The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04

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around at an early date TO procure all
the ivy root lands within 10 miles of
Boone for the plant. here. Owners of
IVY lands can get their ivy grubbsd
free and thereby save q great expense
and make grazing land in place Of ivy
lands.
The three nasted schooner Sam1 ".
Hall, Captain Mduiford, with lumber,
from Wilmington, for New York,
stranded at Chicamaicomico, Is miles
north of HAtteras, last Friday. The
crew was saved by the life saving ste
ton. The-vessel viii. probably be a
total loss.
Elizabeth City Economist: One day
last week J. L. Midget, Of Mann's
Harbor, Dare county, took from three
pound nets in Croatan Sound at one
fishing IS boxes of rock fish, besides
some mixed fish, They averaged
about $11 a box making about &4OO
for one days fishing.
Mr.. John A. Mcdonald died at his
home in Asheville Monday. He was a
native of Moore county and formerly
lived In Chatham, representing that
county in the Legislature several times.
He vas q member Of the constitutional
convention of 1868, and filed anumber
of positions Of trust.
Asheboro Courier: An attempt was
made a few days ago by some un-
known person or persons TO wreck the
High Point train betwesn Randleman
and Asheboro by placing cross ties on
the track. Engineer league saw the
obstruction and stopped the train in
time to prevent an accident.
Silver Hill correspondence Davidson
Dispatch: J. A. Shirley, who is with
Col. HcCarty at the Reeves mine, says
the stories Of the rich gold find at the
mine have not been exaggerated. He
says he took q pan Of grit from the
vein one day last week that panned ont
about SIS worth of pure gold.
In country towns like Asheville
'poascms and other VRrmints stray
around the streets A 'possum was
caught in AsheviIle the other night by
an electric Car motorman. These deaf
Eeus of the forest don't invade cities
like Statesville only when their tails
are between q split stiok-Landmark.
ELK Park Mail: On Wednesday lobe
Strickland, the sawyer at Mrs. H L.
Brinkley's lumber mill, while tighten
ing 8 guide pin, the wrench slipped
letting his hand come in contact with
q circular saw, nearly Severfng the
bone. The attending physician thinks
there is but little hope for saving the
hand.
Morganton Farmers' Friend: Vance
Powell and A. G.. Oorpening report the
Lenoir road ON the Caldwell aide is al
most impossible. Vance has been
working some Republican hands this
winter and forces them out of bed at
4 o'clock in the morning to each up,
he says, with the Mckinley wave of
prosperity.
Hickory Times: Mr.. J. 81. P. Cilley
went to Baltimore last week to exam
inc cold storage arrangements and
machinery for making ice for the use
of the State Hospital. He stopped
over here on his return and stated that
he could now a up the hospital store
house to keep beef 1000 years and
watermeIons 100 years.
Fire at Greensboro early Monday
morning destroyed the storage ware
house and contents of the Southern
Varnish Company. TIE Telegram says
the total loss ia Ss 600 with insurance
of s. 500. After the building was burn.
ed it was found that the safe had been
blown open and it is thought that the
explosion in opening the cafe probably
caused the fire.
Gastonia Gazette: Much is being
said in many papers about the recent
discovery of coal near Kings Noun
tain. Rev. P. r Elan says there are
go or more veins of fine coal running
parallel with the Southern railway
some 40 feet wide. This reported dis
covery of coal is creating almost as
much talk as the tin sensation q few
years ago in the same locality.
Kinston Free Press: Christmas did
n It pass of quietly in Kinston. There
WAS more drunkenness, fussing and
fighting than we ever saw before. We
hope the town authorities will enforce
the law more strictly hereafter. TheJ .
is no good reason for allo wing people