The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-17

a several more will be started IN the
near future. The golden metal Will
give the golden weed a close race this
season in Nash and Franklin.
Twelve Carteret county fishermen
who have been spending the winter In
nsnlng at Punta Gorda came in on last
nights Wilmington train. The ma
Jor1ty of them Immediately took the
A. & N. @. train t 10 continue their
homeward journey, says the New Berne
James Reynolds, a young white man
about Is or 10 years age, a news
butcher" On the Carolina Railroad,
was arrested onyesterday by Constable
j: w. Mills, on a warrant charging
him with the larceny of about 1920
from John w. Guthrie, the copper
smith, who resides i'm this city on Sixth
street, between I astle and Queen, says
the Wilmington Messenger.
T. I. Brooks has been appointed re
celver of the Balm Building Company,
OF Greensboro. The action was taken
by the stockholders by consent of the
directors for the protection of it's cred
ltors, large amounts being due the
company which could not be collected
although good. The assets are ample
to pay the debts and it is expected all
claims will be paid in full soon
Statesville Landmark: The Supreme
Court has affirmed the case of the State
VS.. Barringer, from Iredell. This is
the case in which M. L. Barringer was
convicted of assault on Mr.. B. Saiff.
he was sentenced to six months in jail
but appealed. Now that the sentence
Is affirmed he will have to serve his
sentence-and that means, we take 1t,
that he will have to work on the chain
gang.
High Point Enterprise: A man was
arrested at R4ndleman last week and
sent to jail for passing counterfeit
money. This makes the third case
where Randolph men have been caught
with counterfeit money, and it is be-
lleved that there is q regular mint"
in operation somewhere below Ashe
bOrO- The matter has been reported to
the Federal authorities and they are
now on the lookout.
J. @. Niche is having considerable
experience with freaks in the poultry
line. He first started out with an egg
having g 6 M. on one end. That egg
was a failure as it did not hatch out a
chicken. But he has q chick that is
out of the usual run of chickens The
bill sets at nearly a right angle with
the head. 1t has but one eye and there
is no sign of one on the opposite side,
says the Durham Sun.
Charlie Taylor, a negro boy in jail
awaiting trial for gambling, concluded
to make a break for liberty on Friday
morning. Taking advantage of the
confusion incident to the break on
Thursday morning, he secreted him
1 GOLF outside tho aol1c onH oWoifoA tho
coming of Mr. Deans and Lum with
breakfast. He got into open air, but
was soon run down and is safely lodged
in close confinement, says the Wilson
Mirror.
Thirty years ago a poor Italian organ
grinder, Stephen White, settled and
married near Grover, in Cleveland
county. He lived on a poor place, yet
was Industrious, made money and
knew how to save it. He ran a one
horse farm near Grover, and one year
he sold this editor 200 bushels of corn
that he made. Last week he sold 40
bales of cotton to a new cotton mill at
| Kings Mountain and he owes no man,
says the Shelby Aurora
Some one got off a good joke on the
Y. M. Q. A. delegates abroad the west
DOuuu GEd4u N0SU0IOdN d1J0IAOOl
They wore immense red badges in the
| shape of a tr angle on the laOel of their
coats, and of course attracted attention
as a large number of them were stand
ing on the platforms of the cars. Some
one started the report that they we're
recruits on their way to join COxey's
army, and they were the observed of
all observers, says the Durham Sun,
m---GA.-sIT~ o1mnn,n11Io1A - A.
Sampson Democrat: The cigarette ma
chine patented by Mr.. J. B Underwood.
of this city, and owned by him and
DR. J. w. Mcneil, has been sold to
parties in St. Louis for. it is said. $36,-
600. Mr.. Underwood has invented and
patented many useful things, and his
good luck is deserved, and his many
friends congratulate him. Mr.. Under
wood is a native of Sampson, but has
been living here for probably thirty
five years.
The Trinidad, Colorado, Chronicle
says: It is with sincere regret that the
| Chronicle announces the death OF Sid
new Wood, which occurred at the SIS
tiers hospital last evening at 6 o'clock.
| Six ear ago Mr.. Wood came to Trini-
| dad on account of weak lungs and for
a time it was thought that his healt 1
would be permanently restored. He
came here from Edenton, N. O., where
he has relatives who will be grief
stricken when the announcement of
his death is received.
Concord Times: While two little
boys of Mr.. J. M. Cauble, of No. 8,
aged s and 6 years respectively, were
playing with a gun one day last week,
the younger n received the load of
shot in his head. 1t seems that the
older one got the gun and told the