The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-30

tives or an English syndicate was made
by Mr.. Gallert, in Washington, D. G.,
on his recent trip North.
The Goldsboro Lumber Co., have
added another storage house 100 feet
long to their mill at D pver. The Dow ar
correspondent of the Free Press sa7s
that the saw mill and dry kiln are run
ming both day and night.
On his return from Ashe county last
Friday, Col Pemberton happened to a
painful accident. He was thrown
from a buggy, soaring and bruising
his face and head up considerably,
says the Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Mount Airy News: Mr.. J. L Har-
risoD, of Westfield, probably has the
fiji est fald of oats in the country. He
bad a sample bundle in town that
measured 5 feet 10 inches in height, and
this is about the average of the field.
Chauncey NewkirB, one of the col
cred men employed upon the pile driv
/ ing work at the Public building, got
his hand caught partly under the ham
mer of the pale and lost three Of his
inge1s, says the New Berne Journal.
1t is worth any ones while to go out
in the country near the covered bridge
! across Neuse river and view the fields
of watermelous growing. The whole
sand hills are covered and it is q pleas
ing eight, says the GOldsboro Argus.
It is said by President s. B. .Alexan-
of the North Carolina railway, to be
his belief that the Southern railway
will build q link between MOOresvll8
and Mocksviile. even if it does n
the lease of The North Carolina railway.
Capt 7. NJ Southgate, of Newborn,
has been promoted to the CaptalncY of
the steamer Newbern. and will run be
tween Norfolk and Matthews county.
Va. 1t is the bts5 salary in the OLD
Dominion Company, says the Journal.
Rockingham Rocket: Just as we go
TO press we learn Of sad accident
that has just occurred at the Pee Dee
Mills Mr.. W. L Watkins, who is en-
plON ed in the mills, had his right arm
cut eff near the elbow by the ma
chinery.
Mr.. George Hathaway, of Beaufort
C )unty, took his wife and children
fishing. -One of the children fell over
board and the father jumped to the
rescue and both were rowned. The
last time he came up the child was IN
his arms.
Gastonia Gazette: whats the news
in your county e asked the G Z9tte of
Mr. J B f Riddle Monday morning.
ION nothing" he answered, only
good Cr0ps-lf we just have "a good o
son now we'll raise the best crops we
ever did raise
The four mast vessel, Bertha and
Maud, Capt Philips, of BridgetoD, N.
J., Is loading at the w. n & N. wharf
with lumber from the Stims IN Lumber
Co.'S. Whit ak mill for Cam en-, N. J..
She can carry 225, 900 feet, says the
New Berne J.urnal.
Goldsboro Argus: We excet dinghy
regret TO chronicle the death OF Mr.
Robin IN II. Baker, proprietor of the
old Baker mill, which occurred at his
home in johnson county Sunday, altar
an Illness of about two week, in the
Nth year OF his age.
Cupid" has been shooting his fiery
darts In this community, and his vic
Tins have been falling right and left,
regardless Of age or size, race OF color.
rich or pour, just or unjust, or pre-
vius conditions Of servitude," says the
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Last Friday morning the east bound
through freight which pes7es here at
3:2O killed Weldon Johnson just this
side Of Haw River. He YVES IN the
track near a sharp curve and the acci-
dent was no fault Of the railroad, says
the Alamal &c Cleaner.
The stockholders Of the Chester ar
Lanoir railway re elect q. w. Harper
president aud treasurer. This road
makes a fine showing, having earned
$50 900 during the past fiscal year. 1t
now proposes to build it's own line be
tween Newton and Hickory.
Winston Sentinel: Winston was
visited by a serious confagation at 40
Saturday morning. The large five story
brick factory, fronting on Vine street,
and occupied by Messrs. James 6 Cox,
including machinery, manufactured
and Leaf tobacco, were destroyed.
Lumberton R~o5esonian: Mr.. Thomas
HoIton, a Confederate veteran and a
native of M~ecklenburg county, died at
the residence Of Dr.. r. M. Norment
last Thursday Dignt and was buried in
the old cemetery Friday evening fol
lowing. The deceased was So cans Of
age.
A letter from Rockingham informs
the Dispatch that a spirited fight is on
between Laurlnburg and Rockingham
over the question of cutting q new
county eff Richmond, to be called
Scotland county, with Laurinburg for
it's capital, says the Wilmington Dis
patch.
Mr.. Thos. B Jrffreys sat in front of
his spacious Warehouse Saturday
morning. smiling and shaking like a
bowl full of jelly, when the first lot of
the new crop of tobacco made its ap
~pearance In a few weeks the marked
will be humming, says the Rocky
Mount Pt9uiX.
1t develops from the reports that the
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