The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-30

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Henry Russell found at the Ingram
mine in about 5 minutes time about
125 dwt of gold one piece weighed liz
dwt. n 101 dwt. and n 2 dwt. Mr..
Q. L ShankIe also found about 20 dWt.
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L J Fountain, OF
Falkland, Pitt county, had a very
serious accident to happen to their
baby while at OcraCoke on "Wednesday
last, through the carelessness or the
nurse. She had the child on the porch,
and while tossing up the baby it fell
from her arms TO the ground on Its
head. It's condition is very serious.
The Newbern Journal learns that an
accident occurred in Pamlico county
last Thursday evening by which a good
citizen lost his life. A Mr.. WetheriDg
ton and Mr.. johnson Hill were cutting
lumber neal together when Mr.. Weth-
eringtOn's axe came eff the handle and
struck Mr.. Hill in the groin. Mr.. Hill
lived only a few minutes afterwards.
The Willard Co operative Colonv,
Which was named for Miss Francis f..
Willard, and which takes as it's motto.
For God and Home and Native Land"
has Just purchased 16, OGO acres Of the
finest agricultural and timber land in
the South. 1t is located in the Valley
River valley, in Cherokee county, N.
NJ. in the extreme southwestern corLer,
of the State.
There was a shooting affray near
Hudson last Friday night. We did
not learn the particulars but heard
that several men went to the house of
James Jenkins and raised a row with
him. He pulled down on the crowd
with a shot gun and Lrlm Jones re
ceived the load. Sheriff B1yd went to
day to arrest the parties, says the
Lenoir Topic.
Mount Airy News: The presence of
Mormon elders upon the streets of
Mount Airy is almost a daily sight.
Monday morning about 9 o'clock four
of them walked down Main street., two
on either side of the street.-It is
said that in the Chestnut Ridges, eight
or ten miles south OF town, there are
several families who are converts to
the Mormon faith.
Mr.. J. w. Branning Of the Braunipg
Mfg. Co., Eienton, one Of the largest
mill plants to be found anywhere, was
in the city Friday and left in the after
noon for Morehead City where mem
bers of mis- family are spending the
season. The Branning mGll cuts about
a million feet per week. It's output
last year was fifty three millions, says
the New Berne Journal.
SaufDTd Express: Ii is learned that
Mr.. a. G. Campbell has taken the con
tract for thirty seven new houses 1T
New Florida. These houses are to con-
taiu seven rooms each and will be
erected as fast as the carpenters can
ply the saw, The hammer and the
plane. In one hundred days from now
New Florida will be more than q mere
name-it will be a bran new little
town.
Chatham Record: A large white
oak tree was cut in South Fork town
ship, about fou: miles south of Salem,
that made over three cords of wood
About forty or fifty feet up the tree
was found a horse farrier's book, in
hollow. The book was in a fair state
of preservation, except the outside
leaves, TIE letters of ancient de-
sign. showing that the book was placed
In the tree many years ago.
Messrs RotEr ok. Lee McCrary,
Dave Reed and several others went
fishing to Trading Ford, on the Yad
kin river last Friday. They we're in
the river but a few hours and caught
449 specimens Of the, finny tribe,
among which were some very fine
ones. They a they would have done
better, but several other seigning
parties were in at the same place, say S
the Lexington Dispatch.
Durhan Sun: Yesterday morning
J. II Shelburn interfered with a whole
sale blockader on Roanoke Island in
Northampton C puntv, and cut up a
very large still. He thought there
was something wrong going on OF the
island and went over to look after tile
interest of the Government when be
run across a distillery. The still, which
was $50 gallon capacity, was des rOyed
and also all the other fixtures
Charlotte Observer: S)me rich finds
in gold are reported from the gold re
gions Of southt IN Cabarrus. at the bis
t0rical Reed mines. TIE Messr1.
Kelly, of New York, are looked for
daily to finish the placing of the ne Y
machinery and to operate the mines on
a much larger sole than for the past
few months An additional force of
twenty hands have been put to work
at the Nugget mines, near the Reed
mine.
Charlotte News: A negro boy, aged
10 years, died yesterday on Mr. John
McGee's farm, after three days of in
tense suffering from tetanus About
ten days ago. the boy had one of his
fingers cut almost eff A small piece
of skin held it. and was sewed on Ap
parently it was healing, and the boy
went out to pick blackberries in the
hot sun. That evening, fever set in
and next morning he had a wei de-
fined case of lock jaw.
The people of Rocky Mount were
shocked to hear late Tuesday evening
of an assault with attempt to commit
rape by DIR. SpFuill on Mrs VIM, York
both of HiIliardston about Is miles