The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-05

lngs, Mr. Tucker lost about twentv Ave
barrels OF corn, three stacks of fodder
and a hundred bushels Of peas.
Charlotte Observer: Bob Nelson the
negro who was killed at Pineville q
couple OF weeks ago, was a Democrat.
q negroes In that town would not
allow him to be buried in their came.
terry on account of his political faith
so he was buried in the white cpmp''
terry.
Rockingham Rocket: Look out for
counterfeit money. It has been float.
ing around pretty freely of late and
several or the merchants have been
taken IN" It is thought bv some
that the stuff is made some where
In this neighborhood, at least not
These be squally times at the homes
Oh several OF our friends IN town. 1t
is either a boy or a girl, but the names
OF the happy papas are so many that
we can not recall them all, and for
rear OF sighting some we omit indi
VIduaI mention OF any, says the Hen
GersOn Goldleaf.
Scotland Neck Democrat: Elder Will
Ian Hearn, Of the Primitive ptist
church, died at his home near Rose
meath Wednesday, OF last week. aged.
about % years. - Little Jacob Man
ming while holding q horse to grass
Saturday was thrown from the horse
and broke his arm.
Salisbury Watchman: News has
been received of two fires in Yadkin
county, supposed TO have been the
work Of incendiaries. A large barn
with four fine mules. the proper OF Mr..
hugh Sprinkle, was burned. A MIR.
Snamel, living near Conrad's p~Ostofice.
also lost q fine barn.
Charlotte News: y negro named
Albert Sullivan was captured in the
Richmond & Danville yards this morn
ing, charged with breaking into Mr..
John Graham's house, on West Trade
street. He was very ~impruden5 and
even BACKED his shoes III the house,
lie was SO much at homo.
Esquire Anders Of Bethesda was IN
town yesterday and reports cotton in
his nejghb0rhood badly hurt by cold,
especially IN sandy soil. Ia clay soil
cotton has not yet come UP well
Wheat he says Is rIpening all OF a sud
den and will yield perhaps a halt crop,
says the GasUOuia Gazette.
Mr.. J. E Nichols is fast developing
his gold mine near town. He has
struck q rich vein already. The pres
poets are very encouraging. As soon
as possible q large force OF hands will
be employed. When the mine Is de
veloped II viii be a great benii5 to
Monroe, says the Monroe Enquire.
Washington correspondence Rich
mond Times: 4 favorable report
was also made on the bill Of Repre-
sentative Bowers for the erection f q
Government building at Winston The
appropriation recommended is $75, 600
Tee committee adopted the report
made Oh q similar Dill IN the last
Congress.
The dam at tie Falls gave way sun
day on account IF the heavy pressure
OF watCE ahic2 was caused b. the re
cent rams. A place was broken III she
| dam fifteen or twenty feet wide. The
work Of repairing was at OnC begun
and the breach viii be mepdeG In a
few days, says the Rocky Mount
ArgOnaUt.
There are NOS two hundred sheep in
Cleveland county, vet there aregaveral
! thousand worthless ours Every col
oced MAJ thinks i Is necessary TO his
happiness to have couple Of dogs, yet
he would not keep a sheep six months,
If it were given him. the dogs are
enemies Of the sheep, thls-s the trouble,
Gays the Shelby Aurora.
A c0l0Ted boy while at work for Mr..
.tR B. Pcrnell IN the island near town
struck one of Mr.. PurnelIs mules on
the head wish a stick and knocked one
If it's eyes Gus. Cruelty to animals
should not be tolerated in any Christian
community and the offender should be
dealt with as the law directs IN such
cases says the Roanoke News.
StayIy News: Last Tuesday, while
working in the w. S. Ingram gold
mime, located q few miles east OF
AIhemarle. Mr.. Thomas Mills found q
piece Of gold weighing three and a half
pounds. Several pieces have been
found there weighing from 10 TO e
dwt., bDt the che found Tuesday is the
largest yet found. This Is q rich mine
, Li5llet0n Courier: Rev. J. K. FAINT
wheat Enfield onSunday last, awaEed
- the morning TO find that n sIdt
of his body was paralyzed- de 70
turned home at once. he is noJ con
hoed to MS room, and Is able TO walk
about the yard. We hope with many
friends and pray for his speedy re
Icovery. He is under the care OF Or
Browning.
Some fourteen m0nth8 ago Geo
B@andon, son Of ". II. Brandon, q
this place, who Is living Darion. Ga
isbot I'd ward Poppcn, and was held fol
trialunder a bond Of 81 200 P0ppell wa;
not killed but very seriously wounded,
, He stood his trial ana his father 20 DAY
| received q telegram from him stating
: taa5 ne had been acquitted, says Tx
Durham Sun.
= The policemen made several raids OF
2 ,iaareEra vendors last night on tbs
4 charge Of selling the sticks or poison