The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-19

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Alice Fender, sister of Mrs. w. G.
Lewis, who had been an invalid for a
number of years, also died at Colds
oOrO that day. at the home of Gen.
w. e.. Lewis. The remains were taken
to TarbOrO for interment, the Argus
states.
In Allegheny county, Christmas
night, Mack Walker shot and killed
Ira Anderson, the ball entering the
left breast The StGr says the tragedy
was committed within $50 yards Of the
place where Grimsley Halsey was
killed last winter. Liquor it seems
was the cause. There is a reward
of 5000 offered for the arrest Of
Walker.
Goldsboro Headlight: The business
failures of D. w. Fuller and Messrs.
Fuller and Hyman are announced to
MS from Smithfield. Mr.. Jas. H. POu
is assignee in both assignments. The
liabilities as yet can not be a~scertained.
- The tax value of all real and per
sOnal property is this county is S.
Ole, 7O4-white, 81, 795, 147: colored,
1921, 557.
An unknown white man, aged IS
and well dressed, was killed by a train
on the Carolina Central Railroad at
at Lilesville. Hewas riding the trucks
and it is supposed that when the air
brakes were released for the train to
move forward he was thrown off the
truck and cut in two. In his pocket
was a prayer book with the name
Human.
Goldsboro Argus: Several car loads
of negroes left the city on the afternoon
train yesterday, southbound, to work
in the ~turpentine fields Of South Caro-
lima and Georgia, They are being
hired by the hundreds right here
among us by agents from the turpen.
tine regions, and yet we have not
heard of q single one Of such being
arrested.
Charlotte NetCS: DIR. A. W. Miller,
for thirty-six years pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, died
at the manse at 4:20 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, after an illness Of three
weeks. Alderman w. 4. Buch &nan,
in coming up town this morning, slipped
on the icy pavement and had a violent
fall. His right leg was broken near
the ankle.
Talking with two of Wilson's leading
business mel on Monday we heard
much to encourage us says the Wilson
AdUGnce. The condition here is not
So bad as has Oeen unprecedented One
Of them struck the key note when he
said: Il shall insist that my custom
ers this year plant a little of every
money crop. They must plant some
tobacco, some corn, some small grain
and very little cotton.
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. Thomas Penn
a deaf mute of this city, has invented
a coupler which promises to par
out" we'll for him. We were shOwr
the plans with Illustrations to day
which he will forward to a patent
attorney in Washington. He has al
ready received information from the
patent office saying that his plans were
good. He expects to have his invention
astented in a few days.
2. T, Bell, who deserted his wife ant
children in Davidson county and elopeC
to Georgia with Katie Mashburn, SOM
months ago, and was arrested, iaileC
and sentenced to pay a fine, skipped
from the mine where he was working
out his fine. He was seen in MURPHY
last week. Bell joined Kate near Muir
ply. Bell never paid a nickel of hi
fine, and Kate Mashburn's expense
were paid on the train to her home.
John Wilson (colored,D whomurdereC
Sidney Burton (cOlOred) on the nigh
of June goth, vas caught today il
Union county and jailed here. Severa
nights since he talked in his sleep anC
confessed the deed. The party fo1
whom he was working knew nOthiny
of the killing until he heard him talk
ing in his sleep Steps were taker
then to ferret it out and finally led t.
the capture, says the Charlotte NeCs
The Lumberton RObeSOnGan is in
formed that there were some mac
curacies in the published statement O.
the killing of Robinson last week IL
that he was not from Wake county, al
was supposed, and his home is no
definitely known, and that Leslie Nor
ment, who shot him, was not drinking
at the time, but that Robinson was
and had been for several days. There
have been no arrests either in this case
or in the Britt case.
At Weldon Wednesday night, DIR
Thomas Fl. Clark, a we'll known gen
tleman of Panacea Springs, near Lit
Teton, was killed. He had gone there
from Littleton and registered at the
Atlantic Coast Line hotel. He had
his baggage sent up to his room anC
walked out, it is supposed to see some
of his relatives and attempted to cross
the railroad by going between the cars
of a freight train. He was caught be
meath the wheels and instantly killed
Washington Gazette: DR.. F, Gal
lagher, SO years of age, loved and re
spected by all who knew him, died al
his home in this place on December
29th. - Mr.. J. P. Clark was acci
dentally shot and painfully injured
a few days ago, but he is not believed
dangerous. - At the McCluer House
on December 26th was served the first
white shad of the season, weighing sever
and three quarters pounds, bought Of
T d W-ooo Eor Of E0 A. T1O11o