The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-28

received information from Texas that
BOB Jones who killed a man by the
name Of Smith near Trinity church
IN the western part of Lincoln county
last summer, has just been captured
In Bouie county and is now in jail.
Mr.. Noah Deal, of Alexander county,
was seriously injured a fewdays since,
while engaged in clearing up a piece of
new ground. A tree fell in an unex
pected direction, and most unfOrtun-
ately, struck Mr.. Deal, breaking several
of his ribs and crushing his left ankle.
We hear that the store of Will
Roberts, at Galveston, in Lebanon
township, this county, nine miles from
here, was burned early this morning,
with all of it's contents. 1t is the gen
eral opinion that the store was robbed
and then fired, says the Durham Sun.
Asheville Gazette: 1t was reported
yesterday that Mr.. George w. Wander
bilt has decided to build forty ten
thousand dollar houfe s on his estate
near Asheviile. This great outlay Of
money, nearly $500, 600, will be of great
advantage to Asheville and Western
Carolina.
Tarboro S~outherner: Mrs. Whitaker,
of Halifax county, has been elected
matrOn at the Insane Asylum at Raj
eigh She is the widow of a brave
Confederate officer, Major j. H. Whita-
ker, of the First North Carolina Cal
vary, who was killed in Lees advance
on Getty sbUrg,
The contest in Shelby is close, yet
the mo license" men hope to win.
The majority of the white voters are
for mo license" If Shelby goes wet
and we have licensed bar-rooms, will
we not lose more in morals than we
gain by license money from bar-rOOms,
asks the Aurora.
Dunn Times: One of our horse
traders went out q few weeks ago with
an old horse, traded for an OK, carried
the OK to Fayetteville and could not
sell the OK, 50 he snapped the OK for
two barrels of hen eggs, two hundred
dozen, shipped the eggs to Dunn and
sold them for 16 cents per dozen.
The Scotland Neck Democrat says
that on last Monday night Mr.. w. H.
JOsey lost by fire at Neal Station, Hall
fax county, s mules, 2 horses, 1875 bar
rels of corn, a lot Of pillow gear and a
fine hog. The fire was discovered
about o'clock but after the whole of
the barn and stables was in flames.
The case Of Major T. L Emry against
the Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad was
settled in the Superior court at Hall
fax last week, Major Emry gets 81, 800
and all costs. 1t was also decided that
no further suits are to be brought
against the road fer damage to the
model farm, says the Weldon News.
It seems that Sheffield township is
infested with an organized gang of
TOguPs. 4 great deal Of meat has been
stolen recently, with an occasional
raid on whisky, chickens onions, &c.
Mr.. Aaron Brown has lost the meat of
about seven hogs, and many others
various quantities, says the Sanford EC
press.
Elizabeth City Carolinian: At one
time it was feared the number of large
saw mills at Elizabeth City would o
exhaust the lumber supply and be
obliged to cease operation, but several
Of the prOprietOrs inform US that there
is no danger-there is enough within
reach to keep all the mills at work for
years.
Statesville Landmarks: Mr.. Jas. E.
S. Morrison of Wilkes courty, who was
formerly a citizen Of Iredell, says that
the cold Saturday was on February
9TH, 1885 "A mad dog passed through
about three weeks ago. A number of
dogs were bitten, some of which were
killed. One went mad last week and
waskilted.
Charlotte Observer: \ deal has
been about closed by a party of gentle
men for the purchase of the High
Shoals water power near LincOlntOn.
If nothing transpires to prevent the
closing up Of the matter, steps will be
taken at once looking to the develop
ment of the property and the cOnstruc-
ton of q cotton mill.
Last Monday evening about 4:30
o'clock Bill Brewer, COlOred, who lives
lust above town near the Jackie Means
place. while walking in a field near his
place saw q suspicious looking bundle
living in some briars He pushed it
with a Stick he had and was surprised
to find out that it was a dead baby,
says the Concord Times.
Bill Pittm.n and two other negroes,
Crawley and Wilcox, were on trial in
the Superior court last week for the
murder of Haley Wilkins, near Enfield.
Pittman turned States evidence, but
the tables were completely turned.
Wilcox and Crawley were acquitted
and Pittman was sentenced 70 the
penitentiary for ten years.
The rogues, even in Hickory, are not
all dead yet. Sunday night, while D..
w. Stacy was at CHURCH, some one
with a key entered his store and took
between SIS and $50 in money, besides
other things, among which were his
pocket book and ome old deeds, part
of which were found up the Railroad,
says the Hickory Mercury.
Nettie, the IS year-old daughter OF
Alice Williams a we'll known colOred
servant about town, fell into the fire
yesterday and was very seriously
burned about the body, face and hands;
The girl is a subject of epilepsy and