The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

says he correspondent with a girl several
years ago for Is months and finally con-
Guided to get a look at his charmer. He
went to New York and found his fair
correspondent but she was not the "gal
he was looking after"
Mrs. Gill, widow of the late Ransom
Gill, who was Sc my~steriously murdered
a short time ago in Franklin county, has
offered a reward of two hundred dollars
for the apprehension Of the party who
commI ted the crime Some new Devel-
opments have been made j the case and
this reward may lead to the detection of
assassin.
George Stitch and Gabe Royal, two
white boys, of this city, very mysterious
ly disappeared from the r homes Monday
night and have not been seen since 1t
is supposed that they were kidnapped by a
white man hailing from Georgia, who
was hanging around here for several
days, but has left the city very suddenly,
says the Goldsboro Headlight.
Mr.. s. W. + wards showed us a few
days ago fine tobacco grown from last
years stalks. He says that the sprouts
grew up from the stalks and were cut
down by the cold January OF February,
out have s;nce grown up again and
prOnnse TO make hne tobacco. He is
letting the spouts grow as an expert
ment-!Scohand Neck Democrat.
Washington Gazette: The well at the
canning factory has reached a depth of
1853 feet, where solid rock has ben cached,
necessjtating the use Of different tools.
The ell has passed through a stratum of
shell, and some very singular specimens
have been brought to the surface. We
noticed one, a small cOnch, smoth as glass,
with pecul ar thread-like lines cut on the
inside.
The Troy FIdctte tells Of lhree N, II in
that county who got caught by the green
goods men, vi New York. One CT them
went with $500 to buy $1,000. but re-
turned Wi hout anything. The other two
went with 5000 and "obeyed instruc-
tions until they got back as far as Green's
boro, where t ey opened their valise and
found it filed with wada of paper. They
deserved it all.
Weldon Nelrs: Seyera Boston gentle
men were in the cou -ty recent y looking
into the advantages Of Investments in
~railroaI and OF er property, and W. can
say that the prospects Of a enhan enent
Of the vs,uzc in our waste lands was
never better than at present. Thi, is the
opinion Of II who by rea, n Of his
z Cd and conservative Judgment i, in a
position 10 know.
Elizabeth City Cnotna0: Hon, E.
A. White, collector Of Internal revenue,
reports that there are $4,000 dealers in
liquor and tobac O in this distri It, The
| force of the office has bee / obliged to
work double time in issuing licerses, etc.
- Court at Dare last week o!ly lasted
one day. Andrew Wilson, the colored
man indicted for homicide OF Mo uoe
Johnson, submit, d and was sentenced tc
one year to the pcnitentiary.
AlamaLce Gieouer: Miss Lucy KING
d ca last Thursday at the hlme If MIR
Eli Wyatt, near MeCray Faucets town
ship, at the age of SO years, She hac
been al invalid for % years. -- On las
Friday night the storage and grocery
house OF MeSsrs 4 &. and }. w. Murray
al Vincent, Pleasant Grove township
was burned. \ lot of tobacco, groceries
s., was burned. Loss from 81 500 K
| 81. 900; Insurance, 81. 900 The fire wa.
accidental.
Concord St ndord: Mr.. J. W. Can
no secretary and treasurer Of the Can
non Manufacturing Company, showed u
a sample of night ( >wn cotton good
ma1ufactu ed by his company. 1t wa
perfectly white, having been bleached a
i bleachery way up Ill Rhoue Island, an,
Thea shipped back here. This pa t Of tn,
business will cease after two weeks, 70
oar bleachery is about eady to com nenct
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