The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17

Mr.. S. H. Johnson, tuesday of fever.
Our friend of the Salisbury Truth
failed to give credit to the Messenger
for two editorials copied into it's last
issue. An oversight surely, we know,
for two others were copied and
credited.
Kinston Free Press: Henry Viii
liams, Of LenOir county, was found
guilty of illicit diStilling at New Berne
United States Court last week and
sentenced to thirty days l n Lenolr
county Jail.
The barns of Mr.. John Hester, near
Concord Church, Person county, with
a lot of forage were burned Monday
night. He saved his horses. The fire
is thought to be the work Of an mcen-
diary.
The little fve-year old daughter of
@. H. Horneday, of Randleman, was
burned to death Monday by her clothes
becoming ignited from the fire place,
This IS the second child lost by fire In
that family.
S. Hammerslag, one of Asheville's
prominent merchants, died Tuesday
after "a lingering illness of several
months His remains were carried to
Charlotte and inferred in the Jewish
cemetery.
A Mecklenburg man was over in
Cabarrus last week bOasting that he
had a corn field this year, and when
they pulled the fodder they could not
hang it on the stalks, says the Concord
standard.
While Ned Pittman, and his wife,
cOlOred, of Robson county, were off
in the field at work Tuesday, their
house took fire and their three children,
aged from 7yearstO IS month, persisted
in the flames.
The Randolph county farmers are
using drills in putting in their wheat,
and nearly everywhere clover seed is
being put in width the wheat. That,
the Courier remarks, looks like intelli-
gent farming.
Saturday as DR.. @. w. Corriher, of
China Grove Rowan county was driv-
ing near a railroad his horse became
frightened at the cars, and ran away.
He was thrown from his cart and
seriously hurt.
The Milton Advertiser announces
the death of Mr.. Felix Roam, at his
home at YanCeyville. He vas one of
the most popular men in Caswell
county, and was for a number of years
register of deeds.
Durham Sun: The case of Joe.
Shields for cutting Sam Garden with
an AK, which occurred some time ago,
came up at the Orange Superior Court
this week. We learn that Shields was
fined 5000 and cost.
MurfreesbOrO Inder: The present
cotton crop in this section is estimated
to be about one fourth less than last
year. AS the price has been reduced
in the same proportion the proceeds
cannot be more than half.
The wife of Col. S. B. Taylor, one of
the best and most prominent citizens
of OnslOw county, was thrown out of
a buggy and seriously hurt Thursday,
and died Saturday from her injuries,
the Wilmington Star states.
Winston Sentinel: or. W. R. Bouts,
dealer in stoves, chinaware, etc, in
Starbuck block, on Main street, made
an assignment yesterday afternoon to
Mr.. w. E. Franklin. The liabilities
and assets are not yet known.
A small negro boy about fifteen
years old had his hand entirely severed
from his arm last Friday in the cotton
gin on the farm of Mr.. T. B. SHADES.
Doctors Clark and Long dressed the
wound, says the Tarboro AdUOcate.
Quite a sensation was caused last
week by the finding in front of Mr..
Jones' house near ~Bridgewater, Nc
Dowell county, a well dressed and well
wrapped girl baby apparently about
two or three months old, in the woods.
Charles Patterson, of Rowan, spent
Saturday here. Charles is a brother
of w. A. Patterson and is the man
who has three childrn each one of
whom was born on the 18th day of
September, says the Concord Stan
dHrd.
Mr., A. E. Wilson, of MOrganton,
who is stocking a farm on Toe river,
has recently, the Morganton Herald
says, purchased a large herd of AngOra
goats in Texas, and has had them taken
to Mitchell to be wintered on the
farm.
Durham Sun: NJ. J. McDade, of
Orange county, was in town today
very sad accident of drowning which
occurred at VIM. Hawkins mill pond,
in Orange county, last Wednesday
night.
The railroad fare during Whining
tons Welcome Week" December Is,
will be one cent a mile on all roads
leading into the city. On the Rich
mond & Danville system the rates will
be one cent a mile on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Charles Use, Jr., Is years old, was
kicked by a horse. The blow was
above the eye. A physician removed
several pieces of bone which were
much shattered. The brain is visible
and very little hope is entertained of
his recovery.
There is a woman in Aversboro
township, Harnet county, who puts on
breeches and stacks fodder as good as