The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-03-31

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deepen the water for the admission of
tank steamers of the Standard Oil COM
pany. has about been completed, says
the Wilmington Dispatch.
At Concord some days ago some one
entered the Episcopal church and rob-
bed the box that contained the con
tributions for the poor. About IS was
taken, together with a bottle of wine,
which was gotten from a closet.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: There is
some talk of the Southern Railway
running a direct line through from
Durham to Rocky Mount. Such a line
would open up a grand country besides
giving the Southern an almost air line
to Norfolk.
Last year there were no blue birds
and the farmers greatly missed these
little harbingers of spring. To their
delight the blue birds have appeared.
It is said the cold weather of the win
ter Of 1894 5 killed them out, says the
Warrenton Gazette.
Mr.. D. A. Simpson had the misfort-
une to cut off a part of one of his fin
gers q few days ago. He was cutting
hay for a horse when he showed his
hand too far into the cutting machine
with the result above mentioned, says
the Roxboro Courier.
Concord Standard: Rev. J. J. Pay
seur, of Matthews, preached Sunday
morning and night at the First Baptist
church in this city. At q business
meeting of that congregation immedi
ately after the night services a call vas
extended He accepted.
Little Miss Mary McGray, daughter,
4 - NJ n-I Mo TLO~IoC M GNnu hon
pened to quite a painful, though no
ways serious, accident yesterday after
noon. While walking on a fence she
| fell off, cutting a considerable cash in
her forehead, says the Durham Sun.
Moses Fender, who killed Mr.. JOS.
Rufin in E~dgecOmbe county some
time ago, was captured at Scotland
| Neck Friday. He told q correspond
emit of the News and Observer that Mr..
| Rufin was makingfOr him with knife
when he hit him with the stack pole.
Mr.. Charley Wise, a son of Mr.. l..
8. Wise, by accident tOO0k an over
dose of laudnum last Sunday night
and came nearly giving himself up.
But by several experiments and after
hard work he came to about 4 o'clock
Monday morning, says the Hickory
Press.
Charlotte News: A very artistic ar
rangement of gold ores is now display
ed in the windows at the BufOrd HO
tel office. The ores came from DIR.
McCOmb's mines and attract much ct,
tention, especially from the Northern
visitors. The ores show the sulphur
ests and gold.
Mamie, the three-year old daughter
Il OyLz-1o1 D,A~,o~ ~0o~ SLn1hv "nC
PLAYING witha hickorynut in her mouth
and, while coughing one day last week,
swallowed the hickOrynut. She Is now
in a dangerous condition, as the nut
has lodged in her bowels, says the
Shelby Aurora.
The suit of VIM. McIlheny against
the Southern Railroad Company, was
concluded yesterday at noon. Late in
the afternoon the jury agreed on q YER
dict awarding Mc[lhenY 81, $50 dam
ages. He sued for 50, 600. The railroad
company took an appeal, says the
Charlotte News.
The Boone Democrat says that one
night recently a young man named
Moretz shot and seriously wounded a
Mr.. Waugh, who lives at Old Fielde,
Asbe county. The shooting took place
at Gap creek, and reports say that all
the parties concerned were under the
influence of liquor.
DR.. G. K Bagby writes his family
that he is having his recently patented
tufting machines manufactured IN
Richmond, where he went to arrange
for their manufacture. The first ma
chine to be made is sold right there.
Other machines will soon follow, says
the Newberne Journal.
A coIored man reports to the Faye
tteville Observer that he found In the
hollow of a large tree three 'possums,
four squirrels and q bushel of honey.
The honey was situated in a comparG
ment above the 'possums and squir-
reIs, and they probably knew nothing
of their sweet neighbOr.
Nancy Kelly drove a mule to VIM.
McDOnald's house in Flea Hill township
and hitched it to a tree while she went
In to sit up with a corpse. During her
absence some one stole the team, and
though diligent search was made, NO
trace of the thief could be discovered,
says the Fayetteville Observer.
MI. Jas. E Yancy, one of our best
citizens in Asheville township, lost all
of his bacon, about 1 200 pounds, one
day last week. He was smoking it
when the house caught fire. When
discovered, about ID o'clock, m the
smoke house was too far gone to save
anything, says the Roxboro Courier.
The old adage of Its never too Old
to learn" is being changed to "it'e
never too old to marry" in this coun-
ty. Lest Thursday in Register Har-
ris' office David Goss, a bashful swain
of 81 years. was united in marriage to
As years, says the Lexington Dispatch.
FavatteviIle Observer. Two color.