The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-19
srArE NEWS.

WO6Ab lIOW JIG
sud Cotton Seed from the South
six miles of the Carthage railway
extensions r graded.
Five of the Durham county bonds.
sagregating g $40, are missing.
Mavor Hatch of Mt. Olive gathered
% bushels of pears form a single tree.
Salisbury World: W. 81. Lemley of
China Grove township, was killed IN a
runaway Wednesday.
&, low are the streams in the east
that salt water has come up them fur
Their than before in rs years.
Winston Journal: A reporter learns
that Evangelist Lee received about
t5OO for his months labor in the Twin
City.
The Sandy Greek Baptist Association
has deci1ed to locate it's association
school at Mt. Vernon Springs, In Chat,
ham county.
A colored assistant in the Rocky
Mount posEC flee has been arrested for
ste,lng letters and parcels from the
postcfice boxes.
LumDerton R~obesonian: J. B. Hum
phrey. of Saddle Tree, has gathered
his mammouCh corn. The yield from
Il acres was 80 bushels.
There are now 222 students at Wake
Forest college. Hurrah for this noted
school Of the Baptists. They know how
to take care of themselves.-EX
The State has chartered the Wilkes
boro Telephone, Electric Light and
EsctrIc Railway company, with power
to operate lines in nine adj scent coun-
ties.
Hsndersonville Times: The Presby
terrain congregation has closed a con
tract with R5v Cald we'll to preach for
them the ensuing year, at a salary of
$50
Ru herford county has a woman
"mOonshIner." Mrs. E. A. Mode was
recently bound over to court under
$40 bond for retailing lqlor without
license.
A. J.. Winecof, a wealthy farmer,
fell sixty feet into a well in Cabarrus
county. RIBS were torn loose from
the backbone and both lungs were
severed.
Windsor Orient: A negro woman
came in { wn q few days ago wearing
crown of thorns and carrying a billet
of VOID on her shoulder, calling her
self Mary Magdalene.
The report Of the fiscal years busi
ness Of the Carolina Central railway
shows that it was very satisfactory
and that THIS division shared the gen
eraI prosperity of the Seaboard Air
Line.
The R fector says that Limon Shoot,
a c0lOred man living near Greenville,
has sold this year from It acres, $50
worth of sweet potatoes, In addition
to using ali that were needed tor the
family.
Greenville Reflector: R. W. King
showed US a chicken today that had
no eyes or any place for eyes. The
place where the eyes should have been
was teathered over just like the rest of
the head.
Washington Messenger: A bear
weighing 315 pounGs was killed about
six miles from town Saturday after.
noon last. The hunters from that Sec
ton say the animal was the largest
they have ever seen.
The Cherryville Dispatch says that
P. R Flam has discovered coal IN Gas
ton county on Crowder creek, about
Is mics from Cherryville. Mr., Fam
has had a piece of it analysed, and it
proves to be all right.
Old Uncle Reece Lyon, of Dockery,
is having hls wi cofin made. He is
between 70 and 80 years old, and says
he does net know when the summons
may come, but he expects to be ready
for iE.-WIIkesboro Chronicle.
Fayetteville { bserver: The county
Commissioners of Harnett have decided
to have the sheriff hang Edgar Pruvis,
the condemned murderer of Mr. J. ".
Blackwell, II the all at Ellington, and
thatthe execution shall be private.
Rutherfordton VIdette: If you think
a mule don't know anything, you
should have seen a colt walk up to the
hydraut in front of Mills store Monday
and turn on the water, drink his fill,
and then actually try to turn it eff
again.
E.-.A-nn- nr L. G.I