The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07

maLn 4OE sOmeLIme writing the Dlogra.
ply Of big Tom" Wilson. Miss Lacey
talks with him twice a week, steno
graphs his words and then writes
them. The life of this famous man
will be given the public in his own
words. Tt will abound in interesting
"reminiscences.
Greensboro Patriot: Our travelling
agent, J. +. Taylor, last week brought
home a sample of the corn raised In
the fertile valley g of Stokes. The ear
shown US weighed two pounds and
measured nine inches in circumference,
almost II inches in length, and con
tanning 26 rows averaging "a well de
veloped grains each, or 1 664 grains It
vas raised by Mr.. J. Henry Tuttle on
Mr.. w. e. Willis farm near German
ton.
Monroe Enquirer: Never in all the
history of tax paying has there been
such a rush to pay taxes as there has
been in the sherlff's Office for the past
few days. From Saturday morning
until last night over six thousand dol
lars passed through the sherlffs hands.
On last Tuesday the sherlff's eff se was
packed from morning until night and
in the afternoon the rush became so
great q policeman had to be called to
keep order.
A week or SO ago a young fellow
came into town on what was evidently
a new errRnd to him. He accosted q
man on the street and inquired for the
drug store what gives out license. "
When asked what kind of license he
wanted, he replied that he wanted
THAT sort what people married with"
and he was kindly shown to the Regis
ter's cfice where he was promptly sup
piled and went his way rejoicing
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Maxton was visited Tuesday night
by a band of professional robbers. The
safe in the postoffce was blown open
and rlfed of the contents. T>ere was
800 in money, about 5000 in stamps
and three registered letters, all of
which were taken. The burglars visit
ed a blackemith's shop, where they 80
cured a drill. They found $14 in the
old blacksmith's tool chest. They took
that and then rel to the postohce
and knocked a panel out of the door.
John A. Meeder, who was until re
Gently postmaster at Poplarmount,,
Warren county, is in Raleigh jail for
using the mails for fraudulent purpo
ses. He posed as the German Supply
Company" and promised to give a
gold watch for a list Of names accom-
panied by one dollar. He has secured
in this way large sums by mail, for
which he gave nothing in return. He
was finally caught up with and will
now learn something Of the way of the
transgressor.
Monroe Enquirer: John Evans, Col
ored, of Rockingham who was to have
been hanged on November Goth for an
assault on Mes Lille Cole, has been
resplted by Governor Russell until
January goth, 1898 Governor Russell
gives his reason for the respite that
the guilt OF Evans isnot perfectly clear
and that strong petitions from good
citizens have come to him asking him
to take the course he has taken. It is
we'll to give the condemned man sixty
days, but il he is guilty he should pay
the penalty of his awful crime.
The Wadesboro Messenger says: Mr..
II. D. Kendall, who lives five miles
from town on the Morven road, is the
owner of a COW that is quite a curiosi
ty. The COW, which is now about five
years old, was born without eyes, but
strange to say has no more apparent
d hculty in finding her way about the
range than if she could see. She never
runs into a ditch or fence, but on the
contrary avoids all obstacles with an
intuition that is remarkable. She was
purchased by Mr.. Kendall from Mr..
Henry Hayine and is an excellent
mixer.
Winston Journal: A few days since
PETER Price, of Greensboro, and Joe
Vaughn, bartered on a piece Of land at
Madison, which they owned in copart
nership. Mr.. Price proposed to buy OF
sell at Mr.. Vaughn's figures. Mr..
Vaughn set the price at 50, 800, and Mr..
Price made the purchase. A day OF
two latter, while having an old cabin
removed, a rich find was made. Ar
old half gallon pot was found contain