The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14

OoSS sdIu mat the rain a
from Friday noon to Monday noon
was 81 inches. Monday his iowIsnd
corn was standing in two feet Of watar
Neighboring farms along the rivar
we're submerged, says the Greenville
R-hector.
Three or four young men who voted
the Democratic ticket two wears 400
TOOK part In the so called Republican
convention here last Saturday. but
not a single man who voted the Peo-
pies party ticket participated, saws
the Chatham County News,
Charlotte News: Hiram Foard. ESQ.
receiver or the Leaksville Wooden mills,
nieo his report at this weeks term of
Rockingham court, the same being a
very satisfactory showing of the mills
operations during the past few months.
The mills are in full operation.
The laying of the corner stone of the
Female Industrial School took place at
Franklinton on Wednesday. Hon. @.
M, Coke delivered an address to about
a thousand people. This school is be
ing established by the colored Baptist
Church, says the LouisbuTg Times.
Charlotte Observer: DR.. J.. E. s.
Davidson, who was in the CITY vester-
day, brought news of a hard fight which
occurred on Mrs. Mary Corners place,
between several negroes. Jim Burton
got the worst of the affair, as he was
knocked out with a cracked skull.
Mr.. Fl. T. Duls' store on McRae and
Chestnut streets, was entered by rob
0ers yesterday morning between mid,
night and day. A lot of wine, chewing
gum and groceries were taken by the
thief TT 70 hov1 A0 n1kS~1n&o A. IL.
of the goods stolen, says the Whining
ton Messenger.
Charlotte News: Capt. B. A. New,
land, general passenger agent Of the
Seaboard Air Line company, who has
had his headquarters here in Charlotte
for a year past is to be transferred to
Atlanta. His territory has been en-.
larged and he is to have headquarters
in the Gate City.
Clinton Democrat: The protracted
meeting which began at Beulah church
on Sunday the 22d under the conduct OF
Rev. A. A. Butler and Rev. J. L Britt,
closed last Sunday. 1t was an interest.
ing meeting attended with lasting good
results. twenty-five ~accessions were
made to the church
Robert Craig, son of Mrs. Holland
Craig, and about Is years of age, was
drowned Sunday. He and two little
boys were in swimming in a mill pond,
so we hear, and none of them could
swim. 1t is supposed that he took the
cramp, which caused him to drown
says the Lenoir Topic.
Warrenton Record: Some of our
farmers are finding out that there is
more money in sheep than in cotton
and tobacco. To raise them costs so
little that it can scarcely be counted
and one hundred per cent. a year on
the investment is a very moderate cal,
culation of the profit realized.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: We regret
to state that Mrs. Jacob Battle hash had
a relapse and is very sick.-The col.
ored Teachers institute opened here on
Tuesday under the supervision of Pro,
fessor Atkins, a prominent colored
teacher of Winston, with fifteen OF
twenty teachers in attendance.
MI. S. w. Williamson, who farms
near Lodo, In Berryhill township, was
in the city to day with a load of water
melons, and as a sample of what can
be done in the melon-growing line in
Mecklenburg, he had two melons each
weighing rs pounds. He sold them foI
81 each. says the Charlotte News.
AIamance Cleaner: With Mr.. J. S.
Henly we looked at his patch of Ger
man millet last Saturday morning. II
is exceedingly fine and the yield will
be several tons per acre.. Some of it is
four and one half feet high. 1t is gen
orally considered an excellent forage
plant, being nutritious and making g
heavy yield.
We regret to learn that our young
/ friend Joe Savage, had the first finger
on his right hand cut off last Friday,
by the machinery at the Tarboro Chew,
ing Gum Factory. The machinery
caught the first joint of his finger and
ripped it off completely. The injury
was a very painful one, says the Tar
boro Southerner.
The New Berne Sewerage System
was sold under Judgment yesterday
and brought S., 100. Mr.. Reuben E.
Walker, of New Hampshire, was the
purchaser. New Bernians bid On the
system until it ran up high enough to
cover the claims held here, which was
all that was wanted, says the New
Berne Journal.
Owing to the scarcity Of fruit, the
managers of Bethel camp meeting have
thought a law prohibiting the sale OF
delivery of hard cider On OF within two
miles of the camp ground unnecessary.
There may be some drinking there this
year as usual, but it will be on some
beverage other than hard cider, says
the Charlotte News.
G. B. Green, clerk of the Superior
| court. has a mascot. It is a sweet
potato, and it is three years old. About
this time in 1891 old Bucket, " a half,
witted negro at the Poor House brought
Mr.. Green a large sweet potato as g
present. 1t is in a remarkable state OF
H-ono-un+inn and 10 now in his office