The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-19

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get to her. She died in great agony,
the Topic reports,
The GOldsborO Headlight states that
only the timely interference Of friends
prevented a duel with rifles a few
Skinner and A. H. Daily. Professor
school at Clinton.
In the case of Murdoch, the negro
boy arrested by the police at Chester,
S. O., on charge of being the murderer
of policeman Moran, so far as is known,
the only bill sent to the grand jury, is
one charging him with larceny, says
the Charlotte NelCS.
Roanoke Beacon: The body of Mr..
Charlie Harris, who who was drowned
three miles above Plymouth on Feb
river near town on Monday. He was
past recognition but was identified by
the clothing he o
Kinston Free Press: Commissioner
of Agriculture Robinson and Inspector
of Fertilizers G. S, Terrell. of Raleigh,
! were here Monday to see about some
fertilizers that did not analyze to the
guarantee. The brand referred is R)ys-
ter's high grade acid phosphate, which
lacked 81. 70 a tor coming up to the
guarantee, which the manufacturers
have agreed to make good to the far.
mers.
John T. Davis who created a sensa-
ton a few weeks ago by skipping from
Richmond, where he had for sometime
been employed by Messrs. Rand and
Barbee as book keeper, and with whom
he was short to a large amount, has
been arrested at Denver.
Greensboro Record: The report from
all sections of Piedmont Carolina give
promise of a fine yield of wheat, oats
and, rye, should no disaster befall the
crops between this time and harvest.
ThOs. O'COnnOr, near the city, has rye
two feet high and in head.
Messrs. Fuller Bros, lost a very fine
horse last Saturday night. The dis
ease was pronounced congestion of the
lungs, a pOstmOrtem examination hav-
ing been had. Mr.. w. l. Liukhaw also
lost a very fine horse on Monday, says
the LumbertOn RObesOniGn.
A citizen who returned last night
from Yadkin county, says that it Is
generally conceded there that the fruit
which has not been killed outright has
been damaged to such an extent as
will cause it to fall off the trees before
ripening, says the TtUjn CITY Daily.
Stanly Nelr8: Two Mormon divines
were visited by a party of disguised
men in the western part Of the county
a few nights ago, and were politely
carried out of this county in % Union.
A pledge to never set their feet ln,these
parts again vas enjoined upon them.
R II. Young, of Unicoi who came
with &. H.. Baker on the horse thief
hunt, is a sOn-in lay Of the man killed
In Bakerersvllle, a few years ago, by
Sheriff Pritchard of Mitchell Young
himself was present and received a
a slight wound in the arm, says the
LenOir Topic.
The finest lot of home raised COWS,
six In number, ever seen in this sec
ton, were exhibited on our streets
y esterday morning by Mr.. T. B. Par
ker, of Fork township, who has justly
earned the reputation of being the
champion stock raiser in this section,
says the Golisboro Headlight.
Burlington Neus: Friday afternoon
DR.. @. L. Sellars died at MS home, neal
the Union church, quite Unexpectedly.
He had been complaining for some
time, but still no one thought it was
so serious. He was sitting mp and
began strangling and was caught as he
fell from his chair and expired.
Charlotte Ne1CS: John Campbell, a
well known colOred man of Charlotte,
dropped dead while putting on his
shoes, this morning. He retired last
night evidently in good health. This
mOrninga as he was dressing, he tumbled
over dead. Heart disease is believed to
have been the cause of his death.
Charlotte Ne1US: 1t now t~ranspires
that while John Boyd was enjoying a
brief vacation from Jail last week, he
broke into a store in Sharon, York
county, and stole a suit of clothes, a
pair of shoes and 81 so in money.
Boyd was wearing the stolen clothes
and shoes when he was captured.
Charlotte NelCS: A handsome monu-
ment will shortly be erected on the
Miller lot in ElmwOOd cemetery, Miss
Sarah Miller, DIR. Miller's sister, who
died last summer, left a fund for a
monument to the Miller family. DR..
Miller, his sister, and his son and
daughter are buried in the cemetery
here.
MaxtOn Union 0nd Scottish Chief
The blizzard O last Saturday night was
quite severe and did considerable dam
age to garden truck and other vegeta-
ton in this section, though it is be-
lieved that fruit is damaged but little,
if any. Irish potatoes, beans, etc, were
cut down and corn more or less dam,
aged.
Durham sam: A colored man, ap,
~parently about so years old, n Of the
new hands at j. T. Pinnix & Co.'S
prize house, dropped dead this morn
ing, something after 10 o'clock. He
was a stranger to the hands, and it has
been difficult to learn his name. 1t is
thought that he came here from
Raleigh.