The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-13

Is $1,000. We extend sincere symDa-
thy, says the Washington Gazette.
Sanford Express: The farmers are
seeding down a large crop of small
grain. Some of the wheat Is up and
looking green and vigorous. - The
hotels at Southern Pines, we are in
formed, are crowded with Northern
people who have come South to spend
the winter.
Deputy Collector J.. f. Wray and
G.. A. Grifith-made a raid last FRIDAY
| on a still of Mr.. Eli Staten, a few miles
from this place. Mr.. Staten had a pis-
toll and would not let them enter the
house. Mr.. Griffith a Y that talked
the matter over bat did not go in, says
the Milton GGzttte.
Capt. Frank Brown, of Davie county,
n well known in Winston, has re-
ceived the appointment of Inspector of
government work on the North Caro-
lima coasts. His headquarters will be
at Wilmington and if he accepts the
position he viii move his family to
that place, says the Winston Sentinel.
1t won't do for the farmers to make
a mistake on the cotton business. The
rise in price will make them feel like
increasing the acreage next year, but
if they are wise they will do no such
thing. To raise cotton to the exclusion
of home supplies is always more or less
detrimental, says the Davidson DIS
patch.
Asheville Citizen: Remus Ford, a
colOred mau employed at the shops of
the w. N. @. Railroad here, dropped
dead about 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon while on his way to work from
| IT--~y, ~ L. I--. DA- TIN
DR.. r. H Bryant who was called in.
pronounced Ford's death due to heart
disease.
Winston Sentinel: DR.. L. 1. Boden-
hamer, of Kernersville, while out driv-
ing yesterday, had his buggy ran into
by three farm wagons, the tongue of
one wagon stricking the doctor in the
back breaking his shoulder blade and
inficting serious injury. The farmers
were fined S. by the Mayor of Ker
n~ersville.
Clinton Caucasian: Mr.. Hardy K.
Bennett, a we'll known and highly re
spected citizen, died at his quiet home
in North Clinton Thursday, November
oath. - Mr.. Barney Lewis, an old
and we'll known citizen, died at his
home in McDaniel's township on Thurs
day morning, November 22d, In his
S4th year.
Mr.. T. NJ. Fitzpatrick, of Lancaster
s. c., has entered suit against the
| Western Union office at Charlotte for
the recovery of 81. 500 he claims to have
lost on account of a cotton message
/" bulled" in the Charlotte office. Mr..
Fitzpatrick has placed his suit in the
hands of Mr.. P. D. Walker of this city,
says the Charlotte NeICS.
A white child was assaulted in Arson
county last week by a burly negro man
named Davis. Davis was arrested and
confessed everything He was started
TO WadesborO Jail, but somehow he
never got there. The child was but
| three years old and severely though
not seriously hurt, says the Laurinburg
Exchange.
Robt. Kearney, colored, was lodged
n Our jail, Saturday, for horse stealing,
| He stole a horse from Mr.. G.. Knot at
| Littleton, and was arrested on Friday
at Belfeld and brought back to Little
ton and on Saturday brought here by
| policeman Spruill. The horse was re-
covered and restored to his owner,
says the Warrenton Record.
Mr.. L H. Higgins, who lives near
the corporate limits of this city, had
the misfortune to lose his barn and
contents by fire on the LIST inst, with
the contents, a fine mare for which he
had been offered $3.50. Total loss about
$3.50. Cause of the fire unknown. Mr..
Higgins was away from home at the
time, says the Hickory Mercury.
Frank Rogers, Jr., who has been at
tending Horner School, at Oxford met
with an accident there last week while
practicing some gymnastics, and had
to come home. Last Thursday, while
in the act of jumping a fence he broke
his arm at the elbow. Accidents, like
misfortunes, it seems, never come
singly, says the Concord Times.
An effort is to be made by I'll Quar-
antine Board to have a quarantine hos
pital built at Southport by the State.
Dr.. w. G. Curtis, the quarantine phy-
stefan. and DR.. 7. S. Burbank, of this
CITY. went to Charleston last night to
examine into the hospital service at
the quarantine station of that port,
says the Wilmington Messenger.
News from the small towns about
Charlotte is to the effect that the re-
ceipts of cotton have been falling Oft
steadily for the past few weeks. There
is no cotton in the fields, but there is
quite a quantity about some or the
gins. 1t is safe to say though that
nearly all the present crop of cotton
has been marketed, says the Charlotte
Ne1Us.
At Walnut Cove, last Saturday,
John Johnson, an employee of the
Walnut Cove Lumber Co., was caught
in a revolving shaft and twirled
around at the rate of several hundred
revolutions a minute. When assist
ance reached him to all appearance he
was dead. His recovery Is doubtful,
but possible, says the Winston Rep~6-
Licdn.