The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21

here this week. The price is go low
that the farmers are not in a hurry to
sell.-The Seven Springs folks seem
to be In dead earnest about a railroad.
It would cost but little to build a road
from here to Seven Springs. There
would be but little grading, and only
two small creeks to bridge.
Fayetteville OBSERVER: The throttle
valve of the engine at R4nkin's furni
ture factory blew out this morning and
William Hathaway, a colored employee,
who was standing near by, was blown
8 or 10 feet falling over a circular saw,
which luckily was not in operation.
He was scalded about the stomach,
and one of his arms was badly lacera
ted, but was not dangerously hurt.
Charlotte News: The News recently
stated that the Southern was having
built at the Pullman shops n of the
handsomest trains that has over been
run south of Washington. This train
Is to be put on about the 1st of Decem.
Der and will be run straight through
from Jacksonville to Jersey City. In
all of its appointments it will be equal
If not superior to any Of the overland
flyers.
A gentleman walked into Rosen
bacher's clothing store to-day and
bought a summer coat. AS he started
out he felt something in one of the
pockets and upon investigation found
it to be a five dollar bill. This sounds
very much like a fish story, but the
man who bought the coal is q good
reliable citizen and he is willing to
swear to the correctness of the story
Winston Journal.
The trial of Riley Pate, charged
with killing Matt Hensley, was o
cluded in Yancey court last week. l.
resulted in a verdict of guilty and Pate
was sentenced to hang October Is. An
appeal was taken.--The University
opened yesterday with 2O2 new
students and a total regis tration of
405, exclusive of summer schools.
These figures will be greatly increased,
as there are many on the Hill yet un-
registered. Four women have matri
culated.
Mr.. Bruce Oldham who a~lternates with
Mr.. Stephen Moore, in carrying the
mail from the Gulf here, asked Mr..
Moore to take his day last week. It
happened in this way, Mr.. Oldham has
two suits of clothes-an every day"
suit and a Sunday suit. While he was
in the field with his every day" suit
on ONE one stole his Sunday suit from
the house and, as Mr.. Odom generally
wears that suit to town he asked to be
excused last week. We understand.
that the thief got a full suit leaving
only the shoes which were, perhaps,
too email for him .-Chatham Citizen
Charlotte Observer: A special de
livery letter to Rev. and Mrs. Q. L
Hoffman yesterday brought the news
Of the burning os Mrs. Alice Richard
sons barn at Woodsides, near Lincoln
ton. Mrs. Richardson Is Mrs. Htf
mann's mother. She and her unmar
ried daughter live at a beautiful place
near Lincolnton, The barn-a very
one, was full Of stock. provender and
all kinds of farming utensils: The fire
broke out at 3 O'CLOCK yesterday morn
ing and by the time it was discovered
it vas in flames. Three fine horses and
other stock persisted in the flames
This is the second barn Mrs. Richard
son has lost in two years. The origin
of the fire is unknown. The loss is
great.
Raleigh Nsws and Observer: Some
remarkable evidence seems to have de
veloped during the last day g testimony
before Referee Zollicofer in the causes
against the Raleigh Paper Company.
Ole of the attorneys says that it was
shown to the court that the above
named company purchased from a cer
tain company IN New York some bag
ging and it was shipped to it's destina
ton and invoiced at %, 900 pounds.
The bagging remained In the depot for
some time, until finally the station
agent notified the paper company that
il the bagging wasn't removed he
would have it burned, for it was full of
feas and they were the scourge of the
neighborhood. Thereupon some men
from the mill went there and counted
the number of bales and weighed them
and the figures coEresponded with
those in the invoice, but they found
the bales infested with f9as. The bales