The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04

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house, and when she discovered the FIRE
SEE "a. and got mo = tuo Of wat tl1s
preventing a more horrible accident.
Jas. Suits and Giles williamson, &C
cused of felloniously placing distractions
on the track of the Aberdeen & West
End Railroad, about one mile from Can
dor, on last Thursday night, were brought
here Monday by off er J. W. Hunsucker
and placed in Jail, says the Troy Ndete.
Mr., John Springs Davidson is making
he mark as a stick raiser. Some Of his
sales have been noted in previous issues
of the NeOs. To day he sold a thorough
bred grass-widow Berkshire, with a sub
treasury strain in her veins, to Maj. Jas.
G, Harris for $50, says the Charlotte
New5.
Joe Griffin, colored, J. H. Walker &
Cos drayman, was killed by a train near
the sFction-house, about a mile north of
town Sunday night Some think that he
was murdered and put on the track. bit
the coroner'S jury decided hat he came
to his death as stated above, says We6ster'S
Weekly.
A colOred mar named John Warren,
had one Of his arms torn off ia Sewers
cotton gin, just west of the city, at II
o'clock last night. He was engaged in
cleaning the saws when the machinery
was suddenly pat il motion and mis- arm
was drawn between the saws, says the
Charlotte NewS.
Mount Airy Ncws: The branch revenue
Office at this place has been discontinued,
and our tobacco manufacturers must now
order their stamps from the branch off g
at Winston. - Mr.. William JeSsup, of
Westfeld, died at his residence in that
township on September 8th, 1890, aged
about 65 years.
Master Jimmie Mayo had the calf Of
his leg badly cut yesterday by a piece of
slate thrown at him in fun by one of his
schooImates at the ReidsviIle Female
Seminary. Though the wound is painful,
it is not thought that it will result in
permanent injury to the little fellow, says
Wcbstcr's Weekly.
Greensboro Democrat: During the past
week a number of rumors have been
afoat concerning the S eel and Iron
Company, one of thu most authentic of
which is to be the effect that a deal is
being negotiated with a Virginia company,
and mat the Steel and Iron Company will.
propably sell out.
The Shelby Aur0ra says that Ned Lon
don, a clever aud industr Gus negro,
bought him a nice farm on the installment
plan. We saw him Monday make his
third annual payment, seven bales of cot,
ton. He has met promptly his payments
and in two more years will own a good
farm, bought from Mr.. j. B. Bostic.
We learn from the Tarboro SoutherneT
that during an excursion on Sunday, the
18th, from Bells Ferry to G ~,eenville it is
reported that a party of men got or the
train and had with them a jug of liquor,
and the crowd became so intoxicated and
obstreperous that the train had to be
stopped and relieved of the entire party.
The cotton crop in Cleveland is much
better than the farmers at first expected
and now promises to be a good yield, fl
superior to last years crop. The late
fro,t and suspicious fall weather have in
creased the cotton crop and put money in
the farmers pockets. This is = year OF
jubilee for the farmers, says the Shelby
Aurora.
Durham GLOBE: The first load Of lum-
Der for the new Baptist Female College
arrived last night, and will continue tc
come. AS was stated in this paper some
time ag>, the present building is not to
be large, and will cost but $1,000. The
committee, however, is at work raising
funds for the purpose of building q
magnificent structure.
j. R. Shandon, of this township, will
make $1,000 worta Of cotton and 400
bushels of corn, besides "rOughness,
wheat, oats, peas and other crops. Mr..
Shannon has done all his work with his
own family, and didn't get an even start
either, as he had bought a new place and
had a great deal Of cleaning up and re-
pairing to do Gastonia Gazette.
Our readers remember about a cowardly
night attack on DR.. HowelTs residence at
C~herryville. A malicious man tried his
skill at target-shooting AND with a pistol
ball knocked out the light in a burning
lamp on the table in DR.. Howell s room
several months ago. Lee MauneY was
tried for this ofense with intent to kill