The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26

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week ago, which fell against a trna
which In sprlnging back struck his leo
breaking 1t, says the Windsor Ledger
On application to the different trans.
porGatlon lines, and without going into
close calculation, reveals the fact tbot
about $4,000 barrels of potatoes had
been shipped from this port I'm to
"wednesday evening, says the Wash
lngton Gazette.
A. N. Goens, a farmer in M II
6ownshlp owns a good farm and is over
80 years old, yet he cut this wear his
own wheat. His neighbor writes nS
that he is a widower ready for a wife
and that is the reason he is so active
says the Shelby Aurora.
The longest train ever pulled over
me AtIant1c Coast Line left here last
Monoay. The train was composed of
" cars and engine number 14S was
attached Mr.. Mills was engineer in
charge. He is one of the most reliable
engineers on the road, says the Weldon
News.
Concord Standard: Tuesday even.
ing on the farm of Mr.. D. G. Hold
brooks, of No. 2, two u ladies
were out in the field during the rain
and thunder storm. Lightning killed
Miss Lelgen and the other young lady
was knocked down but soon regained
consciousness.
One evening recently a certain young
lady was at work on the new style of
sleeves that enclose the arms of the
fair sex. A storm coming up, the wind
filled the sleeve and carried it up out
OF sight of the anxious maiden. The
finder of the stray sleeve will be suit
ably rewarded, says the Rocky Mount
Phoenix.
Peas were q failure this season and
potatoes seem to be following suit. 1t
was owing mainly to the cold snaps in
April and May and the dry spell in
late May and early June. The potato
crop Is said to be short one third to a
half and the pea crop was fully one
half short, says the Elizabeth City
Economist.
I. B. Brantley says on the 14th inst.
he killed 25 black snakes. The surface
upon which these infectious reptiles
yer found will not measure more than
one acre of land. It is situated on the
slants of Turkey Greek, i'm Ferrell's
township. This must have been their
place of business, says the Martin
county Sun.
Mr.. Seth Davis was tried in Trent
township Saturday under the vagrant
act, found guilty and sentenced to 80
days in jail. He was also tried for con.
tempt of court, convicted and sentenced
to 80 days in Jail, making go days in
all. He was brought to Kinston and
lodged in jail Saturday night, says the
Kinston Free Press.
Mr.. Donald Mitchell, an old Gran
vile boy, but at present a prominent
banker and successful business man of
Montana, where he he has been living
for several years, spent a short while in
Henderson last week, the guest of his
uncle Mr.. Melville Dorsey, says the
Henderson Gold Leaf.
Concord Standard: Wheat is about
all housed, and oats will soon be in the
barn. Crops of small grain is short,
though we hope it will be better than
expected. Corn and cotton is very
small for the time of year, though crops
have been well tended. If we could
get good rains from now on crops
might do we'll yet.
Two brothers in Onslow county, Tom
and Frank Simmons, between whom
unkind feelings had existed for some
time, engaged in a quarrel which re
suited in the killing of the former by
the latter, a pistol being the weapon
used. Both of the men were unmarried
and lived with their father. The MUIR
derer is now in Jail at Jacksonville.
Red Springs Scotch Scion: We are
having a few blackberries oRthe mar
ket these days. Fruit of all kinds is
very scarce - Cropsare in good con
dition, free from grass and growing
finely. - Late oats will not be worth
gathering. -- Mr.. M. L Marley had
the misfortune to lose some 80, 900 feet
of lumber by fire last night.
Special Pension Examiner stationed
here, @. M. Gilpin, received instruc
tions from the Bureau of Pensions IN
which he is instructed by Commits
sioner VIM. Lochren to notify pension
agent Frederic Douglass, of New Berne,
that he has been debarred from prac'
tice in the Department of the Interior,
says the Ne Y Berne Journal.
Maxton Scottish Chief: Crops in
this section, notwithstanding the dry
weather, are doing finely. - DR.. Hill
preached the most powerful sermon
last Sunday morning we think we ever
heard. from the text, 'Go Forward
- We hear that five brick store
houses are to be built sOOn In our town,
and several handsome residences IN the
near future. Signs of returning activity
are visible.
A man whose name is unknown.
claiming to be from West Virginia was
in and around town a day or two las
week acting very suspiciously. He
offered to sell his horse, bride anC
saddle for $50. On last Friday. w
learn he shot his horse several times
but not fatally. The last heard OF HIN
he was going back toward V1rglnls
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