The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02

went up TO Winston last week and Drought
back with him Jim johnson, who is
charged with being implicated in the Judd
robbery. Jim claims that he is not i'm
plicafed more that Graves aud PeIkinson
gave him $50. This, however, will be
deci led at this term of court. r
Mount dolly News: On last Sunday
a t~hlrteen-year old son If Mr.. J3hn
NJ. Moore, of townsville, got up in his
sleep and stepped out of the second-story
window Of his fathers residence. He
was senseh IS for a while, but rec vered.
and now feels as we'll as usual, except he
complains of great soreness in his limbs.
High Point Enterprise: MIR. McKensey,
the owner of the Spr Dgs, has been en-
gagged during the week digging for a
large vein and improving the surroundings
generally. In a few days V e thing viii
be in first class order. 1t is thought that
a Sulphur Spring has been discovered
near the Lithia Springs which is being
developed.
Young Jim Sims and Tally C;esswell,
an engineer, got into a difficulty Satur-
day night. Sims jerked out a knife and
cut Cresswell repeatedly about the face,
head and body. They were arraigned in
the city court yesterday, and Sims was
put under a bond of $50 for his appear
ance for trial before the criminal court
Charlotte Chronicle.
Raleigh Chronicle: Yesterday a tele-
gram was received here conveying the
sod intelligence of the death of Mr..
George W. Fentress, at his home in San
Francisco, California. His death was
sudden and resulted from paralysis of the
brain. MI. Fentress was a former resi-
dent of Raleigh, being the son of Mr., T,
r. Fentress of this city.
The Charlotte News has found a cat
with a wooden leg. This cat trotted into
a store in that city, and had not long been
there before they noticed a peculiar
humping noise every time the cat moved
across the floor. An examination showed
that the cats right hind leg had been cut
off, AID that a neatly fitted wooden leg
had been provided as a substitute.
Louisburg Times: Sunday morning
last, while the church-going people Of
this community were attending services,
three prisoners, all colored, walked out
the jail and made their escape. The
names were Joe. Greene, John Harris
and Robt. Arlington, The two first
named were in for stealing and the latter
for an assault with a deadly weapon.
There is an old white man, named
Archie Anderson, living i'll Chatham
county, near the Orange line, who is one
hundred and three years old. II married
at seventeen, and lived with his W e
eighty years, she havingdied a few years
since. He has a son eighty three and
another eighty years old Mr.. Anderson
is in good health and reasonably active.
Durham Sun: A Johnsto l county man
was in D~rham Saturday. His name
was Richardson. He told a friend Of the
Sun that he had twenty-seven uncles on
is fathers side. 1t is evident he is from
a very prolific family, and we hope he
will induce all of his uncles that are living
to come up and see us as he has done.
Durham is a mighty good place to trade.
Friday, a train on the Atlanta and Char
lotte Air Line Railroad ran over and
killed near the Catawba river, a very
valuable mule belonging to Adam Reese,
colored, a tenant of A. III. McCombs. The
mule was running down the track ahead
of the locomotive, when it stumbled a q
fell, the engine passing yer it and break
ing all Of its legs, says the Charlotte
Chronicle.
Durham San: Pleas Freeland was
fred with an unholy ambition Saturday
night, and this morning, in Justice Green:
court, he had~to answer the charge Of as
saulting his wife, Francis Hester, giving
her quite a severe blow. He die it, too,
when she had her hands full of provisions
The molasses was a total loss. Wife
beating among the negroes is of frequent
occurrence.
Winston Sentinel: There is demand in
Winston right now for at least 100 good
houses which could be rented at $12 to
SIS per month. -- Just as W. go to
press we learn that syndicate composed
of Northern and Southern capitalists have
bought the old Salem Hotel property,
paying $4,000 for it. 1t is said that
the present building will be moved back
and a fine hotel erected at a cost OF
$4,000.
Winston Daily: Col. F. II. Fries and
Superintendent Mason have gone to
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