The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-19

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rlPens that it is best to cut it green In
order to save tive were told on
Mondry that Mr.. Jonas Hunsucker
had moved down his wheat and raked
1t up, intending to stack it up for hay,
as 1t would not yield enough to pay for
the cutting and threshing.
High Point Enterprise: There is a
man named Raglan living near here
who, almost every day, brings in a
sack full of turtles. He has a novel
way of catching them. He has a dog
that tracks the turtles in a branch as a
dog would a rabbit in the woods. The
dog gets in the water and scents down
the branch When he refuses to go
any further MI. Raglan knows that
there is a turtle buried in the sand.
No cases this morning. It is better
to have good order than fines and costs.
Mayor released Calvin Glenn, an
old offender. from the chain gang at
the request of Mrs. Glenn, as Glenn
has a small farm which needs i'm
mediate attention. Mrs. Glenn gave
her husband a severe lecture in the
presence OF the court, and he made
many promises of future good behavior,
says the Durham Sun.
Washington Progress: The case of
the State against j. B. Crawley for the
killing of Richard Harris, at Ruth, in
1889, closed on Thursday last. The
jury returned a verdict for manslaugh-
ter, and the sentence was six wears at
hard labor in the State prison. VIM.
Flynn, cOlOred, who was convicted of
a similar offence, though attended with
more mitigating circumstances, was
given one year in the State prison.
Winston Sentinel: Capt. r. B. Glenn
and John Frazier got into a little com
bat on the street this afternoon. Both
received slight scratches, but were
separated before any serious damage
could be done. john Dills, afarmer,
was killed Saturday at Addie, on the
Murphy Branch Railroad. While try
ing to board a moving train he fell
under the wheels and was terribly
mangled. He leaves a wife and three
children.
Capt. Dave Roberts, of the U. S.
steamer Gen1 Thorn, left yesterday
for the place near Trenton where the
work of improving the channel of Trent
river is in progress. The work was
down the river. The channel will be
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struction for 80 feet. The work was
performed once before, but the channel
again needs some attention, says the
New Berne Journal.
Calvin Young, the mail rider from
Charlotte to Nimrod, Steel Greek, Ran
dleburg and ShOpton back to Charlotte,
who was indicted in the United States
Circuit Court now sitting in this city
vas tried this morning and was found
guilty and sentenced to Sing Sing peni-
tertiary for two years for stealing a
registered letter, said to contain $40
mailed at Oakland, Florida, to Mr.. S.
M. Garrison, at Randleburg, N. c.,
says the Charlotte News.
The New Berne Journal says: We
have a communication from PollOcks-
vile telling of the killing of a monster
bear. A. P. Barrow heard a hog squal-
ing and taking his gun, he went out to
see what the trouble vas and found
two bears that had killed two hogs at
the same place. One bear got away.
The other was killed The one killed
is reported to have weighed 518 pounds
net. Bears arerepOrted plentiful about
there, another was seen Saturday.
Charlotte Observer: A dead white
man, about 80 years of age, was found
Saturday one mile north of Lincolnton,
on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad.
He was shot in the forehead. A pistol
was in his hand, with one chamber dis
charged. He vas sitting on a cross tie
with his head leaning forward in his
hat. The unfortunate man was a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Twin, of this
city. He was little known, as he led
a very secluded life, his mind having
been for several years affected.
Hickory Press and C~arolinian: Ad-
vices up to Wednesday from several
points In Western North Carolina in
dicates that the wheat crop will not be
a success this season. 1t is very ma
teriaIly injured. The greatest. injury
consists in the grain being small and a
considerable percentage of chaf-no
grain at all.-The rye crop is almost a
failure and more particularly in Burke
county. Up on Linville, which is re-
garded as a producing section, the
crop this year is almost a total failure,
so it is reported to US.
Reideville Review: Mrs. Wall, of
Stokes county. sister of Mr.. D. L
Blackburn, Of Reidsville, had a thrill
ing and exciting experience with a
bear the other night. She and her two
little children, while on their way to a
neighbor's house after dark, we're saw,
agely atteked by a young bear and
nearly frightened out of their wits.
Mrs. Wallis only weapon of defense
was a lantern which she desperately
used over bruins head-succeeding in
holding him at bay until the children
could escape to the nearby neighbours
house. Then Mrs. Wall beat a hasty
retreat and succeeded in reaching her
neighbor's house,and closing the door.
About ten day ago Mr.. John O'Neil,
the Massachusetts mining expert who
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