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

on0s Il 1EOm Cnem n good tobacco
i raised. These are nearly ali killed
they report, says the Durham Globe.
We learn that a man neal Danburv
with i've children, and five dogs, has
not mao adjust of meal in his house for
three days, except what he borrowed
Poor dogs, they must suffer for some
thing to eat, says the Danbury Post.
Mr.. Miles Flynn returned from
Georgia Saturday, where he had been
20 see his brother, Mr.. J. M Fvnn
VINO was shot recently. We under
stan that Mr.. Flynn was not Seriously
wounded, says the Star of Columbus.
The Augusta Evening News has a
detailed account of the invention of a
reduction moter by w. E. Moore and
Il J. Ederfeld. Mr. Moore is a native
or North Carolina, and has already
o distinction as an electrical in
ventor.
Lasker Patron and Cleaner: The
GUNNER Company, through it's presi-
dent. Wellington w. GUNNER. of
Cadillac, Mich, have generously do
mated two tracts of land near herefor
the benefit of the public schools of
Lasker.
The Cleaner heard a gentleman say
that the thermometer stood at 80 de-
gress at his house last Thursday and
at ~ degrees Tuesday morning. That
looks hk K the torrid and frigid have
Cleaner.
The trustees of the Chowan Baptist
Female Inst tute will meet at Muir
treesboro April 10th and elected a sue
cessor to President Brewer, who was
~POnntlU 0hncon nrooIOOoA oE 49, D.
tlst Female University, to be established
in Raleigh.
There were three incipient fires on
next to Rumley's, d. r Willis store,
and the Armory. All were quickly
eXtinquished. The store of Mr.. Willis
caught from the fire steamer, says the
Washington Gazette.
Greensboro Record: On a ~conserva.
tive estimate the crowd left about
SIS, 900 here yesterday among mer-
chants, livery men, hotels, etc. It was
not a bad day for Greensboro from a
business point Of view by any means.
ct vas a base ball day.)
A movement was made TO-DAY to
have some of the chronic beggars and
tramps transported to the county home.
After today about IA regulars will
be missed from the streets, much to
the relief of the city, says the Char
lotte News Of the 9th ult.
A SOW belonging to Mr.. Adolphus
Dudley mysteriously disappeared the
other day. The dead animal was
found concealed under a patch of
nicely plOughed ground on the prem
ises in charge of a colored neighbor,
says the Greenville Reflector.
The recent freeze has done consider
able damage to wheat, oats and young
grass. We fear that the fruit crop is
almost entirely destroyed. On Mon
day morning the thermometer regis
tered 13 degrees above zero and on
Tuesday morning 10, says the Sparta
Star.
A white man named John Maddox,
attempted to assault a six year old
child, named Virginia Hone. on the
corner of Eighth and College streets
last evening. He was committed to
jail without bond. Maddox is believed
to be a ''luny," says the Charlotte
News.
The barn of a colored tenant on Mr..
J. Lee Flows plantation in Clear
Creek township, was burned by an
incendiary last night. Before firing
the barn, the incendiary led a horse
from the building and tied it to a tree
put of harms way, says the Charlotte
News.
Rocky Mount Phoenix: Mr.. Latta,
of Red Oak, sold at the Davis Ware
house this week a n horse load of
nice tobacco for the handsome sum of
1905. He also sold about 700 pounds
of r tobacco for $42. His one
horse crop has brought him in about
50, 900.
According to the Fayetteville OBJ
server, the farmers of that section
are making a very sensible move, put
ting their land in better shape than for
many years past and making most of
their W fertilizers too, instead of
making mortgages for the imported
goods.
There were eighteen lawyers at
Trenton court-almOst more lawyers
than there were people, was the re
mark of one who was there. There
were ten from New Berne, five from
Lenoir county, two from Onslow snd
Q-e from Wayne, says the New Berne
Journal.
Statesville Landmark: DR.. Josephus
Turner, a well known physician OF
Catawba county, died at his home In
Mountain Creek township, near Sher-
rill's Ford postofice, at 5 o'clock Mon
dav afternoon. He had been sick for
a long time and his death vas not un-
expected.
Jim Keen, a young colored man,
who was beating his way to Danville
on freight train No. AZ Sunday morn
ing, fell between the cars at Pelham
and was badly crushed. He was
brought to Reidsville and died from
his Injuries Sunday evening, says