The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

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Sm4b-staTks of Corn and Grains Ct
Wheat from the West-POAnub
and OottonS Seed from the
Jack Caldwell, Of Mecklen6urg Ooun-
tv, committed suicide on the 90th inst.
Rgv. Thomas Needham, the evange-
list, was presented O purse of $12T for
his services at S~satesville.
The Orphans Home at Barium
Springs now hes 81 inmates, more than
ever before in its history.-Ex.
The reduction of rates 1Gf per cent.
on carload lots of fertiliEers, as ordered
BY the railway commission, 10 TO be
Effected February LIST.
Shell Sc Harrison, one Of Charlotte's
leading iewslry firms, went 70 the wall
Saturday morning with So, 900 liAbili
ties.-Hickory Mercury.
The WIlkesboro Chronicle says
George JohnSon's IL year old boy out
en- the brushes shot and killed laHt
week, q large wild turkey gobbler
weighing IL pounds.
The Salisbury World says the South
srn Railway Shops a. Spencer are 90 be
considerably enlarged. Is is rumored
that the Southern Railway will gain
control of the o. E. & 7. v. Railway.
Jacksonville Times: Furney George,
q boy well known TO the people of this
section was scalded 20 death Monday
morning by the bursting of a steam
pipe at the saw mill at Hub, N. O.,
where he was employed.
Hillsboro Observer: Mr.. Anderson
A. Thompson, aged about G5 years,
while teaching school near Hawfeld's
church, in Alamance county, died
very suddenly in the school room on
Wednesday, January 1Ssh.
Rocky Mount Motor: It is an assured
fact that Rocky Mount is TO have two
ice factories In the near future. One
By the Darlington company Of Dur
ham, and she other by Mr.. J. w.
Hines of this city and Mr.! Worth Of
Wilmington
Granville Reflector: The water IN
the river has kept lower through the
fall and so far during the Winter than
has been known here. Fishermen
think not mrny shad viii co6ae up the
river this spring unless there is q riDe
Of water soon.
According 10 the Herald Clerk OF
the Court Patton, of Burke county,
killed 3 IA months old hog one day Last
week that weighed I'll pounds. Clerk
of the Court Brakley, of this county,
"a HJudAy killed one Is months old
that weighed E9S pounds, net, NAyB the
lincoln Journal.
Murphy Scout: Another Ane gold
mine has recently been discovered on
Gum Log on the ridge above 4cOon
nelI's mill, says the Young Harris
News. Mcdonnell and Self have strip
ped the vein. Is Is a pink quartz
about 80 feet wide between substantial
Walling and pans gold.
A Hioton correspondent of the
Greensboro PHtriot says: Among those
present a6 she meeting Of GulltorC
County Farmers' Alliance which con
vened here on the 18Th was the State
Business Agent who made an excellent
speech. He rad with him samples o
shoes made 4 the Alliance factory o
HilIsboro. They oan't be beaten.
A R~-publiOan paper will be stared
in Raleigh shortly. The Republican
Publishing company, chartered anC
capitalized as 90 SEQ, will get she paper
out. It will begin as O weekly Among
the of the scheme are Mar
shall Henry-O Dockery, Sheriff q. T
Jones, Snerlh Buffalo, of Northampton
county, J. B. Fortune and Warren q
Hal-EK.
StatesVille Landmark: Elders Hinck
lev and Warwick, of the Church o
Jesus Christ of Latter Day SAINTS,
who came 20 StatesVille q week agC
and since then have been making
house TO house canvass OF the town
leaving literature and discussing their
faith where permitted, are still here
They have held no public services and
30 far as learned have made no attemP
to do 80.
Mr.. James e. Burke, of this town
ship, owns a goose that was Matched il
1860. and is therefore nearly thirty
eight years old. During shat time sht
has Matched 225 goslipgs and has no
quit yet. AS might be expected thil
old goose ia a great pet in Mr.. Burke'
family. In the summer time when q
thnndar ssorm annrnaches this or