The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-15

IN Lne part OF LnlS IoWnsulP'
about three miles from town, last Satur-
day, was caught by a band and suffered
severe laceration of the flesh and leaders
| of his left leg, says the Statesville Land
mark.
Rockingham Rocket: The County
Farmers Alliance met here on Friday
last, but oil effor S on our part failed to
elicit any official information as to what
was done. 1t is understood, however,
that a resolu ion was unanimously adopted
endorsing Alexander for Congress from
this district.
The Charlotte Ne,0S says the Richmond
& DaQville has begun to move the water
melons north at a lively rate. The melons
are run Oh first-clsss schedules, and con-
sist of % to 80 cars, drawn by the con
solidated engines. These trains frequent
ly make 40 miles an hour and never
smash a melon.
OF the 25 delegates appointed to the
Congressional Convention by the Burke
County Democratic Convention on the
7th inst, seventeen are solid for Maj W.
A. Graham, Of Lincoln. Maj. Graham is
the Trustee of the State Alliance Business
Agency Fund and is a gentleman of great
enc gy and ability.
Monroe Enquirer: The case Of Mr..
David Montgomery, of Buford township,
is rather remarkable. Mr.. NJ. is 78 years
old his wife is y. They have twelve
children, all living, and l27 grand children
and great grand children. This aged pair
are in good health, living by themselves
on the old homestead.
Durham Sur: Collector E. A. White,
of the internal revenue district, returned
to-day from Washington city. The COM
missioner of internal revenue has recon
mended to the President that the two
revenue districts in North Carolina be
consolidated, and White made collector
of the new district thus formed.
Near Asheboro two colored boys were
playing on a bed when a pistol, which
was said to have been concealed
where about the bed, was discharged, the
ball entering the left side of the youngest
boy, from the effects of which he died.
The pistol was afterwards found under
meath the mattress, on top Of the straw
tick.
Winston Daily: The cornerstone of
the new Friendship Baptist church, in
this county, was laid o-day with appro-
pirate exercises. Mr. 7. S. Fuller re-
ceived a telegram at 400 to-day an
nouncing the death of his father, Mr.. Jas.
w. Fuller, at his home in Franklin county
this morning. The deceased was 65 years
Of age.
Lexington Dispatch: Some parties are
giving Mr.. James Wilson, postmaster at
Jubilee, a great deal of trouble. They
went there last Sunday night aud rocked
the house, broke the glass out of the
windows, riddled the house with shot,
tore down his kitchen chimney, threw
rocks in the we'll, turned out his hogs and
tore up his sulky.
A sad case of drowning occurred at
Hendersonville Tuesday. Robert Price,
a lad ten or eleven years of age, was in a
boat with other small boys. One of the
boys began to move the boat from side
to side This frightened Robert, and he
jumped overheard into very deep water.
None of the party could swim and the
unfortunate boy sank.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: Mr.. Williams,
who lives about six miles up the river
above Wilkesboro, owns a cow that has a
horn about six inches in length on the
left hind leg. On the morning of the
oath ult. Mr.. H. Curtis killed a large blue
crane at his fish pond, which was 81, feet
high and 6 feet from tip to tip. Its .till
was seven inches long.
Sanford Express: Duncan Mclean, a
young white man of Is years old, living
near Ellington, was killed by lightning
Wednesday evening. -- E. G. Bed ling
field, Secretary of the N. c., Farmers
Alliance was here yesterday. He appears
to be a safe and wise man and a good
| Democrat and will not help to lead his
) brethren after strange gods.
Asheville Citizen: Mr.. A. II. Isbell,
who has just returned from Murphy, is
authority for the following account of a
murder which occurred there. A man
named Gould was stabbed by his wife
Monday and died Wednesday. He and
his wife had often quarreled and fought
while under the influence of liquor, and
Monday. during n of these difficulties,