The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09

Elizabeth City News: It is claimed
that Elizabeth City now has at least
5000 inhabitants. Wednesday, q
dead female mulatto infant was found
in the canal near Mr.. g.. NJ. SCOTS
residence on Road street. It was sp,
parently only a few hours old and had
been dead several days.
Mt. Airy News: We do not under
stand why it is that surry county has
had over forty murders since the war
and not one legal execution Men do
not fear the gallows in u yunty-it
has no horror for the blood stained,
cold hearted assassin. He knows he
will escape the gallows and he is not
mistaken.
J. W. Leonard, of Stanley county,
brought a large nugget of gold to Sails
bury Thursday. It was taken from
the Ora wford gold mine and weighed
five and one half pounds. The value
Of this nugget is about 81 800. Mr..
Leonard sent it to New York to the
secretary of the company that own the
mine. Salisbury Watchman.
Eighty. five counties in North Caro-
lima produce wheat at an average cost
of 60 cents per bushel. Ninety four
counties produce corn at an average
cost Of 40 cents per bushel. Ninety-two
counties produce oats at an average
cost of % cents per bushel. Fifty-three
counties produce tobacco at an aver
age cost of s. SO per 100 pounds.
Col. J. R Lane, one of the Wealthiest
men of the county, has made an assign
ment, r M. Gorrell, his son in. law as
signee. The liabilities, we learn are
SO, 600; assets estimated at over $50,
600. The assets, though large,I per
haps worth SIS, 600 or more are of such
property as could not be easily con
verted into ready cash, says the Chat
ham Citizen.
An attempt was made to burn Mr..
W. Q. Munds' drug store, on Fourth
and Campbell street Saturday night.
Boxes were placed against the house,
saturated with kerosene oil and set on
fire but fortunately the fire went out
A fire would have endangered the lives
of three families living up stairs in the
row of buildings there, says the Viii
mington Messenger.
The Morganton Herald rays La
fayette Hudson, a young man of
Burke, visited his sweetheart, Miss
Lucy Friddle, and carried his pistol
with him. The girl got hold Of the
weapon and was swapping it when it
was discharged and the ball lodged in
HudsoL's abdomen. He is expected to
die and Miss Fiddle is about crazed
with grief. They Were to have been
married soon.
The farmers Of North Carolina foI
the last three years have made a strong
effort to be free and independent in the
meat question. While they rely still
upon the West for horses and mules,
that should be raised at home, they
have put in faithful ticks to attend tc
home hog and hominy. This has en-
abled them to live in spite OF low prices
aud hard times and a moneylees con
dition.
Hendersonville Times: Mr.. W. R
Howard, the jeweler, put up yesterday
an old fashioned clock, the works o.
which IRE supposed to be two hundred
years old. They were made by Johr
Carmichael, Greenock. Germany. Th'
pendulum is over four feet long, On
the face ale calendar, minute and sec
ond hands. 1t is yet in good condition
keeps good time, and 1uns eight day
without winding.
Williamson News: The coroner
jury rendered a verdict of uninten
tionel homicide in the case of JOIN
Reddick, E.q, Of Dardens. He wa
returning from hunting, and laugh
in9ly said to a colored man, some dis
lance off, II am going to shoot you.
The man replied, ''all right, shoot me.
and the gun was fired, the shot takin
effect in the breast of the colored man
He died a few days after.
Mr.. PETERS GOOD EXAMPLE