The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-25

N~orth-Stalks of Corn and Grains Of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
Thus far two ccuuties, Lincoln and
Johnston have madefull settlement of
State taxes.
Mr.. Greek o Andrews, formerly of
the News and Observer. has been made
assistant city editor of the Baltimore
News.
Charlotte News: Mr.. Frank Aber-
nethy, who keeps a store one mile from
Matthews station was robbed of 81 600
last night.
AsheviIle Citizen: Judge George A.
ShufOrd will resume his law practice
in Asheville after the e%xniration of his
term, December 31st.
Ten young men raised in this com
munity are now preaching the Gospel.
That Is not a bad record, saws the
Laurinburg Exchange.
Manufacturers of commercial fertil-
Izers are rapidly registering at the
agricultural department, Raleigh. Last
season 475 brands were registered.
Bcevard Hustler: Through the in
huence of Congressman Crawford the
mail route 70 Cashiers has been made
daily, to take effect pex Monday.
Washington Messenger: During the
last twelve months there have been 112
deaths In the town. Thirty eight
whites, and seventy -four colored.
The Iso Thermal hotel at Ruther-
fordton, which, was burned some
weeks ago, is to be re built, and the
Democrat say it is to be in colonial
style
S4ven pre- minent farmers of Guiltord
county, who were arrested, charged
with entering private houses in search
OF Mormon missionaries. have been &C
quilted.
The Watauga Democrat says that
the little son of a Mr.. johnson swal
lowed and unhulled chestnut, which
lodged in his throat, causing death in
a few hours,
MI. W. w. Barber killed his pig last
week and it weighed 40 pounds. Mr..
j H Lewis also killed one which
weighed 1856 pounds, says the Wilkes
boro Chronicle.
Miss Mary E Gunter has been ap
pointed postmistres at Egypt, in this
county, to fill the vacancy ~occasioned
by the death of Mr.. E L Tysor, says
the Chatham r )cOrd.
The report of the commissioner Of
labor will contain $50 pages The an
swers to questions on which it is based
are more numerous and more satisfac
tory than eve before,
The police made a haul last night
and captured a job lot of gamblers
in A. w. Douglas bar, on Parrish
street, who were playing card, for
drinks, says the Durham Sun.
Washington Progress: The late E
NJ, Short left all of his property to his
wife duTi0g her widOwhOOd, or If she
did not marry, for life. The estate is
estimated t be worth 800, 900.
Rockingham Index: Our farmers are
planting a great deal mor grain this
wear than In previous years. Some
few speak of fishing next year in pre-
ference to raising 5 cent cotton.
The Senate bill to amend the act au-
thOriziDg the construction of a bridge
across Contentnea, creek, at GrlfCon,
LeniOr county. N. O., was taken from
the calendar and passed Monday.
The West Virginia Mining company
will in a few weeks begin operations
at the Adams gold mine, near Weldon.
The company will put in the latest i'm
proved machinery for their work.
On Saturday last a horse hitched to
a wagon ran away and ran into an
other horse, sticking the shaft through
his eide. making an ugly and perhaps
fatal wound, says the Lenoir Topic.
The Beaufort Herald tells us of Mr..
HOllway MasOn's catching 2 800 pounds
of gray trout at one single haul. This
it will be noticed, is equal in amount
to fourteen two hundred pound bar
rels.
MI. Enoch T. Bennett, of Reelsboro,
was accidently killed yesterday morn
ing, 18th instant, by a falling tree. He
was cutting timber logs and was
caught by several that lodged, says the
New Berne Joural.
The jury in the case of J. +. Which
ard against the railroad, the one that
occupied the court a week, gave the
plaintiff a verdict for $3.50. The
amount sued for was 5000, says the
Greenville Reflector. :
Goldsboro Argus: We regret to
| chronicle the death of Mr.. Joseph NJ.
Smith, one of Greene county's best
citizens, which occurred at his home
near Shine, Tuesday, of pneumonia,
at an advanced age.
The Southport Leader says: "The
BapGlSt churcn VIII 5000 nave as us
pastor, Rev. w. S. Ballard, formerly
located here, and who was greatly liked
by his congregation and the people of
Southport outside of his church.
A peculiar case is reported as having
occurred just a few miles above this
place. A midwife being denied the
amount for service took the child for
the debt but was finally frightened
into giving it up, says the Laurinburg
Exchange.
Mr.. John E. Sink is in it when it
comes to fine hogs. He killed two re
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