The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12

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the negro with his knife, and the
negro seized an axe and KIN ,cked the
white man on the head, and both died
In a very short time.
At the Irving place near Oxford a
little daughter of Mrs. r. E. Haskins
! got too near an open fire place, her
dress caught, and the little ore badly
but not fatally burned. S. p. Couch,
slderably burned extinguisbing the
flames, the Dog says.
Concord Standard: Some time ago
Dolph Litaker, of No. 4, accidentally
shot himself. The physicians failed to
day Tom Litaker, brother of Dolph
succeeded in getting the ball, it having
shown itself On the opposite side from
where it penetrated.
Raleigh Chronicle: Rev. L. L. Nash,
D. D., and family left yesterday for
Wilmington, their new home. DR. Nash
has already commenced work vigor-
Ously, and had raised tenth of
the amount needed to pay the debt
of the church before Christmas. He is
a hustler" and an able preacher.
Raleigh Chronicle: Mr.. James Car.
/ PSl1CVl VI NCII y NICu Ot6UuI Sty, OdIlIdIS
I'd. He was born in the year 1888. and
was therefore 1O4 years old. - News
has been received of the burning of
Joseph SabestOn's general store, at
Stella, Craven county, causing a loss
of $4,000, with 81, 900 insurance.
Raleigh Visitor: There will be a
large increase in the acreage of grapes
in this section this year. Although
the shipping last season did not turf
out as well as desired, yet much of the
fruit this season will be utilized for
wine making, a process which, it Is
thought, will bring better returns.
An exchange states that two negroes
had a dispute over a fifty cent piece in
Asheville Tuesday evening, which re-
suited in the death of one of them.
The razor was freely used and both
negroes were badly cut to pieces.
One of them died n a short time and
the other is in a dangerous condition.
A St. Louis paper submitted a long
list of historical questions to the Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress
and Hon. B. T. Grady, a North Caro-
lima Congressman, made the best an
swer, 1t is said that he would have
obtained SO out Of a possible 100 in a
public standardization on this list Of
questions.
A few days ago while Mr.. w. NJ.
Blackwell was sitting at home by the
fire he leaned over and lost his balance
fell forward and his right hand went
into the fire burning it to some extent,
We are glad to learn that the burn is
not serious and our venerable friend
will be all right in a short time. says
the Oxford Ledger.
TarbOrO SOuthernpT: w. T. Bras
well of this county, has a mule which
Is excited to frenzy at the sight of u
young calf. \ few days since it a.
tackled one, and the stock feeder, q
white man, whose name l could not
learn, essayed TO drive the mule away.
The mule turned upon the man and
stamped him to death.
Monroe Enquirer: On Monday night
Mr.. Tilero Wantz, who lives on the
public road near Mr.. Condor StinsOn'5
gin. in Vance township, went to a
neighbours house after some milk for
a sick child. As it was some distance
Mr.. Wentz rode mule back, and as he
was returning, he met a man in the
road who deliberately fired at him three
times from a revolver.
Raleigh ChrUmjcle: 1t was not the
1 L11CN4C GU ClIC "a pIl SOCbJIO11
which was struck by lightning and
destroy ed, but an old barn. The loss
will be 81, 600, with $3.50 insurance.
- The meeting Of the congregation
Of the First Presbyterian church, called
to be held last evening, was not held,
as Rev. DR.. Watkins had the grippe
and could not attend.
The boiler room of Mr.. Hatch's plan
ing mill caught fire Thursday about
II o'clock, and was entirely consumed,
but for the large supply of water and
the favorable position Of the wind, the
planning mill would have followed the
same fate of the boiler room. The
heroic work done by the mill hands
as we'll as other citizens IS worthy of
praise, says the Tarbo:o Advocate.
Since January 1891 the business and
population Of this town has declined.
A friend who was intOwn on Saturday
from Dare told us he was here twelve
months ago, and he met on the Water
ten men for one this year. All this is
owing to unwiSe legislation. Ill ad
vised lawmaking has desOlated more
communities than war, pestilenCe and
famine, says the Elizabeth City Falcon,
| New Berne Journal: Mrs Jas. A.
Bryan, who has long been a sufferer
from neuralgia, died IN Brooklyn from
that trouble yesterday morning. -
| Over a dozen witnesses were examined
at the coroner's inquest over the body
of the poisoned col0red woman, Rachel
Simmons. The evidence pointed to her
husband as the poisoner, and the YER
dict of the jury vas rendered accord
ingly.
Charlotte Chronicle: Monday night
| an unknown white man, apparently
about 40 years Of age, was killed on
| the @. G.. Railroad near Lilesville. He
| fell betreen the cars and was cut to
pieces. He had on several suits of