The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-20

on Gn6 Ills Bridge road about a mile
beyond Streets Ferry, lying PROSTATE
on his face in a dying condition. He
expired almost as soon as discovered,
Washington Progress: There seems
to be a certainty as to the construction
of the Norfolk, Wilmington & Charles
ton Railroad. Messrs. A. S. Chad
wallader, Isaac M. Thomas, John Runk,
A. S. WintOn and Harvey Yeager were
here Friday night last on their way
South. They say the road is a GER
tainty, but the direct location is not vet
settled upon.
Charlotte Chronicle: Yesterday
evening Timely Agir, who is strongly
suspIc1oned Of being a partner to Aft
DOwles, the negro who burglarized
Mr.. WadswOrth's house, and in the
~rObberles that have been committed in
the city, was taken from the station
house and lodged in jail. There is evil
dence against him that has not yet
been given out.
Clinton Caucasian: There were ser
vices at the Episcopal church Monday
night when the rite of laying on hands
was administered by Bishop Watson of
church Sunday morning, Rev. J. M.
Ashby. preached a very fine sermon,
especially to new converts. The doors
OF the church were opened and thirty
four were received.
Kings Mountain Neocs: Sulphur
experts will be here next week to ex-
anime the celebrated "Mauney Sui
phur Nine" with a view to buying.
This mine was extensively worked dur
ing the war until the works were
burned dOwn.-Mr. S. w. Hughes,
who superintends the gins of the Shelby
cotton mills, had his hand and arm
mangled in a gin Tuesday.
A Windsor telegram says: Captain
E. R. Outlaw, one of the largest farmers
of this county, brought an ear of corn
to town Saturday which measured
seventeen and a quarter inches in
length and the cob we'll filled. The
corn was of an amber color and the
seed was presented to him by a tObac-
cOnist of Baltimore, Md, who is also
a large farmer and breeder of fine
cattle.
Rutherford Banner: The prisoners
confined in jail made a desperate effort
to break out Tuesday. Their plans
were discovered and frustrated
The man, Edwards, who was cut and
beaten some weeks ago by two men
named Horton and Jones, died last
Tuesday either from blood poison or
inflammation or CONGESTION of the
brain. Both Jones and Horton are in
Polk county Jail.
Oxford Day.: A bright little girl, five
and a half years of age, daughter of
r. S. Thomas, who resides near Centre
Grove, was burned to death last Fri
day. She was left in a room with
two smaller children, and her dress
caught fire from an open Fireplace.
When her mother, attracted by her
screams, rushed in, she was enveloped
in flames. The accident happened in
the morning, and that night the little
one expired.
Durham Sun: Mr.. Emsley Donnell,
who lives not far from Durham. was
in his buggy yesterday afternoon. be-
tween 5 and 6 o'clock, and his horse
became frightened at a moving train
and a away, going out Chapel Hill
street. When reaching that portion
of the streets nearly opposite Dukes
factory, Mr.. DOnnell was thrown from
his buggy and sustained painful in
juries. His right check was cut and
that side of his head considerably
bruised.
Lumberton RobeSOnian: The Robe
son Baptist Association will
in the Baptist church in this town on
the 9th inst, and remain in session
three day. -A gentleman told us
recently that he made twenty-eight
gallons of syrup from one-fourth of an
acre, planted of the orange sugar cane,
HIT this rate he would have realized 112
from one acre, which, at fifty cents
per gallon, would have been worth $50,
or about so per cent. more than could
have been realized from cotton.
Norwood Vidette: Woodson Brooks,
an old cOlOred man who lives in town,
says he is 106 years old, and on last
Wednesday he says he walked a dis
lance of twenty-five miles.-A big
enterprise is Undertaking. in our
county. We are advised that Mr.. Will
liams, one of the practical owners of
the magnificent slate quarry, located
| eight miles from Norwood, on the Pee
Dee river, came down on the trainfrOm
Salisbury Tuesday, and brought with
him an experienced foreman, who will
at nee begin developing the vast beds
of excellent slate.
Winston Sentinel: News reached
the city today that Ed. Longworth
and Eli Thomas, two citizens of Broad
way Township, this county, engaged
in a personal encounter late Saturday
afternoon, in which the latter was cut
seriously-perhaps fatally. The par
ticulars as we learn them, are that
LOngworth had secured a certificate to
teach the public school at Eden, in said
township, and this was contrary to the
wishes of Mr.. Thomas. who entertained
an old grudgea against L~ongworth. Rash
words were followed by afight in which
the cutting as about as above described,
occurred.
Monroe Enquirer: Prof. J. T. Far