The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-08

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citizen of Gibson Station section. was
found dead on the road above the
station on Saturday last AS it was
known he had money on his person, 1t
is believed he vas murdered, then
robbed, says the Farmer and Scottish
Chief.
Charlotte Chronicle: G. S. Johnson
yesterday had letters from numbers of
persons in the vicinity where Walter
Donaldson was reported to be robbed
and set on fire, stating that the report
was untrue. Mr.. Donaldson fell off Of
a chair into the fire and was badly
burned.
Clinton Caucasian: Mr.. Frank
Lewis died at his home in Clinton, last
Friday, after a very painful sickness.
- The ColOred Fair, of Sampson
county, will be held December 10Th,
18th, 18th and 18th 1891, on the grounds
Of the Sampson County Agricultural
Society.
w. J. Hicks, superintendent of the
penitentiary, has a force of 125 con
victs laying track on the Wilson Short
Cut between Fayetteville and Rowland.
These cOnvicts, the Messenger says,
had been at work on the Washington
branch of the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad.
The party of engineers of the U. S.
geological survey, which has been
operating in Lredell county for some
weeks, has finished it's work. This
survey is for a new map, and the
biologists, the Landmarks says, will
come along later and make their in
designations.
Greensboro Patriot: The good will
and entire outfit of the GastOnia On. O.
Gazette are for sale.-We are in
formed that a special night police took
in the court house on his beat the other
night and went to sleep. When he
awoke he had been robbed of his billy,
pistol and nippers.
Mr.. Christopher Stephens, a leading
farmer of Rlchland, Onslow county,
died Sunday. He commenced life as
a poor youth, purchased a $25, O0C
farm, and prOSpered until at the date
of his death he owned II, 600 acres OF
land in Richland township, says the
New Berne Journal
A. w. Jurney, a drunken black
smith at ElmwOOd, while under the
influence of liquor last Friday, hit
Tom Washington, an ~inOffensive old
negro, and broke his jawbOne. Jurney
has absented himself from the neigh,
bOrhOOd since the occurrence. says the
Statesville Landmark.
Charlotte NerS: F. G. Lighte, who
has been tuning pianos in Charlotte fol
some weeks past, was arrested to day
as a fugitive from Justice from South
Carolina. He was committed to jail
by Esquire Maxwell to await a requisi
ton. 1t is not known for what par
ticular crime Lighte is wanted.
Elizabeth City CarOljnian: The
peanut crop is reported fairly good.
- The Town of Roper, over the
Sound, is rapidly becoming a live
industrial center. 1t contains about
$50 buildings, four lumber mills, and
gives employment to 500 people.
Judge Armfeld and Solicitor Long
have been getting in some rapid work
in Rowan court, At four o'clock last
Saturday a man stole a horse from
Capt. j. r. Crawford of Salisbury
Wednesday morning following he was
on his way to Raleigh to serve a tern
Of five years in the pe%nitentiary.
The surveyors are at work on the
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this county. The survey will include
many properties and it is estimated
that two or more months will be re
CURED to sift them all out. 1t may
turn out to be a harvest for our law
yers, says the Danbury Reporter.
Concord Standard: Last Saturday
morning CrOwell Shankle was fatally
injured whilst coupling the cars in
Charlotte, the coupling pin striking
him In the abdomen. He died at {
o'clock Saturday night. He was a SOL
of Frank Shankle, Of Norwood, Stanly
county, and was about 25 years of age
One Party who obtained a first grade
certificate for teaching public school il
Yadkin county could only get a thirc
grade in Davie. You must brighter
up boys OF you will get left. Prof
Cash does not mean that the gOOG
people of Davie, especially the children
shall be imposed upOn.-FGrnlingtOT
Register.
There were a number of farmers IL
the city yesterday. They were not So
busy buying, as making settlement
A prominent merchant said to the
reporter that they would average Al
per cent. in their settlement, and some
| possibly 70 per cent, which was bet
ter than they expected. - Charlotte
| Chronicle.
Charlotte Ne1Cs: The stock of goods
| of the Mcdowell Clothing company il
this city, is now in the hands of {
receiver. - The mercury dropped tt
10 degrees and this morning everything
| about town is frozen tight and solid
1t was the severest snap known il
November, since the signal service was
established here.
Rev. DR.. A. w. Miller, who has beer
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
at Charlotte many years, has accepted
the position as pastor emerituc at 6
salary of $1,000 as long as he liYes