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

nome In Guilford county. - Work
Is going right ahead on the iron bridge
across Deep river at Randleman, and
WORK Will soon begin on an iron bridge
at Buffalo Ford.
Mr.: j. w Dennis, of Belle Haven
was IN this city Thursday. He is turn
ing more attention than the average
FARMER to poultry raising. He has
ABOUT six hundred head al d gives
Gnem good attention; uses whitewash
freely and Is satisfied with the results,
says the New Berne Journal.
10 those who believe that ''to the
Vlctors belong the spoils'' it appears
That rewards have come at a slow pace
IN Alamance. Only three postoffices
have been turned over to the Demo
Gratis, and only two Democrats have
been assigned work as storekeepers
ana gaugers, says the Alamance
Cleaner.
\Wadesboro Messenger: The store
horse of Mr.. H. Fl. Bivens, in Burns
vile township, Arson county, was de-
sCroyed by fire, together with its con
tents, last Monday night. Mr.. Bivens
has no idea how the fire originated.
The house was insured for 5000 and
the stock $500. The loss is considerably
In excess of the insurance.
The telegraph Office at Huntersville,
OH the A. Z. 6 O. Railroad, has been
discontinued. A lineman is 70 go there
this afternoon to cut OUT the office.
The cause of the discontinuance is not
known, but it Is probably because it
didn't pay. This leaves only w tele-
graph Offices between Charlotte and
Statesville-Davidson and MOOresvile,
says the Charlotte News
destructive fire occurred at Spring
hope last Monday, burning out the
following: T. II. Matthews, A. J.
Epstine, w. H. Freeman, w. G. Bass,
w. P. Manning, all merchants, @. B,
Brantley's livery stables, the Cotton
Seed Oil COmpany's house, containing
20 600 pounds Of seed Loss bet Ween
So, 900 and 81, 900. Insurance about
81, 100, says the Franklin Times.
w. B. Brewer received a postal to-
day announcing that his nephew,
Charlie Mason, of Randolph county,
shot himself several days ago, but it
does not state whether it was an acct
dent, or how it occurred. The load
entered one of his shoulders from which
he suffered eXcruCiatlng pain. Mr..
Brewer leaves this evening for Ran
dolph county to see his nephew, says
the Durham Sun.
The editor of the Gastonia Gazette
invested 50 o. in large sized postal
cards, and these he put under his
paper cutter and trimmed down to fit
into a No. 6 envelope. He was sur-
prised to learn that it made them no
good. He appealed to MIR. Bissell,
who referred it to Mr.. Kerr Craig,
who gives the information that such
cards are ''mutilated, unavailable, and
irredeemable.
that her son, Peter, would commit
suicide if he could. There was little
fear, however, of this until after the
Supreme Courts decision affirming the
judgement of the lower court. Peter
was then searched and a knife was
found sewed inside of the lining of his
patalOOns. 1t was sharp as a razor.
This was taken away from him, says
the Winston Sentinel.
Tuesday morning policeman Michael
arrested Lewis Workman, an old white
man, on the charge of showing the
queer'-that is palming off counterfeit
lead quarter dollars on the pu olic He
had passed one or two of them off in
town. He was given preliminary hear
ing before Justice Meyer. The evi-
dence was of such a character as to
necessitate binding him over to court,
says the Lexington Dispatch.
A shipment of wild celery taken
from the banks of Neuse river was ex-
pressed yesterday to Gen. Alexander
of Georgetown. s. c., who was General
Lees Chief of Artillery. Gen. Alex
ander means to plant it in his lagoon
to attract the canvas back ducks, it
being a great food for ducks of every
description. The General owns seven
or eight thousand acres near George
town, says the New Berne Journal.
Tt is said the High Pointers are
greatly enraged over the failure OF
their favorites to get the pOstOfice. 1t
is said Of the appOintee that his en-
d0rsement was almost entirely from
adjoining counties. Senator Ransom
is blamed for the appointment of the
present incumbent, Charles, and for
this act of the Senator they say they
will get even this fall by instructlng
their legislator to vote for some one
else than Ransom.
Ason of Will Whitman living several
miles in the country, had his leg badly
crushed last Friday by a horse falling
on it. He was brought to Drs. Nc
Dowell and Whitehead Saturday morn
ing and had suffered a great deal from
the wound It was found that the leg
was so badly crushed and theligaments
so torn and separated that it was neces-
sary to amputate it. It vas cut about
elk inches above the ankle, says the
Scotland Neck Democrat.
Burglars entered the residence CT
Mr.. G. w. Swink, last Thursday night.
No one was at home except Mrs. h Z.
Herring and child. It seems that the