The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
THE LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for N WEEK.

events throughout the World
for q Week.
Statesville will have six tobacco fac
tories in operation this year.
WhiteviIle Star: The WhitevilIe
High School is on a boom; and this is
as it should be.
Charlotte News: Congressman s. B.
Alexander is still in the city, being de-
illness of his daughter.
Louisburg Times: Mrs. Hayes, aged
50 years. and mother of our townsman,
Mr.. J. J Hayes, died at her home in
this county, on Sunday last.
Hilliard Washington, a colered en-
ployee at the Oliver Oil Mills, had his
thumb cut off in a seed mill this after
noon, says the Charlotte News.
Henderson Herald: We are panied
to learn of the death, at Brlnkleyville,
last night. of Mrs. A NJ. Wills, relict of
the late Rev. w. H. Wills, D. D.
Mount Airy Advertiser: Mr.. James
Perkins died at his home in this place
at 8 p. n. on Sunday last, after a
lingering illness of several months.
Asheville Citizen: David NJ. Vance,
whose feet were SO dangerously frozen
near Spartanburg, 8. c., last week,
passed through Asheville on his way
East.
Concord Times: Mrs. Carolina Kirk
patrick died at the residence of sOn-in
law, Mr. r. White, of Rocky River
section on last Saturday. She was 81
years old.
High Point EnterDrise: Mr.. Lea
Elder, an aged and highly respected
citizen of Randolph county died at his
home near Trinity College, January
Goth, 1898, aged 70 years.
Miss Bertha Morris of Franklinton,
who has been visiting relatives here,
received a telegram yesterday stating
that her little sister, about three year
old, was severely burned.
Mrs w D. Anthony showed us an
is an orange all the same. 1t grew on
age, says the Concord Standard
At a meeting in Asheville re
ports were adopted recommending the
division of the city into four new
wards, Id fixing the mayors salary
at $500 and the recorders a $500.
Shipments of clans from this sec
ton to Northern markets, via the
Atlantic Coast Line, this season al
ready amount to ten thousand barrels,
it is said, says the Wilmington Sar.
1t is understood that Mr. J. Sol.
Reid, of Morning Star township, is the
latest aspirant for the mint. Mr.. Reid
was here to day, "feeling around" it
is presumed, says the Charlotte News
Red Springs Comet: The little son
of Mr.. Make Mcneil had his leg broken
yesterday afternoon. He was playing
with some other children and in try
ing to jump a ditch fell, with the
above result.
Charlotte Observer: A horrible &C
| cident occurred at the Mountain Island
/ cotton mills. One of the operatives,
caught in the machinery and t)rn
from the socket.
Windsor Ledger: Mr.. James Pierce
had the misfortune to have his gun
burst Saturday last while cunning on
| Capt. E. r. Outlaws plantation, and
a piece four inches long became i'm
bedded in his arm.
TarbOro SOutherner: J. T. Dupree,
in having his house replastered found
a pocket knife between the weather
boarding and laths. where it had evi-
IDENTIFY been since the house was com
pleted, 1875 years ago.
Asheville Citizen: Clarence Green
| Mitchell died this morning at his home,
in Tnanda, near Asheville, in the sixty
seventh year Of his age. Mr.. Hitchell
was a son of the late John w. Mitchell,
formerly of Charleston, S. @.
WilkesborO News: The handsome
| I'D o1cEl-y noun Irn1lSn~ IN,11o AE NJ
James Huffman, at Miller's Creek, this
county, together with almost it's entire
contents, was destroy ed by fire on
Wednesday night of last week.
Bob Hunnicut. whom Will Hannev.
Bob Young, Jim Wilson and Moses
| Mckinney arrested last week for steal
ing a horse in Tennessee and killing a
man in Caldwell, was not the man
wanted, says the Bakersville News.
Washington Progress: Miss Hattie
A. Ellison, aged 81, died Wednesday
the 25th inst. She was perhaps the
member of one of the Oldest and most
highly respected families of this place.
On Wednesday. Henry Dance a col
ored man, was killed by a falling tree.
He was endeavOring to take a boy who
was with him from danger of a tree
which he was cutting down, and it fell
on him, says the Elizabeth City Falcon.
Henderson Gold Leaf: The Gold
Leaf regrets to have to chronicle the
death Of it's venerable friend Capt.
H. Nuckels, who passed away. at his
home near Steedsville On January
Oath. He was a brave soldier and a
good citizen.
There were 1850, 900 guesses in the
New York Herald's Presidential trip to
Europe contest and the editor of the
MOrganton Herald came in as number
ten On the guess of 1863, 467. E. f. KOn-
zelman, of Brookk n, guessed 269, $40
and won first prize.