The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-16

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Justice Faircloth, of this city, and g.
esteemed and most excellent
citizen.
Raleigh Press: The blackberry crop
never fails. In fact this particular
berry, which is so popular with the
picaniny, seems to be more plen-
tiful every year. 1t is needless to state
that the crop this year is something
enormous.
The World says Eugene V. Deba,
chief of the American Railway Union,
who became notorious at the time Of
the railway strikes and riots in Chi
cago last summer, is to visit Salisbury
in a few weeks to organize a branch of
the union.
Mr.. A. G. Bauer, the Raleigh archi
tect, who was so seriously injured by a
train ct Durham, and who received
special treatment in the insane asylum
at Raleigh, is out again entirely recov-
cred. 1t was a remarkable escape
from death.
Burgaw Star: About 40 acres are in
cultivation in blackberries at Rocky
Point ard shipments will soon begin.
Reports from all over the county
show elegant crops and the farmers
well up with their work. It has been
a very propitious spring.
We learn that a man by the name
of Bever, in Alexander county near
Russell Gap, was pretty badly used up
with q jug by another man n day
last week. His skull was fractured
aud he is in a critical condition, says
the Wilkesboro Chronicle.
A colored man, named W. D. CID
frey, was brought here to Jail on last
Saturday, upon the charge of having
robbed and burned the dwelling of
another colored man, named Robert
Poe, near Cumnock. AS the punish
ment for arson is death he will be tried
for his life at our next court, says the
Chatham Record.
Edenton Courier: A copper soda
water tank exploded in Mr.. A. G..
Mitchell's store on Broad street Sunday
night at IL o'clock. The tank was on
the floor in the real of the store, and
when it exploded the force of the gas
tore the tank into three pieces. A hole
was torn through the floor and the
ceiling badly broken.
The Citizen says @. L Glover, of
Asheville, set out at z O'Clock Thursday
week for a tramp across the continent,
to carry out his decision to walk from
Aeheville to San Francisco without a
cent for expenses, except such money
as he shall realiz9 from the sale of Ger
~tificates Of membership in 1.-The Foot
mans Club" OF Asheville.
New bern Journal: While two chill
dren were playing with g pistol Friday
at the house of Mr.. J. Deport, at Have
lock, the dangerous pleything went eff
and seriously wounded the year old
daughter OF Mr.. J. M. Bragg, Of this
city.-Thirty one car loads of truck
went by way of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad yesterday.
Ayden Baptist: About ~ o'clock
Saturday night Mr.. @. J. Smith, who
lives in Fork swamp section, awoke TO
find his barn on fire. He succeeded
in removing his buggy and some few
things from the adjoining sheds; his
cane mill and entire crop of corn and
peas were destroyed. The fire is sup
posed to be the work of an incendiary.
We are sorry to hear that Mr.. A. A.
Hinkle, Of Greensboro, was compelled
to make an assignment last Monday
for the benefit of his creditors. Mr..
did a large mercantile business
here for some time, and moved to
Greensboro last December. He has
many friends in the county who will
regret to hear of his failure, says the
Lexington Dispatch.
Rutherford Democrat: Now that
danger of frost is past, the fruit grow
ers can form some idea Of what the
crop will be, and reports from various
sections show the prospects good for a
fair apple crop. The crop OF peaches
will not be g heavy one, but what it
lacks in quantity will, it is believed, be
made up in quality. The berry crop
wiIl be & large and fine one.
Tuckaseige Democrat: The Glen
Mountain house, the new hotel at Glen
vile, this county, belonging to E. @.
Hadden, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday night. The house was unOc