The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-30

county prisoners and one is a Sta'e
prisoners. The jailor says tt at it is the
smallest number he has had in two years.
Alex Morton, the negro woman in
mans clothes" who was sentenced to be
hanged October 18th for numbering a
woman at Kingston, will not swing at
that time. An appeal to the supreme
court puts off the execution to December.
Durham Globe: At chapel Hill yester-
day a nzwly married doctor held up a
target for a student to shoot at The
distance was across the street and the
result was that the student missed the
target and shot the doctor throught the
arm.
Winston Daily: The recent duel in
Montgomery, Ala, in which eileen Dus-
kin and a man named Turpin were killed,
deserves more than a passing notice, as
Duskin is a North Carolina man. He
was a son of George N. Duskin, of Orange
county.
The Monroe correspondent of the Char
lotte Chronicle writes that paper as fol-
lows: A centipede was found at N. S.
Ogburn's this morning, and is on exhibit
ton at the drug store of S. P. Blair &
Co. This is the third one found here this
summer.
Henderson T~0mahGoOk: Mr.. Jas. Par
ham, ST., living about six miles west of
this place had a barn, and the tobacco in
it, destroyed by fire this morning. Yes
terday his son, W. L. Parham, lost a fine
barn from same cause. Both have our
sympathy.
Goldsboro Dispatch: Deputy collector
of interLa al revenue, Mr.. J. D. Grimsley,
informs us that there are in his division,
now in operation, twenty five fruit and
two grin distilleries. From this it would
appear that the fruit crop was not very
short after all
The Carolina Banner says that il a
difficulty, at Centre Bluff, Pitt county, on
last Friday R. W. Smith received a pain
full stab in the back, from a knife in the
hand of Howell Hearne. We are glad to
learn that Mr.. Smith is not seriously hurt
and is improving.
Durham San: The arrangements for
a free nal delivery in u city have been
perfected and the system will be put in
operation November first that is provided
the town commissioners will make it
possible by numbering the houses which
is yet to be done.
Tarboro Soutberner: Geo. Sugg, the
champion pumpkin raiser of this county,
says that his biggest pumpkin, weighing
100 pounds, was washed away by the
heavy rains, but he has another still smil-
ing on the vine that will tip the scales at
ninety-four pounds.
A Washington State paper says A. L
Herren has arrived in Seattle from a towr
in the mountains of North Carolina 1900
miles above the sea. One can NEE
with men from most every place on eartf
in Seattle, but this is the first arrival re-
ported from Heaven.
We learn from the Stanley O6SerVe
that Mrs. Fannie Howell and children
attempted to cross a swollen creek in tina
county a few days ago. The wagon be-
foated off the wagon and they had
narrow escape. Mr.. Thomas Shinn res
cued them with his boat.
Chinquepins are now all the go-an'
chinquepin parties supersede all othe
amusements, especially among the youn.
people. On last Saturday four or NV
different parties went out in the countr.
from ReidsviIIe to hunt this toothsom
nut, says the Reidsville RevieaO.
Franklin Press: Mr.. John Corbin, Q
Mill Shoal, is IS years old, has raised l
children, has "A grandchildren, 125 great
grandchildren and 3 great great grand
children. He cultivated 8 acres of cor
and 8 of oats this year, and a few day
ago walked II miles in 5 hours.
We learn from the Western Free Lane
that all the e~xcavating for the Catawb
Hotel has been completed, and the ma
terial is being placed on the ground a
fast as possible. Active work will b
begun on it in a short time. When tn
material arrives the work will be pu heC
Miss Maggie Nicely met with a yer
painful accident last Monday evenin
while riding a horse home from BrevarC
The animal stumbled and fell, THROWN
Miss Maggie to the ground, where sh
struck on both outstretched hands dislc
eating the wrist, says the Brevsrd Care
6niGn.