The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-01

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1t was the largest load aver brought
here and probably anywhere else. It
may also be added that he sold at salts
factory prices, says the Tarboro South
erner.
Laurinburg Exchanges: MI. Dunn,
an operator in the Richmond Cotton
Mills, out a few miles from this place,
while engaged at his machine Friday
got his hand and arm entangled some
how or other and before the machine
ry could could be stopped had his arm
torn loose from the shoulder.
On last Sunday Bolton Earl, a color
ed man employed by DIR. J. g Osborne,
was drowned while bathing in the
river near LaWndale. Parties who
were with him say that he took the
cramp while diving and appeared to
be drowned when he rose the second
time, says the7Shelby Aurora.
Monday afternoon lightning struck
and consumed two fodder stacks in
Mr.. Collin Gray's field a few miles
from town. Mr.. Gray says that sew
eral times bolts of lightning have
struck the ground in that same field
and killed the cotton and corn around,
says the Scotland Neck Common
wealth.
Tuesday afternoon several little boys
went swimming in the river in real of
the Gazette office, and little 8 year, old
Ohio Stokes, the son of Mr.. Thomas
Stokes, was drowned. The body was
recovered in about 20 minutes, and
every effort made to resuscitate it, but
to no avail, says the Washington
Gazette.
Winston Sentinel: Deputy Collec
tor Hunt seizad the distillery and fix
lures and thirteen barrels, over 900
gallons, Of whiskey, the property of
G.. w. Cook, near LongtOwn, Yadkin
county, a few days ago. The distillery
of Thomas Greenwood, near Jonesville,
was also closed up by Mr.. Hunt a few
days ago.
The business of the Charlotte ele ctric
street cars has been heavy all summer,
but particularly 80 during the past few
weeks, during which time there have
been campmeetings and other attrac-
tions at the park For the 80 days end
ing yesterday, the street ars have
hauled 50 600 people, seys the Char
lotte News.
Shelby Star: Jesse Hord, who resides
a few miles east of Shelby will soon be
SO years Of age. He has Is children
living and one dead. Nearly all of his
children are married and one of them
has IL children, another eight and
othors seven and so on Soma of his
children's children are married and
have several children.
Goldsboro Argus: On account of
complaint fled at Washington against
Postmaster Ira w. Hatch at Dudley,
the department has ordered his re
moval and the instalment of Mr.. w.
B Bowden to succeed him. The charges
preferred againt Mr.. Hatch have not
been made public and we are unable to
make a further statement.
Charlotte News: A Charlotte mer-
chant in need of an assistant in his
store advertises in to days News for a
boy who does not drink, play cards or
smoke cigarettes. There are plenty of
boys about who would like to get
this position in the store and plenty
who do not drink or play cards, but
the cigarette clause will bar most of
them.
A correspondent of the Marion Mes
senger says James Simmons, living on
the face of the Blue Ridge with his
family, consisting of a wife and four
children, went to a distillery last week
and took on a considerable quantity of
whiskey, and after reaching home con,
tinued to drink heavily. He finally
| fell into a sleep from which he never
aRoke.
Saturday night at EastfieId a number
of negroes engaged in a general fight
in which several were injured, n ne
gro man being lacerated with a razor
and may die. We could not get full
particulars. Tnis row, with the one at
Columbus Chapel on Sunday, > enough
to terrify that community. The ne
groes fight all among themselves, says
the Concord Standard.
Goldsboro Argus: 1t is said that
there is a mad dog in the northern
part of this city that is the property of