The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26

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considerable of the track was torn up,
u fortunately nobody got hurt, says
the GOldsbOrO Headlight.
The Sanford Erpress learns that it
has been reported that every merchant
In Sanford had failed except two firms.
1t IS unable to get any foundation for
such report and condemns the party
who knowingly or Intentionally circu-
lates a report of this kind.
Wilkesboro NeWS: Lieut.. William
Lasslter came up from Greensboro
Saturday afternoon and received into
the United States Army six more re-
crults. The boys went down to Green's
bOrO on Tuesday where they will be
uniformed and sent on to Ohio.
Asheboro Courier: Martin Keearns,
a prominent farmer and highly re-
spected citizen of Back Creek town
ship, died Of pneumonia at his home
last Sunday morning abouttwO o'clock.
He had been sick only a few days and
his death was very unexpected.
The trial Of f. @. Martin for the
murder of M. @. Manning, i'll Pitt
county, has been set for Thursday in
the Superior Court at Greenville. A
venire of 49, men has been summoned
from which to select a jury. Solicitor
Woodward represents the State.
a little child, of about two years of
age, was burned to death near Prince
ton last Saturday. It's mother, Mrs
Sarah Pearson left the little one tied
in a chair before the fire and while she
was gone the chair tilted forward into
the fire, the child burning 10 q crisp.
Burlington NeWS: Lafayette Holt,
NJ. f.. finished placing the machinery
for Graham Cotton mills, located In
in the old Scott tobacco building a
| Graham depot, last week. 1t is owned
by f. P. Albright, J. L. Scott and w.
J. StOckard, and will make sheetings.
Mr.. George Sears, of Lake Comfort,
some evenings ago went to a dance,
danced several sets and went out to
cool off with some friends. He jumped
a ditch and fell, striking his side against
the end of a fence rail. The Washing
ton Progress says in a quarter of an
hour he was dead.
Mrs. P. w. Squire died at her home
In Northampton county Wednesday
night, aged about % years. She first
had grip which developed into pneu
monia. This makes the fourth mem
Der of Mr.. Grants family recently lost
by death-his wife, a son, a grandson
and now daughter.
We learn of a certain man in New
Hope township, who bought a mule at
auction last Saturday for six cents and
soon after snapped It off for a corr
shelter. Yesterday the same man WAS
in town and sold the corn shelter to a
Brogden man for$5, says the G%OldsbOrO
Headlight.
Mr.. Peter E. Smith, resident engineer
for the Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road Company, says the grading Of the
Washington Railroad is finished. Only
the treStle work remains to be done
before the track can be laid, but there
is SO much water that work has been
suspended for awhile.
A child was born in St0ney Creek
township, this county, Saturday, that
has two grandmOthers, four great grand
mother, all living and able and will
ling to wait on the infant. The great
great grandmother is in her Goth year,
says the GoldsbOro Headlight.
Kinston Free Press: Wiley KOOnce,
who was in jail here servinga sentence
of eight months Imprisonment for f.
and a., broke out of Jail Wednesday
night week. He was not confined in a
ceil-Only within the walls of the build
Ing-and he opened the door with a
steel bar that was on the floor.
Greensboro Record: Monday two
checks were passed upon our citizens,
by a man signing his name as 7. B.
Smith. The checks were signed Had
ley, PEBBLES & Co., merchants of Siler
City, and are pronounced fOrgeries.
II. H. Garland, took one for ITO, and
J. G. COble another for a small
amount.
Greensboro Workman: 1t is with
feelings of profound sorrow that we
chOrOnicle the death of John w. Payne,
Clerk Of the United Safes Court at this
place, which occurred at his home,
| corner Davie and Church streets, this
afternoon at 2 o'clock, John w. Payne
was born in Davidson county about
So years ago.
Newbern Journ0T: James Johnson,
colored, secured a remarkably fine
specimen of the great horned owl while
hunting at Camp Palmer yesterday,
which he expressed the intention Of
getting taxidermiZed for the Newbern,
Fair. When shot the owl had a steel
trap attached to one of his feet which
he was carrying around with him.
The dredging Of the Roanoke river
extends from Plymouth to Weldon:
The work has been going on five years,
and during the time there have been
removed thirty-five thousand Obstruc-
tions, such as trees, rocks logs, and
snags. Boats drawing seven feet of
water may now go as high up the
river as Weldon at any time Of the
year.
The mineral prospects in Granville
county grow brighter every day, the
IOxford Day is told. The force of en-
ployes at the Blue Wing copper mines
have been increased. They are using
white labor now, and find it more
satisfactory. New machinery has been