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

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by Mike Russell, of Union county. Til,
harness is in use to day the News is in
formed it wss made 43 years ago by s
ID, Howell in this city and was bought
by Mr.. Russell's father.
Qlite a peculiar accident happened
lae5 Tuesday to a child of Mr.. &c
Pearce at this place. By some meanl
it got it's head wedged in it's mother'
sewing machine, aud the machine haC
co be broken to pieces in order to re
lease it.-Chatham Record.
In the Wake county chain. gang
there are now forty two men. Last
Sunday the request was made that al
who had been accustomed to gamble
stand up. Thirty eight stood up
Forty said they we're habituRI drink
ers Winston Republican.
Rocky Mount Monitor: The theory,
OF belief, that twins do not attain &c
healthy old age is proven fallacious in
the case of the Misses Womble of up
per Nash county, who haveattRined to
over So years and have no use for
sticks, crutches or eyeglasses.
The Cumnock coal mining property
was sold on Friday under an order OF
court, for $40, 900 the bidder being Geo.
Psndleton of Baltimore. the bid being
made by Mr. Q. f. Pendleton. MIR.
Pendleton, the purchaser, it is under
stood, represents the first mortgage
Oondholders.
Elk Judge George V. Strong died in
Raleigh Sunday morning of pareses,
aged IS years. He was a lawyer OF
great ability and was for years a part
ner of the late Chief Justice, w. N. 81.
Smith. HIS title of judge was acquired
when in 1877-79 he held the criminal
court of Wake.
In Bladen county, A. ]. Perry and
@ L Perry were put on trial for null
dering a ferryman. Solicitor Seawell
introduced afhdavits that the jury box
mad been tempered with by putting
names OF persons into it other thar
those recorded. The State moves the
trial to Sampson county.
Salisbury World: Rev. David Brown
of Mooresville, father of Mrs. A. l.
Coburn of this city, who is SO years
old, preached at the Chestnut HII
Methodist church Wednesday night.
He baptized at this service two great.
grandchildren, the children Of Mr. w.
D. Watson and Mr.. w. w. K}uttz.
Waynesvilie Courier: Haywood
apple interests are getting to
De something worth talking about
There ere about six orchards now that
will average their owners IS 900 per
year. A good apple orchard in this
county is better than an orange grove
IN Florida. The crop never completely
fails here.
The Hendersonville Times learns
that the widow of Bill Nye had So, SOC
in the broken First National Bank OF
Asheville, OF which she will not get
a dollar back, aud adds that the ad
mirers Of Nye should start a subscrip
Jion and make up the amount, as II
was about all she had bus some mou
tain land.
Waynesville Courier: The Murphy
branch of the Southern railway has
grown to be a very important line
Business has almost doubled on this
line this year. If the railroad will dc
its duty by our people now in the mat
ter of rates and good service our de
velopmenT will go forward Ia 'leaps
and bounds"
The Charlotte News tells of a mare
now owned by the widow Of the late
John W. Wadsworth of that city
which has been in the family 80 years
and vas IL years old when Mr.. Wads
worth bought her, thus making her AZ
years old. she was freed from WORK
Two years ago and now roams as a pet
of the entire family.
The AshevilIe Gazette says there is 6
church near Clyde, In Haywood coun
Jy, built OF one tree-that is, all save
the benches. IL is a large building,
too. Our friend D. K Kulian, now OF
Waynesville, helped haul the lumber,
It was poplar, and grew on Upper
Pigeon. If we remember correctly,
not all the lumber furnished by the
tree was used.
"Al. Watson,a machinist of Raleigh,
% years old, shot his wife and then
himself last Monday morning. He is
dead and his wife is in a dangerous
condition. Watson was only married
Innt Ir,lu nnd his wifa Vas hut IL wears