The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-07

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that his flock Of sheep is the best pay.
ing property he owns Spring lambs
always bring a fine price, and wool
commands ready sale at excellent
prices.
Kinston Free Press: The Richard
son building at Cove was burned Tues
day morning at 2 o'clock. It was in
sured for 81 2OO.-There have been
large breaks at both warehouses nearly
every day this week, capped yesterday
by the largest sales of the season
about 60, 900 pounds. Prices were away
up and the farmers were pleased.
A Salisbury telegram to the Char
lotte News says: George Jackson,
who conducts a grocery and meat bust
ness at Spencer, two miles from Sails
bury, upon retiring Tuesday night, put
his pants upon a chair near the bed.
Some time during the night a thief
took his pants, which contained be-
tween $3.50 and $780,"
Cleveland Star: Deputy Marshal
W. J. Alexander and A. J. Elliott cap
tured a blockade distillery neal Hodge
in upper Cleveland last Friday. They
found 600 gallons of beer, 8 gallons of
whiskey and 10 gallons of wine and one
~inoffensive and unassuming individual,
giving his name as Bryson Deviney,
who was sitting quietly by and watch
ing the corn juice trickle down from
the little pipes. He ~disavowed any con-
nection with the distillery, but was
simply ga watchin' of it," He was
brought to jail and is now out on
bail.
Rev. J.. W. Lee is creating a stir in
High Point by exposing the blind
tigers. He announced from the pulpit
that Intoxicating drinks can be sc
cured at Mr. Jordan's marble yard, on
Main street, and can be bought at the
Bellevue Hotel, at the place of a man
named McLoud, and also from a man
named Brooks"
Speaking of the mixed condition of
North Carolina politics, a gentleman
faid there were eight distinct political
factions in the State. Gold Democrats
and Silver Democrats; Railroad Demo
Gratis and anti ailroad Democrats;
Russell Republicans and Pritchard Re-
publicans; Butler Populists and Skin
ner POpullsts. -Ex.
Gastonia Gazette: The champion
cotton stalk Of the season is claimed by
Mr.. w. B. Smith. It grew on his
farm near Gastonia and is six feet
four inches high. I5 is fruited with a
total of LA boIIs and squares. Near by
it is another cotton bush that meas
ures FIVE feet eight inches high. They
are Of the Kings improved variety.
The StatesvilIe Mascot reports the
death of Charles w. Combs, ST., at his
home in Concord township, Saturday
afternoon. He was apparently in his
usual health, and had just finished din
ner, when he lay down end died in a
short time. Heart failure was the
cause, He was rs years old, and leaves
a wife and several children.
Il ia estimated that the sales of tC-
bacco last wesk in Winston will ex
coed so, 600 pounds. The market there
can now be fairly said to have opened.
w. T. CLARK, formerly OF Lynchburg,
Va, has just completed a large stem
ming plant there, with O capacity for
handling daily 80, 600 pounds, This
carries the stemmlng capacity of the
town to 100, 600 pounds per day.
The safe of the ~postofice at Mount
Olive was dynamited early Saturday
morning and robbed of $500 in cash
END stamps. TIE negro postmaster saw
a strange white man hanging about the
Office Friday who seemed TO be inter
ested about the amount of business the
Office was doing. Ali left to him was a
demolished iron safe, with plaster of
paris strewn in every direction. 1t
was a neat job-Concord Times.
SeetesvilIe Landmark: J G Mabe,
a merchant OF HarJland poctc flee,
Caldwell county, was in town Tues
day buying goods firm the Wallace
Bros. Company. Mr, Maze broughS
with him To pay for the goods a lot of
virgin gold. There was 581 penny
weight i II all aud the gold was esri
maaed to be worth between $500 and
$50. Some OF the nuggets were quite
large.
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