The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-05

4 bar OF o was thrown through a
window in the first class car. and a
large stone passed into the sleeper,
crashing glass as it went.
Asheville Gazette: Last Thursday
morning while the family of Mr..
CheeseborOugh, who lives on the Swan
nanOa about two and a half miles out,
were In the city, the front door of their
residence was fOrcibly entered and
eighty seven dollars was stolen.
Tarboro Farmers ADVOCATES: Tues
day of last week the gin house and
twenty bales of cotton, the property of
John l.. Kimberley, were destroyed
by fire. 1t is thought that some parts
of the gin must have struck a piece of
flint, thus igniting the lint cotton.
The only casualty the Goldsboro
Argus has to report from the Christ
mas Publications there is that POmp
Pearsall had an eye blown out and his
right hand so badly lacerated by the
explosion of a cannon craker that two
of his fingers had to be amputated.
Columbus, Miss, Dispatch: Hon.
William H. Bailey, formerly Attorney
Generate for the State of NOrth Carolina,
is In the city the guest of his cousin,
DR.. j, BrOwnrigg. Mr.. Bailey is on
his way to Houston, Texas, at which
place he will make his future home.
At Charlotte Tuesday evening, prior
to the departure of Capt. and Mrs. T.
r Robertson with the Cuba party. a
magnificent bronze and marble clock
was presented Capt Robertson by the
Hornet Nest Rihemen, Of which com
mand he has been the efficient captain
for many years.
The Executive Committee of the
State Teachers Assembly, after having
| considered many invitations from vari-
Gus points in the State, today decided
to hold the next session at MOrehead
City, where the Assembly owns a large
building. The assembly begins June
21st and ends July I'd.
M~urfreesboro has at last gotten its
railroad and regular trains will be put
ON the Sd. These trains will make
close connection at Boykins with all
trains on the Seaboard and Roanoke
The people of the town are jubilant at
securing railroad transportation.
Lumberton RO6SOnidn: We learn
from Mr.. w. A. McKinnOn, contractor
on our court house, who left Rocking
ham last Monday morning, that there
were two assignments in Rockingham
that day: MI. A. M. Long and Mr.
Caudle. The assets and liabilities are
not known, Mr.. T. J. Guthrie is assignee
for Long.
Lexington Dispatch: MI. A. F.
Young, of this county, and Miss Mag
gle Watkins, of Rowan county, met
each other for the first time on Sunday
the 9th inst. 1t was a case of love a
first sight with the young couple, anC
they were married on the Thursday
following, after an acquaintance Of
only five days.
Durham experienced lively times
Christmas eve. The Sun says there
was much reckless shooting of fire
works and several ladies came neal
being hurt, to say nothing of the fright
they eXperien 3ed. Feeling ran so high
that several fights occurred. Some
property was damaged, and shopping
lnterfeTed with.
Washington Gazette: On Sunday
DR.. d. T."TaylOr successfully ampu
who was wounded at the battle o.
army. The leg was amputated during
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full stump, and that necessitated re
amputating higher up.
S~tatesviIle Landmarks: The graded
schools have very nearly 400 pupils
and the number is increasing con
lation than it ever had before. People
are moving here every week. The
prospects for Improvement and fol-
business of all kinds next year are bet
ter than they ever were.
Oxford Day.: Jno. w. Hays, civi
engineer, late of the government en-
gineer corps, now areStdent of Oxford
has compiled from recent government
surveys a Typographical Map of the
South Appalachian Region, showing
in great detail that scope of mountain
country towards which the eyes of the
capitalists are everywhere turning
Early on the 29th inst. a specia
on the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
ran over and instantly killed a cOlOreC
man named James Norwood about
| sixteen miles north of that city. He
was a Justice of the peace and highly
respected. He had started to go after
his wife, who was at a neighbours, anC
sat down upon the track and went tC
sleep.
w. T. Herrin who lives about eight
miles from town had the misfortune
to lose his barn and contents by fire
He had on hand about one hundred
barrels of corn and quantity Of fodder
all of which was destroyed. The fire
is supposed to be the work of an in
cendiary though no motive can be
assigned fOrthe deed, says the Roanoke
NeWS.
Durham Sun: G.. W. Harrington
charged with obtaining H. @. Jones
check from the Globe warehouse under
false pretenses. The amount was SIC
and some cents. He represented him