The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-06

d "Ou4du III DuFk0 county uas uODo
this year, as chronicled by the Nor
canton Herald: when it comes to
real hard work there are few women
Tor men either, for that matter) in
Rurke county Of her age who caD keep
their end up with Mrs. r J.. EQley,
who lives on what is known as the
Michael Pearson place near Tennessee.
Mrs. EQley is nearly seventy years of
age, and during the past season, with
an OK as her only assistance, cultivated
about - acres Of land, on which she
raised $50 bushels of CORE, % bushels
Of vans, 81 bushels OF beans, AID o
large qlanVIty of Irish potatoes, cab
bages and small truck, 1 n addition 80
doing all her own Homework and car
ing for an invalid husband. IL the
~loafers hereabout would exhibit one
half the industry of this old lady, the
eleemosynary class would be greatly
diminished"
w. A. Burton, with q dozzsn ala
seq. the celebrated forger, who was ar
rested here a short time since fer forg
ing checks on a Norfolk bank. still re.
fuses to give his real name. H says,
however, tho5 be vas q drug clerk in
Philadelphia, but because addlc ed to
the opium and morphine habits he lost
hia place. He then started Gus on his
c9reer Of crime, knowing full wsli, as
ne confessed - 4II, that detection aud
punishment, sooner or later, was Ger
tain. a phial OF morphine pills was
found on his person when he was ar.
rested and since his confinement the
physician has deemed it necessary not
co deprive b M entirely Of tho poison.
Tue amount has been gradually re
duced, however. Burton has become
depressed and d~esponden5, He thinks
that he has consumption. He
talks freely with the jailer and at
PENDANTS and sag S his downward career
began when he started smoking cigar
cites. He is emphatic in his belief that
tbis alone led him to u ing morphine.
Burton" ia a handsome fellow and q
very fluent talker. Fer years he mas
been an i~nveterate cigarette smoker
Raleigh lines Visitor.
The North Carolina M. E Conference
held It's annual session at Elizabeth
city, last week, Bishop Fitzgerald pre-
siding. Dr. Kilgo, in maklpg report,
spoke Of the years trial, and declrred
he emerged from the storm with malice
IN his heart towards no man. On
Friday the report Of the Publishing
House claim was made from the com
mictee. II condemned the deception
OF Attorney Stablman and lack of Can
dor on the part of Barbee and Smith,
and asked hat the matter be left TO
the Bishops TO settle: that the Senate
DE requested to state if the bill was
passed OF account of deception. and if
50, that the money be returned. The
place Of holding the next Conference
was taken up, and qliJe a contest oc
CURED, Washington, Wilmington,
NewberD, also Rocky Mount, being
! placed IL nomination. Presiding E der
Hsll ana Pastor Under wood, Of Wash
lngtoD, made q special plea for tho
Conference, stating they had a new
church, and that town had not been
favored with a Conference since 1915.
Washington was chosen by q good ma.
jorisy, which vas made unanimous.
After announcements, the Conference
adjourned.
1 is said shat the legislature will be
! askei to add six more companies to
toe State Gl8rd, making Sc, or three
Regiments Of II copaniss each. Al nap
preparation OF &25 600 will be asked
| Tor. The Guard deserve liberal sup
port in all rcspec59 1t ia the great
/ police force o: the 5saso.--Dr. War
| rem Vines Hall, Official calculator for
| the Republicans, says a change of la
votes would have given tie fusIo8isCs
IS Senators--rho Labor Commits
s%ioner's report for this year say hat
20 gold miners are making depoaiGs IL
the assay eff 20 at Charlotte. Meek
lenburg is far in the lead in number Of
gold mines, with Union second and
Ca0arrus third. There are II brown
! etoue quarries en i &c granite quarries.
Two persons were killed by accidents
IN q mine and two In an accident N a
quarry. There are eight coal mines,
five of those in Chatham county, but
only the Cumuock is IN operation. lis
output during the past three months
vas 2, 523 tons, Mica mining shows a
decided imorOvem 9nt, and an increase
of 25 ptr cent. in weges. There are