The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15

house on FIRE. The skull and some few
parts of Mrs. Fouahee's body were Sc
cured from the burning house but the
bones burned 80 badly as to drop
to pieces when picked up. The loss of
property is not great but the loss Of
life ia very shocking indeed.
Salisbury Watchman: Capt. John
A. Ramsay, State Engineer and Agent,
recently received a letter from aparty
in Philadelphia wanting 100, coo acres
OF good agricultural land in a body in
the eastern part of the State to locate
a colony. The letter was first address
ed to State Superintendent of Public
Instruction Mebane, at Raleigh, and
readdressed to Captain Ramsay for his
attention. He has also received q let.
ter from a gentleman in New York
through DIR. Cy. Thompson, Secretary
Of State, inquiring about the purchase
of land in North Carolinar
Raleigh Post: "The output Of the
Cumnock mines last month was the
largest in their history" said Mr..
Henkzey yesterday in speaking of the
property. 1--WE are increasing the
capacity for output all the while. Last
month the mines yielded 400 tons Of
coal per day. We are under contract
to furnish the SaaOoard Air Line with
100 tons per day. The mining force
now numbers 200, the largest force
ever employed at Cumnock. Last
month the working force numbered
1853. On Monday last % expert mi
ners from Pennsylvania arrived at the
mines.
Laurinburg Exchange: Mt. Will Nc
Dougald had a very narrow escape for
his life on the night Of the fire. He
was so anxious to save his tools &C., at
the work bench in the furniture store,
that he attempted too much. He was
engaged in collecting his tools when the
roof on the side Of the house next to
Brit Harness Company's store, fell in,
and the smoke for a moment stifsd
him so that he could barely do a thing
towards getting out. A full conscious
ness of his danger brought a cool
damp to his brow but the Scotch blood
in him and its never give up" motto
brought him on safely if he did have to
make it on his hands and knees.
Greensboro Record: mo, I thank
you, not any," said a gentlemen at the
depot yesterday. "I would do almost
anything ~else-drink, steal horses, fight,
but smoking cigarettes is n thing /
will not do" That reminds us of a re-
mark made by a young cigarette drum
mer in High Point not long ago. He
had met with good sales that day, and
slapping a friend on the back, exclaim.
ed. "Why, 1 have sold enough cigar
cites to day to kill everybody IN High
Point" That may not have been liter
ally true, but it is strange that our
boys will cling 80 tenderly to a habit
which even those whose business it is
to encourage it admits to be so serious.
In the days of long ago, when bar,
rooms were thick and W. A. Mclean
was proprietor of one, in the house &C
cupied by Anthony Harris colored, be.
fore the fire, it was thought that this
mountaineer was doing a little moon
shining in our very midst but we could
not catch up with him Smoke curled
from the chimney the hottest August
day but that was nothing it curled from
elsewhere as well, but he used to sell
liquor so cheap and get along SO well
with strong opposition that folks just
thought he was not doing the square
thing and now our suspicious have
turned to facts since the fire took away
all that covered the hole in the ground.
where many a gallon Of liquor was
made on the sly.-Laurinburg Ex
change.
Raleigh Caucasian: Pineville town
ship was one of the eight or ten town
ships in North Carolina which voted
for special local taxation for schools
The act under which this election was
held provided that for each dollar rails
ed for schools taxation or by voluntary
contribution, the State would con
tribute q like amount. Mr.. e. e.
Walker, county treasurer, sent tc
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction,
a sworn statement of the amount OF
special taxes raisedfor the school fund
in Pineville township, 1921 II, and
the amount raised by voluntary con
tribution in Cedar Greek township,
$3.50. The State will duplicate this
amount, and thus in these two town
ships $541. II will added to the school
fund.