The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23

In a part or the mine Ghe coal was lg-
nited and the fl mes rapidly spread,
and, at last accounts, it vas feared the
mine might have to be fl ooded in order
to extinguish the fire, says the Pitts
boro Record.
Dick Camp and Dick Mays were
caught near Wares bridge, last Satur,
day night, making lincolnshire" in q
! pot. They were brought to Shelby ard
lodged in Jail. U. S. Commissioner
Cabini5s bonded them on Sunday to
appear for trial one day this week, says
the Shelby Aurora.
Mr.. H. L. James reports that cholera
hos been killing the hogs in the Hob
good section. He says those that use
sulphur freely on the hogs and in the
beds and about the pens have not lost
so many. He thinks it q safe remedy
against cholera, says the Scotland
Neck Commonwealth.
Ne. A. ". Campbell, while walking
in his yard last Sunday afternoon,
stumbled and fell and hurt himself
right badly. His knee struck a stump
as be fell, and wac badly cu5. De.
Shields sewed up the cash, about rNo
inches ICrg. and rendered other nccea-
ssry medical aid says the Carthage
Blade.
A well dressed young man with dark
hair and small mustachn, and eye
| gIasaes, attempted to commit suicide
in this city Monday by taking poison.
Tle deadly drug was snaJchad away
from him just as he was placing the
vial to his lips. He would not give his
name and said ne was looking for work,
say s the Fayet-evlllo Observer.
Mr.. John Coughenour, who lost his
entire lumber plant about two months
ago at a total loss OF SIS 900, is fast
preparing t. start UP again. The foun-
datjons are laid and his engines and
boilers are in place, and a part of the
machinery is in. The plant will be
larger and better equipped than It was
before, says the Scotland Neck D3mo
crat.
Winston Republican: 4 few miles
east of the city hail accompanied the
rain and sliced tobacco and corn con
sideraoly.-A5 the commencement
exercises of the Columbian Uaivel s;ty,
Washington, D. G., June 8th. our
former townsman, Capt. W. T. Gray,
graduated in the School of Meterology
receiving the degree OF Master Of
Science.
Mr.. Joseph Bynun, of Saratoga, was
50 unfortunate as to lose his dwelling
and smoke house on Monday night
last. The fire originated in the kitchen,
and b@iOre help could reach him the
house and smoke house was burned.
He succeeded in saving some furniture
and clothing but lost everyt thing in the
way of provisions on the place, says
the Wilson Advance.
The Salisbury Herald says that Mr.
Q. @. Lanier. who is operating the
R"imer mine for the heirs of the late J..
3. LHnier, Is much pleased With results
80 far obtained by the cyanide pre- cess
recently adopted there for saving the
gold. The mine has a large quantity
of low grade ore which could not be
probably worked under the old sys
tenn and it had been long idle.
Ashevi}Ie Cisizar: The r. ce15Iy or,
gan'zcd Baltimore Lumber company
has te7n advertising in Western North
Carolina papers for logs. This has been
necessary to keep the plant in opera
ton, a. the supply from Pisgah forest
has not yet been doated down the
French Broad. There are several mil
lion feet of timber in the forest ready
to be sent down to the mill here.
A young man who took bis girl to
church in the Blount'B creek section
Sunday a week ago, was very much
surprised when services began . hear
the noisy cackling of a hen that be had
brought all the way from her home
under the seat of his buggy. The hen
not only layed an egg and did a good
turn at cackling, but also very nearly
broke up the meeting, says the Wash
ington Gazette.
A correspondent writing from More
head City to the Newbern Journal of
one of natures freaks. Mr.. D. 3.
Saunders, a merchant at Morehead,
owns q fine Jersey COW, which has a
calf about two months old. The sire
of the calf bore upon its right ear, a
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