The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-11

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The owners of fish traps would do well
TO take them out, as the continuance
OF trapping will make them liable to
Indictment.
MI. Whitelaw, of Raleigh, is here
Tor a purpose Of getting specimens OF
Franklln county granite which will be
placed in North Carolina's exhibit at
the Worlds Fair at Chicago, says the
Louisburg Times.
Died at his home in Bingham town
ship, on Thursday, March Both, Mr..
Charles Nevill, aged 80 years, 6 months
and Is days. He leaves three sons and
a good many grand children, says the
Hlllsboro Observer.
Mrs. Dodson, formerly Miss Robena
Kirk, committed suicide in Bingham
township last Wednesday by jumping
into a we'll and drowning herself. We
did not learn any particulars, says the
HlllsbOrO Observer.
At the county stockade, at four
o'clock yesterday afternoon, a negro
named Van Jones che of the best
workers on the force, was probably ia
tally injured by the rock crusher, says
the Charlotte news.
The German barque Oberburgermeis
ter Won Winter cleared yesterday for
Stettin, Germany, with 1914 barrels of
rOsin, valued at $7,217. 81 shipped by
Messr5 E Peschah & Co., says the
Wilmington Star of the 5th.
Saystbe Asheville Gazette: 1T is re-
ported that Mr.. George w. Vanderbilt
has purchased Mount Pisgah and will
build a large and elegant hotel on the
top OF the mountain. This mountain is
5 757 feet above the sea level"
Miss Ollie Wyatt happened to a very
painful accident last Sunday. While
returning from church at Shiloh her
horse frightened and she was thrown
from him and one bone in her arm was
broken, says the Allegheny Star.
Mr.. J. w. Welsh's dwelling house on
Railroad street was consumed by fire
on Saturday morning last about four
O'Clock, together with many of the
contents thereof, entailing a total loss
of about 81, 500, says the Fayetteville
Gazette.
There r eleven prisoners in jail
here. One of them Is charged with TO
gerry, One with rape, one with horse
stealing and one with murder. The
others, so far as we are informed, are
in for minor offences, says the Dan
bury Post.
The cigarette minor smokers and
sellers were not happy last week.
Some were convicted. Some lodged,
and some were let off with costs. 1t
gave them a scare that they will not
soon forget, says the Elizabeth City
Economist.
The temporary bridge over Haw
River on the Raleigh and Augusta was
completed Tuesday afternoon, and is
now ready for trains to pass over,
This was a quick piece Of work when
it is considered that the bridge was
600 feet long.
Charlotte Ne VS.: Miss Mary Jane
Mcdonald, daughter of the late James
Mcdonald, In attempting to stop q pair
of runaway mules yesterday, was run
over and had one of hel legs broken.
The accident occurred at her home
near the city.
We are truly gratified to report the
Fry child, whom the doctors operated
upon, taking a nail from its windpipe,
still improving. The operation was
sklllfuliy performed, and reflects much
credit upon u physicians, says the
Hickory Press.
The la grippe is almost epidemic
throughout western North Carolina
also. as for that matter, throughout
the United States. It is spreading rap
idly; New York has it epidemic. 1t IS
liz Hickory, also in MOrgantOn, says
the Hickory Press
Tuckaseige Democrat: We learn that
the preliminary details Of a heavy and
very important transaction in Jackson
county mineral and timber lands have
all been arranged and that the consul
nation Of the deal is a certainty in the
immediate future.
One day last week a physician in his
rounds, was called to see a colOred wO
man who has given birth to IS chill
dren She has been married only Is
years and just thirty-six years old.
There was never more than one at a
timo -ThOmasville News.
The Moore County Farmers Alliance
at its last meeting passed resolutions
condemning the action Of the late leg
islature in making some changes in the
Alliance charter so as to relieve dlSsat-
isfed stockholders of the State Agency
Fund. says the Sanford Express.
The Southern Red and Brownstone
Company shipped from here last week
to Philadelphia a Car load of sawed
stone weighing over 60, 900 pounds. The
hands at the quarry r making good
time and the stone is being worked OIL
very fast, says the Sanford express.
It is proposed to erect a $40, 900 mill
at Settlemyer's mill near Broad river,
about ten miles west of Shelby. AS
water power is about eight dollars per
day cheaper than steam power to run
a forty thousand dollar mill, water is
the motive, says the Shelby Aurora.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. S. S. Turner
gave US several bullets the other day,
which he found in logs at his saw mill,
about six miles from KinstOn. 1t IS a
common occurrence for saw mills in
this vicinity to cut into bullets, which