The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-18

over 900 pounds. Uncle Ed. enjoys the
distinction of being the best farmer ! n
that section of Iredell, says the Sails
bury Watchman.
The Fayetteville Steam Laundry
burned down yesterday. lie had just
been completed and arrangements
made for beginning work when the
building caught from a defective hle
and burned TO ground, says the VII
mingtOn Dispatch.
Frank r. Williams, of Gold Knob,
and Charles T Brant. of Denver,
Colorado, LETT to-day for Moore county.
They are going to complete the cree
ton of the mill AID mining plant at the
Cabin Greek Mine and make the trial
run, say the Salisbury World.
Charlotte News: The Salvation
Army is building a home in New York
to cost $500, 600 Evangelist Fife has
contributed a block of Arson county
brown stone for the building. The
block was finished IN Charlotte at Ell
lIOtt's m Grble works.
1t has come TO our q knowledge
that not a lien or mortgage of any kind
was fOreclosed in all Of last years
operations This epeaks we'll for
people, aud we trust hat collections
By distress Is a thing Of the past, says
the L'ImbertOn r j~bersonian.
During the week, Col. Carr has sold
from his O '~cOneechee farm three
"CborOugh6reds' for one thousand
dollars. This goes to prove that finely
bred stock brings fine prices even IN
these dlequietlng times, says the Dur-
ham Sun.
There is on old colOred woman, in
New Hope township, named JInsy
Wilson, who IS about ninety years old,
and has nev3r taken a dose of medi
clue, except whIskey which che used
as a medicine, says the PltCsboro
Record.
Rev. 7. w. Richardson, of Green's
bOrO, whose family had typhoid fever
last fall and summer, resulting In the
death Of a daughter, will bring suit for
ST. coo damages again5t the city, al
IegIng munici pal negligence III sanitary
matters.
The Record says that at Chatham
court this week there are fourteen
cases against the LangdOn HeDz9y
| Coal Company. These suits are
brought about by the families of the
mines, who were killed in the recent
explosion in the coal mine at Cum
mock.
There is a young man Is years old,
who was raised IN u mile of Green
vile and has lived in town for two
years, who has never seen Tar river
out twice IN hts life and has never seen
steamboat or passenger train, says
the Greenville r fector.
The rain of Wednesday night C last
week and the storm that followed on
Thursday, did considerable damage.
Bridges were washed away in many
places and travel through the country
was impeded, says the Scotland Neck
Democrat.
Jas. Mckinney, a son of Mr.. T. A.
No Kinney, of PinevIlIe township, is
very SICK with measles and pneumonia,
and ls not expected to live through the
day. HIS brother died at Kings
Mountain last week, from the same
cause, says the Charlotte News.
Mrs. A. T. Dixon, of Hickory Mt,
township, lost r dwelling by fire last
Friday. Mrs. Emma Ray who lived
in the house lost some $2G0-the house
which belonged to Mrs. Dixon vas
worth some $40O, says the Chatham
Citizen.
Morganton Herald: Mr.. Joseph
Whisenant, a respected citizen and a
straight Democrat. has nine sons the
oldest being 80 years Of age and the
Youngest IA They are all large, fine
looking men and weigh AS follows: 1856,
1876. 179 1870, 200, 2I9, 232, 1877, $50. To-
tai, l g. E pounds
Some one entered Mr.. J. Fl. Lewis
barn a few nights ago and stole about
turee hundred pounds of pork. He went
to the State farm nea TIllery to get
blood hounds to track the rogue, but 1t
had rained and he was told hat the
hounds could not then follow the track,
says the Scotland Neck Democrat.
Mr. James j Moore employed at the
Carolina COoperage and Veneering
Works, near the Carolina Central rail
road depot. was painfully hurt while
at work yesterday, all the fingers OF
his left hand being cut to the bone by
a circular saw he was using, says the
Wilmington Star.
That is a sensible Arson county girl
who kicked her lover because he came
home drunk from town where he had
gone to procure a marriage license.
She will make some mar whois worthy
of her a good wife The drunken
lover, without sense of shame, is offer
ing to sell the license for half price.
The p~ostofice and store building OF
Wilson's Store, Stokes county, was
recently burglarized. James Golden
was charged with the crime and ar
rested. 1t is said that G lden was
tracked by a peculiar shoe worn at the
time Of the robbery.
Greenville Ref ctor: John Field.
Jr.. of LonOir county, WIGS here to day
ceiling a car load of tobacco which ne