The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-27

MdEpuy DuAA6GAns LIE DkOCkOL SGOEGS
on Valley River avenue was built of
brick, mostly made from clay taken
out in excavating for the cellars. Re
Gently it has been discovered that there
are small nuggets of gold in the brick
walls.
Fayetteville Observer: There are
sixty five criminal cases already on the
docket for Judge Sutton's court, which
convenes the third of May. Three of
these are capital cases: Bishop Holmes,
murder, Henry Simpson, rape, and
Archie Young, rape.
We are informed that mill opera
tives are leaving Roanoke Rapids on
account of low wages and high rents,
They say it is impossible to pay the
high rents out Of the low wages they
receive and have enough left to live on,
says the Enfield Enterprise.
Goldsboro Argus: The water in the
Neuse river has recently overflowed
it's banks for the second time in the
past few weeks, and has submerged
many hundred acres of adjacent low
lands, a large quantity of which is just
being prepared for cultivation.
High Point Enterprise: Harvey
Council, the little son of Rev. W. 81.
Roach, while playing with his
wagon in the yard last Tuesday, upset
a pot of boiling soap and fell in the
fluid. The child was so badly burned
that he died the next morning.
A citizen of Sharpesburg township,
whose rooster was aiLing, cut his craw
open, took about a pint of corn, oats,
gravel, etc., out Of it, washed it out
and sewed it up again. 1t was q neat
piece of amateur surgery. The rooster
is all right noW.-Statesville Mascot
The editor of the Lexington Dispatch
scrapped, Saturday, with a delinquent
subscriber who was insulted by
notice inviting him to call at the cap
tain's Office and whack up, says the
Statesville Landmark. The editor
came out first best, just as he should.
Rutherford Vidette: Miss Arledge,
daughter of Ulysses Arledge, who
lived near Saluda, while driving q
wagon, alone, the horses became fright
ened and ran away. She was thrown
from the wagon and received injuries
from which she died in a few minutes.
Pittsboro Record: Mr.. Ben. Williams
OF Williams township, died on last
Thursday, aged So years. He was a
remarkably vigorous and industrious
old man. Until q year before his death
he plowed and worked on his farm as
actively as many men much younger.
A monument is to be erected in
Catawba county to the memory of six
Revolutionary soldiers who we're killed
Oy Indians and whose bodies were eaten
by wolves, 1t is hoped to have the
monument ready for unwilling July
4sh, when appropriate exercises will be
held.
Yadkin Ripple: A card from Tilden,
Yadkin county, contains the following
good news: "a gentleman from Penn
sylvania has found a rich gold nine on
Mr.. Henry PloWmRn's land, has leased
it for ninety nine years, handsare now
at work and the prospect is certainly
good.
News from various sections of the
county is to the effect that there is a
very fair prospect for a fruit crop in
Iredell this year. A month ago it was
thought that the entire peach crop was
killed but this seems to have been q
mistake, says the S~tatesville Land
mark.
Nashville Optic: William Anstead,
who received several horrible wounds
from a knife in the hands Of Alex.
Bailey during an affray recently, died
Monday night. He leaves q wife and
one son to MOURN him. Bailey has left
the country and is not likely to be
caught soon.
1t is reported by a Charlotte News
correspondent that the parties owning
the beautiful "Knob," over shadowing
Connolly Springs have refused an offer
of S., COO for the mountain. Mr.. Van
derbilt, Of Biltmore, it is said, offered
that sum for the site, on which he con-
templated building a large hotel.
Alva Myers and Miss Emma Snipes.
of Morganton, elop6d and went to
Charlotte, stopping at a hotel as man
and wife. Police officers from Morgan
ton went after them and carried them
back to Morganton. Myers left a wife