The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-16

funds for the same will be deposited
with him. Steps are being taken to
purchase a suitable lot on which to
build a house of worship, says the Lex
ington Dispatch.
The East Carolina Fish, Oyster,
Game and Industrial Association will
hold their tenth annual fair in New
bern, commencing Monday, February
9th. This will be one of the biggest
fairs ever held in North Carolina. The
first fair held by this association was
November - h, 1887.
The grippe seems to have sway in
Ashe as we'll as Wilkes and there are a
lot of deaths over there among the old
people. Mrs. Matthew Bledsoe, Mrs.
Polly Moody, George Ketchum, Esq ,
died last week, and E:q. Miller, when
last heard from was just alive, says the
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Mr.. Archie Freeman, of Myrtle
Grove Sound, came up on the steamer
Wilmington this morning. He brings
news which confirms the report al
ready received of the drowning Of Mr..
George Lockhart and George Simpson
on the sharpe TRY Me-" says the
Wilmington Dispatch.
The cultivation of North Carolina
oysters in Maryland waters has been
given a fair test by oyster planters on
the Nanticoke and Wicomico rivers.
Last planting season many thousand
bushels of young oysters were brought
from North Carolina waters and spread
upon the bottoms of these two rivers.
They have made excellent growth.
Kinston is soon to have electric
lights. The Free Press says that work
is progressing on the electric light
plant. The poles are laid on the streets
and the work of raising them will COM
mence next Monday. A vast quantity
of wire is in the depot. 1t is expected
to have the plant in operation in about
thirty days.
W. W. McDiarmid, editor of the
Lumberton Robesonian, died of pneu-
monia, last week. The State had not a
more honorable true, warm hearted
genial gentleman, and his friendly
jovial disposition and hearty pleasant
laugh made him the boon companion
of all the boys at the annual gatherings
of the press.
Winston sentinel: The coroner's
jury that held an inquest over the re-
mains of Stokes Halrston, the colored
man who was found dead last Satur-
day morning, near Dennis, rendered a
verdict to the effect that the old mans
neck was broken with some kind of a
weapon. There was no evidence as to
who committed the crime.
A man named John Fulford, a
stranger, was tried before Mayor Tenn.
pie Monday, charged with stealing S.
from Mr.. ]. @ Draughan, and So from
j. R. Draughan, also a pair of shoes
from Mr.. II. E. Grant, all at Central
Hotel, Saturday night or Sunday
morning. Fulford had on the stolen
shoes when arrested. He was bound
over to the court, and failing to give
bond is in Jail.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: They are
working night and day at the Hender-
son gold mine, down the river. Mr..
Henderson received instructions from
the company last week to put on day
and night forces and complete the tun
mel as fast as possible. He is looking
for some of the company to come in a
few days and take charge of the work.
There is no doubt that the mine is rich
and will pay well.
Gastonia Gazette We believe Gas
ton county will win the state prize this
year for the biggest hogs. If it does,
that prize will go to Mr.. J L. Terrence,
of Gastonia township. Last Friday he
butchered one of the big hogs he has
been feeding with more or less atten-
ton for some time. He weighed it in
the presence Of a number Of neighbors,
and found that his favorite porker tip
ped the beam at 500 pounds, net.
Mr.. Ben Clegg, of Centre township,
was right dangerously shot in the ARM,
last Saturday by the accidental dis
charge of his gun. DR.. j. B. Matthews
was called in t dress the wound. He
found in the 1eshy part of the arm,
just below the elbow, a large round
hole where the load, powder and all,
entered and on the other side there
was a large place terribly mangled.
The doctor thinks he a save him
without amputating the arm, says the