The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-08

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The Burlington says that ten $500
b,nds will be issued to hight the town
by electricity.
The Sampson Democrat notes the
marriage of an eighteen year old girl
70 "A man of seventy even.
MIR. G. W. lawson, Winston, has
offered a gold medal for the best batter
in the University baseball nine.
Toe meeting of the Seaboard Air
Line Industrial agents will be held in
Wilmington Wednesday, March 9th.
@ r. Pendleton, a Nothern man in
charge of the coal mine &C Cumnock,
has Oeen appointed postmaster al that
place.
oxford Ledger: Sportsmen say that
despite mucn shooting and great
slaughter there has been increase Of
game during the past few years.
A correspondent of the Lincoln Jour
nal brings out Maj William A Ora
ham for the Democratic nomination for
Congress IN n Seventh District.
The first political meeting OF the
wear was held in Warren county March
SIN Cnas. Cook, Jas. Fl Young and
Congressman White were the speak
ers-Ex.
The Monroe Enquirer says that a
man was granted a divorce in Union
court last week and the next night was
married again and is now living with
wife No. Q.
The Chatham Record recently men
toned that four pair Of twin children
resided in adjoining houses aG Bynum,
in this county. Since the the number
has increased to seven parrsI
Oscar Spears has been appointed AS
sistanu United States District Attorney
for the Eastern District of North Caro-
lima, to succeed r. 8. SpruilI. The ap
pointment is TO take effect March 1sE.
Maxton Scottish Chief: Mrs. @. A
CurrIe, widow Of the late Alexander
Currie, E-q, died at her home about
three miles southeast Of town, after an
illness of three months, last Thursday
night.
The squad of State convicts which
have been employed in dixie work, lear
GoldsOoro, have completed the con
tract and have been transferred t the
new farm at Tillery, recently leased by
the State.
Salisbury Sun: Mr.. P. Ell. Wilson,
of Jerusalem, reports that he mas a
curiosity in the shape of a half guinea
and heIf ehiaken. The fowl washatch
cd in September of last year, and is
about five months old now.
G0ldsboro Argus: The death of Mr..
W. H. Burwell, for many years a cIti
zen of G. 5ldsOoro, where he was uni
versa!ly respected, occurred Sunday at
Winston. at the home of his daughter,
Mrs GIersh. He was nearing 80 years
Of age.
Raleigh Times: Gov. Russell Satur
day pzrdoned a negro convict, Plum
mer Carpenter, who was convicted of
m~aoslaughter at the Spring term, 1892
Of Ru5aerford Superior Court and sen
fenced to twelve years in the Safe
prison.
The hardest snow storm of the win
ter was on last III 2nday evening, which
fell While loud peals of thunder were
roaring and vivid flashes of lightning
were playing. This was a phenomenon
which is seldom MISUNDERSTANDING
Democrat.
Burlington News: Joseph Anderson
Long died at his home about two miles
Of Graham, last Sunday. Mr.. Long
lived all his life and died within a few
hundred yards of where he was born
He was nearly if not quite eighty
years old.
High Point Citizen: We learn that
the Asheboro Furniture Company ship
ped a solid car OF furniture to Cuba THE
Week.-Tne Deep River Gold Mine
Company is about ready for operations
The stamp mill and boiler have been
put in place.
The shirt factory at the penitentiary
Is now working fourteen men. Accord
ing to the terms of the contract the
convlcts are turnisN red free for the first
Iour weeks, in order to learn the ma
CHIMES. Negligee shirts are being turn
edoua at present.
"atauga has a genuine small. pox
scare DR.. Love, of Watauga river,
VINO recently returned from Knoxville,
SS@a to have the disease, and vaccine