The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-22

! FORMED a partnership IOF JuH OE6euluS
Of high class poulty. The business Will
be conducted on the farm Of Mr. w.
l. Cooper, about p miles south of
Graham Mr.. johnson IS from Merry
Oaks, Chatham county, and has had
experience n the business. There is
good money in the poultry business
we'll managed and we wish them sue
cess, says the Graham Cleaner.
The Cumberland County Fair at
FAY e~ttevllle will be held this week.
The prospects are most fAttering for
its success. The entries IN all depart
mentS are larger than ever before, and
| a large attendance of visitors is assured.
The horse racing will be a great atCrac-
uOn. and the annual ball given by the
| Agricul ural Soriety will b. a leading
feature The Fair opens Monday and
will continue all the week -MOTnjng
Star.
A son of Mr.. John Kennedy, living
near State Road, ac ldeutaily shot
himself Saturday. He had been hunt
ing, and on returning home a7 stand
ing near the house with the stock of
his g,ln resting ON the porch, while he
was lpanlng ON the barrel, the gun
slipped and its contents were emptied
into his body killing hun Instantly.
The funeral services took place at
State R0ad Baptist church Sunday,
says the Eikin Times
Henry Perry. cOIOred, was brought
to the city ehls morning, from Lebanon
township. having been cOmmItttd to
al by w S Terry, j P a. the com
nltment says for a crime as burg
| rtzer." The bond was tixed at $500,
which Perry could not give. Tue
! III, Yro 11rnD "hjah hn yv.rn ont IN
was for attempting to steal a horse
from Jake Hopkins. 1t will be an in
tef estlug case when 1t t. trial,
says the Durham San
J. N S Doub writes the Salem Press
from Panther Greek, N @, hat quite
| recently t vo small children in that
community were burned to death by
| the house in which they were sleep,
ing, helng consumed by fire Their
mother left them alone and went
to a neIghbOring corn huskIng and
as they were too small to help thrm-
selves were roasted to q crisp b-fOre
| assistance could reach them How
the dwelling ignited is not kno w., says
the Union Republican
Let us come together forge ting hat
there ever was a political canva~s aud
remember that the Alliance il the
farmers great reserve force for good
q id right and justice, ana that It's ms
sion Will never be accomplished viii g
there is -vIl to be met and wrong to be
r}ghted Il Is above politics. ab we
business, above u personal ntirmi-
ties and IS worthy the prayers and
support OF all patriotic citiZ III because
l5 Is the only nope for the freedom Of
prusferIty, says the Ell ckOTy Me5cuTy.
There was a considerable blaze IN
Sharon Thursday night. Eight bales
Of cotton ana two wagons were burned
at Mr.. d P. Lees place. The cotton
was on the wagons ready tn be hauled
to market Yesterday. Four OF me
tales were MIR Les, two bales belong
to two of his tenants, aud two to Mr.
! Black. l. Is supposed to nave Getn
the work Of an mCondiary, as there
was no other way for it u have Oc
CURED. There W Us no insurance. and
the loss i quite SERIOUS to all parties,
says the Salisbury Waterman.
A special to the State Chronicle from
Oxford. N. O., says William Burnett,
a Young cOlOred man. who n August
last attempted rape on a Dung while
girl of Granville county, was taken
from Jail this morning b-tween md
night an / day and tynched The tlIpr
was forced to open the jail under pen
altv of death He was the only man
III town who saw TN of the lynchers.
The news spread owe the own at an
early hour and many were startled TO
see young Burnett hanging from IA pine
tree in the suburbs of the town
Mr. John Sh;pp, who lives SIX or
seven miles from town, in Cedar Fork
township, came in this afternoon and
nc. flied coroner N NJ. Johnson th45 u
woman was found about IL 80 O'Clock
This morning, a mile or So from his
house, hanging to a large dOgwOOd
bush. She had made nOos out OF her
apron. Mr.. Shlpp did not know her
name, but 1t was supposed IN his neigh
bOrhOOd that it was a cOlOred woman,
the wife of Sanders Daniel, as she had
left home Tuesday night and nothing
had been heard of her since.-DMrhHm1
Daily Swn.
Tuesday November 18th, Mr.. jams
Pears4l cotton buyer al Dunn, shipped
in a Car twenty two bales of cotton to
Alex SDrunt& Son, Wilmington. The
car was put on the side track tere to
be sent by the Midland road Wedues-
da to GoldsbOrO and chs nee to Viii
mingtOn. About sunset IL was found
that the cotton inside the Car WAS on
fire and had been burning for some
time. Efforts TO subdu9 the fire were
not effective. Only three bales Of The
cotton were saved and the car was
entirely destroyed. Origin of the fire
is unknown Loss to the raiIr ad
company. Car and cotton, about 50 O00.
- The Herald
This has pre- eminently been the sea
son Of barn burning. Almost every
week has chrOnicled the obstruction,
by fire in some one. of the adjoining
week Sharon lead in such lllumiua-
tiOna. This week the blaze shifted to