The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-26
NEWS.

Wheat LTOm Inc W6SG-E06nuS
and CottonSe from the South
Mrs. A. G. Miller, of Shelby, has a
tree with seventy oranges on it.
Mr.. E T. Blum, one Of the publishers
If Blum's almanac, died In Salem last
The receipts of the recent Maxton
fair were sufficient to pay all expenses
and premiums.
The S uthern Railway employees $50
men at Charlotte and the pay roll
amounts to $24O, 600 per month.
In this State at present new crops OF
strawberries, raspberrits and cherries
are being gathered in some sections
President Samuel Spence OF the
Southern railroad is at FFler
GuilfOrd county, shooting parCrlcSes'
The election on the issue of $4,000
bends for street improvements III Raj
eigh is ordered to be held January IA
Reidsville Weekly will be published
daily during the session of the Method,
ist Conference at Reidsville, which be-
girs November 27Jh.
The Haywood hardwood factory at
Waynesville was destroyed by an &C
cidental fire last Monday. The Courier
says the loss lie $40 Geo
Five thousand acres of land have
been purchased in Mitchell county by
he International Workers ASSOCIATION
on which TO locate a colony.
Mrs Elizabeth Harlbe, Of Nelson
county Is elected teacher Of music and
phvsical culture at the institution IN
Raleigh for the white blind.
The Raleigh chamber of commerce has
- L. --ae%n. Of az OnnFn-
ting in raising funds for the purchase
of a testimonial for the cruiser Ralegn.
We hear it remarked generally that
the cotton crop is coming IN much
shorter than was expected earlier IN
the season, says The Gteenvllle Rtfec
tor.
A Young boy named L0okabiIl had
the misfortune to get a finger sawed
off at the furniture factory q day
last week, says the lexington Dis
patch.
Deputy Sheriff J.. H. Krider, of
Rowan. and Miss Ida Carson, of the
same county we're married in Fort Mill,
SC, Thursday night. 1t was a run
away match.
Durham has a man that is such a
stickler for prohibition that he would
MT wear a new coat because it was
tight under the arms and full in the
back.-DUrham Sun.
G1ldsboro Argus: Some time ago
both the Methodist and Baptist
churches at Iudian Springs, about six
miles from Seven Springs, were de
stroyed by an incendiary fire.
Mr.. J. T. Kulingsworth, near Yeates
vile, raised SO barrels and n peck Of
corn on one acre. He had a Justice of
the Peace to see it measured and
Weighed.-W6shingtOn q Z9tte.
There was one watermelon, probably
the last of the season, In market Fri
day. 1t was raised by Jsmos Bennett
{ PamlicO. 1t is now at }. F. Taylor's
store, says the Newberne Journal.
Salisbury Truth: The Rev. Mr..
Sh~ulenbarger, pastor of the Mt. Zion
German RefOrmed) church, near
China Grove, had his wrist broken in
a runaway accident a few days ago.
Wiley Edwards, aged So, was found
dead at a bar room door at Selma,
Johnson county, Tuesday night The
reason Of his death IS found in the
statement Of the spot at which he died.
The Abernethys do not deny going
w . 4OL4O SoO ga bACJ "NAN
because he had mailed s~landerous let
ters concerning them and the female
members of the family. Morganton
Herald.
The Sanford Express reports the
death Of Rev. w. s. Chafin at his
home at JOn6sboro, Moore county. He
was over 50 years of age and entered
the Methodist ministry hfty-five years
ago.
Wake Forest College some time ago
declared against foot ball games Trim
lty has done the same. Foot ball is a
brutality, say the WilkesbOro ChrOn
iCle.
Mr.. Joseph 7. Griffin seems to be the
champion turkey hunter of this com
munlty. On last Saturday he killed
i've and a few days before he killed
four wild turkeys, say S the Chatham
Record.
Rumor has it that the Cash house
has been iased and will soon be opened
as a hotel. II correct this is good news
for Brevard. We certainly need more
accommodations for travelling public,
says the Brevard News.
Maj Jas. w. Wilson. chairman cf
the State Railroad Commission, who
officially Inspected the H~endersonville
and Brevard road this week, remarked
That II IS the best piece of new road he
had ever seen.-The Cit znn.
There are five cases of ty Uphold in
one family up IN Union t6wnehin
Hugh KIlby and four Of his chiiorLn
are down, leaving only his wife and
little II months old child, not sick
says the WIlkesboro Chronicle,
Our Church R cord ga Of the
North Carolina COnfereLc &c, Methodist
Protestant church, is receiving li6erei
subscriptions for the establishment If
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