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

store in August, IS behind Bun
cOmbe's boosted bastile's bars" at
last. Detective J. H. Hampton re-
turned from Bait more with his pris-
Oner on this mornings train.
A three year old of John Smith a
cOlOred railroad hand, who lives near
the city limits on the North Carolina
Railroad, died from injuries received
Monday by it's clothes taking fire. The
| child was alone in the house at the
time and was e]DvelOped in flames
when found. 1t lived several hours,
but 1 great pain, says the Greensboro
Patriot.
Newton Enterprise: We are sorry
to learn of the death last week of Mr..
P. II. HUT, a merchant of CataWba
township. - We are panied to hear
of the death in MOrgantOn, October
2Sth 'Of Mrs. S. T. :'earsOn. She was
the oldest daughter of the late DR.. r.
B. Anderson, who was for many years
pastor of the Newton Presbyterian
church.
There was a little excitement this
morning On Main street, just across
from the court house caused by a cat
jumping at a gentleman and trying to
bite and scratch him. The cat was mad
CSAN u w NOOCLCN NNS4J OlAAAS SLCbO
came in the way. 1t ran into Mrs.
HarrisOn'S yard and Policeman Dixon
came to the rescue and shot it, says the
Durham San.
Stanly Neu8: Charlie Veile, of
Salisbury, has sold his claim on
Uwharrie river to a New York COM
pany. Work is to begin dredging the
river almost at once - Charlie
Christian, cOlOred, was shot through
the thigh in New London on last
Saturday, by one of the section hands.
The ball was extracted and the negro
will probably live.
Senator M. w. Ransom sustained a
heavy loss on one of his plantations in
northampton county yesterday. A
large gin house, engine, presses and
Seventy-five bales of cotton were de-
strOyed by fire, believed to have been
incendiary, as the fire occurred before
work commenced. The loss is about
So, 200. Probably partially insured,
says a correspondent of the Richmond
Dispatch.
North Wilkesboro NeWs Our readers
have heard of the elopement of Rev.
Z. T. Bell, of Lexington, and Miss Kate
Mashburn. They went to DahlOnega,
Ga, where Bell introduced the woman
as his wife. He waI convicted of
bigamy last Friday. When arrested
he was in the act of preaching a re
vival sermon, while his female com
paniOn vas leading the shOuters in the
congregation.
Louisburg Times: Geo. Hicks, of
this county has five boys. They were
all born on Friday and are worth to
Mr.. Hicks $1,000 apiece. - The rail
road warehouse at YOungsville was
broken into by some person or persons
on the night of October 22d. Several
boxes of tobacco and some sugar was
stolen and attempts were made to
OF en- the railroad safe and also the
| safe of Mr.. J. S Undertake, the agent
at that place.
Washington Progress: We learn
that there is a very small number of
men engaged in catching oysters as
vet. Why is this? Is it because they
are not willing to pay the tax imposed
upon them? We came very near
being burned out on Wednesday after
noon, last. The fire caught in the
front room while all were at work in
the printing department and had con-
sumed a large lot of material before it
was discovered.
Wesympathize with Mr.. J. w. Small
in his serious loss from the accidental
burning of his Clubhouse and contents
last week at N~ewbegun, this county.
His direct loss was ear Sc, 900, but his
incidental loss in his business, from
inability to accommodate his large trade
in cotton was ever greater. Mr.. Small
is n of our most energetic and enter
prising business men and we are sure
he will soon rally from his sad loss.
says the Elizabeth City Falcon.
A young white boy named Haired
RadfOrd, of Fremont, who was arrested
there a few weeks ago on the charge Of
using cancelled postage stamps, an ac-
count of which appeared in this paper
at that time, was up before the United
States COurtat Wilmington, Thursday,
and convicted of the charge. Owing
to his youth, the Judge suspended
judgement on payment O~fcOsts. thereby
saving the boy a trip to the Columbus
p~enitentiary, says the GOldsboro Head
light.
Tarboro So~utherner: The tobacco
crop this year has been so inferior that
large yields and extraordinary profits
have been at a discount. Taking into
consideration the year, William Hodges,
who lives in Halifax, just beyond the
~EdgecOmbe border, has done remark
ably we'll. From two acres and a half
he has sold tobacco enough to pay all
the expenses of manuring, cultivation
and curing and leave him $3.50 on the
credit side of the ledger and several
hundred pounds yet unsOld.
Smithfeld Herald: We learn that
Mr.. J. w. Perry, of Princeton, had
the misfortune to lose his gin and
several bales of cotton Monday, by
fire. - Ransom Pilkinton, a white
man about 80 years of age, was found
dead near the warehouse at Pine Level,
last Friday morning. Coroner B. r.
Hood was notified and went down and