The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-25

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land is heavily timbered and contains
mammoth deposits Of iron ore and some
mica.
From Policeman Huffman, of High
Point, we learn that Bastine's circus,
which has been travelling through the
country, made an assignment at that
place Monday. Some of the employees
whom the proprietors of the show owed
attached a portion Of the goods and the
assignment followed, says the Greensboro
North State.
Tuesday night about 10 o'clock about
5 miles from here Mr. Zadoc Woodland
who lives in Boon Hill township was
killed by his mule which ran away with
him throwing him u and turning the
buggy over on him. He had just left
here and was going home. A Mr.. Norris
was on the buggy with him but escaped
unhurt.- Smithtfeld Herald.
GoIdsboro Headlight: An inoendiary
fire which occurred Thursday night on
the plantation of Mr.. Geo. W. Lane, of
the Sauls X Roads section, destroyed his
gin house and mill and all machinery
therein, together with some 60 bales of
seed cotton, a large lot of cotton seed and
several farming implements. The loss
foots up to nearly $500 with no insur-
ance.
Smithfeld Herald: During the last
court a young man from Pleasant Grove
township, had a saddle stolen off his horse.
Tuesday he found it on a horse and de
manded his saddle. The other party re
fused and was taken before a magistrate,
where he proved that he bought the sad
die of a negro. The case was referred to
the grand jury, which decided that he was
the owner, as he bought it after it was
stolen.
Charlotte News:: The p4lice are pre-
pared for the burglars, should Charlotte
again be infested this fall. Officer Irvine
has a fine thoroughbred blood hound
puppy, nine months Old, that is being
trained. The pup looks like a full grown
dog, and is an unerring trailer, as tests
have shown. His ears are eight inches
long and his lips hang down from his
mouth an inch. Sergeant Jetton has a
pair of blood hounds of the Georgia breed.
Montgomery Wdette: Sheriff Saunders
reached home last Sunday night and
reports that he found his man, Abe
Mcqueen, safe in the hands of law at
Talapoosa, GA. His papers being all
right he Immediately took charge of his
prisoner and brought him to Salisbury,
and as instructed, placed him in Jail there
to remain until the next term of our court
when he will be brought here to stand
his trial for the killing of VIM. McPhe, son,
colored.
A few mornings ago Mr.. w. Fl. H.
Gregory made a mistake in administering
a tonic preparation to one of his children,
a little girl about fVe-years-old, and
poured out instead of the tonic, from a
bottle which sat next to it on the mantel-
piece, 8 tablespoonful of carbolic acid.
Not more than a drop or two touched
the child's mouth when she discharged it
with an exclamation of pain, and it was
then discovered that a horrible tragedy
had been narrowly averted. The child's
mouth was painfully burned by the drop or
two cf the acid that touched it, says the
Statesville Landmarks.
Carthage Blade: Rev. A. R. Shaw has
been called by Fayetteville P~resbytery to
conduct the evangelical work in this dis
trict. He has given notice to his church
here Of his desire to have his pastoral re-
lations dissolved. The church although
regretting to lose Mr.. Shaw as its pastor,
but knowing that he had set his heart
upon going into this new field Of labor,
gave him the release sought. There will
be a called meeting Of ~PreSbytery at
Maxton on the 26th inst. when he will be
officially put in the Evangelical field.
Our people will give Mr.. Shaw up with the
greatest reluctance, they hav ng become
devotedly attached to him both as a
pastor and as a man. But wherever he
goes and into whatever field of chuch
labor he goes, he will yer carry the best
wishes of all our citizens. regardless of
creed, or condition Carthage Bhde.
Oxford Day.: While Col. and Mrs. L.
G. Edwards were at supper last evening,
a colored man, named Jack Harper,
sneaked in the front hall of their residence
and stole an o~vercoat. A servant heard
the door shut, and saw the thief run up
College street. Col. Edwards went at
once down town and informed Chief of
IPofice Rem of the theft. In a short
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