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

NIL w. i. while r1QlQg on
the running gear of a wagon, On last
monday, caught his foot and ankle be-
tween a stump and a cross piece of the
wagon, breaking the small bone of the
ankle and seriously m~utilating the foot
and leg. He has suffered great pain,
and 1t IS feared that he will be per
manently crippled, saps the Asheboro
Courier.
Jas. Morton, who is a tenant on J. T.
MoOres plantation near town, while
cutting feed at the barn of E J.. Lanier,
a near neighbOr, last Saturday morn
ing, carelessly allowed his right hand
to be drawn into a horse power feed
cutter when his hand and arm, up to
two inches above the wrist joint, we're
cut into mincemeat, says the Norwood
VGdette.
A darky Of Morning Star township
sold a bale of cotton in Charlotte this
morning, and On being paid for it,
went to the lot in the rear of the Char
lotte Hotel to count his money. AS he
was doing so, two negroes came up
and %snatching $50 from his hands made
off with it Sergeant Jetton mounted
a horse and put out in pursuit of the
thieves, says the Charlotte Nelrs.
Mr.. John Curlee's son of huntsville
township, Arson county, aged ten or
twelve years, came near killing his
little sister a few days ago with a
double barrel shot gun. He pointed
the gun at her and told her he was go
ing to shoot her. Probably not know
ing the gun was ready to fire, he pulled
the trigger and the load went off,
scalplng his sisters neck, says the
Beaver Dam Home.
Mr.. Hiram T. Williams had the sad
calamity Of breaking n of his legs
Tuesday. While hauling he got his
leg fastened in the breaks of the wagon
and the distressing accident happened
before he could free himself. This is
the second accident within the past
few months that has rendered Mr..
Williams almost helpless, and it is a
geat blow to him and his family alike,
says the Stanly NeU8.
A telegram from Philadelphia says:
John w. Smathers, of Asheville, n.
c., a student at the Jefferson medical
college, shot and probably fatally in
jured Weldon E Williamson, a resi-
dent of the same place and also a stu
dent at the institution, as they were
leaving the college building Monday
afternoon. After the shooting Smathers
threw the pistol away and fed, but
was captured, says the Asheville Co
zette.
One of the swiftest cases of Justice
on record in Richmond county was
witnessed in the court house yester-
day. Henry Little, colored, stole a
piece of cloth from the racket store in
the morning, was brought before the
mayor, bound over to court, a true
bill found by the grand jury, tried and
convicted and sentenced to one year In
the p~enitentiary and all done by a short
time after dinner, says the Rockingham
RecEet.
Some time during Wednesday night
the stable of John w. Johnston. on the
Moss place, was broken open, the door
was carried off and carefully laid
away and a mule was ,idden. Mr..
Johnston, getting up feed Thursday
morning, found the mule in the lot
He, with another man, followed the
track towards Concord until it turned
again towards home. The thief must
have got scared, says the Concord
Standard.
Last Sunday night a week ago two
NdIA1OlO LhAACO, Ndl4CO ~ FOOO NY GlC1l
owner, Mr. w. Davenport Jones, who
violently sick and both of them died
by Monday night. They had every
symptom of poisoning and Mr.. Jones
is sure that the mules were poisoned.
He offers a reward of $50 for evidence
that will convict the miscreant who
administered the poison, says the
Lenoir Topic.
James Gary, colored, was arrested
and landed in the city prison yester
day on the charge of burglariously en-
tering the room of Mr. Hill at the
Armour Packing Company's cold stor
age. Mr.. Hills was entered
/ Wednesday night and nearly all hi,
clothing and his effects were carried
off While he slept. Gary was suspected,
and after his arrest the stolen property
was Jound in his house, says the vii
mington Messenger.
Mr.. J. M Loman is a guest at the
Mansion House. Up to Wednesday
night, he had a roommate named j,
E Outlaw. Thursday morning, Mr.. Lo
man walked to find that Outlaw had de
parted, Outlaw robbed Mr.. LOman 81
SIS in cash, a memorandum book, 6
two foot rule, a carpenters graduated
Scale, and a gold tipped fountain pen.
1t is believed that Outlaw fed to Rock
Hill. Esquire Maxwell has sent papers
there for him, says the Charlotte
Ne1CS.
A most brutal and cowardly outrage
was committed in this county, two
weeks ago. A band of disguised men
went at night to the house of Mr.,
Bryan Phillips, of Bear Greek town
ship, and took him out into the woods
and cruelty whipped him. When the
Iynchers took Mr.. Phillips out of his
house his father and family started tC
follow them, but were driven back
with threats of being shot. The only
reason that is supposed to have instl
gated this high handed outrage is that
| Mr.. Phillips was suspected of having