The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

gags E0CoEueu IN the ouQco or Register
of Deeds of Yadkin county, so drawn
as to make the paymets due in go, so
and 800 due in 1000. The simple in
terest on the last payment alone will
be 1912.
Rockingham Index: While it is
rumored in the Raleigh papers that
new and surprising testimony in re
gard to John Evans is about to be pro
duced, the general public has heard of
no new developments and without
further interference by the Governor
he will be hanged on January the Goth.
Charlotte Observer: The store of R.
A. King, corner of Brevard and
Eleventh streets, was looted by robbers
and then fred Tuesday morning at 4:15
o'clock. The storekeeper shot at the
incendiary robbers and was in turn
fired at. His goods were burned, but
the fire department saved the building.
Greensboro Record: Rev. Mr.. Peeler
died Tuesday morning at his home in
Kernersville. He was about 70 years
old. Deceased had been in declining
health for several years. He was a
member of the Western North Carolina
Methodist Conference, but has been on
the superannuated list for several
years.
Shelby Aurora: j. Shirley Smith,
who is now in Washington, writes en-,
couragingly regarding the Morganton
railroad. He states that q construc
ton company has been organized and
a charter asked for. Mr.. Millner is now
in England making final arrangements
with the gentlemen who propose to fur.
nish the money.
Watauga Democrat: Wellington
Swift of Beaver Dams told us, in talk.
ing of the choice neighborhood in which
he lives, that their Sunday school had
been running for Is consecutive years
without missing a single Sunday. He
also stated that during a married life
of % years, he had never had occasion
to call in a doctor.
Greensboro Record: Old Frank
Phipps, who is 50 years of age, was in
the city this morning with a load OF
hay for sale. Phipps lives about five
miles from Greensboro, near Alamance
church. While here this morning he
said he had never in all his life been
out of Guilford county and had never
seen any town in the world but Greens
bOro.
2Watauga Democrat: On Monday OF
last week the Is year old son of Henry
Townsend of Banner Elk was out rab
bit hunting, stopped to rest, and sci
his musket down on a fence. The gun
slipped eff, the hammer caught and the
gun was discharged. The load entered
the arm above che elbow, and ranged
up through the shoulder i~n1ictIng G
painful wound.
Goldsboro Argus: The Caroline
Rice Milling company, Of this city, o.
which Messrs. M. L. Lee. f. K. Border
and Henry Well are the principa
stockholders purchased so, 600 bushels
of rice IN Wilmington one day las.
week, which Is perhaps the largest evel
made in North Carolina, was not made
from one man, but from several par
ties.
Lincoln Journal: The most wonder
fluid curiosity that the Journal hal
ever run up aginst Is a hen belonging
Co David A. Coon, Of Howard's Greet
township. The hen IS an Indian Game
Beginning at the root Of It's Dill anC
continuing to the tip OF it's tail, tn
feathers on one eide are black as
crow, while the feathers on the Othe
side are yellow.
Newton Enterprise: Mr.. J. s. Allen
one of u enterprlsing butchers kllleC
a cow last Thursday, and after dress
ing her, threw the waste to his hogs
After a short while he had an occasion
TO go back to the hog pen where b.
discovered a half dollar in silver IN th,
manifold of the COW just killed, which
had been thrown to the hogs. We Cal
this a free silver cow"
Salisbury World: Capt. Charlie
Price will shortly institute proceeding
in behalf OF the holders of the StanIy
county bonds. Only Sc, 600 of them ar,
owned by residents of the State, tn,
University having invested in them t.
this extent. The remainder of tn,
bonds are owned by parties either il
Virginia or New York. Coler SC Co., o
New York, own SIS, 900 of them.
Raleigh News and Observer: Within