The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-10

- CASSNCS4AI "a va
stroyed ny fire last nj h.. The nrigi. Of
the fire CAM be determined. The prop
erty was worth about 1900 and is a total
loss, as Mr., Long carried no insurance
on it. .
A Burglar entered Lippards & Barriers
last night by breaking open the cellar
door and breaking the bolt on the trap
door to the first floor The money drawer
was priced open and $3.50 taken out.
No goods of any consequence were missed.
The clum> y fool got a plank and tried to
prize open the safe. He must have been
in the store an hour or so, says the Con-
cord Standard.
A nego ramed VIM. Childs went
through Robson coul ty and swindled
his brethren cut of several hundred dol
lars. He collected two dollars from each,
telling them that he was authorized by
President Harrison, and that every one
who paid that amount would receive $50
in return. He was arrested, tried at
Lumberton Friday and sentenced for two
years to the county chain gang
Lumb rton RobeSonio~: A force Of
hands was ordered to this place last week
to begin operations under the auspices of
the United States Government on our
river, but from some ause the order was
countermanded and the hands ordered
back to the mouth of the Little Pee Dee.
There seems to be no doubt, however, in
the minds of our people but that work
will commence at no distant Gay.
In his Charlotte speech Senator ance
gave the following interesting comparison
Of taxable values in North Carolina 1861
it was 1922, 900, 900; in 1865 it was $780,
900, 600; in 1870 it was $3.50, 600, 900;
while now it is $780, 900, OOO-$62, 900,
900 less than in 1861. The effects of the
war were s~tupendous. Thus, in twenty
five years, North Carolina lacks sixty-two
million dollars of having recovered her
self.
Rockingham Spirit of the South: A
gentleman representing an electric light
company was in town this week prospect
ing with a view of establishing an electric
light plant in our midst. - Died, in
Black Jack township, on the 25h inst,
Mrs. John McCormic, aged about so years.
Also, on the same day, near B sticks
mills, Mrs. Elizabeth Bostick, nee Capel,
wife Of Mr.. T. T. Bostick, aged about IS
years.
Goldsboro Argws: And still the most
gratifying reports come from the farmers
from $yery quarter as to crops. If no
unfavorable freaks of nature befall, it is
the general verdict that the very finest
harvest ever known in this country will
bless the farmers labors in the fall. --
The growing cotton crop is indeed boom
ing. Mr.. Jethro Howell, from Fork
township, reports squares" already
forming in his crop.
Up to date 4. 953 boxes of beans alone
have been shipped from this place to the
Northern markets. This is mich larger
than the amount shipped last year at this
time. In addition large quantities of
Irish potatoes, turnips, strawberries,
asparagus, etc., also have been shipped.
This quantity of truck ought to have put,
up to now, at least SIS, 900 in circulation
if our people could get anything like a
fair price for their products Clinton
CaucosiOm.
Passengers in the second-class car on
the train from Asheville last Thursday
engaged in a fight while the train was at
the water tank just below Halls station.
Captain Kerns, the conductor, went in to
queIl the disturbance, and while engaged
in his mission of peace, the engine of the
east bound train returning to Addie for
some cars that had been lift there, ran
into the rear end of Captain Kern's train,
doing no further damage, however. than
smashing the platform of the first class
car.-SyhG Democrat.
A cutting affray occurred at Toisnot a
few days ago. Joe Mitchell, a desperate
negro, knocked a negro named Robertson
down and cut him badly with a knife.
When a constable tiled to arrest him he
resisted and Messrs. J. NJ. Taylor and F.
J. Winstead went to the assistance of The
constable. The negro cut Mr.. Taylor's
clothes and Mr.. Winstead's fingers with
a razor. He was knocked down and
then ran and was shot in the thigh An
other negro attempted to assist him and
had to be knocked down and put under
arrest.