at Mt.
Airy. A branch road will probably
be built from Roaring River to Trap
Hill, says the Elkin Times.
Charlotte News: Mrs. John A.
Halman, who lived at Waco, on the
Carolina Central road, hanged herself
with a plough line, in the woodhouse,
at her home yesterday. Grief over
the recent death of her mother and
sister had unbalanced her mind.
Rockingham Rocket: Our farmers
generally are sowing more grain this
season than was yer known In Rich
mond. I5 seems as if they are going
to cut their cotton crop down to one
half their usual acreage, and raise their
supplies to a large extent at home.
Carthage Blade: Died at her home
lear Union on Saturday last, Mrs
Money Shaw, of consumption; aged 66
years.-Died at his home about 4
miles west of here, On Friday last, Mr..
Prestley Caddell, n Of Jul county's
oldest and most substantial citizens
DR.. John P. Clingman, one of Davies
oldest and most esteemed citizens,
died AZ his home near Pennington on
last Saturday night, aged 81 years.
The deceased had been in poor health
for many months and his death was
not unexpected, says the MOcksville
Times.
Thieves are abroad in the land, and
chickens seem to be the main object of
their desire, they having stolen many
near town the past week. They went
to Mr.. Willis RObinson's night and
stole all he had. The watch dog en-
tered a protest and they stole the dog,
says the Plymouth Beacon.
The saw mill belonging to Messrs.
Miller & Wilson in Person county near
the Orange line, was destroyed by fire
Sunday night. Loss about $500. 1t
must have been the work of an incen-
diary, as there had not been any fire
at the mill in a long time, so we learn,
says the Hillsboro Observer.
Charlotte Observer: J. M. Moore'F
cotton factory on Little river. three
miles from T~aylorsville, was burned
to the ground Wednesday morning
about 5 o'clock. There is no insurance,
and the loss is about $40, 600. 1t is not
known how the fire originated, but it
is supposed to be accidental.
We are sorry to announce the burn
ing of the dwelling house of Mr.. Amos
Dean, near Lewis on Tuesday, after
noon about 8 o'clock. The fire was
discovered by Mrs. Dean, but not un-
til it was too late to save only two beds,
not even the wearing apparel was
saved, says the Oxford Ledger.
Last week and the week before
forest fires were raging in the noun
tains. Considerable damage was done
to timber and fencing, many panels of
fence being burned up. Forest fires in
our mountains is an unusual C
renee, but how they got started no n
seems to know, says the Lenolr Topic.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Freelin
Perces, of Stokes county, was de
stroyed by fire on November 81. No
cause is assigned for origin Nothing
within the building was saved. Mr..
Perces was married the day before and
himself, wife and twelve children r
without a roof of their own to cover.
them.
In Cedar Grove township last Satur-
dav night MI. Charlie Hines horse ran
away with him. The buggy was COM
pletely wrecked and the horse killed.
Mr.. Hines disappeared and when again
heard from, he was at the home Of his
aunt, Mrs. Henry T. Terrell, near the
Person county line, says the Hillsboro
Observer.
There we're between 400 and 600
boxes of specially fine fresh fish-very
large trout. fine sea mullets, etc, at
Roanoke Island wharf being packed
Saturday night for shipment Sunday.
This is a very large amount butas high
as 1900 boxes of fish have been shipped
from there at a time, says the New
Berne Journal.
The Sentinel has it from good au-
thority that there is to be a regular
sale of bachelors" at a station on the
G. F. & Y. V. railroad, not a thousand