The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-10

@. H. Mebane a few days ago, ito say
that slight irregularities will not vitiate
the local taxation election CO the 10Th
OF August, and that the people of the
various township should go ahead and
hold the election in spite of these OBJ
stacles."
II North Carolina is behind in edu-
cation it is not behind in cotton mill
ing. If it lags in business activity it
does not lag in the multiplying of
looms and spindles. Another new mill
has been Incorporated, this time at
Salisbury. It's name will be the Ell
dorado cotton mills.-Wilmington
Messenger.
Salisbury World, Friday: A gentle
man who comes in from Montgomery
county, today tells us that there is
considerable excitement in the Beaver
Dam vicinity over q gold find there
last week. The find was made near
FIagtowon and we learn that Messrs.
z. f. Spence and T. J. Cotton, have
taken out about 40 pennyweight of
gold.
Louisburg Times: A young white
man, Walter Leonard, was drowned in
Tar river, about seven miles below
Louisburg last Sunday. He was in
bathing with another young man
named Best, and it is said that the I'M
fortunate young man took camp while
in deep water, and was unable to swim
cut. His body was not found until
Monday evening.
Jesse Sauatherly, a confederate sol
der from Montgomery county, in 1864
saved the life Of a federal soldier dur
ing a battle il which the woods had
caught fire. He provided the wounded
man with water and gave him his
name. Now comes tho sequel. The
federal sends the confederate $500 as a
gift. W republican.
State Chairman W. E. Fountain, of
the peoples party, has called a meet
ing of the state executive committee of
the party to meet in Raleigh August
18th. The executive committee iscom
posed Of six members from the State ct
large and two from each congressional
district. The object of the meeting is
not known.
A prodigy in the shape of q colored
girl preacher, only IL years old, occu.
pied the pulpit Of the A. N. E. Zion
church Tuesday night and preached
the Scriptures to a large congregation.
The newspapers in the cities where che
has previously appeared have contain
ed long accounts of her wonderful
preaching and large crowds of white
people have focked to hear her,
Goldsboro Argus.
AS No. IL, the north bound passen
ger train on the Southern, was running
at a lively rate of speed Tuesday after
noon just this side of Spartanburg, the
passengers in the first class car were
startled by the crashing Of glass. Upon
examination il was found that some
culprit had thrown g large rock
through one OF the open windows and
the missile landed against the large
plate glass mirror in the front OF the
car, smashing the glass.
Winston Sentinel: A woman has
been in Winston this week selling H.
sect powders. She claimed that it
would kill flies, mosquitoes and all
kinds OF insects. Several ladies who
made investments say that Instead Of
killing flies it has a tendency to draw
them. They eat it and appear to enjoy
the dose prepared for them. One lady
says she had not been bothered with
mofquitoes this year until she bought
the powders.
Crabtree correspondence Burnsville
Eagle: It seems that there are plenty
of white Caps" on South Toe river.
Messrs. JAS. Gibbs, VIM. Robinson
and others were at their birch oil still
last Wednesday night, and, while at
tending the same received a rocking
from uaknown and unseen parties.
The rocks few in every direction.
Messrs. Gibbs, VIM. Robinson and
Sidney Fortner we're hit, bus no seri-
Gus damage sustained.
Eq, Lonsford, of L3velace, who
was here Monday, ssys, that the Nc
Kinley prosperity passed through his
section one night last week, les track
was discovered by a boy, and it favor
ed the panther's track, except that ii
had longer claws. The neighbors soon
c~ongregated with their dogs and guns
and tried to capture the long promised
panacea for hard times, but It's track