The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-05

Frying a Shoals, OIL the North Caro-
lima Coast, last week. The crew of
eight men saved themselves in a boat.
Charlotte News: The tramps con-
tinue to arrive and depart. Those
who were here to day are gone to-
morrow, and SO they go. Their mum
Der, however, seems as countless as the
sands on the seashore or the feas on a
''dorg."
At Granite Falls, in the Dudly Mfg.
Company, day last week, Matthew
Menish while ripping a plank, in some
way, it caught in the saw and a piece
struck him in the bowels from which
he died the next day, says the Hickory
Mercury.
Three colored persons were drowned
in Dan River last Sunday night. They
started cross the river in a boat near
Buford's, and the next day the boat
was found down the river, capsized.
Two of the bodies were then found,
says the Leaksville Herald
Calling at the Alliance Exchange the
other day We found Mr.. O. B. Forrest,
the Manager, and his assistants as
busy as bees. Notwithstanding the
cry of hard times, the Exchange is
selling an immense quantity of goods,
says the Hillsboro Observer.
District Attorney Glenn says that
his next court will open at Charlotte
on the second Monday in December
The docket for this term is large and
a number of important cases will be
tried. Several counterfPiters and mail
robbers will be given a hearing.
At Zorah a hog was killed Sunday
night by a bear. Dogs pursued and
freed the bear, and he was shot and
killed. He weighed 189 pounds Mr..
J.. B. Arnold, and son, and Mr.. Jos
Stilley were the three victorious MIN
rods, says the New Berne Journal.
Fayetteville Solid South: Fred.
Crutchfied shot James Mclean at
Jeffries Mill, QuewhIfHe township, at
a festival, which is supposed to be fatal.
Both colored. Crutchfield denies it,
but is in jail in default of S., 900 bond
to answer the charge at next term of
court.
Evangelist Fife overworked himself
in his recent meeting at Marion, Va,
and has been suffering with nervous
ness since that time. The Charlotte
News says that after filling his engage
ment at Boliver, Tenn, next week he
will go to Florida with his family and
spend the winter.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: We hear
many complaints about the way our
county roads are worked. - 1t seems
after all, the tobacco exposition will be
allowed to fall through. - We are re-
ceiving letters every day from parties
in the North who wish to make North
Carolina their home.
A colored woman at the poorhouse
becoming insane on Friday, set fire to
one of the houses there containing
several blind people. The flames were
discovered before doing any damage,
and the was placed in Jail here until
she can be admitted to the asylum,
says the GoldGboro Headlight.
Friday evening last Mr. A. McHar-
ney, assistant foreman of the Peese
planning mill in this town, met with a
painful accident. While at work on
one of the moulding machines his hand
was caught and very seriously mashed,
severing two of his fingers, says the
EdentOn Fisherman and Farmer.
Charlie Evans, two or three year old
child of Isaac Evans, colored, was
burned to death on North street Mon
day morning His mother left him
alone with another child, and while
she was gone his clothing caught fire
and burned him so badly that he died
thatnight, sayst the Kinston Free Press.
Mr.. H. A. Townsend, who was in
town last Thursday, told us of a sad
death which occurred on his place last
week. MI. John Parker's wife, who is
subject to fits, fell into the fire and
was burned to death. She was a
daughter of Mr.. John Stone of Britt's
Township, and leaves n or two chill
dren.
Elizabeth City Carolinian: Mr..
Charles Cooper, of Providence, on his
way to town on Saturday with a load
of wood, was thrown off by the cart
wheels sinking in a hole; in falling one
foot caught, and the frightened OK
running, he was mangled to death. He
was a worthy young man, aged %
years.
The robbing of Mr.. Mcmillan recalls
the preparation of the outrages by the
Lowery gang, and appeals to good citi-
zens to try to ferret it out. Mr.. Harker
writes that, he Is informed, the amount
of money stolen was $500, and that it
was found between the mattresses of
his bed says the Lumberton Robe
sonian.
One hundred and ten dollars was
missed at the Bank morning last
week. The money was in currency,
and was placed in an envelope the
night before it was discovered to be
missing. 1t is supposed to have been
dropped on the floor and swept in the
fire by the j~anitor, says the Lexington
Dispatch.
News was received here this morn
ing that Mr.. John Bailey, of Walnut
Cove, met with a painful accident yes
terday. He was out trying to kill a
hawk when his gun, the muzzle of