The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10

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months imprisonment for kissing his own
sweetheart on the street, Notwithstanding
the young lady begged the Justice to let
him off.
-"There is $4,000 in New York,
awaiting the order of John Anthony
Barnes, who left Boston in 1868 and has
not since beer heard from" Return,
John, and all will be forgiven and for
gotten
At Durham, N. c., two weeks ago,
a young man named Kerns while engaged
in painting Mr.. Carr's residence, fell from
a scaffold, a distance of eighty feet, sus-
tanning injuries from which he died in an
hour afterwards.
Five w~ortheys, Steve Freeman, in
Wilmington, on the 18th, and York Glib
son, John Justice, Dave Simmons and
Henry Battle are sentenced to be hanged
at Durham, August Sd. All black and to
be hung for the crime of rape.
Wall street brokers sent kilograms to
the Georgia State Alliance, in session in
Atlanta last week, offering all the money
that might be wanted for the State Ex-
change. It is not thought, however, that
money will be accepted from that source.
The Shelby aurora says Mr.. Geo. w.
Young reports that Nettie MILAN, rejoic-
ing in III years, died last week near
Camden, S.. G. Her longevity is claimed
to be correct and we'll authenticated and
Capt. Lorick has the record of her birth.
The Washington correspondent Of
the Durham Plant, says: "The Board of
Examiners of Pension Appeals, of which
Capt. Robt. D. Graham was a member,
ceased to exist for want Of funds, Satur-
day. Capt. Graham made a very efficient
officer"
"A boat run by an electric motor was
launched in New York harbor on Thurs
day. It is the first time that electricity
has been used as a motive power for
boats, and the experiment proved to be a
complete success. There is no smoke,
dust or heat, and no danger of explosion.
Tuesday night, sometime ago, some
miscreant from motives Of deviltry or
spite entered the barnyard Of Betsey
Chandler, Of Cumberland county, and
with a knife cut and mutilated four COWS
so badly that two had to be killed, and
the others will be worthless as mixers
for some time. .
"A letter from a friend in regard to
the Inter State Association which meets
in this city OF the 2lst prox. says: "The
good people Of Raleigh and the N. G.
press should agitate it-get the people
aroused to the Importance of making the
delegates from abroad return with pleas
ant recollections of the old North State"
The Southern Alliance, published at
West point, Ca, says: con Thursday,
June 18th, 1888, there were over 10000
members in the Alliance in the forty
eight organized counties of Georgia.
Since then new members have been adj
mitted everywhere throughout the State,
hence the number will now probably
reach nearly $4,000.
We learn from the Kinston Press
that on Tuesday at midnight the gin house
on the place leased by Mr.. Shade Jackson
of Mr.. R. II. Rountree, was burned to the
ground. Mr.. Jackson's loss is about 5000,
being 200 bushels Of oats, a lot of peas,
cotton seed, etc. Mr.. Rountree's. loss on
house and machinery is about $1,000.
Thought to be incendiary.
From the Wilson Advance we learn
that Mr.. w. G. Knight captured a negro
horse thief on last Thursday, who was on
his way to Wilson. The negro aroused
Mr.. Knights suspicion and he proved to
be what he suspected. The horse was a
fine one and was stolen from Mr.. David
Giles, of Neuse, Wake county. The negro
is now in Jail and confesses the theft
There is a remarkable case in Ander-
son, S. G. A Mrs. Reese, said to be
wealthy and of high social standing, is
under arrest charged with burning the
barn and stables of a citizen. Her case
has beer sent up to the circuit court, and
in the meantime she is suffered to remain
at home under guard. 1t seems to be a
case of monomania, taking delight in see
ing large flames. Esr~ F1.&mm
Tile Southern Cuhavator for July
comes, as usual, crowded with inst such