The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-09

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who was convicted of wife murder at
the February term of court, and who
appealed to the Supreme Court, where
the decision of the lower court was
sustained, Is now in jail sick, and
awaits his sentence of death, which
will be given at the June term of
court.
J0nesboro Journal: The output of
coal from the Egypt mines is being
considerably increased. 1t is intended
next fall and winter to sell a great deal
Of this coal at low prices for household
uses, III open CRATES. The increase in
the local use of soft coal in this way is
enormous in the past three or four
years.
The Shelby Review says that the at
tOrneys of the Sos Railroad in the II.
L. Hudson damage case, which was
tried in the United States court at
Charlotte last fall, having failed to file
their appeal, Mr.. Hudson will now
take steps to have the judgement for
81, 500 and costs, which he was awarded,
satisfied.
Mr.. John Hill, a farmer of the Madi-
son section. committed suicide by hang
ing himself with a pair Of plOwlines
last Thursday night. He was not dis
covered until Friday morning his
family not knowing he had committed
the rash deed. Mr.. Hills mind had
been affected for sometime, says Web
ster's Weekly.
Hickory Press and CarOlinian: Mr..
D. E Cioninger, charged with the
robbery Of the Claramont postoffice,
was given a preliminary hearing be-
fore Commissioner lotion Monday
afternoon, and failing to give the re
Quired bond, has been sent to jail to
await the action of the next United
States grand jury.
A very sad accident occurred near
Roper On the n. & S. road on Monday.
A number Of wOrkmen were on a flat
car going up in the swamp when the
car was thrown from the track, one of
the men, VIM. Pearce, colOred, fell on
the track and five r ran over his
body killing him almost instantly, says
the Roanoke Beacon.
AsheborO Courier: There is an or
binary blackberry brier in the Courier
office which measures % feet six inches.
1t is the more wonderful when remem-
bered that a brier only grows during
one season. -- The mail carrier from
Troy to AshebOrO walks and carries the
mail every day q distance Of SO miles.
He Is generally On time.
l. Salisbury Truth: Lieut.. Richard
Henderson, returned home this morn
ing after several Years absence. -
Tuesday night an attemp was made to
break in the house of Mr.. John Bradley,
| by the unknown men, nea the car
shops. Mrs Bradley, being alone,
emitted a revolver at them which gave
them a moving disposition.
One thousand troops and forty car.
loads of baggage passed through Char.
lOtte last night. 1t was an exchange
of soldiers between Fort McHenry,
Maryland, and. Fort Mcpherson. at At
lanta. The Richmond & DanviIIe took
the contract for the transportation,
and filled it promptly and without
accident, says the Charlotte News.
S~mithfeld Herald: Another store
was broken into here Tuesday night.
Burglars entered through one Of the
front windows Of the store occupied by
Messrs H. Cohen & Co. and stole
some shoes, clothing, &c. The window
has no shutter and they broke one of
the large panes Of glass. Mr.. Cohen
has not yet ascertained the amount
stolen.
Charlotte News: Mr.. JOab Camp
bell, One of the prominent men of
Mecklenhurg county, died last Satur-
day, at the home of his son, Mr.. Lee
| Allen, in Crab Orchard township. Mr..
| Campbell was in his 18th year He
was a grand son of John Campbell,
who died in 1890, and who was wounded
at the battle of Kings Mountain, On
| October 7th, 1870.
Friday the steamer New Berne of
| Tho NJ NJ r. nv inn %nNly ont abO1It
| {, 500 packages of truck-prjncjpally
peas. The steamer Neuse of the E. G.
| d. Line took out 4 600 packages Of peas
and 600 crates of asparagus, turnips
and cabbages. The total shipment for
the day was about 5000 packages.
Not a bad shipment for April, says the
New Berne Journal
Caswell News: A colored girl was
burned to death neal here Fridy. She
was left in the house by herself, with
the fire covered up, and was told not
to play in the fire. In a short time the
house was discovered to be on fire by
hOuis Graves, who succeeded in ex
tinguishing the flames, and on leaving
he found the child a short distance
from the house dead.
j. M. Hargett, who left a wife and
three children in Charlotte, went to
Concord, married a Miss Mollie Kes-
siah, was arrested at BlacksbuTg, s.,
c., and brought here for trial, was be-
fore ESQ. Maxwell and bound over to
the next term of the Criminal Court
in the SUN of $500, en- the charge of
bigamy, and 500 on the charge Of
abandoning his family.
A child of Mr.. Lawson Pope, who
lives about five miles from from Lex,
ington. in this township, while climb
ing up on the top of a well accidental
ly fell in. The well was 35 feet deep.
Strange to say, when the child was
gotten out it was found to be only
slightly bruised. It is a miracle that