The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-14

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South River, several days ago killed q
hog which weighed 525 pounds. Our
farmers are well provided with pork
this year more large porkers being
killed by them than in any previous
year, says the Salisbury World.
The unfortunate people at the Com
mock mines, in Chatham county, are
crying for aid. They are in destitute
circumstances. An appeal has been
made to the charitable people of the
State in their behalf and funds are be-
ing raised In several towns.
An old colored man name John Gar.
ner was run i've by the shifting en-
CINE Of the Atlantic Coast Line, at the
ice factory crossing, Tuesday evening,
and almost instantly killed. The en-
CINE was backing when he attempted
to cross, says the Goldsboro Headlight.
Tarboro Southerner: DR.. J. D. Jen,
kins tells US that a large gin house be-
longing to Squire Smith was burned on
Tuesday morning, No ginning had
been done at the gin for more than
three weeks, and it is supposed by the
neighbors that it was the act Of an in
cendiary.
John Lyon accidentally shot and
killed his brother, James Lyon, near
Trap Hill, Wilkes county, a few days
ago. The formers gun struck the door
facing of his sisters house, causing it
to fire. The entire load struck John
just below one ear. He leaves a wife
and three children.
The Gastonia Go zette, compliment,
ing the sermon of Rector Hoffman in
Charlotte on o We no man anything
says that too many ministers shy at
the texts on debt-paying, and wonders
If these shying preachers fail to prac,
tice debt paying and are therefore
estopped from preaching about it.
Durham Sun: This morning when
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan Mangum arose
they were ~astonished to find their lit
tie six months old baby dead in the
bed in which they had been sleeping.
The child was we'll and hearty yester-
day and when it retired. 1t is believed
its death was caused by smotheriug,
Greenville Reflector: Mrs. Susan
Harrington, aged rs years, wife of the
late John Harrington, and mother of
the postmaster at Ayden, N. c., while
crossing the yard Friday morning, fell
and broke both her arms Just about the
wrists. DR.. Joe Dixon set the broken
limbs, and she is now resting quietly.
James Hoffman's distillery was
seized ONE days ago, and Al barrels
of whiskey brought to town, That
makes about 1000 gallons. It was
seized by Rousseau and Lewis. They
charge that he had an over capacity
of beer and too much liquor in the CHS.
tern room, says the Wilkesboro
Chronicle.
Mr.. J. K. Stewart, of Troyville, this
county, killed q pig Monday two years
and eight months old that weighed
7O5 pounds. He sold the pork on the
gallas for $49.4O. Who can beat that
During the years 1894 and 1895, Mr..
Stewart has killed and saved over ter
thousand pounds Of pork, says the
Dunn Union.
We regret to learn that our old
friend Rev. P. A. Whitener had the
misfortune to break his leg ON last
Thursday. He was driving his team
and was sitting on the hounds of the
wagon with his feet hanging down
near the ground, when his leg struck
stump, with the above result, says the
} Morganton Herald.
Mr.. A. T. Lambeth, Jr., of Bynum
informs us that they killed one hos
which weighed 528 pounds. This il
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ty. Mr.. Charlie Cole, of PurefOy's mill
Orange county, reports one weighing
740 pounds. This was a Chatham hog
but fed IN Orange county corn, says
the Chatham Citizen.
We were very sorry to learn at moor
) to day that little Beatrice, the five
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W
F. Ketchum, who was accidentally
burned at her home, orn Second
and Castle streets, Saturday afternoon
last, is seriously i'll, and vague hopes
are entertained for her recovery, say
} the Wilmington Star.
Salisbury World: Mr.. Fl. Q. Grubb
whose warehouse and nine barrels o
whiskey was burned yesterday morn
ing at Jubilee, says he is sure it wa
the work of an incendiary. The entire
building was consumed and neither
MI. Grub nor any member of hi
family knew anything of it until they
? arose yesterday morning.
Mr.. II. Q. eagle, as brave an ex Con
federate soldier as ever smelled GUT
powder, was here yesterday, and tolC
US of a big hog killed in mis- neighbor
hood. 1t was SO large that it could
, not be weighed, and had to be cut VI
before it could be carried into the
? s~mokehouse. This was some kind of
! hog, says the Carthage Blade.
Winston Republican: Salem Water
4 Mill is up to date with a most crafty
ing record, as furnished by the milleri
, in charge, Mr.. J. r. Willard, and A
S. Butner. During the week before
Christmas, for this and adjoining
counties, they turned out 81, $50 pound
{ of -four, custom work only, the tim'
consumed being just eighty-sever
hours.