The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-11

are two tuits for SIS, 0GO each, says the
Ru~therfordton Democrat.
Greensboro Record: W E Benbow,
proprietor Of Oak Ridge Stock Farm,
has aold to De. W. Coleman, OF Can
ton, Ga, a large Poland China SOW
that weighs $50 pounds. Dr.. Coleman
will feed the animal year anG expec. S
to bring her up To 1 500 po1nds.
o. the Carthage Railroad Thursday
q telegraph wire, when had talien
across the track, caught a brakeman
under the npck. lItted him IF the cars
aui let him drop. He had q long fell
but was seriously hurt, as lucGlly ne
struck on his head.
Hickory Mercurv: We are informed
that meaale7 aud pneumonia a~e run
mig together in and around I-uOIr
one family living near Lenuir died III
one day last week from the effects Of
pneumonia and measles.
TIE Wadeab0ro Messenger thinks 8
| panItentiary farm will be located liz
Arson county. It says the terms have
been agreed upon and nothing re
mains UuG IL sign the contract The
/ farm "a about three mllaR north west of
y NaNsO7'St ali SJ1NAl1AT %,-JO -
Durham Sun: Prof. Jan Follman
p musician Of rare talents, who haa
been sick for some time. died last night
at his residence IN this city. He was
about g. years of age, and was born
in Lu2eroblrg He has been q resi-
| dent Of Durham for about seven years
Among the Senate amendments to
| the urgency deficiency bill IS n pay
| lug Gen. Matt ". K ira0m. minister
20 Mexico, the sum o. - 500 is that
being The salary cue from july 1t to
August IS n. winch was wIyhheid wv
Ing = the IrraguiaEIty Of his appoint
menU.
\ colorfd boy stabbed John RDwio
in tue shoUiGer oi.E Il kuIIe here last
"Wednesday urghG to keep MN from
biting him =, hn has blue guios. a
negro with blue gums il this country,
is dreaded aI1iasr as much a a Iarrle
snake, says taa Llurnburs Elk
change.
Charlotte Observer: Thursday nigh.
john L Tweed, a prosperous ard uX.
client BuDcom0e citizen. fell from d
tain on he Ash=vIlie x So .~r5aubuTG
R,iircad urtE BIrbte. EehJ ribs tl;u
hi = l!4r bone were brCKen. and ms
! lniuCIv= are so serious that be Qiud less
than 81 hour later.
Rutherford m5GraJ Some weeks
ago #e ANNOUNCED lhR5 there vas a bis
enterprise on foot that wou}6 call for p
half M Ii N dollar investmeo t W
are at least at liberty TO say nat the
enterprise IL u cotton mill costing $500.
600, 10 be huttJ on Broad river at the
Fowler ahoais-0r e OF the fi.es1 waCel
powers III the State.
Will Mayo. Co|0red, had a narrow
escape with his life last Friday. Rt
YVES at work On the uew Oneida mill
a scaffOld plank hroke with him anC
he fell between 25 and 81 feet, LANDING
on a pile of brick n rubbish. Oft
of his shoulders was OislOCated ana M
was other wise badly bruised, says tht
Graham Cleaner.
GTeanviIle r hactor: WeIearn tina
the parties VINO were acquitted Wed
nesday in the Incendi ny v:Ial st KIN
SION are Ia leave the State I'ner,
were charges Of perjury and Othe
matters against S me Of them, am
} counsel for defendants proposed 30 tn,
court II the cases were not prosecuted
further they would all leave the Sat-
within ten days
1Li6 illilCS Gays III ~ lItAoAIA@4 NC4
Ored, probably the largest negro 10 tn
state, died at Mocksville q few day.
ago. Ha weighed 40O pounds. Il;
was 40 large that a coffin big enough
tor him could not be obtained, So
large c fin box was obtained and b
was buried in 1t The box was not ever
lined, "a there was no room for tn,
lining after Bill vas placed Ia Ii.
ChathRm's 'possums can now roam
! the forests without tear Of mOleS58tiOn
because 1t Is a misdt meanOr for any
persou TO hunt O'p0ssums in thi
county between the lat day Of Febru
ary AID the at day Of October. But
man would hardly be jailed If he kIije
], a postum that he happened TO meet Il
the woods and It was try lag 20 bit
him, says the Chatham Record.
L9uoir Topic: The Blue Ridge Fur
: nIJure company, which has been oper
: atIng toe furniture factory at thu
!, place for nearly Il year paRt, sbu
i, down last Wednesday and will clos
on1 the business here. They had beer
working fifty hands twelve hours
day and have been making the bes
=, quality OF furniture. iG IL understood
. JuaS another C mpany will lease tb
factory and begin work / n q ehOr
; tine.
Wadea00ro Messenger. At KllOu
CHS gan. in Sandy Ridge township
four bales Gf cotton were gjnned las
Friday, which had been lying IN tn
= seed tor twenty three years The cot
, ton belonged to the estate OF the Iar
/ a II POuter.-J0hO O,bornp, col
orsd is 0u rial for his lfe for rape il
the Superior court here.
George Mes VAIN, aged II. has beer
married - Gears and Hved 1T the sam
pi G st Noa-s HIS youngest Oh d