The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-29

ll1AC CLAlONALlDs L 10 A"CN
to the lateness Of the cotton crop.
Asheville Journal: E. A. Brown, of
Salisbury, who has been in Asheville
about four years, was last night ar
rested and placed in jail, charged with
amounting to about $55, from ChaS.
D. Blanton's store during the day.
John Hitchin, an English miner,
was run out of Gold Hill, Rowan
county, Saturday for bigaIny. He had
a wife and family in England and a
few days ago married Miss Mary Earn
Hill, says the Salisbury Waterman.
The Madison NewS say that Thos.
Baker, Of Gentry, Rockingham county,
has fled the county, on account of
being charged with the crime of incest.
Having hitherto borne a good reputa-
ton, the whole community is shocked
at this development of his character.
Daniel Beaver, of Rowan county,
was jailed at Salisbury Thursday,
charged with attempting a criminal
assault on the person of Miss Ellen
Kariker, a young lady, in the neigh.
bOrhOOd. Beaver is a young man OF
25 years, says the Salisbury Wdtch-
q
Winston Republican,: Mr.. Perry
Green, who lives near AbbOtt's Creek,
Davidson county, went to High Point
September 5th, and when he returned
home he found his tobacco barn III
ashes. This makes the second barn
consumed this season to Our knOwl-
edge.
The Asheville Citizen says that each
days developments in the Willis case
grow more interesting. Willis IS a
man in North Cardinals State prison
for life; but who, an unknown" or
John Stuart" says, is innocent of
the crime charged against him; burg
larry.
Raleigh Chronicle: The case of the
Atlantic Express Company against the
Wilmington & Weldon and Richmond
& Danville Railroads, which as re
ported was continued until September
3Oth for further hearing, is o post
pOned until October goth by the Rail
way Commission.
We were shown yesterday a cipher
cablegram from Deli, Sumatra. received
by Mr.. Julius Kaufman from his far
away home, which cost $19.6 for only
ten words. Although the distance being
over II. OOOmiles the cablegram reached
this city after eight hours travel, says
the GOldsbOrO Headlight,
W. learn that the farmers on New
Hope are losing large quantities Of
corn by the prOwling cOOnS. We rise
to ask the question: are they two or
fOurlegged coOns? Spring traps have
been set in every direction and we
warn prowling Don TO look sharp,
says the Durham Recorder.
lnnoticing the death Of Jesse KnauSe
last week, we stated that he had prob
ably committed suicide. Since then
| we learn hat he had been paralyZed
and had recovered and 1t is thought
that another stroke rendered him help
less and he fell where he was found
drowned, says the Salem Press.
Kings Mountain NetrS: Still another
chapter is added to the history of the
w. r. Fobe's distillery. On Satur-
day night Andy Macarthur shot and
wounded Mr.. Fobes. There are two
accounts of the circumstances leading
up to the shooting, and we have been
unable to learn which is correct.
MurfresborO Iuder: Mr.. James
Knight died at his home near Union
on Saturday last, aged about seventy
five years. - If there is a Democrat
in Hartford county who favors the
Third Party we have yet to hear of
him. Our people feel that the old
Democratic party is good enough for
them.
A telegram to-day from Murphy, N.
c., says: Last night the citizens were
startled by the loud report of a gun in
the lower end of town, followed by loud
groans. Several citizens ran to the
place INC found Spencer Perry, NEGRO,
lying in the cOrner of the fence, filled
with small shot, says the Ttcir-C city
Daily.
Alamance Cleaner: On Friday, Sep
TENDER 18th, Mr.. w. r. Albright died
at his home in this place, after an
illness of nearly three months, and OF
Saturday his remains were buried in
the town cemetery. He was born Sep
TENDER goth. 1923, and was nearly SO
years old, lacking but nine days, when
he died.
Red Springs CAicf: The oldest jn-
habitant never saw finer corn crops
than those Of the present year. The
| cotton crop has been seriously injured
by the wet weather. -- Mr.. Coving-
ton is rapidly recovering from his
recent attack of illness and will be
ablein a few days to attend to business
as usual.
Greensboro Workman: The Durham
Globe of yesterday contains a remark
able sensational story of the elopement
of a Methodist preacher named Bell
with a young woman named Mash
burn, leaving his wife and child be-
hind. In the story, the nan Bell and
his paramOur were seen on a train
bound south.
Rockingham Spirit of the South !:
Died, in this town, on the 18th inst, Of
inflammation of the liver, Mrs. Martha