The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-14

Ivy UuN w 6uueSOaS morning. Mr..
Cline says that the peach crop has not
been destroyed by the frosts and that
unless something happens to it ia the
tuture we Will have plenty Of peaches,
says the Concord Standard
Ashevitie Citizen: The old Vance
house above Sunset Drive and north Of
the city limits, vas destroyed by fire
IburGd8y afternoon about / o'clock
Inc house was q two story structure
end was t~enanllesa. tt was owned by
the heirs Of Senator Vance. How the
tire originated is not known.
A som9Rhat curious marriage Ii
con8a was issued by the register of
D5eds. Neutrality-suspicious.. because the
vast & ference in the ages Of the con
tracing parties. 1t wss 30 3 + TripD,
aged 60, TO Miss AgLes @. Barfield,
aged -, both Of New Hope township,
says the G0ldsbCro Headlight.
On wednesday night Of last week,
tie dam on Johrs River, belonging to
tho Ca'dwcll and Northern Railroad
Co burst. The increased volume OF
water coming down with humid eds of
logs broke the boom at Collettsville.
Ino loss to the company IS perhaps a
thousand dollars, says the Lon0ir
TOPIC.
Lincoln DauOCrat: Mr. John Del
!lnger, Of Iron 5 alton, informs US that
ME father hes a duck which lays black
eggs. He says thay lately thjs duck
has laid two eggs almost wholly black.
The eggs were foUrd in the nest, col
ored as abovc described. There wasnO
way by which these eggs could have
been cOlOreG ny rain Of the grJUnd.
MIR. W. G.. Hooro, our llverynan,
bad tho misfortune TO have a horse
break its leg Sunday afternoon. 1t
stepped In q low place and broke ono
Of Its fore legs near re ankle. And on
M0nd.y he eent Mr.. John II. Nc
Crack5n 30 Liberty ard returning IL
the afternoon one CT the horses took
sick and died e0rDe ujsyarCo Beyond
D-nem0nt, s. s the AiamauGe Cleaner.
M. W. Y. Bobbi5t, who lives near
RingwoQd had the misfortune 20 lose
hI3 barn by fire iss5 Saturday night
The barn and contents, COnsisrlng OF
corn and fodder, were entirely lost,
with no Insurance. He thought it was
tbs wOrl OF an incnndIary and sent for
hounds from the S alto farm but failed
to get them "a they were oub else
where, says the Scotland Neck Demo
GRAFT.
Crabtree correspondence Wcynes
vile Courier: Mr. Hiram McCracken
planted q cedar about 50 years GgO
when he first began housekeeping and
it grew almost in front of his door.
Recently ne had the tree cut down,
sawed toto lumber. Gud from it had
four Of these beautiful Dudstead5 made.
one for each Of his daughters, aud the
other for his sons wife, who lives at
hi5 home.
Marion correspondent, Henderson,
vile Times: o. last Saturday R3v.
Levi Branson, OF Raleigh left Ashe-
vile on q freight train. aiming 80 reach
Marion so es TO make connection with
the Z. & O. r r When the train wa
II the vicinity OF Black Mountain Mr..
Bcans0n, who was standing up in tie
car. fell On the floor and vaa 90 badly
hurt that he had to stop eff here Tor
medical treatment.
Charlotte News: Mrs David Downs
was wouadcd By a pistol shot Satur,
day evening, III a peculiar manner.
She was busting the mantle and
Knocked off a pistol thQ& had been
placed there. On striking the fl cor.
the pistol exploded. The bail struck
Mrs Downs IN her right arm near the
elbow and taking an upward cOuTse.
lodged somewhere under the bones.
The wound is q very painful enc.
Rutherf0rdtOn Democrats: l. White
Of Indiana, q lum6erman of wealth and
long experience, bRs closed q trade for
5000 acres Of finely tm1ered lands III
the neighb ,rhOCd Of Aver and bought
large quantities of hard wood and fan
cy timber Tor export. Mr.. White will
put up & large numbering plant on his
purchase and run & train of wagons be-
tween Aver and this place, which will
be his shipping point until the electric
road through tho Gap is built.
Last Monday afternoon John Turner,
coiOred, who wGs drunk, 8lashed his
nephew. William Turner. cOlored. in
the left side with a razor, making tive
ugly fl sd wounds. This happened on
the corner near Browns store. John
ran, but was soon Overtaken and ar
ressed by Town Constable Christmas.
He was held IN two bonds by Mayor
Harris, of $50 each, one for assault
with q deadly weapon, and one for car
rying q concealed deadly weapon, says
the Htllsboro Observer.
There is a sensation at Gold HID,
Rowan county. due to the shooting of
Miss Francis Ire xlor by her father.
She had a sweetheart who Saturday
night took her to church. Her father,
who opposed their courtship, got a gun
and awaited their return, intending to
kill her lover She returned alone.
however, and her father told her how
he had intend d to kill her lover if he
had come with her, when the gun was
discharged and the entire loa / entered
her thigh, tearing it to pieces.
w. R. Mpserole. Jr a dirty-looking