The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-17

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ago, saws the Mocksville Times.
Young Keever leonard accidentally
shot one of the toes off the right foot
last Saturday. He was out rabbit
hunting. Boys should be careful with
guns, says the Lexington Dispatch.
This week Jabez Myers, Of Charlotte,
formerly widely known as a travelling
and society man, who is in a private
insane asylum at New York, will be
placed in the State Hospital at Morgan
ton.
Robert Watkins, a married man u
years old, was found frCzen to death In
his wagon near Hay Meadow, Wilkes
county, Thursday morning. He had
been over the mountains with a load
of produce.
The new agricultural and mechan-
ical college building, which is dorml'
tory, chapel and dining hall, Is com.
pleted. 1t is three stories high ard 81
brick. The water supply system Is al
so completed.
Two witnesses are ready to go before
the grand jury of Beaufort county IN
the case of the murder of J. B. Bonner
of Aurora. 1t is said there Will be
plenty of evidence against the quar-
tette arrested.
The trustees of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college will step football
playing by the college team outside OF
It's own grounds. This will be impera
tive and is the result of careful consld-
GRAFTON of the question.
The estimate is made that the total
receipts from the salts Of fertilizer tax
tags this wear in IS per cent. less than
for the 1894 fiscal year. This autumn
the receipts are $500 more than they
were a year ago for the fall trade.
The cases against the four men who
are charged with having lynched
the Virginian, in Allegheny
county, will be tried at Winston in
May. The men are Hiram Cox, Steve
J. R Woody and John Woody.
Brevard Hustler: W. J DetreviilP,
ESQ , his wife and son, Derrill, arrived
in Brevard from Orangeburgh, s. @ :,
last Saturday and at once took charge
of the Cash hotel, which has been
leased for the coming season.
a. L Conor, an operative in the
OdeI cotton mill at Concord, was
struck in the eye by a shuttle two
weeks ago. He had instituted suit fer
SIS 900 damages, but died Tuesday. The
shuttle had penetrated the brain.
The Baptist State Mission Board ap-
plies to the State convention for 800,
900 to carry on it's year's work. There
are 1 800 Sunday gchoolsOf this church
in this State, with about 100, 900 pupils.
These contribute about $25 900 annu
ally.
Friday evening about dark. Mr.. Mar
tin Baker, by accident, fell % feet
the elevator shaft at the PieC-
mont Wagon Shops, breaking III arm
and receiving other injuries which may
yet prove fatal, says the Hickory Mer-
curry.
The tobacco factory of H. T. Smith
deal. of Advance, Davie county, who
is we'll known in Salisbury, has been
seized by the revenue officers on ac-
count of alleged violation of internal
revenue laws, says the Salisbury
World.
Live stock seems to be on the de-
sale occurred in n of the back lots
the sale of q horse for 81 Is We can't
tell who got stuck, says the Dunn
Union.
Mr.. Wesley Snipes, of this county.
is 81 years old and yet is as fond of
hunting as q boy. He is wonderfully
we'll preserved and nearly every day
takes his gun and goes hunting just as
any young man would, saws the Chat,
ham Record.
GoldsbOro Argus; It is gratifying
to note the increasing amount Of home
made hay, from year to year, that
finds a market in Goldsboro. It uaed
to be Western hay hauled out by the
farmers; now it is homemade hay
hauled in by them.
The Southern Railway is busy put,
ting down the heavy rails from Greens
boro to Selma, preparatory to making
this a through line. The rails have
been dropped off going east, nearly to
Haw river, and a force of hands is fol.
lowing putting them down.
Durham county commissioners have
passed a resolution cOndemning the &C
ton of school committeeman who al
low Mormon elders to preach in school
houses. The Mo1mons are operating
in Durham county and have been
preaching in school houses.
New North Carolina postmasters
Aho, Watauga, W E Wanger; Bel,
cross, Camden, Blanche Ferrebee
Benloville, Duplin. L. A. Greehm
Blue Wing. Granville, s L. Puryear
BoseIey, Gates, r L Jackson; Gale,
donia, Moore, Jeanette Kennedy.
Plans are on foot for rehabiIitating
the railroad shof s at Burlington. New
machinery has been bought and me
chanics are being employed. 1t is be,
lieved, if these shops shall be put in
full operation, more than 800 hands
will be employed, says the Graham
Cleaner.
S~tatesville Landmarks: Mr.. 9, B
Wehh of StataauiIla has hnnn n=o.IoL