The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-21

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week. They are thought to be in the
employment Of a Board of Southern
Missions, With headquarters at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
There was a big gold find at Reed
Mine in Cabarrus county, last week.
It was found by a man by the nama of
Jake Shiun. It is the second largest
nugget ever found in the United States.
The first and largest find in the United
States was in 1903 and weighed %
pounds. This one weighed 223 pounds
and is worth S. 500.
There was a forest fire in Cumber.
land county, last week, that destroyed
10 coo acres Of the finest long leaf pine
timber in that section. The loss is
over hundred thousand dollars,
OAe house, many barns, and miles Of
fencing ana many cattle were burned.
Rain checked the fire, which threaten.
ed the town OF Fay erteviIle.
Rockingham Index: Mrs. Jencie.
Lies, who lived near Pee Dee Station,
died o few days ago. She was about
81 years ot age. TIE R5v. Thomas
L1vin died at his mothers on last Sat
urday. He was one of the ministers
Of the n. G III Z. Conferences, but fer
several years his ,aIth has prevented
his taking work.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: Mr.. Hamp
ton Wiles, Of Rock Creek, had not
heard out Of one ear in twelve months,
and he had Dr.. Turner TO examine it.
The doctor found a big roach bug in
his ear. He took it out and WiIes now
can hear all right. The doctor tells us
this Is the second time this year he has
taken reaches out Of peoples ears.
Toe Asheville Citizen says: AnotabIe
example Of the possibilities Of Bun
combe as a fruit growing county is had
in the experience of Commissioner J.
Frank Wells. Mr.. Wells has just com,
pIeted the work Of measuring his apple
crop, and found that he raised COO
bushels. He has sold the entire crop,
and the price realized averaged SO
| cents q bushal.
Mr.. B. T. Bonner, who does a big
logging business on Blounts Greek
Bay, tells Of a singular accident that
happened a week ago to day. a yoke
OF steers hitched to a heavy carry log
fell over an embankment 80 feet, and
strange to say no damages was done to
the oxen or the carry log. It was 3
very wonderful escape, says the Wash
ington c 7zette.
Charlotte News: Mr.. T. A. Thomas,
who farms three miles from theciLy on
the r zzell's ferry road, met with quite
q misfortune by fire yesterday. He had
a large quantity Of wood corded up
about his new ground, and was clean,
ing Of the ground Fire from the brush
heaps spread to his cord wood and it
was totally consumed. About fifty
cords were lost.
Winston SentiDe Ardon Dan. in
company with his brother, Luton,
| were putting the roof on 6 tobacco barn
near White Road, this county, a few
day ago, when a corner stone bursted,
throwing the barn fat on the ground.
The former brother fell through on the
inside and the latter on the. outside.
Both were painfully hurt, but it is
thought they will recover.
EIenton Courier: The old Dismal
Swamp Canal is to be overhauled, or
completely reconstructed. 1t is to ex
tend from a place on the Elizabeth
river, four miles from Norfolk, to a
place at which the canal empties into
the PasQ Iotank river near South Mills,
N. @. There are to be ten turn outs
provided between these two places.
Each turn out is to be 20 feet wide on
the bottom and at least 200 feet long,
curving out at each end to make uni
form connection with the banks. A
feeder, to be about three miles long,
will be constructed to Lake Drum
mond.
Rev. @. E. Taylor, D. D., president
of Wake Forest College, was here last
week. Some time ago the Baptist Ed,
vocational Society made a proposition
to Wake Forest College to give IS coo
towards endowing a chair Of English
in honor of the late DR.. VIM. Royal,
who was professor of English in that
inetit utiop, if the College would meet
the s., OOO with $50, 900 more, making
the endowment for that department.
$25, 900. DR.. Taylor has been working