The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12

the bartender at Hundley's bar in North
winston IN the cheek, and also a negro
named Essex Hairston in the forehead
at the same time The trouble grew
OF a gambling scrape. The wounded
are still living. There was a general
row at the time.
Caswell NeuUs: The corn crop
throughout this section is regarded as
unusually fine and in good condition
by nearly all the farmers we have
interviewed. on the subject. With
continued seasOnable weather, the
farmers say they will have one of the
most successful and prosperous years
they have ever had.
AshebOro Courier: Crops are look
ing well and the prospects are that
there will be a better yield in Randolph
this year than we have had in a mum
Der of years. - The corn crop is
growing we'll. Lowland corn in this
section has been somewhat damaged
by recent rains, but upland crops are
doing exceedingly we'll.
On Wednesday of last week a serious
atfray occurred on the farm of Mr.. j.
B. Brlckell about five miles from town.
The colored boys, both aged about Is
years, became engaged in a quarrel
which resulted in one Of them, Richard
Johnston, striking the other on the
head with a hoe, penetrating the skull,
says the Roanoke NeUS.
On last Saturday afternoon two
young men went to Hamlet in search
of Isaac Williams who was wanted
here to answer some questions about
crooked whiskey. They found Mr..
Williams sick at a hotel but persuaded
him to return to Laurinburg and quar-
tered him at the Central Hotel, says
the Laurinburg Exchange.
Roanoke Beacon: Henry Chesson,
colOred, who was in jail upon a charge
of house breaking, to await the action
of the fall Superior Court, died in his
cell On Saturday last. He had been
sick for some days, and refused to eat
or take medicine, and his may almost
be termed a case of suicide from starva-
ton, but why is a mystery.
Yesterday at Burlington, a country
man lost his horse in a rather peculiar
manner. The horse was standing some
where near the depot when a train ran
up behind him, the animal reared on
| his hind feet and fell over dead. Many
thought the horse died from fright, so
a gentleman who was at Burlington
informed a reporter, says the Durham
| Sun.
Gov. Holt has pardoned Jam s H,
Smith, white, who was convicted of
murder in Wake county in 1885 and
tertiary. Smith was convicted of com
plicity with VIM. GOoch in the murder
of John A. Cheatham. He had served
seven years and was released because
he was suffering from an incurable
disease.
AS we go to press we learn that a
negro, Will futile, shot the bartender
| at Hundley's bar in North Winston in
the cheek, and also a negro named
Essex HairstOn in the forehead at the
same time. The trouble grew out Of a
| gambling scrape. The wounded are
still living. There was a general row
at the time, says the Winston D0iIy
Sentinel.
John Pitts, who has been conined in
Caldwell jail for a year past, released
himself last Tuesday by prizing up
one Of the iron bars of the cell window
in which he confined and lowered him
self to the ground by a blanket. He
made his escape in broad day light,
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minutes afterwards he managed to get
away, says our Country.
Rockingham Spirit of the South
The crops in Richmond county, of
every sort, so far as we have been able
to ascertain, are exceptionally good,
AMI if no misfortune befalls them a
bountiful harvest is ahead for the
farmers. The wheat crop, although
somewhat retarded in harvesting by a
little too much rain, is, we believe,
about safe and is a good one.
Red Springs Comet: The colored
people of Red Springs will establish a
a high grade school at an early day.
They will erect a building Of large pro
portions, and employ an able corps OF
teachers. -- Mr.. T. w. Edens, one
of our progressive farmers who believes
in a diversity of crops informs us that
besides supplying his largefamily with
butter has sold since January 1st 300
pounds of butter at % cent per pound,
the product of three cows.
Tarboro SOutberner: At Tanners
creek this morning the water was
pended up within a foot of the track
and the embankment, for a hundred
or more yards, was almost a mush.
The engineer was on 1T this morning
before he discovered it. Stopping and
backing was out of the question, so he
| opened the throttle to it's utmost and
dashed ahead. He landed safely, but
with difficulty. At one place a rail
sank twenty-three inches.
Tarboro SOutherner: At Tanners
creek this morning the water was
ponded up within a foot of the track
and the embankment, for a hundred
or more yards, was almost a mush.
The engineer was on it this morning
before he discovered it. Stopping and
backing out was out of the question, SO
he opened the throttle to its utmost and
dashed ahead. He landed safely, but
with difficulty. At one place a rail
sank tWenty-three inches.