The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-05

county by her husband gashing her
left breast with a knife, has since died.
Head escaped. The affair, it is said,
has caused great Indignation among
the citizens Of the neighbOrhood and
there is talk of lynching if the scoun-
drel is caught.
A special from Norfolk to the Rich
mond Dispatch says: The expected
opening of the SeabOard Air Line sys-
tenn from Portsmouth direct to At
lanta on the 1st of January will not
take place. There are nearly twenty
miles yet to construct through a rough
country difficult to work, and it viii
probably be the 1st of March before the
line will be complete.
Asheville Democrat: On Saturday
evening, about even o'clock, the resi-
dents of Haywood street witnessed a
most edifying sight-a man beating
his wife. He had her down III the
muddy road pounding her, while she
screamed at the top OF her voice, and
her sister rOundfy cursed the man
After he had given her a good beating
he ran off up the street,
Norwood V1dette: Mr.. Thomas
Richie, who happened to be walking
up the track OF the Yadkin Railroad
Col4y IIIOGJ HUI IIIlS u 1dSSO NCSh,
discovered several old iron rails across
the track which had been placed there
by some fiendish party Or parties for
the purpose of wrecking the up bound
train which was soon after to pass,
Mr.. Richie removed the rails.
Southport LEADER: Lewis Augustus
Galloway, postmaster at Southport,
breathed his last at 1903 o'clock this
morning. Mr.. Galloway was stricken
with paralysis on Monday, but re
manned in full possession Of his facul-
ties until the end. Lewis A Galloway
was born at Town Creek, in this county,
January 22d, 1916, and would therefore
have been rs years of age had he lived
another month.
Asheville Journal: The weather
Friday was not typical Christmas
weather by any means, but a bright
and pleasant day, more like April than
December. - Bids have been opened
at the Treasury Department for o n
structing the approaches to the Ashe-
vile, N. O., public building. Frank
Whitley, of Portsmouth, Ohio, was the
lowest bidder at 81, 1874, says a telegram
from Washington.
The editor of the late Lincoln PIOU,
Forge and Grip overheard some fell
lows whispering together, one night,
as follows: Carolina Central-pay-
train-dark night" He got on his
horse and rode twenty miles before
daybreak to inform the Superintendent
of the Carolina Central Railroad that
a conspiracy had been formed to rob
his pay-train. The superintendent said
he had no pay-train!
The great annual meeting of the
Quakers or Friends is in progress at
New Garden, Guilford county. The
ministers and workers conference was
held Tuesday, with a very interesting
programme Thurday the Friends
annual Sabbath school conference of
North Carolina yearly meeting will
begin, to be held two days, with two
sessions each day, under the general
superintendent of Prof. +. S. Blair,
the Greensboro Record states.
Charlotte Ne,rs: For some time
past Mr.. J. w. Smith has suffered
with neuralgia pains In the head, and
the only thing he has found to relieve
him is a hot bath. lie was in his bath
room alone Christmas morning, and in
walking by a tub cotaining boiling
water, he tripped on the blanket
which partially envelOped him and
fell into the tub. He was terribly
burned, the flesh peeling from his
thigh and limbs in flakes.
Alamance Cleaner: Messrs. J. Fl.
Blackman and w. P. Williamson, of
Haw River, have some hogs which
have solid hOOfs like those of a mule.
They grow very large and are said to
be proof against cholera. - Mr.. @.
w. Pickett, merchant at Cedar Cliff,
lost his stock Of goods last Sunday
night a week ago by fire. Mr.. Graham
Crawford, who lives at that place,
tells us that he feels certain the store
was robbed and set on fire.
Mount Airy NeaUS: On Monday
morning last as Bob Griffith was going
to his work at the Granite Quarry, and
just as he was passing his fathers
house his brother Walters dog ran
out to attack him. Bob threw his hat
at the dog, and Walter becoming en-
ragged at this, a row followed in which
Walter shot at Bob three times, one
shot hitting him on the breast bone
but glancing off. It only tore up some
flesh aud without serious effect.
Morganton Herald: A car load of
Angora, goats, consigned to Mr.. A. E.
Wilson, reached Morganton last Mon
day morning from Texas. They will
go to the stock farm on North Toe
river, - The fame of the Sally
Mitchell pipe is widespread. Orders
have been received for those pipes
recently from Pennsylvania, Montana
and Texas. - The school at Nebo,
which is supported by a wealthy North
ern lady, numbers over a hundred
scholars.
At New Berne early Monday morn
ing a large two-story building owned
by DR.. Leinster Duffy and occupied as
a general store; by W: H. Hooten, the
inpgP G apartments arRn aD sI for 5s't country w people,