The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-24

ing Cne murderer OF Deputy-MarShal
julius Miller. The arresting business
however, doesn't pan out well. The
right man seems to have evaded pur-
suit. The governor has offered a re-
ward of $500 for his capture.
Leroy Gray, the notorious cotton
rogue and notorious in many other re
spects, plead guilty in court at Sails
bury to charges of cotton stealing. He's
the fellow that threatened to burn out
Mr.. John Rankin, of Mill Hill, and one
of those that broke jail in the spring,
says the Concord Standard.
Some months ago Mr.. Thomas Gooch
found gold bearing quartz on the sur
a OF a rocky ridge in Granville
county, near Dabney He had num-
Der of hands digging for a vein. At
twenty feet below the surface they
struck gold bearing quartz which will
assay from $15 to 500 per ton.
Fire occurred this morning in the
ing the CannOns Manufacturing Co., at
factory came in handy and the build
ing was saved, though the loss to Lip
pard by fire and waterwill be pretty
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Morganton Herald: The third party
idea is not popular in Burke, if we
may judge by the turn out to the pri-
maries last Saturday -JonesborO
suburb is catching on to the building
boom. A number of very neat cot
tages are being erected by the colored
people of that ~populous borough.
The potato bugs, says the Franklin
Times as usual, are with u.s., and are
doing, or rather eating up not only the
potatoes, but other plants. The best
remedy that has yet been found is Par
is green. Mix half ounce of Paris
green to a quart of flour and mix it on
the vine before the dew dries off in the
morning.
Theo. w. Terrell jumped from a
moving train at the old depot or Wed
nes lay and was considerably bruised
and cut up over the affair. COnfine,
ment to his room for several days has
caused him to conclude that it would
be better to go On to the next stopping
place in the future says the Asheville
Democrat.
A negro, who gives his name as An
drew Barrett, had one of his feet badly
mashed by a train on the @. g. Road,
near Stout, Saturday night. Reclaimed
that he sat down on the track and fell
asleep, and was u over, but the gen
orally received opinion is that he was
trying to steal a ride, says the Monroe
Enquirer.
The crops are looking well, including
wheat, oats, corn, trucks, garden crops,
&c. The fruit crop is short but there
will be a good many apples and peach
es. The cherries and plums will be al
most a failure. The grapes r safe to
date. The Irish potato crop is gener-
ally a brag crop this year, says the
LenOiT Topic.
Adam Grier, col, cut severely in the
back Jim Cabaniss, col, near the 3 C's
depot, last Friday night. The wound
is a dangerous one and Jim is still very
i'll. The fight originated about a wo-
man, and the weapon used is supposed
to be a stilettO, as the wound closed up.
The assailant fed the ranch, says the
Shelby aurora.
Elkton Courier A large weeping
willow tree, measuring Is feet and 10
inches in circumference, is growing
upon the farm of Mr.. D. II. While, who
lives on Mitchell river, two miles from
the mouth of the river. This tree was
set out a small twig in 1864. The tree
has grown faster in the last few years
than ever before.
Mount Airy NeaU8: At noon on Sun
day last, at his home eight miles west
of Mount Airy, Mr. N. D. Howe
breathed his last. His age was ninety
six years, 4 months and days, and he
was one of the oldest men in the cOun-
ty. Mr.. Howe was a native of MaSsa-
chusetts and came to this country a
good many years ago.
Winston Sentinel: Robert Linville,
ex-treasurer of Forsyth county, died
Yesterday at his home in Kernersville
township.--Mrs. T. II. Robertson, of
Stokes county, grand mother to A. r.
Bennett, of the OrinOcO warehouse,
who is now in her 88th year, and as
sprightly as she was at 40, is nov cut,
ting her third set of teeth.
Charlotte Observer l.: Charles Jones
alias Chas. Kennedy, was arraigned
before Squire Maxwell yesterday on
the charge of stealing a horse from
Mr.. James Mcleod, of Matthews to-
day two weeks ago. He admitted his
guilt, and was committed to jail in de-
fault of $500 bond. Jones was arrested
in Chesterfield county, S. @.
Littleton Female College will cele,
brate it's 10th anniversary at the ap.
preaching Commencement. The an
nual sermon will be preached by Rev.
J. J. Rem, and the literary address
will be delivered by Rev. J. A. Gum,
inggim, D. D. The year just closing
has been by far the most success ul in
the history of the institution.
Five hundred and forty thousand
and nine hundred dollars in new build,
ings and machinery in six months is
not bad for a town the size of Durham.
It shows that our little city is square
or her feet and is in for the Industrial,
educational and improvement race.
You can now keep both eyes on Dur
ham, says the Durham Sun.
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