The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-04
sTATR NEWS.

and Cotton Seed from the SOuLh
The pharmaceutical association met
- Worehesd last week. The next meet
mo will be in Raleigh, May, 1897.
During a recent thunder storm Mr..
Z eaton. near L~aurinburg, lost
three farm horses by one bolt OF llghtn-
ing. o.44o
There have been six persons SEM 10
h insane asylum, as a result Oh the
Dreaching of Crumpler, the sanctlhca-
ZIONIST.
At Roxobel, BERTHE county, Wednes-
dav Frank Bazemore, aged SO, the
Oldest citizen in that section, was mar
ripd to Mrs. Sarah Cullifer, aged u
Mrs. Susan Klmmons is suing the
town of Salisbury for $40, 900 damages.
Her husband was burned to death in
the Salisbury lookup last November.
Lee Williams, son of Mr.. Jas. II.
Williams, of Rock R est, cut his foot
right severely last Monday by stepping
on sharp axe, says the Monroe En-
Quirer.
The Observer says: 1T is said that
more runaways occur in Charlotte
! than in any city in the State" 1t sus-
tains it's reputation in horses and
cashiers alike.
r. L Grand, a tramp, vas killed In
q freight train wreck near Salisbury
Friday night. He was stealing a ride.
The wreck was caused by the draw
head pulling out.
Murphy Scout: Toe town commits
sioners have ordered an election for
the purpose of determining whether or
not we shall issue $40, 900 worth of
bonds to improve u streets.
Chatham County Alliance, at it's
meeting last week, reconm 'nded, lin
view Of the crisis upon u.s." hat the
Sub Alliances in that county meet Au
] gust 2nd for fasting and prayer"
According to the Wilkesboro Chron-
icle, Uncle jim" Cheatham up on the
B.ushies, passed his one hundreth
milestone, on Tuesday, in perfect
health. He has a mule over thirty
years old.
Thursday evening about 4 o'clock,
Mr.. Frank Arnett, while at work on
Mr.. E L. Clark's new hotel on Hills
boro street. fell from the roof and was
seriously injured, says the Fayetteville
Observer.
By authority of the commander in
chief, Col. ]. F. ArmfieId has ordered
the fourth regiment to mobilize at
. S~tatesville on September Oh, 1896, for
a ten days practice march and en-
campment.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. R. P. Rut-
ledge was showing some Chinese beans
yesterday, that in length measured
twenty seven inches. He c~ultivates
them for the Cinnamon in the city,
who buy them from him.
There is a pretty girl in town who is
said to be so absent minded that a few
evenings since on bidding her girl
chum good night, she blew the young
lady out of the door and kissed the
candle, says the Weldon News.
The Greenville r. fl 3ctor says that a
Pitt county man obtained his third
marriage license, Saturday, and that
every time the bride have been first
cousins to each other-all three of them
grand daughters of the same man.
A gentleman from Wake county was
here today with a car load of water
melons. There were two hundred in
the car and the average Of the entire
two hundred was 81 pounds each. The
heaviest one weighed 81 pounds, says
the Durham Sun.
The railway commission has made
assessments of railway, telegraph and
steamboat lines and Pullman cars for
1896. The increase in railroad mileage
ia Il miles The total valuation of all
sucn property is $26 895. 321, an H.
crease of 81 $40. 773.
Mr.. a. F. Page has decided to dis
pose Of all his property in Raleigh and
withdraw all of his Investments here
on account of bad treatment by the
board Of aldermen. The aldermen
have reconsidered their action com,
planned of by Mr.. Page.
Lake Scuppernong, a body of water,
eight miles long and SIX miles wide, at
the head#aters of the S;upper1ong
river II Tyrrell county, overlooked it's
banks, owing to heavy rains, and de
stryed the crops On the large farms on
is shores. The damage is great.
Raj estate has fallen immensely in