The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31

NASAI LOOV was 1CpO1GCu Ill meek
lenburg county Wednesday. The
heaviest was reported in Hopewell.
No serious damage t. fruit or crops
was done, the Observer states.
Mr.. L. S. Swanson tells us that he
"a seen an old brass shawl pin belong
to Mrs. Achsa Walker that is serving
the third generation, and is over 100
years old, says the Lenor Topic.
The High Point Enterprise saws the
census taker for that town turned into
Mr.. Porter the names of $3.50 citizens
OF the place. The census bureau does
not credit 1t with as much as 600.
Two small children of Henry Monk.
living near Newton Grove, were bitten
by a strange mad dog Wednesday and
are now showing symptoms of hydro
phObla, says the Goldsboro Heudlight.
Eli Purefoy, Rufus snipes and John
Dong, three COlOred boys, have been
arrested in Chapel Hill charged with
burning Mr.. Lindsay's livery stables.
The Durham San says they are in
jail.
The trial of Will and Tom WhitsOn,
brothers, for the murder of Kit Byrd
IN Mitchell county, ten years ago. has
just ended at Bakersville and resulted
IN a verdict Of murder in the first de
gree.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared a first dividend Of fifteen per
cent. in favor of the creditors of the
First national bank of Wilmington on
all claims proved amounting to
1904, 145.
At Rocky Mount 295 convicts are at
work for the w. & w Railroad. build
ing a stockade preparatory to work on
the yards, shops, etc, that company
will build there, says the Greenville
Reflector.
Asheville Citizen: Capt, Yeatman,
an aged and well known resident of
Asheville, died suddenly last night at
the residence of his sons on Bearden
Avenue. Capt. Yeatman was about
Is years of age.
The High Point Enterp' use declares
that it has heard of all sorts of rogues,
but thinks the one who stole two collins
from Mr.. John Cole last week takes the
cake, and says he ought to be made to
Live" in n of them.
Thomas Clark, Of Pamlico, white,
about rs years of age, has been ar
rested on suspicion of being the man
who killed Richard D. McCotter.
There is considerable feeling in the
county about the affair.
Sanford Express: We are told that
the Egypt Coal Co. will soon add some
new improvements in the way Of ma
chinery to move coal. A very fine
quality of brOwnstOne has been found
there, also iron and fire clay
Murfreesboro Indec: Rev. S. V.
HOyle died at his home in JOnesbOrO,
on Wednesday, May 4th, after a short
illness of pneumonia. Mr.. HOyle was
/ widely known as a minister of much
prominence in the NJ. E. Church
Rockingham Rocket: About $50
conversions are reported from the
EROberdel meeting which closed last
Sunday night. - the county makes
no provision for the inmates of the
poor house ever to hear preaching.
The killing of Neeley HensIey by
| Nick Ray, in Madison county, has
| caused a great sensation. Ray is
dying. Hensley was regarded as des-
| perate but Ray was a p~eaceable man.
Both were we'll known in the county.
The store of P, w. Brown on Chest
nut Hill, near Salisbury, was burned
Sunday night. The loss is between
81, 800 and 81, 600, and the insurance is
| 81, 600. The origin of the fire is I'm
known, but is supposed to be incen-
diary.
Charlotte Observer: George Nc
| AuIey, who stole a pistol six months
| ago from the Railroad agent at Mt.
| Holly, was arrested here yesterday by
officers Hunter and Baker. He has
been implicated in some theft here
| abOuts.
Edward Brown, a youth of II years,
is in Durham jail. He says some boys
tried to scare him and he picked up
| about an eight pound stone and struck
| Pear Lawson, another negro, who is
considered very badly hurt, the Sun
reports.
The Durham San says that work on
the foundation for the new Trinity NJ.
E church Is getting we'll along and
soon the beautiful structure which it
is the intention of the congregation to
erect will begin to assume definite pro
portions.
Persons who don't believe it rains
Dull frogs will have to "come under, "
for on last Wednesday evening, just
after the hard shower, a great big fel-
low was found in the middle Of the
street opposite the postoffice, says the
Lenoir Topic.
Mr.. John Lyon, of Washington, D.
c., who was here some time ago putt
ing heating apparatus in the pOstoffice
building, is in the city and will begin
work tomorrow putting a system of
ventilation in'the same building, says
the Wilmington Star.
MI. Herbert Perdew was painfully
hurt Yesterday by a horse he was rid
ing rearing and falling backwards,
severely bruising one of Mr.. Perdew's
legs. He will, probably, be able to be
out again in a few days. however, says
the Wilmington Star.