The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

ing OF sidney OWENS on the ulSuI u
January 9TH, and placed in jail, was re-
leased on bail last week. He. was re-
quired to give a verified bond i the sum
of $1,000.
Greensboro. Workman: The meeting
of the Greensboro Cotton mill directors
last night resolved togo about the work
Of building the factory SO soon as the deed
for the site shall be arranged, and it is
supposed that the house will be about
75x25O feet and two stories high.
We learn. from the. Courier that tho lit
tie eight year old son of Mr., Pink Smith,
of Lincoln county, met with peculiar
death last Monday evening. The boy re-
ceived a fall in which he bit his tongue,
causing it to bleed. The blood continued
to flow from the wound until the boy
bled to death.
Henderson Gold Leaf: DR.. J. R. Moss,
the white man who was given the ap-
pointment of postmaster at Henderson
upon, condition that he would take the
negro DR.. Pope in as his assistant, took
charge of the Office last evening. When
he went in all the former officials and
employees went out.
A registered letter was mailed in War
renton, this State, on the first of February
for a party in GreenvilIe and was not
delivered to him until the 10Th. Nineteen
days to go less than a hundred miles,
This gives some idea as to the >slacksess
in which the mail service is conducted at
present. GreemviNe Reflector.
Drayton Oates was horribly mangled
and instantly killed by falling against a
revolving saw in a mill at Hickory Nut
Gap, Henderson county, on Friday. His
right arm was severed from the trunk,
his hip badly cut, and the saw cut his
body entirely through at the waist. The
unfortunate man was married and leaves
a wife and two children.
Durham Sue: It is rumored that a
party of English capitalists will arrive in
Durham the latter part of this week for
the purpose of inspecting the mammoth
plant of Blackwelps Durham Cooperative
Tobacco Co. For several weeks, as most
of our readers know, there has been init
nations of probable sale of these works.
The State Assembly of the Knights of
Labor met in Tarboro. The next assem-
bly, will be held in Fayetteville. Resolu-
tons were adopted asking the Governor
to call the Legislature together for the
purpose of adopting some methods look
ing to the relief of the people in the
eastern section of the State, who have
suffered losses by reason of crop failures.
Charles Sheriff., of Caldwell county
was killed a few nights since by a train
On the Chester and Lenoir narrow gage
road. Mr.. Sheriff. was riding in a road
cart and some think that he was intoxi-
Gated. At any rate he drove his horse
on a trestle and the north-bound train
came along and both he and the horse
was killed.
A popular railroad conductor handed
around the contribution plate at the Epis-
copal church Sunday night, and some of
the bad boys say that the Captain called
out Tickets |" as he stared down the
aisle, and that he was on the point of
putting" off one or two parties who
failed to "throW in" He ought to be
employed regularly in that capacity
LenOir Topic.
Raleigh Call: The receipts of cotton
in Raleigh from September 1st to date
amount to 1857 bales. The receipts for
the same time last year were 27,241 bales.
1t is stated that Rev. T. M. Joiner,
the white preacher who was recently
stationed at Oberlin colored church, has
been recalled to be located elsewhere-in
some community more suited to his
character, if such a place can be found.
The Goldsboro Headlight says: A coll
ored man, of this city, named George
Boyett, as he was about to infiict a punish
ment upon his boy, Saturday, for some of
his meanness, the boy, trying to get away
from the father jumped out of the door
and broke his leg.-The foundry of the
Wayne Agricultural Works, which was
destroyed by fire two weeks ago, resumed
operations again Saturday morning, and
in a very few days everything win be in
full working order. =
We Gull the following items from the
Winston Sentinel: The son Of Mr.. NJ. L.
Ogburn, living about five miles north of
Winston, shot himself, while "fooling"
with a revolver last Thursday night. The
ball entered near the hip, ranged down