The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07

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this week by fires on the mountains
near by. Thousands of dollars worth
OF timber and fencing have been de.
stroyed in this county.
A mob raided a disreputable house
In Beaver Greek township, Wilkes
county, Saturday night, carried out
all the furniture, tore down the house,
piled it together and fired il, the women
were terribly beaten and ordered to
leave the county at once, which they
did.-Goldsboro Headlight.
A hunting party that went out from
Scotland Neck Tuesday was quite sue
cessful. They hunted on the river and
brought down two deer and two tur
keys. The lucky men who shot and
brought down the deer were Messrs. O.
7. Lawrence and John Speed. Scot
land Neck Commonwealth.
The Rocky Mount Argonaut of last
week said: "a correspondent of the
Roxboro Courier tells of a turnip
grown by D. M. Baird, of Halifax
county, that weighed 22F pounds. The
correspondent says the crop of peanuts
grown by VIM. T. Whitehead, of Hall
fax county, averaged 400 bushels to
to the acre.
Mr. K. Jenkins has opened the count
on big hogs this season. A few days
ago he killed n twelve months old
that weighed 432 pounds. He made
225 pounds of lard from him. There
is enough waste from the kitchen of
almost any home to make several hun
dred pounds of meat every year.
Scotland Neck Commonw wealth.
Watauga Democrat: There is a pro
position by q firm to locate a pipe fac
tory near Boone if there a be enough
ivy lands secured. All who have ivy
lands near should not hesitate to let
this firm have the privilege to grub the
ivy from their lands. We are author
lied to make contracts with owners Of
ivy lands for this company.
Washington Gazette: VIM. Harris
of Long Acre while passing down the
road had his attention attracted to
hounds running a deer, and immedi
ately observed a large buck making
for the fence behind which he was con
cealed. AS the deer jumped the fence
Mr.. Harris struck him with a rail and
succeeded in capturing him.
Goldsboro Argus: There has been
more Fail blowing done in Wayne
county in the last few weeks than ever
before in one season. Many of the far
mers have put in good crops OF wheat
and oats, and others are turning the
ground over for next years crop Our
farmers are working harder, going ia
debt less, and getting more independ-
ent every y ear.
When the postmaster at LeakesvilIe
wentd down to his ofica Wednesday he
he found the safe had been blown open
with dynamite and looted of it's con
tents and the building was considera
bly, wrecked by the force of the expio
sion and the flying debris. The safe
contained $3.50 in cash and $40 in
stamps, all of which had been carried
off by the burglars.
Raleigh Times: Deputy Collector ].
J.. Daniel and Clerk Walker, of the In
ternal Revenue Department, made one
of the most successful raids of the
season last Sunday mig hit at Ring
wood, near Littleton. Three large
stills, practically new, were captured,
in addition to 5000 gallons of beer and
other material. The stills were oper-
ated by n person.
Waynesville Courier: 1t was a hap
py thought of Mrs. W. T. Crawford TO
arrange a union Thanksgiving service
for the town for the benefit of the poor
and needy ones in our community, and
the way in which our people generally
took part, and carried out the idea,
shows that WaynesvilIe isn't the
worst place in the world by a good
deal.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: Last
Sunday night come n made a vigor
GUS attempt to break into Mr.. Louis
Froelich's store at Halifax. Two anger
holes were bored partially through the
door and a large pane Of glass was
broken out. Some one sleeping in the
store of Emry & Co., just acros the
street, heard the would be robbers and
by talking frightened them away.
Salisbury Sun: MI. j. B Kincaid, a
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