The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26

early and corn planted it is doing we'll,
says the Aiamance Cleaner.
The saw mill of Mr.. John 81. Jones,
which was located on the I. P. Conley
place, was burned last Thursday night.
1t is thought to be the work Of inc9n
diaries, as no work was being doneard
no f-e about the placea at the time, Gays
the Lnnoir Topic.
The Salisbury World is authority for
the statement that the Southern R Ill
way Company is to have a double track
between Salisbury and Greensboro. A
new iron bridge which is to span the
y 4dkin for the double track has been
built and will be placed in afew months
S ~atesvilIe Mascot: Mr.. Thomas P.
Of Snarpsbucg township,
sent g iae variety OK his wheat to the
Worlds Columbian exposition at Chi
and this week he received the
medal which was awarded him for the
faest wheat which was sent from TIL
State.
L'ucolnton Democrat: The agent Of
the Southern Railway at Conovtr,
Cstw6a county told us the other day
that since last November the Southern
had carried / 500 bushels of sweet pc
taVoes away from Conover. The potato
industry is considerable around New
ton, CJrovcr and Hickory.
Our sister town OF Graham was
visited last night by another fire, and
again Mr. L Banks Holt was the loser
4 new house cts.ing $500 or $500, built
on the farm for the poultry men 10 &C
cupy, was totally destroyed. We sup
pose it was unexposed to other prop
crty and there was no other damage,
says the Burlington News.
The contract for the construction Of
the Odd Fellows Orphans Home, Of
this city, has been awarded to Mr.. h.
c. Z chary, Of the Powhatton Lumber
Company, for the SUN of SO, $50, be
being the lowest bidder. The building
which is to be three stories high and
very ornamental, is to be erected at
once, says the G Idsboro Headlight.
During the thunder stol m Of Monday
night, lightning struck a green woods
pine on the plantation Of Mr.. S NJ
Hester, near town. Il has been burn
ing ever since. This is a little out Of
the ordinary for a green pine to be
burning this way but there is 10 tell
ing what freaks the lightning will
sometimes play, says the Durham Sun.
William Gillian, Ham n Blocker
and JsdIie Gardner, negro sneak
thieves, charged with stealing urnbrel
las and shoes from private residences
il the city, we're sent to iii yesterday
from the city court, in default Of bond
in the sum Of fifty dollars each, for
their appearance 81 the June term Of
the criminal court, says the Whining
ton Star.
II. J5noa u. Watson, who has been
the mall carrier between here and
Chapel Hill for several years, viii cease
that work On the 1s5 Of July, as the
contract on tha5 route has been let 10
another pars2n H has probably car
Tied the mail about IS many miles as
any other person in the STATE, having
carried it during the last sixteen years
about $50 coo miles.
Oxford Lrdger: Silver Democrats,
are sou aware that a quiet move has
been ~inau2rated in the county, trying
to ~forestall the action Of your county
convention, oy elec.ing delegates who
may be pledged to the gold standards
We understand that circulars are be
Ing distributed through the county
try ing to get the Democrats to pledge
Themselves to the gold star d !rd.
Sni:4faid Herald: J W. Rudd, a
brakeman on g S5uthern Railway
freight train, was killed at Rocky
Mount a few days ago. His foot got
hung in the track about the 8 witch and
the train ran over one OF his legs near
the body. Dc. Noble, Of Selma, was
telegraphed to go and help amputate
his leg bu; he died in spite of ali that
could be done, and before Dr.. Noble
could reach there.
Charlotte News; Perhaps the most
important work of the year IN Char
Iotte will be the building Of a belt rail
road around the town by the S9aboard
Air Line company. Not only is this
an important p.oject for Charlotte,
but it shows how vastly the manufact-
nrinp interests Of the city have grnRn