The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12

blocks having been burned.
Durham GLOBE: Mr.. Hawkins, col
Ored, who escaped from the authorities
OF ~FIorance, S. c., was arrested here
Monday morning, and will go back
again. He is being held here.
Kings Mountain NeaUs:. Mr., G. P
Falls, who left u town rather All
ruptly two weeks ago today, has not
been heard from and his Whereabouts
IS not known by our citizens.
The schooner NJ. A Small, Jas. Small,
OF W~eeksville, owner, struck a log in
orth river, neal the A. 6 @. canal,
on Thursday night and was sunk,
records the EcOnO mist Falcon
Henderson Gold Leaf: Mrs Margaret
Taylor, wife of Mr.. Thomas J. TAYLOR.
died at her home in this place, Monday
night, December 28th, at 10 o'clock,
after a long and painful illness.
On one day last week a COW belong
ing to Mr.. James NJ. Bunch, was ran
Over and killed by the Branning Mfg
Co.'S train near Drew's Station. Loss
about so, says the Windsor Ledger.
Winston Daily: The tobacco manu-
facturers did a creditable business
during the year 1891. The net ship
ments of their goods aggregates Just
eleven million and ninety two pounds.
L~aurinburg Exchange: Mr.. Cary
COvlngtOn, We regret to learn, had
the misfortune to lose his store and
stock Of goods by fire last week. In
surance on stock amounted to So, 900.
The ~concensus of a recent meeting
of the Scotland Neck Alliance was very
INgSDnnIJ1NanH II, farCa ~ v.Clv,oin~ AhN
acreage in cotton, Diversity ing the
crops, and, first of all, raising home
supplies.
Asheville Citizen: A letter received
from California by DR., John fey
Williams states that Jordan Stone, q
former resident Of Asheville, died IN
Los Angels on the 26.h Of December Of
pneumonia.
Charlotte NeWS: Mr.. John II. Nor
risOn, a member of the board of county
commissioners of Cabarrus and one of
the most prominent men of that county,
died suddenly last night at his home in
Rocky River township.
Mount Airy Ne1US: The city of Balti-
more Is getting granite from the Mount
Airy Granite Quarry for the paving of
it's streets while there is a Baltimore
company q~uarrying granite within an
hours ride Of hat city.
Oxford Dag: Owen Davis large
prize house at Henderson caught fire
at 3 o'clock Monday and was destroyed
with its cOntents-a heavy stock of to-
bacCO The fire department prevented
the spread of the flames.
Messrs. A. 5. Rascoe and T. Gillian,
Jr., killed in two days last week twenty
two wOOdcOck and a number of par
tridges. We never heard of so many
wOodcock killed before around here,
says the Windsor Ledger.
The Wilmington Messenger an
nOunces the death of Maj 7. ID, Love,
He died Wednesday, after an Illness of
about ten pays. The announcement of
his death will be a great shock and sur
prise TO his many friends
At ST. Peters Episcopal church Sun
day night the first annual sermon was
preached to the Charlotte naval bat
TALON by the chaplain, Rev. Joseph
3. Cheshire The members Of the bat
TALON attended in full uniform.
Mr.. William T. Shipp, one Of the
most prominent men III CASTOR county,
died at his home near Mt. Holly Mon
day. He was "A years of age anG was
the father Of Mr.. r )bert Shipp, of
Newton, the Charlotte NeIcS says.
Mr.. w. E. Sizer, who was for a long
time crinr for the Superior court of
Mecklenburg county, died last night
at his home in Paw Greek township
His death was sudden, and was due
to an attack of the grip, says the
NelC8.
TTTs-Azz . .4,,7 TILo-o 49, $500
fifteen hundred children connected
with the several MOravian Sunday
schools in the Twin-City. Counting
the number is increased nearly two
hundred.
Two negroes living at the depot had
a fight Saturday night. One drew an
axe on the other. and attempted to
infict a blow. but was prevented.
They were brought before the Mayor
and made to pay a fine. says the Tar
borO Advocate.
Raleigh Visitor: There is q very
pleasant rumOr on the streets to day,
to the effect that the Raleigh and
CASTOR Railroad company will be en-
abled perhaps during the coming month
to reinstate several of the employees
rec ntly suspended.
Durham Sun: Deputy sheriff D. A.
Moore, passed through Durham last
evening with Dick Jeffreys, one of the
five prisoners who escaped from the
Oxford jail some time since, He was
captured near Selma, and was being
taken back to Oxford.
Durham Sun: Virginia papers are
now publishing a rumOr to the effect
that The n. s. w. Railroad had or
were about to secure control of the
Lynchburg & Durham Railroad. We
have no doubt our people would be
glad to see the transfer.
The Atlantic Seaside says that Mrs.
J. L. Gibbs, of Beaufort, has an orange
tree in her flower yard that bore four