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

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know where a hundred thousand acres
OF land can be had in this State for the
establishment of a Northern colony.
Marion Messenger: Last year Mr..
@. A. BlackweIder, who lives near Old
Fort, owned a game len that was II
years old. In 1896 she Matched out q
brood. She laid and wanted to set
three times in 1892, but Mr. Blackwell
der has respect for her age and would
not allow her to do so.
Concord Times: A. D. Misenheimer,
of No. 5, tells US that, in Stanly county,
Ridenhour township, the lands of his
late father, Isham Misenheimer, were
lest week surveyed for the fret time in
100 years, and it was found that there
were in the tract 634 acres more than
the number the deedscalled for.
Fayetteville Observer: We are in
formed that the Register of Deeds has
a list of dslir quent purchase taxes,
auctioneers commission merchants
brokers, boarding-houses and livery
stable keepers, to return to the Solici
tor for prosecution before the coming
Criminal Court on February 9Th.
Charlotte News: B. f. Smith, who
lives not far from the city limits, tells
the News that late Friday afternoon
while riding along the road not far
from the Atherton mill he saw q fine
deer standing beside the road. Mr..
Smith says this is the first time he has
seen a wild deer in this section in SO
years.
The Woodleaf correspondent Of the
Charlotte News says: Birthdays do
not come once a year to all people. A
neighbor of mine lived sixty years and
had but thirteen birthdays. He was
born the 29sh of February. If I were
an old maid, I would petition the legis
lature to change my birthday to the
29th of February.
Franklin Press: We have on our
dead head subscription list q number
of men who have Rev" perfixed to
their names, and they belong to differ
ent denominations too, who persistent
ly refuse to notice our reminders aften
sent them. Church members by the
score in the same row. When they die
we wonder where they have gone.
A horse trader in Cabarrus county
sends the State Auditor the money foI
q license to do business as q horse
trader. He complains in his letter,
that the tax is not being collected in
the adjoining counties. The Auditor
says the matter will be investigated
The tax on horse traders is G25 for the
State and $40 for the counEy.-News
and Observer.
Sanford Express: Mr.. John Fl. Burke
died at his home in Dunn last Sunday
morning, after a few days illness, OF
pneumonia. Mr.. Burke was about 81
years of age. He moved from Sanford
to Dunn some eight or nine years ago,
where he has since engaged in business.
From what the Express a learn
the farmers will reduce the acreage OF
cotton very little if any.
Kinston Free Press:-We are inform.
ed that Mr.. Joe B. Rouse, on Mr.. z r
Rouse's place in Neck township, has
recently killed four hogs that weighed
297, 336, $50 and 4S7 pounds-toeal
1, $50 pounds. This is a fine showing
and we think it can hardly be beaten.
We are told that Mr. Rouse raised
eighteen hogs, including the above,
that averaged 1921 pounds each.
Greensboro Telegram: On the new
railway, the Durham & Charlotte.
which Is now being built through Moore
county, what appears to be a rich weir
of gold ore was discovered a few days
ago. This find is about one mile fron
the junction of the Durham & Char
lotte with the Carthage & Western
and not more than two miles from the
Belle gold mine. Specimens Of the ore
from this new find have been sent tt
Philadelphia to be assayed. Local ex
perta have pronounced it good.
The Raleigh correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch tells a good one or
the revenue officers. He says: 1.-THE
revenue men are laughing at the trick
played on ono Of the deputy collector
oy an Orange county distiller. The
latter wanted a new still. the old one
being nearly burned out, and could gel
a new one for $15. He removed the
cap and other parts of the old still anC
then got $40 from the revenue mar
for informing as to where it was loca
ted. Thus he got his new outfit fol