The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-13
THR PROGRESSIVE I'M Is, 1892.

SOUtheTner: A elght-year-
old daughter of Greene Houston, col
ored, of this place, was seriously, if
not fatally, burned this afternoon.
Inc mother was sick and the girl was
playing with a fire she had made in the
back yard near the A. & r. depot.
Her clothes caught fire and before help
came IN answer to her cries her back,
wrists and probably other portions Of
n S 3ooy were deeply, burned, so that
the SKIN rolled up and would come off
at the touch.
New Berne Journal: Shell fish are
constantly shipped from this port to
other States during this season. On
her last trip the steamer Neuse took
Out about so barrels of oysters con,
signed to Wilmington, Del and New
ark, N. j. The fact that North Caro-
lima though she is quite a long distance
Is able to supply oysters to cities near
noted oystering sounds and bays is a
pretty go ID Indication that the ex eel
lence of the products Of our waters is
well appreciated.
Thursday afternoon, a colored man
by the name of Daniel Johnson was
assailed by two colored men, Preston
Brown and Willie Foster, whose pur-
pose was to rob Johnson Of his
money. One of them seized Johnson
and tried to take his money from him.
With knife in hand Johnson kept both
of them off. He immedia5ly reported
to the Chief of Police and search was
instituted. Brown was caught at the
depot, but Foster escaped, say 8 the
Tarboro Advocate.
The county commissioner yesterday
finding the bond of Mr.. JOS. l. Hahn,
Register of Deeds elect, insufficient re
fused it. The bond of Mr.. H. J. LOvick,
serveyOr, being all right was accepted.
The other county eff .ers elect did not
present any bonds. The commissioners
proceeded to fill the vacancies created
by their failure, and re elected the
present incumbents, Mr.. w. B. Lane,
sheriff, Mr.. J. w. Biddle, registrar,
and Mr.. ThOs. Daniels, Treasurer, says
the New Berne Journal.
The old homestead of the lamented
d. G. McDuffie, in Seventy First town
ship, occupied by his widow, Mrs.
Mary McDuffie, and Mr.. John Nc
Duffie, ~cOnjointly, vas totally de
stI Dyed by fire on Sunday morning
last between 1 and 2 o'clock, together
with most of the household effects.
The entire loss aggregates about 81, 700,
on which there is insurance amounting
to 500, with the Germania, represented
in this city by Mr.. John Underwood,
says the Fayetteville Gazette.
Mr.. J. H. Smith, Of Lincolnton, was
here yesterday In search of DR.. ODOn-
| oghue and his famous maidstone. MI.
| Smith was bitten by a mad dog in six
places Tuesday. but all Of the bites
were through his clothing, except n
which was on his hand. The stone did
not adhere to the lesser bites, butstuck
instantly to the one on his hand and
could not be shaken off. Mr. Smith
had a desperate struggle with the dog
before he could cripple it sufficiently
to get out of it's reach, says the Char
lotte Chronicle.
A little four year old daughter of Mr..
a. A. Vanderburg, who lives four
miles east of the city, came e being
burned to death Tuesday afternoon.
Several of the children were burning
c0rnst4lks in the yard when the little
girls dress caught on fire. The flames
were extinguished by her larger sister
after considerable difficulty, but not
before the little one was painfully
burned. The hands of the older sister
were burned almost to a crisp also,
saving the life of her little sister, says
the Charlotte Chronicle.
A correspondent writes the Land
mark that a bed in the dwelling of Mr..
Casper Kinder, of Turnersburg town,
ship, accidently caught fire from a
candle on the night of the Oath ult.,
and it was with difficulty that the
dwelling was saved. The bed clothing,
&C., was completely consumed, the
bedstead PARTLY burned and the room
considerably damaged before the fire
was discovered. Fortunately Mr.. Kin
der had a good supply of water on
hand which he had previously pre-
pared for another purpose, and the fire
was extinguished. But for this fact
his dwelling and other buildings would
probably have been burned, says the
Statesville Landmarks.
Policeman Will Scott made an i'm
pOrtant arrest yesterday afternoon,
but he didn't know it at the time. A
negro boy was taken into custody for
bOisterous conduct on the s~treet-cur-
sing, &c. When before the Mayor he
was recognized as an escaped prisoner
from the jail at Winston. About the
time this was discovered some one ar
rived and said his name was Carter
Lee, and that on last Saturday night
he visited an old cOlOred man in High
Point end asked to see his pistol.
When it was given to him he drew it
on the old man and made him give up
a good overcoat with which he decam-
ped. He was fined S. for the offence
here and placed in jail on the other
charge to await further evidence, says
the Greensboro Record.
A curious snake was sent us Monday
G 1g 6l {XIe ra F0Eo9si t6 OF G VT ge@e ore GFe eek,
pent. We have never seen another
like it. The serpent in question was
killed last Sunday while it was travel
ling in the public road near III. f.
Forbes's. The snake was 35 inches long