The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-25

NSAtAS LOS NIX ing uC"S' 4AC
Rev t. III. Joiner, who has had his name
IN tn" news papers so much of late on
account f hi appealing to- the British
minister for prot "lo", boarded the train
with his wife this morning for Cincinnati.
At least he had his baggage checked to
that point"
- The attention of Justices of the Peace
is. called to the law permitting them to
Seureace criminals to the chain gang for
a term Of 80, days" If Justices have the
a7ove right all over the State it would be
a mighty good plan to exercise it instead
of sending petty cases to the Superior
Court and inficting a big bill of cost on
the county. -Ec.
The Wilmington Messenger y "The
good people of Goldsboro are always
pu~blic-spirited and progressive if anything,
and we are not surprise !, at yet extreme
ly gratihed, thai her subscription to the
general fund of tie Y. M. G. A leads the
State, being 1926. The contest seems to
have been between Charlotte and Colds
boro, and the latter won"
The Charlotte Chronicle says thk At
lanta and Charlotte Air Line, part of the
Richmond and DanviIle system, at a stock
holders meeting, have elected the follow
ing directors: Eugene Rely (president),
P. P. Dickinson, James 81. Young, Richard
Irwin, R. H Rochester, H. w. Sibley,
Joseph Bryan, B. R. McAlpine, s. Will
mel, g. S. Fairchild, Charles N. Frye and
Michael Jenkins.
The Raleigh Visitor has the following
to say about a furniture factory: "Two
gentlemen from Tenness, Z, experienced
in the business, have been in Raleigh this
week with a view to establishing a fur
niture factory. They are much pleased
with the prospect and offer to put $l1, 900
into a $4,000 plant, which they say is
quite sufficient to enter upon the business
on a large scale.
Capt. P. S. Kneeland, civil engineer,
assisted by Mr.. II. McNama, has just COM
pleted the survery of the railroad from
Concord to Mount Pleasant. Mount
Pleasant township voted som time ago
an appropriation Of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of starting the work. The road
begins on the old street car line at the old
court house square, by the fair g ounds,
thence east to Mount Pleasant.
Henderson T0mahawk:. Mary Robin
son a colored servant at the Hotel Massen-
burg, trod or mail the night Southerland's
stables burned, but continued to attend
to her duties, till Tuesday midday when
she complained of a soreness in her jaws,
and Mr.. Messenburg sent her home at
Ridgeway on the n o'clock train. While
preparing the banquet table Wednesday
night, Mr.. Messenburg received a telegram
from Ridgeway stating she had just died
of lockjaw.
Maj. A. A. Mcclellan will shortly have
in operation another bucket factory, fit
ting up the west buildings of his extern
sive carriage mandatory, which are
capacious and well located, and in every
way fitted for utilization to this purpose.
Maj. Mcclellan is negotiating for the
needed machinery, with which he will
turn out buckets, churns, etc., juniper be-
ing used solely as acknowledgement
Observer,
Concord Times: Several farmers in
No. 5, we learn, are ploughlng up their
wheat and sowing oats inste@d.-Miss
Emma Phillips, of Concord, died here last
Sunday morning Of consumption. She
had been i'll for some time. She was 80
years old.-Mr. Christopher Overcast,
of near Enochville. died last Sunday in
his 8lst year. His wife survives him,
they having been married over fifty years,
They had ffty-four children. grand
children and great grandchildren.
The Monroe Enquirer and EGpreSs
brings news of a terrible accident in
Union county a few days ago. Messrs.
Hillie Mccall and W. N. White were
riding in a dog cart and were carrying
their guns. Their dogs set a covey OF
birds neal the road and while Mr.. White
was getting out Of the cart Mr.. Mccall
dropped his gun and the hammer coming
in contact with some part of the cart, it
instantly exploded, the entire load enter
ing Mr.. McCalI's side and ranging upward.
The unfortunate man expired in a few
moments.
An Asheville detective thinks he has
located Walter Bingham, the deaf mute
murderer of Miss Turlins ION, at Antwerp,
Germany, and is so certain that he is on
the right track that he has offered to go
across the water at his own expense, if
the government will reimburse him if the
man is found to be the one wanted. A
letter to that effect was written to the
Attorney General, but he replied that he
had no authority iu the matter. TIE re-