The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-23

Smlthield Herald: Crops are very
me In this section. Notwithstanding
Gne late, cold spring, if the season is
favorable from now on, the cotton and
corn crop will both be splendid. We
nave never known cotton to grow
raster than it has during the past three
weeks.
Forest City Ledger: Work on the
Z. =. extension from Ellenboro to
Henrietta vas yesterday commenced.
Messrs. Wright & Co., have the CON
tract, and have obligated to Complete
the job so that trains will be running
over the road in go days. The new
line Is now a certainty.
Alamance Cleaner: A house beIono-
ing to Mr.. Berry Jones, on the road
from here to Haw river was DESTROYED
by lire n afternoon last week. It
was occupied by a colored moman who
nad gone away and locked up her chill.
dren. But for the timely arrival of
help the children would have been
burned up.
Jacksonville Times: Mr.. Herman
Bell. an employee of tn Parmele Eccles
ton Company, had the misfortune last
Friday to be struck a violent blow by
the iron lever used in setting logs.
which it appears had not been placed
in its proper position. The lever struck
Mr.. Bell in the mouth, breaking three
teeth and s~hivering the jaw bone.
Charlotte Observer: The dedica,
ton Sunday morning of the handsome
new Lutheran church, which was re,
Gently completed in Winston at a cost
Of So, 700, attracted a large congrega.
ton. The sermon was preached bv
Rev. DR.. T. w. E. Peschau, of Greens
burg, Pa formerly of Wilmington. N.
G who took as his text the 18th, 18th
and 14th verses of the 48th Psalm.
Mount Airy News: It will be verv
sad news to the friends of Mr.. P. A
Price throughout the country to hear
that he lost his mind. This was first
discovered Saturday, when he got or
his mule and said that the Lord had
told him to ride until he got tired, and
then started off. Acrowd followed in
pursuit aud came up with him at Mr..
Lum Kellum's, his brother-in-law,
about z miles from town. He thought
they wanted to kill him and ran.
Greenville Reflector: One of the
daughters of DIR. Chears, of Pactolus
was suffering with a severe headache
Sunday night, and took as she thought
a dose of bromide, but at once discOv
cred that through mistake she had
taken choral. Her father at once be
gan efforts to relieve her. She had q
narrow escape from death, but by his
efforts, assisted by DR.. T. W. Brown,
of Greenville. who arrived there early
next morning she is said to be out Of
danger now.
Morganton Herald: Mr.. Kistler al
the tannery tells US that they have
bought about 5 900 tons of tan bark
tnis season and paid q per ton for it
This aggregates $40, 900, and all this
money has been turned loose right
here in Burke county during the las
seventy-fve days. This money was al
silver, and we are satisfied that the
greater part of it is still in the county
in circulation or hid away. This same
Burke Tanning Company has spenr
over a hundred thousand dollars fol
bark alone in this county in the las
three years.
Winston Sentinel: Deputy Collec
tor Alspaugh came in to day from 6
trip through Surry and Stokes coun
ties. Hts business was to pass upoI
and accept the bonds OF parties who
propose making apple and peact
brandy this season. While in the lat
ter county he was astonished by re-
ceiving an application from a youne
lady who said that che expected to en-
gage in the business. Her mama il
Miss Hattie Shafer and the deputy col
lector says she is good looking and ap
pears to be about % years old. Hel
father is living, but the business will
be conducted in the daughters name
She gave a strong bond and MI. Ais
paugh could do nothing but accept.