The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-08

66Og Whs 146 Guy L68G 1HRQ6. ne was
very enthusiastic in his admiration for
the penitentiary, and said he was fed
well and work was easy. Perry said
he had the counterfeiting business
down fine, and as soon as he got ready
he expected to shell out spurious coin
to his own satisfaction.
The Lumberton Robesonian learns
that r. B. Branch, of the Red Springs
Citizen, was painfully injured last
week, He recently received a new
outfit for his Office and was putting up
his press and other material, prepare /.
tory to getting out q copy of the paper,
and while at work on the press his
hand was caught in the machinery
and badly mashed. The 10 AIRY is not
serious, but incapacitates him from
work.
Several weeks ago the three and five
year old sons of Mr. R. e. Bland, of the
Grainger's section, were taken to q
burial. Kast week the children con
cluded to play burying, and dug a
grave. The youngest brother was to
be the corpse, and got in the hole, when
the older boy proceeded to cover him
up with dirt, and had covered the en-
tire body, when the little fellow became
scared and gave the alarm.-Kinston
Free Press.
North Carolina is always coming to
the front. A correspondent at Rocky
Mount, this State, writes: ut is well
known that Lord Bryon was a cripple
in his youth. Mr.. Chavasse has one OF
the shoes, with steel rod and anklet,
worn during this time by this noted
shoe was given Mr.. Ohavsse by his
mother who lives at her home near
London, England" II Mr. Chavasse
puts that shoe up at auction there will
be some lively bidding.
Charlotte News: The vaccinnating
physicians while on their rounds to-
day visited the Ada mills. The opera
tives in a body refused to submit to
vaccination, and the superintendent of
the mills declined to interfere. The
physicians came back and reported
the matter to the chief of police. At
the Victor mills yesterday a number Of
the operatives were absent on account
Of the vaccination scare. To day most
Of the employees have returned to their
work and it is learned that they will
submit to the enforcement of the
odinance. At the Anterior mill, the
employs say that they are perfectly
willing to submit TO vaccination. They
say that they realize the necessity OF
such action on their part and that they
VIII DO ala IN their power to convince
others.
Statesville Landmark: Mr.. James
Church informs a correspondent of the
Allegheny Star that he recently dis
covered q silver mine in the Three Top
Mountain, near Dresden, Ashe county,
and that history and tradition+say that
it was discovered and worked by Will
liam Halfpenny in 1862. Mr.. Church
expects to open the mine at once and
place it upon the market, having taken
q five years lease on 1.-THE Mormon
elders, Warwick and Hinckley, have
twice applied to Sheriff Wycof for
permission to hold services in the court
house, but have met witha firm refusal
on each occasion. Last week they ap,
piled TO both Sheriff WycCf and Coun
ty Commissioner White, and on being
refused obtained the addresses of the
other commissioners, Messrs. Hill and
Gray, with the view Of applying to
them.
Durham Sun: There comes a time
in the life Of a boy when he talks
'gosIin; :" and a little later ~''goose;"
and when gets to ''gander," he thinks
he is a man for sure. One Of these
young fellows, whose c~onsecutively
fine and coarse speech reminds M Of
the man who 'tried to and couldn't"
went into one of our stores and in a
very fine voice said: Gimme a pound
of salts" and in a voice like fog horn,
land q box of pills" The clerk was
STOPPING down under the counter in
quest of something hidden among the
rubbish and hadn't seen the young
man, but answered, 'all right, Til wait
on both of YOU in q minute" His sur
prise may be imagined Gs he rose up
and saw only one customer; but be
served him to his entire satisfaction
and he went his way to ''goslin" some
, other
Concord Times: On Friday after
abous 5 o'clock Mr.. Lewis E PECK, Of
No. z township, was overtaken by q
horrible death at the Isenhour mine,
where he was working, Mr., Peck had
lust two hours before been appointed