The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-01-22

9oOba6r noOL1Sh immigration notion.
Fifty on Monday night and thirty nine
Tuesday night of last week is the way
Ehey left this place, says~the Laurin.
burg Exchange.
Oxford Orphans Friend: During
the year 1894 there was only one cese
or serious illness and not a single death
at the asylum. What blessings these
have been, and how thankful our
hearts should be.
MIR. J e. Dickens showed a water.
melon Monday which he bought of Mr.,
l. A. Talton last October. It shows
no sign of decay and would probably
keep until February or March, saws
the Smithfield Herald
The Fisherman and Farmer saws
d q there is young lady in EdentOn
who has a trained lamp. Whenever
she Is favored with certain callers the
lamp goes out precisely at 10 D. m.
She ought to have it patented.
Charlotte News: Two coIored men
who leased the Vanderburg gold mine.
one mile east of Charlotte on the Caro-,
lima Central road, have struck rich
vein Of ore. The vein is a broad and
deep one, and mills $57 to the ton.
Mr.. W. r. Savage, of this county.
while drawing water at his we'll fell
dead. When found he was hanging
over the curp of the well with life ex-
tlnct. He was g good citizen and
leaves a family Of thirteen children.
Vance county takes the cake on big
hogs. The Henderson Gold Leaf tells
of one that netted $50 pounds and
yielded 204 pounds of lard. You can
read elsewhere of what a time they
had cleaning him.-Gastonia Gazette.
Joseph Kendrick lost by fire his cot
tage in 1.-THE southwestern part of Shelby
last Saturday night about 2 o'clock.
The family saved part of the furniture
from the building. Loss about $3.50;
no insurance, says the Shelby Aurora.
A party of fourteen Northern hunts,
men came in on the train a few nights
ago and went down the Pamlico. Our
section is growing more popular every
year among sporting men. It is the
veritable ''Sportsman's Paradise, " says
Washington Gazette.
The Enterprise says that Calvin o..
borne, of Plainfield, Ind, has been
elected superintendent of the Friends
Orphanage at High Point and his wife
viii hold the position of matron. Mr.
Osborne's parents went from North
Carolina many years ego.
Rockingham Index: We are re
liably informed that Mr.. r. L. Steele
has an option on Ledbetter's Mills and
will likely erect another large plant
there. The fall at Ledbetter's Mills is
any Of the five we now have.
Mr.. G. T. Douglas is a young man
and one of the best farmers of this
county. He raised last year four
bales Of cotton on three acres, he hav,
ing measured the ground; and year
before last raised five bales on thir-
teen acres. says the Charlotte Times.
GoldsbOro Argus: Up to this writ
ing Mr.. John w. Bryan, u excellent
postmaster, who is also q progressive
farmer and successful fine stock raiser,
takes the lead in heavy porkers. He
killed q 8 year old Berkshire last week
that tipped the beam when dressed al
sos pounds.
Lincoln Courier: The first cotton
mill was built on the Catawba river in
1916 by Neel & Williams. The first
/ cotton mill built, on the South Fork
was erected by Jasper & E. B. Stowe
in 1S47 and they spun the first cotton
thread January 1st, 1848-just forty
six years ago.
The town authorities of Elizabeth
City have ordered the disreputable
women of that town to leave the place,
which they did in a hurry. Edentor
could be cleared of just such anuis
ance if somebody would have back
bone enough to say, Leave! says the
Fisherman and Farmer.
At Mr.. z r. Longs store the other
day we saw a kit of the finest home
made butter we have seen in q Ions
time. Tt was from the dairy of Mr..
| Alonza Flo wers, who says he expects
to sell fifty pounds a week during the
winter. This is better than to raise
5 cent cotton, Gays the Rockingham
Rocket. :
Mr.. Z. A. Guy, the successful man
ager of the celebrated Glenoe STOCK
Farm is making arrangements to ex
hibit some of their fine thoroughbred
stock at the New Berne Fair. They
have some horses of rare beauty. The
farm is one of the most interesting
places in Eastern N. O., says the Jack
sonville Times.
jim mays u OurL61 Ae@9 1OOSU0I
whose name is just plain Dick. WheI
Jim holds out his arm straight, anC
speaks to Dick, the rooster will fly
upon it and stand up as proud as
lord. When told to crow he does it
and when told to get on his head Dicl
mounts Jim's Uranium and there b,
will crow very Justify.
It is learned that, contrary to gen
ersl opinion, the last State Fair did no
nav expenses. Interest on the mort
gage debt is four years in arrears and
unless Raleigh or the public gives aid
the fair grounds will be sold in tn,
spring. The bondholders are mainly