The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-05

Monday or last week. That means a
abundant supply of this prince
OF table dellcacies three years hence,
says the Elizabeth City Economist.
Deputy Sheriff r. P. Scroggs went to
Hickory last Thursday and brought
a with him Avery Clark, colored,
who was wanted for shooting at Lee
Simonton, colored, about two years
ago. Clerk had been arrested by the
hickory police on information from
StatesvIlle, says the Statesville Land
mark.
The Durham Globe says: John Pin
nix, a negro, this morning at Burling-
ton made a very coarse remark about
Miss Phillips, the unfortunate victim
Of Madkin's crime. He said, ''5he
ought to be locked in the cell with
Madkins." He was caught and severely
whipped. This was learned from a
gentleman who passed here on the
noon train.
At the residence of Mrs. Amanda
Caldwell, Friday last, a scaffold on
which Messrs. Emanuel Fry and Lee
Lazenby, capenters, were at work gave
way preciptetiDg them to the ground,
a distance of 81 feet. Mr.. Fry suffered
a broken rib. Mr.. Lazenby escaped
with whole bones but both parties we're
badly bruised, says the Statesville
Landmark.
Mr.. H B. Tilden, owner Of the cele-
DRAFTED eagle gold mine, in the upper
end OF the county, began operations in
that famous CID mine yesterday, AID
IN q short time will have a large force
or hands at work, taking out the shin
Ing gold. This is considered one of the
very richest mines in the South, and is
one OF the oldest in North Carolina,
says the Carthage Blade.
Chatham Record Ia 4 months
time three old citizens In the came
neIghb0rhOod, near the Wake and
Chatham line. died from cancer. They
were Messrs John Upchurch, Jefferson
Mitchell and Mark Baker. - Serious
damage has been done to wheat crop
IN some parts of this county by the
Hessian fly, and that e good deal Of
wheat IS injured by rust.
Deputy Collector e e. Hunt. Of
Davle county, seized eleven barrels Of
whIskey ana five still caps in YadRin
county several days agoa the property
OF II. L HennIng and j. e HutcbiDs
for he violation Of the internal revenue
laws by operating their distillery on q
certain Sunday night few weeks ago.
The men had been reported BY revenue
agents, says the Winston Sentinel,
An agricultural novelty in Gaatou
county Is the tomato farm Of Erof. e
p. Hall near Rellucn5. He has u or
Is acres OF land devoted 10 this crop
and Is C~uitivatJug Il with care He Will
utilize the fruit by canning it. Of
course a regular Cannery viii be neces
EuEsEr Ff.v5 k0v.ASEy4r 81, f-T-s- .. .4...N ~ly5
ne wi!l probably establish one right On
the farm, says the G2s5Onia Gaz6tte.
Shelby Review; Deputy Collector @
w. Means, If Concord, with o party Of
aids. LET'S Shelby Wednesday morniog
for a raid into the edge of Rutherford
county. That evening they captured
and destroyed the blockade still ard
fourteen hogsheads Of beer belonging
to Elijah Waters. Waters had been
informed b. MS pickets OF the ap-
prOach cf the officers and made his
escape.
Capt. J. Q. Cocbron REPORTS that the
| negro who vas with Jennings when he
| was disguised "a a woman aud was
| making his escape, q report Of which
| we gave two weeks ago, w8s a lawyer
in Laurens county. The dusky lawyer
! has been captured and Isn0Win LauTeEs
| county Jail He viii next appear III
the temple Of justice in the role of
prisoner instead Of an attorney, s2ys
the Monroe Enquirer.
A. @ HARRISON, who resides four
| miles north Of Shelby, has q prodigy
in the COW department. He reports
! that he hes q young heifer, just two
years old this season and never had G
calf, yet she now gives daily one half 9
gallon Of milk. The heifer is MIXED
every morning and gives one half gal
lon Of the tactical fluid in anticipation
OF mateTnity-an event anticipated
next September, says the Shelby
Aurora.
A negro man named Adam Short got
| his arm badly torn up between the
! shoulder and elbow, by q bullet pierre
ing it, at a house on Mr.. Shaw's place
three mics from the city this morning,
He had . gun in his hand and Tor some
cause was making his exit from tbs
house through q window, when the
| hammer of the gun caught on the win
! dow sill AMI discharged it's contents
with the above result, says the Char
lotta News.
Winston Sentinel: Julius Digger
heart, Of Hedrick Postofjce, N. q.
has the mos remarkable living family
in the United Satisfactorily three hv
! ing children. Ih8 Oldest o young enC
sprigbtly girl Of 81, end twenty two
boys, from 6 n1onths TO Is years Of age
his wife having given birth to twins
seven times, each time boys. All o.
She children are whole, healthy, wei
grown. Mr.. Degeerbear5 IS a prosper
Gus farmer.
New Barna Journal: Mr. Nicholas
A Bray died Friday afternoon about {
o'clock, at the residence of his son, Mr.
Walter H Bray, near the city. Mr.
| R-a- moa e Zeara DID last March IL