The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-04

He has just built a band saw mill at
ORIENTAL for the ORIENTAL Lumber Co.,
FlckIes Bros. constituting me ne COM
pany. The mill will cut $4,000 e e per
day, and it is said to be the best single
mill in the State.
The Jacksonville Times tell OF the
marriage of Mr.. w. w. HarVeLI ana
Miss Dolly A. Bland, both Oh thaC
place. Their matrimonial attempts
had been broken up six tim S by the
father of Miss Bland, but they determ-
ined to try, try again, and at lasG
they we're successful.
Lenoir Topic: We learn that the
cold spell last week did more damage
than we thought. In some portions OF
the county all the corn was nipped and
bitten by the frost, and also the beans.
| The corn. however, will come out all
right, though it will be a little late. The
wheat las also suffered s0me.
A few weeks ago, D. Laws of the
| Brushes captured a large owl In a
trap. It measured 6 feet and 6 inches
| from tip to tip. Its foot when spread
was as large as q mans hand. The
owl had caught agoose and ate it the
night before. But he has caught his
last goose, says the WilkesbOrO Chronl-
Gle.
Almost nightly some petty robberies
are being committed IN various pOr-
lions of the city. Tuesday night, the
premises of a widow on Siocumb street
were visited. and the thief not finding
anything within easy reach, carried
off a clothes line and a weight attached
to a gate, says the GoldsO0ro FL 5ad-
light.
Levi Glenn, a young man who clerks
in Douglass saloon, was taking she'll
out of a pistol to-day, about 10 80
o'clock when one of them fired. The
ball took effect in the left lie. just
above the knee, came out and then
made a grazing wound. He is not
dangerously wounded, says the Dur
ham Sun.
Lumberton RCbesonian: Mr.. Jno.
@. Moore for many years a prominent
figure in our county on account of the
positions of honor and trust he has
filled, died at the residence of his sis
ter, Mrs. S A. Mcqueen, in this town
last Sunday night. He was about rs
years of age and had been In feeble
health for a year or two.
Mr.. Fl. H. Orr yesterday had thirty
three chickens in his yard, but there is
a lonesome look about his premises tC-
day. Thieves visited him last night
and stole 90 of his SO chickens. Mr..
Orr invites the thief TO return and take
the remainder of his fowls. together
with the coop. and no questions will be
asked, says the Charlotte News.
Wilson Advocate: Mr.. Iredell Will
Iiams, of Nash county, gave q big din
ner and fish fry On Friday lass in
honor of his fathers 9Th birthday. A
large number of his friends from Rocky
Mount, Toisnot. Wilson, and the coun
try around were present and joined
with HIM in wishing the old gentleman
many happy returns of the day.
MI. Junius Davis, Receiver, announ
ces in the Star that a dividend of eight
per cent. will be paid, on and after
June 5Ch, to all creditors of the Bank
of New Hanover who have proved
their claims. This will be the third
dividend, and will make twenty eight
per cent which is more than many of
the creditors expected to get In all.
Salisbury Herald: Three trainloads
of vegetables passed through Salisbury
over the Southern road Sunday morn
ing for New York. There were fifty
two cars in the three trains, and with
the exception of three cars loaded with
cattle, they were all filled with beans,
potatoes, peGs, etc. One car was
loaded entirely with pumpkins.
Hickory Press and Carolinian: The
Z gear old daughter of Mr.. Pink Link,
residing In the vincinity of Granite,
was fatally burned on Saturday while
engaged in burning brush, In some
way her clothing became ignited and
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horribly cremated hat she lived only
| fifteen hours after the sad occurrence.
Rockingham Index: Farmers in
this section are beginning to don the
look of seriousness. At the present low
price of cotton a poor crop would bank
rupG everything. The present cold,
bad weather is doing great injury to
the crops The season Is several weeks
behind anyway and this weather, if it
does not seriously injure, will delay it
still more
Henderson G Id Leaf: Death has
again come into our midst, taking
away Z Of our Oldest citizens. Mr..
L B Manning died at his home 10.
this place at a quarter to 6 o'clock this
morning. The deceased would have
been 76 years old next July. He was
a remarkably we'll preserved man for
his age; but had failed rapidly during
the last six months.
An incendiary fire at Princeton, Fri
day morning at 2 o'clock, destroyed
the stables of Mr.. Joseph W. Perry,
together with three mules, forage and
farming implements, causing an unin
/ sured less of 81 900, But for the timely
arrival of MI. E. M. Talton. who hap
pened to be up, eight mules and a
horse would have been cremated, says
the G%oldsboro Headlight.
A citizen of a ~neighboring town, in
e.. H. nmn noi6 70 Hhn