The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-08

with Mr.. A. y. Gaylord as trustee. III
his assignment the town of Plymouth,
of which he vas Treasurer, is made
one of the preferred creditors for the
sum of 1914.
Charlotte loses one of it's best citizens
in the death of Mr.. Latta johnson,
who was born May Doth. 1857 He
Was a nephew of Col. William John
son and a cousin of Mrs. A. B. Adrews,
of Raleigh. His estate is valued at
$3.50, 900, says the NeWS. He was a
Presbyterian. He was enthusiastic
on fine stock and an ardent agri-
culturist.
Winston Sentinel: It was learned
here to day that Mormon Elders are
having trouble in Ashe county. They
visited n section a few days ago and
that night they were visited by an
organized band of citizens who gave
the MOrmOns notice that they must
either leave the section or die. The
Mormons, of course, chose the former
and skipped.
Asheville Citizen: Matt Atkinson &
Son, the Asheville real estate dealers,
are engaged in hunting specimens of
Western North Carolina trees to be
sent to the North Carolina forestry
building at the Worlds Fair. Nine
specimens are to be sent, each One to
be twenty. five feet in length. Some of
the specimens are to be gotten on the
Vanderbilt estate.
Durham Sun: When the San went
to press yesterday afternoon the case
of Charly Stevens, for the murder of
Bryant Jones was being investigated.
4 n1In0hor of uitnocCoc uyorn ovon0Inn6
From the testimony elected in was
concluded that the killing was done in
self defence and the justices discharged
Stephens, from the custody of the law
Norwood V1dette: Mrs. Caroline
Hearne, grandmother of Mrs. Robert
Tyson, of this place, died at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Carl Burns, in Arson
county, last Tuesday, aged about 80
years. - The wife of John Waddill,
colored, was accidently sho5 with a
pistol some time ago. The ball entered
her upper lip, and knocked out several
of her teeth,
Lincoln Courier: Mr. Sam Lander,
the mica man, has for some time been
working a mica mine in North Brook
township, this county. He says the
mica is found there in great quantities.
He had a beautiful sheet in town this
week taken from this mine, and the
piece would square about eight inches.
Mention some minerals not found IN
Lincoln county.
Mr.. W. A. Misenheimer, of Cabarrus
county, who was running a saw mill,
stumbled and fell near the saw. The
edge of his shoulder struck the saw
while running at full speed, sa 8 the
Standard. 1t drew him in before he
could be rescued by assistants, and the
saw cut it's awful course right through
his neck, his head rolling down on one
side and his body falling on the other.
Two men were very seriously hurt
at Hub, on the Chadbourn & Conway
Railroad. They were at work in the
Hub lumber mill, when some ma
chinery broke. G. 4. Johnson was
struck by a piece of iron weighing one
hundred pounds, making a severe con
fusion on his chest. The other man
was hura about the head Jonson is at
Wilmington for surgical treatment, the
Star says.
Mr. John Armstrong met with a
peculiar accident yesterday. He was
standing with one foot crossed over the
other, whetting his knife on the heel of
his shoe, when the knife slipped, he
lost his balance and fell against a post.
The knife was run into his foot and an
artery severed. The wound bled dread
fully but was soon attended to and he
will be able to walk in a day or so, says
the Charlotte Chronicle.
The last raid of thieves made at
Rocky Mount Tuesday night has been
brought to light by the arrest of one of
the men at Wilson, telegram to the
Wilmington Star reports. He is a
and says he is from Wilmington,
and is named Albert Chesterfield. He
confessed and said Tom Moore induced
him to go in with him and share the
spoils, as he had gone into several
houses and had not been caught.
Salisbury Herald: A singular Incl
dent occurred on the railroad within
a loaded with lumber jumped the
track at Shober's bridge and ran along
on the ties until it reached the bend
near Mr.. John Verble's home, where it
took the track again. The employees
did not discover that it had been off
until the train stopped and the car vas
found badly shaken up.
Charlotte Chronicle: The sash, door
and blind factory yesterday received
an order for a large lot of their goods
to be shipped to Florida. - Wednes
day night s)me, very discriminating
rogues visited the barns of Messrs.
Will Mclaughlin and Will Lee, Of
Crab Orchard township. They stole
McLaughIin's brides and some
other harness fixtures, and then went
over to Mr.. Lees and stole two of his
mules.
IS sta MY N Tsno3aI Mr. b Edmund noind Freeman Hgnia0
his dumb spell he says he felt like he
could talk If he could stand upon his
head. Acting upon the suggestion by
his children, to lay across the bed and
place his head ON the door, he was en-
abled to talk SO long as he remained in