The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

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amount OF S25. 600, at 5 per cent inter
est, to mature in 1913, were sold. Nc
bid wa made for less than 81 p5 and
interest. The Penn Mutual Life In.
surance Company, of Philadelphia,
was the purchaser. This-is a good
showing for the credit of the CITY. sc
the purchaser pays $109 10 90 for each
one hundred dollar bond, says a Raj
eigh dispatch of the SOth ult., to Rich
mond Times.
The Salisbury World Y Mr..
Gerry Shipping, Of Woodside, this
county, spent yesterday afternoon in
Charlotte In the interest of the granite
quarry. While there he succeeded in
placing an order for 1875 car loads of
granite. This granite will be used in
the new court house building at that
place. Some of it Will be crushed and
made use Of in, the way of walks about
the building. This is one Of the largest
shipments yet made and it shows that
Rowan granite is Of superior quality
and fast growing in demand.
The Monroe Enquirer has this to say
Of an Alexander county wells freak:
In 1886, Immediately after the great
earthquake on the night of August
31st, Mr.. A. T. Marsh's we'll, in Alex
ander county, went dry. The well had
furnished ar abundant supply of water
before the earthquake, but the shock
cut off the supply and made the flow
of water very weak, The earthquake
three or four weeks ago started the
f)W of water again and the we'll is
again furnishing an abundant supply
Of water.
The Salisbury World says that a
party Of young folks from Salisbury
rode out to South river yesterday
afternoon and ere enjoying a quiet
evening on the banks of the Yadkin
when the storm, which was general
came up. They became so frightened
that they adjourned to a house near by
and prayed and sang sacred songs I'M
til the storm had subsidized. It was a
badly scared set of people and they
prayed and sang increasingly until the
storm was past.
We learn from a Winston paper that
two Salem boys have decided to dis
continue rat killing. While engaged
in this sport last week they crawled
under the hay and were watching some
rat holes when one of the boys hap,
pened to move his head. The other
boy, seeing his head move, fred away
with a stick and remarked: There
now, I guess I killed a rat" "No you
haven't" replied the other brother,
you've knocked my eye out though :"
It is true that the boys eye was badly
injured. Ell,
One of the shrewdest swindlers that
ever struck Richmond county, says the
Rockingham Index, was here for a few
days in May, got owe 81, 100 out of
the county, took his departure and has
not been seen or heard Of since that
time. He is badly wanted by most of
the school committeeman of the county
and in case he can be found things will
be made rather hot for him. But J. D.
Abbott, the man they're after, has got
his money, and it is hardly probable
that he will want to renew his &C
quaintanceship in the county Of Rich
mond.
Coroner Jo. Young took a drive
Saturday evening says the Statesville
Landmark and when he returned from
his airing he discovered that $15 IN
bile, which he had in his pocket, was
gone. 1t was then dark and the pros
pect Of not finding the money brought
the cold perspiration to the c~oroner's
STOW. However, he picked up hope,
took a lantern and ''cooned" it over
the route where he had driven, and
found his SIS where he stopped to fix
his harness. Then the oroner wal
happy and called in his friends to re
ioice with him.
Morganton Herald: John Ray and
Jim Black, hailing from Buncombe
county, arrived in Morganton Monday
afternoon, and Monday night passed a
number of counterfeit five cent pieces
in q crowd. Deputy Marshall w. J.
Patterson arrested Ray and Black at
Hildebrand, a station between Con-
nelly Springs and Hickory, and
brought them to Morganton jail. Mr..
Patterson found on their person rs
counterfeit nickeIs, and plaster of paris
with which they made their moulds.
United States Commissioner o. 3. Nc.