The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03

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Gays ago ten Duroc pigs nine months
old, That averaged 30 pounds each.
announcer strong argument in favor of
RAISING me stock. 1t always pays,
says the MurfreesborO Index.
w: K. Hull, of Shelby, a student at
trinity College, fell from a train Mon
gay trying to catch his hat in pass
ing one a to another. He was
taken TO the college by a special train,
ana remained in an unconscious state
Ior several hours. He is said to be
painfully but not dangerously hurt.
The News sometime ago mentioned
the fact that Mr.. John P. Morris, of
Charlotte, had invented and patented
a boring machine. To day Mr. Morris
received a letter from his agent in
Philadelphia, saying that the market
value OF the patent in between $15 600
and 10000, says the Charlotte News.
The trestees of Wake Forest College
will meet in Raleigh on Tuesday, April
10th. This will be an important meet
ing. A president of the board will be
elected, the question of the enlarge
ment OF the faculty will be considered,
and arrangements made for the per-
manent establishment of the Law
School.
A cotton factory is to be built at
Patterson's grist mill and gin, in Ca
Darius county. Mr.. George w. Pat
son, of Concord, and Mr.. W.R Kendley,
OF Nj. Pleasant, r the the principal
movers IN the enterprise. 1t is to be a
joint stock concern. The water power
there is n of the best in the whole
country.
Fayetteville Observer: The man who
is charged with knocking down and
rObblng Mrs. Roberts on Harrington
Hill several months ago and who es-
capped at the time, was captured at his
home on plank road Tuesday night by
officers Atkinson and Benton. His name
is Ed. Blackman, a mulattO boy about
II years old.
Mr.. w. M. Summers tells us that his
mother, who is 95 years old, is cutting
a new set of teeth. She has lived to
see her descendants number 149, reach
ing to the fourth generation, as fol
lows: seven living children, 48 grand
children, 80 great-grand children and
IL great great grand children, says
Webster's Weekly.
Last Thursday night, near Hudson,
as Mr.. John Lingle was going home,
some unknown persons fired two shots
at him, n ball going through his hat
and the other through his coat at his
side, but fortunately for him, neither
ball hit him. 1t was a close call for
him. No clue as to who fired the shots,
says the Lenoir Topic.
Meesrs. blackburn 6 Willet took
warning from the Weather Bureau
telegram which predicted the frost,
and covered 80 acres Of their potatoes
which were up, by throwing dirt on
them with a turn pillow, thus saving
them. A large proportion of their
crop, escaped by not having come up.
says the New Berne Journal.
Mr.. J. @. Bates, an old gold miner of
Union county, passed through the city
q day or two ago to his home in Union.
He has won his long fought suit against
the Aspen mine, of Colorado, and is
now a millionaire. That mine makes
81, 900 per day. Mr.. Isaac Bates, Is owner
of the Washington mine in Union
county, says the Charlotte News.
Mr.. w. f. Alexander, of Middle
Sound, brought to market yesterday
the first strawberries of the season.
There was only n quart of them, and
they sold for As cents. We under
stand that some Of our truckers will
ship strawberries to morrow, and that
considerable quantities will be shipped
by the end Of the week.-WilmingtOn
Messenger.
A strange chicken story comes from
Stonewall. 1t is that a colored man
named SamI Roberts has a young fowl
that has every appearance of being a
rooster, but the bird has gone to laying,
and not to be outdone by the common
kinds, he, she or it, is laying two eggsa
dav. Parties from Stonewall, among
them Capt. II. H. Dowdy says this a
positive fact.
Some thieves broke into the smoke
house of Capt. J. w. Lewis last Sun
dav night and carried off nine hams
several midlings of meat. They seem
to have rather a taste for the Captains
meat; this is about the third time they
have called on him. 1t is thought they
can place the thieves, but as yet no
arrests have been made, says the Mil
ton Chronicle.
The Classical Department of Cullo-
whee High school, Painter, n. O., has
secured for it's approaching commence
ment May 10Th and 17th) the services
of the following distinguished gentle
men: DR.. Chas. E. Taylor, President
of Wake Forest College, to deliver the
annual sermon, and DIR. Geo. T. Win
ston, President of the State University,
to deliver the annual literary address.
Alex. Rose, who was carried to
Surry court last week, surrendered
the names of the persons that COM
posed the Slaughter lynching party, In
Allegheny county, to the grand jury
of Surry. True bills we're found against
nine. Six are Ashe county men, two
are from Allegheny and n from
Wilkes. Mr.. Rose was forced to turn
States evidence and will be released
by giving a 81, 500 bond for his appear