The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-16

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Cover, an aged gentleman, had his hand
very badly crushed and his arm broken
in two places by having it caught in
the gin.
Greensboro Patriot: Deputy Sheriff,
Peyton Bilbro, who suffered a stroke of
paralysis some time ago, is reported as
being still in a very critical condition, ard
fears are entertained that he will not
recover
Winston Duiy: Rev. S. F. Conrad
has accepted the psstorste of the Baptist
church at Pinnacle station, on the line of
the G. F. & Y. V. Railroad, and went up
this morning to fill the first appointment
tomorrow.
Concord Times: Mr.. Rufus w. Kirm-
minger was in to see US yesterday. He
brought with him some fine hen eggs,
some of which were nearly as large as
goose eggs. He sells his eggs all the year
round at 123 cents a dozen.
The steamer Cobb which left New
Berne Wednesday with a full cargo OF
general merchandise, sunk in Contentnea
creek near Hookerton Thursday, which
was caused by her running on a snag, so
we learn from the Headlight.
Mr.. Lowell Whitley and his son Robert
were fired upon by unknown parties in
Wilson county on last Wednesday. They
were on their way to Wilson in a buggy.
Mr.. Lowell was dead when found and his
son was in a dying condition.
Roanoke News: Dennis Arnold, the
negro who escaped from jail at this place
and was afterwards recaptured and sent
to WILLIAMSON jail for ~safe-keepiDg. has
been brought back and placed in the jal
here since it has been repaired.
A horrible accident occurred yesterday
morning near Dudley. Mr.. Cullen Hatch,
aged 81, while feeding a cotton gin, came
in too close proximity with the saws, and
almost instantly his left arm was wrencbed
off, says the Goldsboro Headlight.
Germanton Times: Mr.. Ham White,
who lives with his uncle, Nj. Gid White,
near this place, wa bitten by a snake,
supposed to be of the moccasin kind, last
week. He put his hand into a hens nest
on a straw stack when it was bitten.
Wilson, the Greensboro Edison, has
gone to York, Pa, where he builds two
of his wonderful engines. Alarge electric
light contracting compar y offered to pay
all the expenses of building the two en-
gines and buy them at the usual price.
Jonesboro Leader: The Pire of the
Baptist church here has been completed
and all the scsffolds pulled down. The
outside # the church is complete so far
as the wood work goes, and when painted
will be a pretty and imposing structure.
Greensboro Workman: Another i'm
portant industry and one for which there
has for a long time been an excellent
opening in this city, was organized last
night at a meeting held in the Chamber of
Commerce. This is a furniture factory.
Hendersonville Times: Ga Sunday
night an attempt was made to destroy by
FIRE the store of the Carolina Canning Co.,
at Flat Rock. The house was fired in
three places, but fortunately it was dis
covered in time to prevent serious dam
age.
Winston Daily: Mr.. Lewis Wilson, of
Broadway township, says that he has sold
$465 worth of wartemelons this year.
- Nearly 10000 baskets of grapes
have been shipped from Salisbury this
season and they have brought good
prices.
Durham Globe: A young farmer in
our immediate neighborhood has been
offered $25 round for his crop of tobacco.
He declined the bid and will offer 10000
pounds for sale on our warehouse floors.
$4,000 is a good sum of money to turn
down.
John Campbell and George Davis, both
colored, who were arrested here last
March were tried in Wadesboro for for
chilly opening and stealing goods from
the store of Mr.. 1. II. Horton there, and
given two years each in the psnitentiary
last week.
Judge Montgomery's gold mine is on .
boom. We learn some very fine nuggets
have been taken out. He had about $500
worth of the precious metal this morning,
among which was one piece that weighed
21O pennyweights, says the Concord
Standard.
Wilson Advance: 1t is reported that
Herring Creech, arevenue agent, captured
an illicit distiIlery belonging to Turner