The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16

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Jere Perry. He had a lot of about
eight acres near his house. upon which
ne raised about 80 barrels of corn. We
a the pleasure of seeing this field of
corn while it was being cultivated, and
III was n OF the best we have ever
seen, says the Louisburg Times.
Morganton Herald: Extensive forest
nres have been raging on the Linville
mountains north of Morganton for the
past week. The dry weather and the
nigh winds we're favorable to spre adj
ing the flames over a wide area, and
for many nights Morganton had a
grand display of fireworks furnished
Tree or cost except to the timber de-
sGroyed on the lands of the Piedmont
Lumber Rancho and Mining Company.
1t is rumored that one half interest
IN the Great Falls Water power, six
miles from Weldon, has been sold to
Northern Capitalists. This sale insures
the ere ctiOn, in the near future, of two
large cotton mills and a hotel. An
avenue two miles long, reaching from
Great Falls to the Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad, has already been cut out and
is now being graded and culverts put
IN, says the Scotland Neck Democrat.
Oxford Ledger: The farmerso of Gran
vile county in the main all seem to
have a plenty of the n~ecessaries of life,
II not much money. - His Honor
Judge Winston having completed his
circuit wilt rest at home until March.
1t IS gratifying TO us as a citizen of
oxford to know that he has made a
fine reputation as a judge, possessed as
ne Is with great legal ability. We
truly hope to see him some day on the
Supreme Court bench.
Between seven and eight o'clock Sum-
day night Mr.. Jos Nelson Waterman
at the w. N. & n. Railroad, with the
assistance of some other employees of
the road, detected a negro named
Henry Hndricks in the act of stealing
some of the company's wood. Being
pursued he dopped the wood and fed,
but after a lively chase in which the
Waterman of the Stimson Lumber
Company joined he was captured,
says the New Berne Journal.
Oxford Orphans Friend: Mrs.
Charity Hester, widow of the late
Rev. B. B. Hester of Granville county,
N. c., after a long and eminently
useful life, died December Sd, 1898 at
her home where she had lived fifty
years She was born September 18th.
1913, SO she lived to the ripe old age of
80 years, 3 months and 81 days. She
was married to B B Hester November
18th, 1929, and they lived happily
together for more than 60 years.
Mr. Stroud, proprietor of the Eagle
Hotel at Burlington, was accidentally
shot at that place Jan. 9Th by Miss
Ella Truitt, a young lady whom he
was visiting. Miss Truitt pointed the
pistol at him and he warned her not to
do it. when she repeated it. and the
weapon was discharged, striking Stroud
in the shoulder, Miss Truitt became
Frustrated. and fears we're entertained
for her reason. At last accounts Stroud
was alive, and the doctors say he will
recover.
News reaches here that Early Wall
and George Broadway were drowned
in the Yakin river about four hundred
Yards above Bringle's Ferry Sunday
The accident occurred between / and 2
o'clock. They were trying to cross the
river in an old boat that had been
abandoned, resulting in the loss of
their lives. Their bodies, owing to the
high water. had not been recovered
Monday. The Young men were Citi-
gems OF Davidson county, says the
Winston Sentinel of the 9th.
Newton Enterprise: While clerk of
the court here In 1879 Mr.. M. 0. Sher-
rill mailed a letter containing a five
cent stamp and one of those little ten
cent bills that were in 8 at that time,
and on January 1st. 1894, much to his
surprise and astonishment the letter
1900 .4o0S-4I H. M
Sheriff. having been returned to him
from the Dead Letter Office. Where
the letter has been in all it's wanderings
and where it has lain these many years
would unfold q tale could that missive
relate its experience.
Miss Emma Crews, of Ronda, Wilkes
county, arrived here last night for
medical consultation regarding injuries
received from the bite of a cat sup
posed to be mad. Her hand and arm
was badly swollen and some constitu-
tional disturbance, yet no evidence Of
hydrophobia. A mad stone was ap-
piled and is now on the wound. The
cat was brought here with her in order
that it's symptoms might be noted. but
the physicians doubt very much If 1t
has hydrophobia. The little animal is
reported to have bitten two children,
says the Winston Sentinel of the 9Th.
Wadesboro Messenger: Last Sunday
night while Mr.. Ed. Simons, of Lilies
vile, was attending preaching his store
was broken into and about 800 in
money stolen therefrOm. Suspicion
rested at once upon a young white
man, J. e GiImer by name, as the
perpetrator of the robbery, and when
it was discovered next day. Monday,
that he had left town efforts were at
once made to capture him. He was
located at Darlington, s. O., and upon
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