The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-05-21

iectionable stuff. He has had q ma
chine made in N. Y and will locate it
in the old factory building in Belmont.
He proposes to do custom work as well
as clean his own monazite, says the
Shelby Aurora.
Mr.. Albert johnson, of Raleigh, was
80 years old Friday and is the Oldest
locomotive engineer living. He was
born in King William county, Va. He
was one of the employees on the Sea-
board Air Line who recently lost his
position. He ran the first engine on
the road and had been with it contin-
uously for ffty-six years.
Morganton Herald: The electrical
storm last Saturday evening was one
of the most severe ever experienced IN
Morganton and the rainfall was phe
nomenal. We are informed that the
lightning struck eleven times inside
the town limits during the storm.
Messrs. w. H. Sloan and J.. W. Gar
rison had COWS killed by lightning.
While playing at the school house
near MI. Geo. Falls on last Thursday
morning, Frank, the fourteen year
old son of Mr.. Jno. T. Jackson met
with a right painful accident. He and
another boy ran together, causing him
to fall over a little stump and break
both bones of his right leg about mid:
way between his knee and ankle, says
the Gastonia Gazette.
Charlotte News: The work of pump,
ing water out of the St. Catherine gold
mine is still in progress. When first
begun there was a depth of 480 feet of
water in the mine. The depth Of the
water is now $50 feet. 1t is being
pumped out at the rate of two hogs
heads per minute. The ST. Catherine
would be a splendid base of supply for
a water works company.
Monroe Enquirer: Mrs. Eunice Cur
lee, who lives about two and a half
miles from Monroe, is in many re-.
speCts q remarkable woman. She is
nearly 80 years old and is almost as
sprightly as any girl. Not long since
she wove ten yards of cloth in one day.
She looks after her farm and house
hold affairs and is in every sense a
business woman.
Lumberton Robesonian: Mr.. Leslie
Norment, charged with the murder of
a man named Robson, q stranger
claiming to be a United States detec-
tive who was sojourning in this COM
munity three and a half years ago
surrendered to Sheriff Mcleod last
Friday morning and was placed in Jail
to await investigation al the approach
ing term of our SuperiUr Court.
Mr.. G. P. Jones, for the Abstract
Company, has rented q room at the
court house and now has a large force
of lady clerks at work copying alb
stracts of land titles. The work ia to
embrace an abstract of every deed in
Mecklenburg. Slmilar abstracts are
being made by this Company in Wake,
New Hanover, Forsyth, Buncombe
and other counties, says the Charlotte
News.
DR.. N. 8 Siewers' new residence in
Salem has just been completed. It is
a model home in every particular, and
costs something like SIS. 900. It is
built of Indiana stone. The interior is
highly artistic, being finished in the
finest woods, and handsomely deco
rated. 1t i5 the most attractive and
costly residence in either Winston or
Salem.
We notice that a late report from
the State Agricultural Department
said there had been considerable fall
ing off in the sale of fertilizers in the
State this year. But one dealer in
Greenville tells us that in this county
and section the sales for this season
show a large increase over last season.
Pitt county is preparing for big crops
potatoes and tobacco especially, says
the Greenville Reflector.
Rockingham Rocket: Mrs. s. W.
Steele came across quite a curiosity in
the egg line a few days ago. An egg
of the ordinary size was found in the
yard and handed to her. She broke
it and within the outer shell was an
other egg which had only a soft shell.
This she broke and found still another
egg with a hard shell. Each of the
eggs were perfect except hat the Sec
ond one did not have a hard shell
upon it.
Shelby Star: Mr.. A. @. Miller, of
Belmont Cotton Mills, has been work
ing like a Trogan for the erection of a
5000, 900 cotton mill at Stice's Shoals,
five miles south of Shelby and three
miles from Patterson Station. Mr..
Miller has an option from DR.. Morrison,
who owns the Stices Shoals water
power. The shoals are considered by
men who r competent to judge, to
be the finest in Western North Caro-
lima, and we are informed that the
company can develop 1, 500 horse
power and can run $1,000 spindles if
necessary.
Monroe Enquirer: One day last
week Mr.. Jas. Wolfe, of Catawba
Junction, came up to Sandy Ridge
township, in this county, hunting for
one Wesley Johnson. colored, who was
wanted at Catawba Junction for inter
fering with the United States mail. Mr..
Wolfe found his man, but he refused
to be arrested and attacked Mr.. Wolfe
with a shovel. The officer then drew
his pistol and shot at Johnson five