The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-06

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hung, says the Henderson Goldleaf.
The few shad in the market yester-
day retailed at 81 Is per pair for bucks
and 81 for roes. The bucks are very
large and fine. Roes are very scarce
asyet, says the Wilmington Messenger.
A floating newspaper paragraphs says
that a Halifax lady, aged eighty, has
just begun taking piano lessons. Even
the old and fee BILE can get SQUARE with
their neighbOrs when they go about it
right,
One day last week while Rob and
Bun Wlnkler were at the wood pile
trying to cut wood Rob cut one of
Buns fingers off, and they are now
sadder but wiser boys, says the Lenoir
Topic.
The body of the negro found in
Fender county half eaten by animals
Is ascertaIned to be that of Sylvester
Lamb, a man who had come from
Georgia to buy a home. He had
money.
Thieves r getting things down fine.
The World notes the theft of a COW at
Waughtown, which was driven near
this city and slaughtered, the thieves
apprOprlatlng the meat, says the Win
ston Republican.
The merchants at some towns in the
State have pledged themselves to buy
and sell only North Carolina -four.
More roller mills have been built In
the State IN the last two years than in
The twenty years previous.
Mr.. J. w. Russ of Kinston has a
model of a a coupler of his own
design which not only D to be
different from any yet in use, but an
Improvement also. The device looks
to be simple, tafe and secure
We learn from the Citizen that Joe"
McClatchey has been sentenced to the
chain gang for an assault. Joe has
quite a record In the fighting line IN
This county as we'll as In BuncOmbe,
says the HendersOnville Times.
Tuesday morning snow was plainly
observable on the mountains Grand
fathers snowcapped summit presented
a beautiful aspect, towering In males
tic splendor above all the surrounding
mountains, says the Hickory Press.
The weather continues fine and
almost any business can be carried on
except hauling cabbage to LenOir and
getting so cent? per hundred for them.
The mud is too deep for this kind of
work, says the Watauga Democrat.
The Charlotte News says there are
several honey suckle vines in that city
in full bloom. The honey suckle rarely
blooms until Spring has opened out
right, but the unusually, for the season,
warm weather has brought the flowers
out.
Mr.. P. A. Cowan has a remarkable
shooting iron which he says is a goyse
gun. A broom handle wouldn't make
a decent ramrod for it, weighs, IA
pounds and looks like it might have
been used as a cannon before they
came in use.
Burlington News: Mr.. Jacob S. Long
from near Graham who sold out and
moved 60 Florida a while before Christ
mas has returned fully satisfied that
North Carolina is better than the
flower State, and proposes to remain
here.
1t is possible that Stokes county may
soon have a mill for grinding scrap
mica into powder, says the Danbury
Reporter. It is said that this will pre-
vent car axels from wearing or becOm-
ing heated, no matter how great the
pressure.
The Southerner tells of a joint meet
ing of the churches at TarboTO to break
up gambling IN thai town, and thinks
that the object will be accomplished.
Addresses we're made by all the pastors
and much interest was manifested In
the work.
Davie Times: Near Tilden last Mon
day night, January 22d, Will Kelly
shot and fatally wounded James Rus
sell. Both men were drinking. Kelly,
who has been arrested, claims that the
shooting was accidental. 1t is thought
Russell will die.
Let our farmers remember this Is
campaign year and when they 60 to
purchase their hardware not forget to
put in an extra hoe for their election
eering friends to use when they come
around asking for votes, says the Hen
derson Goldleaf.
'Che grand jury of Cumberland
Superior Court has returned a bill of
indictment against J. L. Startling for
murder. Startling shot and killed M.
D. Denning. his insane father-ln law
while the latter was attacking another
one of his sons in-law.
News reaches here of a particularly
sad occurrence in Warren county. A
little daughter of a citizen named VII
son was burned to death. His little
son was missing a few day 8 ago. The
bov has beer found in a mill race, into
which the little fellow had fallen.
The people of Wilmington are very
much wrought up over the encamp
ment question. They think they have
been treated discourteously and that
the release of the grounds is bad faith
on the part of the State. The encamp
ment will propably be held at More
head.
The employees of the Cape Fear &