The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30

1880
now making the necessary changes.
This additional work will cost the COS
tractors about 81, 49,, says the States
vile Landmarks.
Washington Dispatch: Albert Goss,
a respectable and hard working cOlOred
man. was drowned in Abbott's creek,
near Gray's mill, last night. He was
out coon hunting and in attempting to
cross the creek on q log slipped off
into the water and was drowned before
help could reach him.
1t was discovered, Monday, that
lightning had struck the public build
ing and knocked out a number of brick
just under the caves in front Of the
building. 1t is supposed to have oc-
Cured about two weeks ago, but no
one knew it until Monday, says the
Statesville Landmark.
The old German residence, q mile
north Of Morven, was destroyed by an
lncendiary fire last Sunday morning
abOut-4 o'clock. The buildings were
occupied by Sam Robinson, a clever
cOlOred man, Sam lost by fire and
moving about $500; no insurance, says
the WadesbOro Messenger.
Mr.. Dick Ruffin while moving the
mill stone at Mr.. r. D. Armstrong;
mill and gin house, happened to a very
severe accident. The mill stone fell on
him and broke his thigh-b0ne. DR..
Whitehead set it and put it up IN
splints. He Is now doing very well,
says the Rocky Mount PhHnir.
Miss Zoe Clayton, the pedestritnne,
| passed through Monday morning about
) o'clock, DR.. J. w. Smith saw her
and reports her to be well developed
and muscular. She vas making about
four miles an hour and was accom-
panied by two male companions and
her dog, says Webster's Weekly.
@. F. Mickle, a farmer of Vienna
township, was in Winston to day. Mr..
Nickel reports the Third party very
strong in his township. He says that
! a good crop Of wheat was raised in his
section this year but that corn and
tobacco has been greatly damaged by
the dry weather, says the Winston
Sentinel.
Two Catawba cousins, Leroy and
Bob Setter, while returning from Balls
Greek campmeeting had a fight and
Bob was shot severely in the chin and
throat. The Newton Enterprise says
the wound is q dangerous and the
bullet that pierced the throat was
coughed up through the wind pipe and
spit out.
Mr.. ". \ Estes killed a real Texas
tarantula III his house a few days since.
He found the varmint In his coat sleeve.
1t is supposed that his son John,
whose home is in Texas and was on a
visit to his father, brought he spider
/ packed up in his clothes. We learn
that it was a large one, says the Dan
bury Post.
Saturday evening about dark some
thief made a bold entrance into Mr.. III.
X. Gray residence and stole there
from q gold watch, the property Of
| Mrs. Robah Gray, WHO'S Westinghouse.
The thief made his entrance in 6 sIdG
window while the fam ~ were sitting
on the front porch, says the Lexington
Dispotch
Rockingham Rocket: Pen Kelley,
! CO}0red, q terpentinG hand with VIM.
NJ. Jones & Co, near Hoffman, was at
| work last week and found a 'pOssum
in a hollow tree. He took his gun and
in using il to dislOdge the 'pOssum the
! gun was discharged, the load striking
him in the abdomen, from which he
died Immediately.
We learn from Mr.. a. II. Joyce that
q very destructive hail storm passed
near Slate Line Church northern part
of this country, last week. Tobacco
was literally ruined and much damage
done other crops. The greatest amount
of damage vas done on the Patrick
county side Of the Virginia line, says
the Danbury Post.
Joe. D0sher and Leon FulwoOd,
while out driving one day last week,
! ran over some obstruction in the road
and were both thrown Out of their
cart, FulwOOd having his arm broken.
The horse becoming excited kicked the
cart into pieces. The horse and cart
| belonged to Whitfield Griffin, says the
Southport Leader.
Monroe Enquirer: Luther Parker,
| cOlOred, who was sent to the peniten-
tiary from this county last fall for five
years, escaped recently and as he came
through Concord On his way to his old
stamping ground stole a suit of clothes.
He was followed to POlkton, near
which place he was arrested, and was
carried back to Concord.
SANDY Johnson of Pocket town
ship died very suddenly on Monday Of
last week. He was an ex Confederate
| soldier and had gaIlantly followed Lee
and jackson through many bloody
| charges. He was a noted well digger
and could walk from Carthage to
| Fayetteville in less time than two days,
says the Carthage Blade.
Next Saturday, the 9th, is the first
anniversary of the horrible disaster at
Bostain's bridge, in which % persons
lost their lives and 80 were injured
one of whom, B. NJ. Estes, Jr., of
Memphis, Tenn, died a few weeks ago
from the result of injuries received at
that time-making a total of %, says
the Statesville landmark.
Concord Standard: Frank Teter,
of No. 1, is a good farmer and a hard
worker. Five years ago a three acre