The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-01

ASheIllIa Citizen: General +. M. b.
Young has begun work in earnest on his
paving c&ntFact with Ashevilie and when
the fist day of May arrives ne will be en-
the ground wi h a force % men and VII
push the job as rapidly as possible. st
present General Young is having brick
made at Knoxville. Hickory and this place,
and will give them a thorough test,
choosing only the best for use in Ashe-
vile.
Franklin Times: The negroes are still
leaving this county. We learn that nearly
all who were on the plantations of Messrs.
A. w. Wilson, L. B. Allen and several
from e. D. E~gerton's left this week.
They left in the night without giving
notice to their landlords or anybody ell e
Mrs. Owen Davis, an aged and highly
esteemed lady of this county, died one
night last week. She was about 10 years
of age.
Charlotte Chronicle: Two carloads
of negro emigrants from Franklin county,
passed through Charlotte yesterday, on
their way to Louisian4.-Frank Will
liams YVES in the city yesterday exhibit
ing some fine specimens of gold ore which
were ta1en from a recently discovered
mine IN Mecklenburg county. MI. Will
Hams says that there is every appearance
that the mine is a rich one, extensive
veins having already been discovered.
Greenville Reflector: Thirty negroes
emigrated from this section last Thursday,
and 1t took two agents to get that many
off--Yesterday Mr.. W, A. Barrett
showed us an egg that in it's make up had
departed very materially fsom the usual
order. l. waS what is called a soft shell
hen egg and in size was as large as :
goose egg Of about the usual size with tn
regulation hard hell Oh it. Betwec.
these two shells was c ,nsiderable Of t.v
white egg but no yolk.
Mount Holly News:: Craige Lewis,
brother Of Mr.. j. r. Lewis, of Dallas,
died suddenly on Tuesday of this week
in Louisiana, where he has been living
for some time.--The house of NJ. John
Baker, of High Shoals neighborhood, this
county, was burglarized on the night of
the 9Th instant by John Lynch and Make
Pool, both white men. Mr.. Bakers family
were not at home. The burglars took
nearly everything of value in the house.
The burglars up to this writing have not
been captured.
There was quick work made Of a crimi-
nal in this county last week. On Tues
day night Allen Williams broke into the
house Of Mr.. R. 7 Wilson, in Chicod
township. Next morning Williams was
broughtrto Greenville and turned over
to the Sheriff. The Grand Jury, then in
session, Investigated the matter and sent
up a true bill. The same day the case
was heard in Court. the Jury returned a
verdict of guilty of burglary in the sec nd
degree, and Judge Boykin sentenced
Williams to 10 years Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. - GreenviUe Reflector.
Tarboro Souherner: A report is to
the effect that one of the piers to the
Roanoke bridge of the Norfolk road bed
has sunk. IT is reported that the w.
& W. raiLoad company will build a road
from Washington via Greenville 10 Will
son, This will supply a long felt want
for Washington.--Theo Wick, who was
tried at Rocky Mount this week for steal
ing a watch, was convicted and COM
mittted to Jail to await trial at the next
term of the Superior Court. Yesterday
John A. Davis, V. B. Sharp, Wright
StaIlings, Mrs. Dunn and others, gave the
required bond of $500 and took him out
of jail
Rockingham Spirit Of the South: The
news ONE to US from Hamlet that near
that place, a few days ago, a little son of
Mr.. ID. M. Henderson, aged about even
years, shot and killed his little brother,
about ten years. It seems that an elder
brother of the little boys hal been out
hunting for crows and returned home,
sitting his double-barrel gun down by a
tree in the yard whilst he stepped off for
a few minutes-before doing so, however,
cautioning his little brothers not to touch
the gun. But his admonition was not
needed, and the result was the gun was
discharged, the load taking effect in the
little boys side, which caused his death
a few hours afterwards.
Sanford Eppress: E. P. Armstrong
has had patented an improved log placer
for a saw mill carriage which saves the
work of one hand about a saw mill