The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-28

match % them on Friday, and ABOUT one
hour . f.erwarl~ iis "tater" house was
reduced to about one-half bushel Of ashes
New Berne Journal: A trip in the
country enables US to report the crop
prospects as being fine. Several farmers
in the Core Creek neighborhood told US
that they had the best crop that they had
in ten years. This includes the entire
crop-cottoa, corn, fodder, hay and po-
tatOes.
Durham Globe: If the grand jury
found correctly, the fallen woman, isis ;
Meacham, who died suddenly in this city
about a week ago, was foully and brutal y
murdered. The grand jury returned a
true bill: aga nst Rhodes Herndon for
murder. Herndon has escaped. The
murder was cold blooded.
Mr.. Will X. Coley, editor of the DaUie
Times (Mocksville) was charged with
libel by Prof. j. H. P. Leigh, formerly
Principal of Cana High School. The case
has been pending for ONE time and a
non-5ujt has ben entered IN Perquimsns
county Court. 1t is supposed that Leigh
seen that the case would go against him.
He will have to pay the cost.
Mr.. Jas. M. Williams, of this place, IN
getting off the excursion train while in
motion, near Mason, On Thursday night,
slipped and fell against some sharp rocks
and had his face and throat feartully
lacerated. He was brought here yester-
day, when the wounds were dressed and
sewed up, says the Henderson T0mahGaOk.
Asheville Citz"n: George W. Van
derbilt arrived at Biltmore last night in
his private car accompanied By his brother,
William K. Vanderbilt, Mr.. Hunt, the
architect who prepared the plans for his
new residence to be built here, Mr., F. L.
OH sted, the landscape achitect, and
Supervisor Barnett of the farming depart
ment.
Tarboro Banner: Jesse Brake, who,
by the way, is going to be elected to the
Legislature this year, has just finished
taking the school census 10 No. II town
ship. This census discloses the remark
able fact that of the 226 white children of
school age l13 ste boys and ll3 are girls.
Of the colored there is one more girl than
there are boys.
Uncle Billy Carriker, of Cabarrus, is in
one day last week and that night a thief
went to his house and stole his money.
Mr.. Carriker had a bale of cotton at M.
A. B. Young's gin yesterday, and last
night some one set fire to it. It was
burned, together with a bale belonging to
jim Hudson, says the Charlotte News.
We learn of the shocking death of Mr..
Geo. H. Lane, an elderly farmer of the
Sauls Cross Roads section. He was
caught in the shafting of his cotton gin
yesterday morning and instantly hurled
over and over, breaking many bones and
crushing his body horribly. He lived two
hours after the accident, but was utterly
unconscious, says the Goldsboro argus
The conductors and motormen on the
street car lines were notified to-day by
the manager of the company that their
salaries would be reduced from 10 to
and 9 cents per hour. The men, witt
the exception of the motormen on the
Liberty street line, refused to accept the
reduction by leaving the car about three
o'clock this evening, says the TbOin- CITY
Duly.
Mr. J. T. Young, of Craven county.
won a suit for $4,000 damages from the
Western Union Telegraph Company &
few days ago. Mr.. Young's wife was
sick il Columbia and telegraphed Mr.
Young at New Berne. He did not gel
the telegram until six days had passed
Young brought suit and won as above
stated.
Newton Enterprise: Last Sunday after
noon the stables of Nh. Geo. W. Setter
lust east of Newton, was burned. One
mule, two hogs, a bale of cotton, a load
of corn, a considerable quantity of wheat
winter forage and a one-horse Wagon
were lost. The fire was started by {
three-year-old boy and a match. -
Wheat sowing is progressing right along
this week. A great crop will be seeded
in Catawbs.
Henderson Gold Leaf: A case Of
speedy justice was recorded here yester.
day. A negro woman stole a chicken and
was arrested and tried before the mayor
in the morning. She was cent on to the
Superior Court, then in session, where
she was tried, convicted and sentenced
before II o'clock. If the average case OF