The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25

Rockingham Rocket: The fine plan
tation formerly owned and operated
by Diggs & Ledbetter in Wolf Pit
township, was sold Tuesday under
foreclosure proceedings last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ann @. Leak was the purchaser
at g price of $l3, coo. It is one OF the
best farms in the county:
Charlotte News: The residence of
Mr.. E. D. McGinnis, on North Graham
street, between Eighth and Ninth
streets, was invaded by a burglar,
whose presence in the house was dis
covered al 8 o'clock Sunday morning:
The burglar got away with a $75 gold
watch and $23 go in money.
Josh Haulsey, a colored man en-
ployed at the saw mill of Messrs.
James Ell, Chadbourn & Co., while at
work this morning saving lathes, &C.
cidentally got his right hand crushed.
The wound was soon dressed, when it
was found that the bone was broken,
says the Wilmir gton Dispatch.
Graham Cleaner: For big farming
on asmall scale few surpass u towns
man, Capt. e. s. Parker. Last week
he cut fourteen tons of clover off OF
about five acres. - Rev. DR.. w. s.
Long has returned from Texas. He is
so much pleased that he expects to
go to Sherman in the fall to make his
home.
Red Springs Citizen: We are very
sorry to learn that the barn and stables
of Mr.. Archibald Mcneil, one of the
best farmers Of Richmond county,
were recently destroyed by fire. -
On Sunday night Mr.. W. M. Currie,
also of Richmond county, had the mis-
fortune to lose his barn, stables, &c
by fire, and about $500 worth Of pro-
visions.
Winston is excited over the cures
made by an Indian doctor. A cure
was affected Saturday night upon a
young man who was so badly crippled
from rheumatism he couldn't walk.
After 10 minutes rubbing with the
medicine used the young man got up
from the chair and walked eff un-
assisted.
Robert Blue, colored, stands accused
of burning Mr.. Archie McNeil's barn
to night two weeks ago. He was ar
rested last Wednesday and on investi-
cation sufficient evidence was given to
justify binding him over to court.
Failing to give bond he vas placed in
the county jail, says the Laurinburg
Exchange.
Winston Sentinel: The fraud fund"
of the Internal Revenue Department is
exhausted. It is out of this that re-
wards are paid the persons who in
form as to the location of illicit distil-
leries. The result is that there are
Just now no seizures. The officers de-
pend on the informers and can do
nothing without item.
Charlotte News: Mr.. Hugh M. Parks,
one of the Oldest and most prominent
citizens Of Mecklenburg, Who had been
i'll for some weeks, died at his home in
Pineville township yesterday after,
noon at 8 o'clock. His death was the
result Of rheumatism of the heart. Mr..
Parks was ~ years cid.
The editor of the Lincoln Courier is
in distress. One day last week a ten
dollar cow destroyed his hundred dol
lar garden, but his neighbors did not
forget him in his time of trouble and
sent him some of the nect ssaries Of
life. The Ruthfordton Democrat says
that this ten dollar COW probably
damaged a ten thousand dollar religion
for a short time, which is more than
probable.
New Berne Journal: Acting under
instructions from headquarters given
upon information furnished by special
agents Dunlap and Causey, Mr.. ". T.
Cabe, United States Deputy Collector
of Internal Revenue has just made a
seizure of sixteen barrels of whiskey
from D. W. Patterson, which was all
he had. Mr.. Patterson has been run
ming a distillery at Vanceboro but shut
down the 3Osh of May. A portion of the
liquor way there; it was seized first.