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

1 ana JIG D44A III ~ 10
q emit of salt behring's at So 90 a
thousand. Fresh herrings sell for
half a cent a piece and o shad at 20
cents.
Mr.. George Aston tells US thatin his
neighborhoOd three colored women
have. each. given birth to twins, all of
| which are living and doing we'll. Fork
has always been one of mCst fer
tile townships, says the Warrenton
Gazette.
The ore that is being taken from the
tunnel of the Grandfather silver mine
is rich in both gold and silver. The
only question now is, is itlarge enough
to pay. More work will be done to
drive through the shaft, says the Boone
Democrat.
An alligator five feet and one inch in
length was caught by a colored fisher
man, Jesse Whitfield, at Baird's creek.
Friday night, in his net. The alligator
was brought up to the city and offered
for sale alive for five dollars, says the
New Berne Journal.
Charlotte News: Mr.. R E. Nc
| Donald's farm is located in the south
ern suburbs of Charlotte. There was
but little rain there Saturday after
noon during the food in Charlotte, and
less Saturday night at the time the
city was being deluged.
The Chronicle says that "Aunt Del
phi Porter" of Wilkes is so, and that
last week she wove1 Is yards of cloth in
two days and had it taken out of the
loom by 10 o'clock the third day, and
what makes it remarkable she
did all the quilting herself.
The aItTvopC ~ tho 1A~o~ onS ~
Wilkes county were very much agi
tated last week over a theft. 1t seems
that Dick Shew, who used to preach in
that section, but who now resides in
Ashe county, got stuck on two oxen
which he stole ard sUId. .
Mr.. w. E. Wor. has planted 500
peacan trees on his place on the Will
mington and Weldon railroad, four
miles from Wilmington. They are
thriving nicely. He expects to plant
500 every year until he gets fifty acres
planted, says the Wilmington Messen-
ger.
The Bryson City Times tells this:
Last week a family from Cherokee
county came to this place to live. The
name is not given, but it numbers
nineteen children, father and mother.
1t is said that all the windows are
boarded up to keep the little ones in
side"
Mr.. B. N. Turner exhibited at The
Cleaner Office afeW days ago an egg
which weighed 3 ozs, and z drachms
Less than five such eggs would weigh
q pound. The same hen has laid four
such eggs, each having three yolks.
Large eggs those, says the Graham
Cleaner.
Jonesboro Progress: A lady living
in this county recently made her will
and appointed an executor to carry out
her wishes after she died. Among
other things in the will she directs that
after death the executor shall take her
body to Washington city and have it
cremated.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. J. LittmaD,
who ONE time ago proposed starting
a cotton mill in Salisbury, has decided
INSTEAD, to establish a rope factory. In
view of this he has purchased the old
tobacco factory formerly used by Mr..
O.. A. Rice, Ell is now getting ready to
begin operations.
An inhuman act was committed by
some person at Black Mountain, The
person threw vitriol or concentrated
I've on a fine young horse belonging to
J. w. McKoy. Toe horse was badly
injured, the skin and flesh being
burned off its hips and legs, says the
Ashevllle Citizen.
Snithfeld Herald: Fruits now out
of danger, and it is said the prospects
are good for the best crop of fruit since
the war-Av very destructive cyclone
passed through Sampson county last
week, doing considerable damage to
timber. Large pines we're twisted up
and removed 100 yards away.
Mr.. D. A. Johnston, of Clear Greek
township, was in the city to-cay. He
says that he will have peaches on the
Charlotte market by the first day of
June. Mr.. Johnson has afne orchard,
and is always early on the market, but
says that he will break the record this
year, says the Charlotte News.
High Point Enterprise: Mrs. J. L..
Parish was feeding her chickens one
day last week when she was surprised
to see an English sparrow alight among
the chickens with a tiny brass bell
around its neck. The bird appears to
be happy with it's jeWelry and Is a
regular attendant at the chickens
meals.
Wan enton Gazette: Mr.. Louis
MustaiD, a most excellent gentlem man
and farmer living near town, disap
peared from home last Sunday night
about 9 o'clock, and has not been
heard of by any of his family since.
He had had a severe attack of grippe,
and it is thought his mind was af.
fected.
Farmers in the city to-day report
that much damage is being done in
Mallard Creek, Grab Orchard and ad
} joining townships by the cut worm.
That pest has appeared in great mum