The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-08

mond county, was handling a pistol
while alone in the house, when the
weapon was discharged. The ball
struck him In the forehead just over
the right eye, inflicting a wound which
produced death in Is minutes.
A pig belonging to Mr.. Fred Wolfen
dan recently followed Mr.. George
Venters thirteen miles. Mr.. Venters
was in a buggy but in spite of fast
driving his pigship gave an occasional
squeal and kept up. Hurah for him |
He is doubtless a better traveller than
many an old horse people have re-
Gently tried to 'swap' at the county
courts.
The Cumnock coal mines are to be
sold about the first of next September.
The suits for damages have been com.
promised. The receivers will pay
So 600 of the amount, S., 900 will take
take its place among other claims.
The Cough case has been compromised
at 81, 900. Cough it will be remembered
was run over by a coal car shortly be.
fore the explosion.
The last Legislature abolished third
grade teachers certificates and there
are now but two grades of teachers
certificates with the same re quirements
for the first grade and second grade as
were before required by law. This is
right. A person who could only re-
ceive a third grade certificate has no
right to put himself up as an instruc-
tor of the States children.
Asheville Citizen: R. Constant, of
Polk county, has been in Asheville in
search of his son Walter, who ran
away from home more than a week
ago. The boy was in Asheville last
Monday. He is Is years of age, medium
sized, has broad teeth, and a scar on
the back of his head. Any informa-
ton al to the boys whereabouts will
be gladly received by his father, whose
address is Bright's, Polk county, N. @.
The Wilmington Star says Mr.. John
r. Turrentine, Jr., was the purchaser
of the Carolina. Tennessee & Ohio
Railroad, sold at auction Saturday at
Southport by virture of a decree of the
Superior Court of New Hanover
county. The amount bid was $40, 600,
the sale to..be confirmed by the court.
This is the road from Southport to
Wilmington. It is stated that work
will be resumed on it shortly and that
it will be completed in four months.
Two young ~''colored gemmens" from
Durham, % up before the Mayor
recently for attempting to make hash
of each other. They had decided, it
seems, to fight with knives until one
or the other should give out, but it
was ''all in fun" AS the fun did not
seem to be Of a very elevating and
helpful nature, the mayor bound them
over to court to explain the rules and
regulations of the new game. Twenty
five dollars was the amount of the
bond.
An oil peddler from Ashevillecame
to grief in Hendersonville last Satur-
day. City tax collector Liverett and
Sheriff Williams called his attention to
the fact that city and state license
were required to dispense the illuminat-
ing fluid. Mayor Hickman fined him
s. for the city, and Squire Waldrop
$50 for the State. His goods were
seized, from which about $15 was re
allied, and he was released from jail
where he had been placed, says the
Hendersonville Times.
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. Isaiah Jones,
a farmer living below Waughtown,
was assaulted and knocked down by
his daughter in law, Mrs. Joseph
Jones, n day last week. The Senti-
mel is informed that the father and his
Fson are near neighboTs. The father
several times put rocks in a Washout in
the road, turning the water through
the sons front yard. The daughter
in,law threw the rocks out of the road
until patience ceased to be a virtue"
The last time she used a club or rock
and knocked the old man ~senselees.
The Gastonia Gazette this week pub
fishes a table showing interesting and
instructive facts with reference to the
cotton mills in that county. There are
twenty one mills, with a capital in
vested of 81, 1872. 500. These mills con-
tain 15O, 496 spindle, 2.415 looms, $3.50
twisting spindles, consume annually
A $50 bales. of cotton, employ 1915
hands and the annual pay roll amounts
To S6zQ 100 These figures tell why