The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10

late firm of H. A. Litttman & Go, OF
raleigh. Liabilities 81, 800 with e=ti-
mated assets OF Sc, 900, says the Colds
DoTo Headlight.
Greensboro Record: At the depot
t9ls morning there were three cOops of
P~heasants shipped from Lima, Ohio, to
j. w. Cardeza at Brown Summit, &
sportsman from New York, who re
Gently purchased a large tract Of land
IN Chat locality, and is stocking it with
Gnese birds and other game.
The dentists of North Carolina pro-
pose to be su Ostantially represented at
the Worlds Dental Congress to be held
az chicago August II to 26, 1898. DR..
Thomas M. Hunter, of Fayetteville,
and DIR. Sid P, billiard, of R3cky
Mount, of the finance cOmmitte, are
making exertions to this end.
Pittsboro Record: One of the most
vigorous old men that we know is MI.
Oliver McMath, of Hickory Mountain
township, who although he is 78 years
old Is OF the most noted fox hunters
in the State. He can ride afGer the
hounds all day without any fatigue,
and break down any ordinary man.
1t is rumored that Col. w. J. Ais
paugh, who has been cashier of the
First Nationally bank of Winston since
its organization several years ago, will
resign January 1Oth. F. H Fries, of
Salem, and S E. Allen, of Winston,
are spoken of as Col. Alspaugh's sue
cessor. It is surmisei thai the Colonel
will organize a new bank.
Durham Sum: Henry Weaver, a
clever man, aged about IS or 40 years,
lived in the Red Mountain neighbor-
hood. 1t is said that he had a family,
The news reached Durham last evening
that he left home Sunday and had not
been seen up to yesterday about one
o'clock, when he was discovered dead,
shrouded beneath the snow.
A little boy of AID Hargrave, col
Ored, was burned to death last week
under PECULIAR circumstances. The
child was out in an old field popping
fi~re-crackers. The sedge caught fire
from which the child, clothing caught.
He was burned so badly hat he died
shortly afterward. Very sad, indeed,
says the Lexington Dispatch.
John L Barnhardt, Esq, Ct No. 9,
who recently married a couple of dusky
hue and several days afterwards was
asked to divorce the same couple, is a
hog raiser. He killed one last week
that weighed 425 pounds Squire
Baruhardt Is the only magistrate In the
county that kills hogs when hogs are
hogs, says the Concord Standard.
A fire at Swepsonvi!le a few days
ago destroy ed the big factory at that
place. 1t was caused by friction from
a belt and as all the water pipes were
frozen they we're helpless to do any |
good towards extinguishing it. Some
of the machinery, however, was saved. |
A fe " of the operatives came here to
day looking for work at Crown Mills.
Goldsboro Argus: 1t is a great
pleasure to US to know that ST. Paul
NJ. E congregation of this city, have
given their Jealous and popular pastor,
Rev. B. r. Hall, a vacation owing to
his recent eve illness, and have pre-
sented him with a goOdly purse to bear
the expense of a visit to Florida. where
he is advised by his physician to go to
recuperate.
Maj. Nelson, a white man about 80
years of age, who lives at Oxford, N.
O., got up IN his night clothes a few
nights ago and went out into the snow
and took his stand, and was found
there the next morning nearly frozen
to death, He had been drinking very
hard for some time and it is thought
he did not have his right mind. It is
very doubtful whether he will live
much longer.
Rocky Mount ArgOnaut: On Wed |
nesday afternoon last, the community
was shocked by the news that little
Peter hines, the two year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs Bennett Bum was seri
ously burned; but still there was hopes
that the poor little fellow woyld re
cover from his injuries. This morning
that hope was destroyed, as the sad
tldings came that the little sufferer
passed away at n o'clock.
Mr.. NJ. 9. Benson received a letter
yesterday from MarIville, Bladen
county, stating that a negro named
Sim Moore had murdered a c0lored
man named Scott Bowen, who worked
with Mr.. Benson several years ago.
The two negroes got into a dispute Sat
urday evening over a woman nea
Mariville, which resulted IN Moore
striking Bowen on the head with a
stick of wood, killing him Instantly,
says the Wllmington.StGr.
Chatham Record: A few days ago
a poor young man and his sweetheart
walked here from their homes, about
ten miles distant, for the purpose of
obtaining a marriage license and being
married When they went TO buy the
license they had only 50, and the price
50 SO. Not being able to raise the
other SO cents they walked back home,
obtained the lacking SO cents and next
day walked here again, bought the
license and we're duly married.
Wlkesboro Chronicle: On last Sun
day, in Job s Cabin township, Monroe
Greer, one of the crippled sons of old
man Greer, who was killed by his son
Sherman, was married to Mallnda Jane
Speers. The Rev. VIM. Lee, one of
III present Representatives., performed
the ceremony. The ceremony took
place in the middle of the road while