The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-28

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IN this country, says the Harnett
County Union.
Rockingham Rocket: William Free
man, a respected colored citizen of this
place died Tuesday, aged about IS
years. -We see quantities of fertili-
zers passing over the railroads, and
from all we can learn from different
sources, we fear that immense quanti-
ties Of guano will be used during the
coming season.
Wilmington Star: The winter cult
walton of lettuce has become quite an
industry with truckers in this vicinity.
1t is raised in hot beds requiring over
ten thousands yards of canvass to
cover them. Shipments to Northern
cities are being made daily. Yesterday
evenly eight barrels of lettuce were
shipped to Philadelphia and Washing,
ton, D. O.
There was a cutting scrape at the
church near Rocky Ford Sunday after
noon during the time of the colored
Sunday school. Andrew - was
badly cut across the stomach and in
the neck by Henry Mcneil, col. It is
the opinion of doctors attending that
the negro will ecover but Will need
close attention, says the LaurinOurg
Exchange.
Mr.. r. L. Shuford, runs the best
dairy farm in the county. He recently
bought a Cream Separator and says it
works like a charm and is a great ad-
vantage to his business. He sells large
quantities of butter every week. He
ships to Raleig, b M~organton and Ashe-
vile and gets a good price because he
sells a first class quality. says the
Hickory Mercury.
Oxford Ledger: The venerable Cuf
fy Mayo, a colored member of the
great Legislature Of 1868, from Gran.
Vile, and more Familiarity known as
Archives of Gravity" died at his
home near Oxford on Tuesday. He
lived a quiet life, and was little heard
o. these later years. He was a Baptist
preacher, and reached the age of 90 ere
the summons came.
Rutherfordton Democrat: A little
four year old child of Grafton Hyder
was playing around the piazza of his
fathers home with an open knife in it's
hand. 1t fell from the piazza and upon
the knife, the blade entering its skull
in the corner of one eye at the base of
the nose and penetrating the brain to a
depth of two inches. At last accounts
the child's case was considered hope
less.
Rather an odd sight was unloaded
on the town this morning from the
Columbia train. 1t was a family of 30
negroes. As they came up town the
mother walked in front of the process
sion. She had a leather belt around
her waist, and stuck in it was a big
pistol. The father brought up the rear
and he carried an old fashioned flint
lock rifle. They were going to Texas,
says the Charlotte News.
A card from Mr.. @. T. Flowers in
forms us that the Lovelady Farmers
Alliance met at Granite Falls on the
18th inst. and reOrganized by selecting
the following officers: J. w. Starnes,
President; G.. w. Hayes, Vice Presi-
deut; J. l. Hayes, Secretary and J. B
Sullivan, D0okeeper. The Alliance will
hold it's next meeting Saturday night.
All the old members are requested to
be present as important business will
come up for consideration, says the
Lanoir Topic.
The Durham Herald of Janury 18th
says: The grandjury yesterday after
noon returned a true bill against V. s
Christian which charged him with
seduction under promise of mar
riage." The solicitor notified his Hon
or that the State was ready for the
trial but the counsel for defendant said
he was not ready as he had not had
time to prepare the case and get the
witnesses here, and asked that it be
continued until the next term of court
which was done.
MI. J. P. Ritch, who owns a farm on
the Derita road near Charlotte, has dis
covered a fine calcic spring on his land.
He sent a quantity of the water to DR..
H. B. Battle for analysis, and the re-
suit shows: Total mineral matter on
evaporation, grains per y. S. gallon
s OF; consisting in large proportions of
calcium chloride, magnesium chloride
silica; and in smaller proportions of
potassium chloride, sodium chloride,
calcium carbonate. This is a fine calciC
water, says the Charlotte News.
Winston Sentinel: A postal card
from a friend at Bethany, Davidson
county, says: Saturday evening while
returning home from High Point, Mr.,
D. T. Motsinger either fell, or was
thrown under his wagon, and was
dragged about half a mile, his foot be
ing caught fast in the stay chains,
thereby rendering him helpless. One
leg was broken and his back horribly
bruised Offices of Broad
Street Baptist church have extended
q call to Rev. J. Fl. Newbill, of West
Point, Va, to become pastor of that
congregation.
WILLIAMSON News: Saturday, Jan
uary 4th, Mr.. Hosea Harrington, liv-
ing about three miles from town, while
in town on business, was met by one
| Will Williams. who is ~supDorted bY