The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-12

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A little child of P. A. Sorrell, Of
Cary. Wake county, got a peanut
lodged in his windpipe and came near
diving. Two doctors relieved him by
making an incision in the trachea and
dislodglng the obstruction.
Fayetteville Observer: Bicycliste
complain of numerous Instructions be
ing put in their way on the side streets
of the city and rural paths Wooden
blocks with sharp nails stuck through
them are frequently encountered.
Messers. W. E. and H. A. Hege killed
hog one day last week that weighed
447 pounds. They sold it at one of the
meat markets for S28 % This will do
pretty we'll for a starter in the hog line
this SET s3n, says the Lexington Dis.
patch.
Mr.. Eli Cross, who has been engaged
in the grocery business here for sew
eral years. made an assignment last
week. The liabilities r small. His
stock of goods was sold out at auction
last Saturday, says the Lexington DIS
patch.
Rabbits are said to be unusually
in Chatham this wear. This
announcement will be heard with pecu
liar pleasure by our Raleigh neighbors,
whose epicurean appetltes delight L
feasting on Chatham rabbits, says the
Chatham Record.
Stanly Enterprise: Three or four
a ago our Register Of Deeds was
kept busy registering mortgages, now
il is not so. This is strong evidence
that the county is getting in better
condition. The people are paying debts
instead of making new nes
Warrenton Gazette: One Pink Ed
Judkirs township, gave birth
to q child In an old field, and left it
there to be destroyed in any way cir
cumstauces saw fit. The woman has
left the immediate neighborhood, but
her whereabouts are known.
Greensboro Patriot: Mrs. Lou
Holmes, sister of Capt. John DodsOn,
of Southern railway, is physician in
charge of the Presbyterian Hospital at
She graduated in medi-
cine last year, carrying off the highest
honors in a class of twenty-five.
1t was reported around here a few
ago that Abe Wilkes, of Hoffman
had shot and killed Armstrong, col,
and now it turns out there is no truth
In it whatever. Some seq the negro
is not hurt at all, and others, if hit, it
was accidental, says the Louisburg Elk
change.
Last Tuesday morning about 9
o'clock. Willie the little 16 months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Watson,
who five on the Newland farm just
outside the town limits, was so badly
burned that it died between two and
three o'clock the same day, says the
Lenoir Topic.
LincolntOn Democrat: The other day
Maj Fl W. Burton informed us that
he has q gold mine three and a halt
of Lincolnton. From this mine
1, 700 nuggets have been taken, weigh
ing from five to $50 pennyweights
each. Some of the ore is worth from
$40 to $50 a ton.
At the meeting of the auditorium
stockholders last night, Messrs. RlbG.
r. Jordan, P. NJ. Brown and Walter
Brem we're appointed a committee to
sell the lot and wind up the affairs of
the company. A minimum price of
81, 600 wa fixed for the lot, says the
Charlotte News.
Jacksonville Times: Edward Sadlin,
of this county, charged with retailing
liquor without a license in both OnslOw
aud Duplin counties, failed to mate.
rialize when called upon at the United
States District Court at New Berne last
week and his bonds in both cases were
ordered to be collected.
The slight fire occurred at the oil
Mill nea the depot, on Tuesday morn
ing. AS the engineer went into the oil
room to procure'a supply of oil for the
day, he discovered fire in a large box
of tags in full blaze burning. He got
to it as o as possible and put it out,
the Tarboro Southerner.
Messers. E Q. Baker & Co.'S store
was entered Friday night through the
rear window and the thief stole about
200 coppers from the till, a side of ba,
con and a few minor articles. His pet,
larceny did not amount to much
loss to the pr]oprietors of the grocery
store, says the Shelby Aurora.
Shell Fish Inspector Parsons has re-
information that three Virginia
oyster barges are dredging in North
Carolina waters, and also that Mr.. W.
Fl. Lucas, ex Chief Shell Fish Commits,
slOner, is making efforts before the
county commissioners of Hyde to get
dredging stopped in that county.
Riverside Nurseries has started a
new enterprise. that of wine manufact,
uring. Sheriff Warren tells us he
never saw such a bountiful grape crop
as grew this season. The Nurseries
alone shipped 5000 pounds besides
having a great many to convert into
wine, says the Greenville Reflector.
TIE field trials will begin at Newton,
N. O., on November 18th and a large
number of hunters and bird dogs will
there be collected. This will attract 6
large crowd of Northern sports, and
they now offer to buy 500 large par
tridges at fifteen cents each to bf
tnrned loose on their h1OtiDU oyro,,D5o