The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-01-15

6Wo large rats frOWen together in the
same bed They appeared to have hud
dled together as close as possible to
keep warm. One of the rats had his
mead lying on the cats neck
Mount Airy News: The loss of the
apple crop here last year was a serious
blow to this whole section. One man
says usually he gets from ST5 to 9IOO
L cash every year from apple, but last
year he did not get q cent. Nearly
every farmer In the apples section can
say the SINE thing, and this has caused
a serious los In trade.
Winston Sentinel: A serious acci.
den happened TO the little six-year-old
son OF Mr.. W. G. Holcomb, near Jones
vile, Surry county, Monday evening.
His eight year old brother was hand
ling a gun when il acciddntly went
on the full load entering the little
fellows face, shooting out one of his
eyes and horribly Managing the side of
his face.
Smithield Herald: Paul Dew, col
ored, OF Wilson, WAS arrested here last
week for stealing o. Bi0le, Hymn book,
pitcher and goblet out Of the Colored
Methodist Church here, also some
buckets and school furniture out of
the Colored school house. He was
brought before Mayor WoodalI, and
failing to give the required bond, was
sent to jail.
New Berne Journal: A letter from
Hyde county 70 a relative of one of
the three cOlored men who were over
turned In Neuse River week before last
while crossing to the city with their
load of Fl IN states that they we're all
taken from the bottom of their boat by
a vessel gCing to Hyde county and
carried there aud that they will come
home on the next train.
GreenvilIe R h~ctor: Hon. A. L
COble, who at the November election
was chosen one Of the Superior court
judges fer the State, is now holding
his first court in Pitt county. Judge
Coble is only 80 years old, and a man
of high intelligence. Me graduated at
the University and was an instructor
there for two years while pursuing his
law studies. He is q native of Ala
nance county.
Concord Standard: Sunday was a
day of rest, not only for the toiling
masses, but the festive tramp as we'll.
We were struck by one Sunday even
ing He wanted q "handOut The
waS on his way 70 New Orleans, he
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the first of April. He rested Saturday
night. and Sunday at q hobo" camp,
near the depot.
A few years ago il was said that the
| Central Hotel in this city consumed
more gass than the whole town of
Salisbury. The Central's gss area has
been considerably increased since
then, and it has been found necessary
to tear up the old supply pipe and
meter, and put in a pipe double the
size of the old In place Of the old
meter, a new one, and the largest
meter in the Safe has been put in the
| Central, says the Charlotte News.
The Raleigh correspondent Of the
Charlotte Observer says: Mr.. John
K. Hoyt of the Engadine vineyard at
| Luther. Buncombe county, writes
Priv. +. Massey that be has been
entirely successful in grating the
choicest varieties of California grapes
upon wild vines taken from the woods.
The vines thus grated are hardy and
have fruited. Choice European wine
grapes have also been grown success
\ fully in the open cir by Mr., Hoyt.
Mr.. H G.. Wadley, of Wytheville,
Va, who has been in Wilmington q
fortnight, has made arrangeu ents to
operate the O w. Pike saw mill in
this city. The mill will start up to-
morrow and will employ twenty FIVE
men. It is a new mill but has not
been operated for about six months
The machinery is of the latest inn
proved pattern, and the mill has a ca
pecity for cutting 50, 600 feetof lumber
per day, says the Wilmington Messen-
ger.
Winston Sentinel: Rev. @. E Tay-
lor, president of Wake Forest cllege,
was in the city yesterday. He reports
that the college is in a Furnishing con-
dition. More than 300 students are In
attendance and the prospect is for an
increase, The work of increasing the
endowment Is meeting with encour
aRement. Tbs endowment Of the col
ISge is now more than 5000, 600, but
much more will be needed to make
the institution all that its friends hope
to make it as q great college for the
Christian education Of the young men
of the State.
A dispatch from Baltimore says that
n. B. Tilden, of High Point, N. O.,
who is now in Baltimore, is busy denys
ing that he is the victim of foul play.
Mr.. TiIden recently returned from
iLondon. Upon leaving the vessel IN
New York he left his baggage for q
moment to bid goodbye TO some fellow
voyagers. When he returned the lug
gage was missing. He notified the po
lice and came to Baltimore. He was
much surprised when his attention was
called To a dispatch reporting him as a
victim of foul play. Soon after Mr.
Tlden left New York a man named
Max MecheIa was arrested and in his
room was found Mr.. Tilden's baggage,
which included mining shares TO The