The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25

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mine neal Cary's Fiat. The property
was recently purchased by the Ameri
can Industrial Improvement company.
Mr. Jacob Battle, Jr., who is always
a welcome visitor in Charlotte, drop
ped down from Blowing Rock last
night. He reports snow and ice near
the Rock" which is pleasant to write
about these days, says the Charlotte
News.
The a. H. Motley Tobacco Co, of
r 2idsville, has made an assignment,
and a receiver has been appointed. Il
Is said no creditor will lose a cent, and
the company hopes to pay out and re-
sumo it's business. Cause-tight money
market.
Brevard News: The tournament has
again demonstrated the Willingness of
our people to turn out and open their
purses in a good cause The crowd was
variously estimated at l, so to 1000,
which is q good showing for a thinly
settled county.
Wilmington Messenger: During one
of the hot days a day or so ago, q col
ored m who cooks fer q family in
this city tainted. When some one ran
to her assistance and u~nbuttoned the
bosom of her dress several steGming
hot biscuits rolled out.
Governor Carr offers $500 for Nat
Moore who murdered his wife in
Wayne. Also $50 reward for Peter
Cameron and Flower Cameron, Of
Chatham county, who are charged
with rape, house-breakiDg and other
| crimes Il Moore and Chatham counties
Mount Airy News: 1t is said that
Bob Gravley, who killed George Law
On the 20d instant near this place, is
still in hiding not far from the scene of
the murder. 1t does look like he might
be captured. Let the country be
secured until this murderer is run
down.
Edwards Mills, six miles from Raj
eigb, has secured the location there of
a post Office and it has been named
"DIghi" in honor of our townaman Mr..
a. Dughi Nj. Dughi intends to give
a grand reception to the people of the
place when the new pest offce is
opened.
Capt. Ch6s. Henry, of the s. A. L,
reports a disastrous hail storm between
Creedmore and Hester stations on tn,
D. & N. He says the track was about
a mile and a half wide, and in that
space corn and tobacco particularly
the latter, was about demolished
Durham Herald.
Rutherfordton Democrat: DR.. 7. c..
McBrayer of Forest City, who has been
noted for many years for his success
in treating fever, has discovered a new
treatment-which appears to be a spe
citic-for typhoid fever, pneumonia,
puerpal commissions, tetanus and sew
eral other diseases.
The Landmark says that Walter r.
Thompson, who has been principal of
the Statewide graded school for the
past two years, and who had been re
| elected for another term, hes decided
to go to Concord. Mr.. Thompson will
take a position with his brother Prof.
Holland Thompson, in q school at Con
cord.
The Burlington News learns that in
Hnlsboro one day last week an old col
cred cma by the name Of Judy
Thompson was standing in the door of
her home when she was suddenly taken
with an elpileptic fit and fell to the
ground, a distance of several feet. Her
neck was broken and death resulted
instantly.
W. A. Erwin, Of West Durham, is
the champion tomato grower Of Dur
ham county. H. has a plant that is
nine feet end seven inches in height,
not outstanding the exceeding dry
weather that has prevailed for some
time. If the seasons had been favor
able there is no telling to what height
it would have reached, says the Dur
ham Herald.
Albert Thomas and Ad. Hargrave,
two negroes of bad repute, assaulted
Mr.. g. W. Fitzgerald, in front of the
| Hargrave House last Saturday night.
Although two to one, Mr.. Fitzgerald
knocked them both down and beat
them up considerably. During the
| scuf1e he broke two of his fingers and
was cut in three places, says the Lex
ington Dispatch.