The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-02

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Dunn Courier: We learn that Mr.. W.
H. Pope had the misfortune to lose his
cotton house by fire last Monday night,
together with a large amount of cotton,
two valuable buggieS, and several other
articles of property needful on a farm.
Rev. Amons who murdered Gibson at
HlwaSse, Ga, a few weeks ago has been
captured by two Indians. Amons was
heavily armed, having two pistols and a
rife. He was taken to Bryson City for
COZ inement in jail until the towns comfy
officials arrived to take him to HlawaSse
for commitment to trial. MI phy BuUe-
tin
On Monday, about one mile from Sails
bury, on the Yadkin Railroad, an accident
occurred. The new road bed is quite
soft yet, and the track giving way, two
box cars turned over and two colored
men were mashed into a jelly. This
makes six men killed since the construc-
tion of the road began, says the Concord
Standard.
On last Saturday a dog that was sup
posed to be mad bit a son of Mr.. l F.
Meacham, of Hickory Mountain town
ship. Next day Mr.. Meacham carried his
son to some one near Chapel Hill, who
owned a mad stone, but the stone would
not adhere to the wound, so it may be
that the dog was not mad, says the Chat
ham Record.
A white man named Jesse Turnp, Of
Fork township, was committed to jail
Monday charged with the forg ng Of an
order to the amount Of $15O, on Mr.. l.. S.
D. Sauls. We learn that Turner has two
living wives, one at Smith6eld and one in
this county, and seems to be an old hand
in the forgery business, says the Colds
boro Headlight
One Of the most respectable cOlOred
men of this community, named Burton
| Gotten, met with quite a serious misfor-
tune on last Monday. On that afternoon
his dwelling with nearly all its contents
was accidentally burned. He had re-
Gently sold a bale of cotton, and the
money for which it was sold was all
burned in the house, says the Chatham
Record.
Lenoir Topic: The furniture factory
is booming and has orders away ahead of
it's capacity to turn olt furniture. In
view IF the limited capital of the COM
pany, the directors thought it best to
lease the concern, and last week the fac
tory and business was leased to Messrs.
G. W. F. and G.. F. Harper. They will
push the business and enlarge the build
ings. A large boiler and a heavy engine
have been ordered.
Elizabeth City Economist: Rev. G. A.
Thomas baptized SO persons Sunday, 80
of whom were ladies. "A boy eight
years old, the SOL of Warren Sprulll,
colored, shot himself, or was shot, last
last Sunday afternoon and was buried
Wednesday. The stories about the acct
dent conflict. It was said at n time
that the boy accidentally shot himself,
and again that he was accidentally shot
by Ootavius Spruill
The young thief, Monroe Mullen, who
invaded the big store Of ]. B. Flora's and
helped himself to knives and pistols, was
arrested. On Monday morning he skipped
the officers and took leg bail. Mr.. Neal,
who is deficient in running qualities
chartered the yard engine and chased the
youngster down. He finally collared the
thief in the Knobs creek swamp, where
he was up to his neck il mud and water,
says the Elizabeth City Economist.
The Franklin Press of the 10Th says
that Oh last Sunday evening DR.. j. j.
Moore was called to attend a lady living
two miles from town who gave Olrtn 10
properly developed male child which is
still living, and also to a monstrosity,
which was a male child perfect in form
from about the region of the stomach
downward, while the upper part of the
body was entirely wanting, there being
no indication of head or arms or upper
part of the chest.
A correspondent of the Scotland Neck
Democrat tells the following: GA negro
on the farm of MI. T. W. White while
cleaning up a new ground cut down g
large gum tree, and piled the logs up and
set them on fire, in a few minutes there
was a loud report and the logs were
thrown in every direction, and pieces OF
a bomb shell were found living over 8