The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-22

Alpha, Anterior, Charlotte, and Cling
ham temporarily Shut down.
The Shelby Aurora SAYS that one
night last week rats ate off one of the
toes of George w. Hunt, confined in
Rutherfordton Jail, and a part of the
ball Of the foot. Hunt was shot some
months ago while resisting arrest and
has lost all sensation in that foot,
The StatesviIle Landmark says the
main point in Judge Whitaker's charge
to the grand jury of Iredell Superior
Court last Monday, was his condemna-
ton of the Jail system of the State.
He said the jails of North Carolina
were a disgrace t. the civilization Of
the age.
The Durham Globe reports the acct
dental shooting Of Will Andrews, aged
Is, by younger boy who was project
ing" with a loaded gun. One Of his
legs were perforated with bird shot
from the ankle to the hip joint, render
ing the limb helpless and causing him
great pain.
Graham Cleaner: Mr.. B. j. Viii
liamsOn's residence, at Burlington, was
burglarized last Sunday night. Mr..
Williamson's bed room was entered
and his gold watch, pants, with a few
dollars IN money, and shoes we're stolen.
There Is no clue as to who committed
the burglary.
The Charlotte News says hat many
farmers are nov kicking I'VE the new
and destructive visitor to their fields.
This time it is a yellow grasshOpper,
with wings aud 4 voice like a cricket
In some places, especially meadows,
there are millions to the acre. They
are rapidly devouring grass, clover
and turnips-
Concord Standard: During the war
a man by the name of Parham Kirk,
Of this county, deserted the Conteder
acy aud took the oath Of allegiance.
He has not been heard Of since. His
wife, believing him dead, tried, to get
a pension. L turns up that Kirk has
gotten to Montgomery county and is
expected here any TINA.
Morganton Herald: On the farm of
Peyton Moore, on Silver Greek, while
several boys were attacking q wasp
nest, one Of them, a son of Aleck Duck,
about fifteen years old, while running
out Of the way Of the wasps, stumbled
and fell on IN open knife in his hand,
and the blade penetrating to the heart
caused immediate death.
Bridge Waterman Stowe, who at
tends TO he Catawba river bridge on
the Air Line Railroad, had a marvellous
escape from death yesterday afternoon.
A bullet, fred by some one on a passing
train struck a metal badge on his cap
band, fattening itself, smashing the
badge and knocking the Waterman
down, says the Charlotte News
Winston Republican: \ young man
by the name Of L7ssing recently killed
near SauratOwn Peak, Stokes county,
a horned snake which measured in
length five feet eight inches, The
reptile had a horn on his tail which
resembled a ROSTERS spur and a small
swag place in his ugly mouth looked as
if he had been in the habit of taking
the appendage therein.
A correspondent writes us from Rock
that that town has been visited
by an electric storm. A Miss Thomas
was standing in the door Of her house
which was struck by lightning, the
door being torn from It's hinges and the
door facings shattered to atoms with
out serious injury to the lady. This
was a miraculous escape, says the
Laurinburg Exchange.
The depot at Huntersville was burned
early this morning The fire which Is
believed to have been accidental, Origi-
mated at 2 o'clock, and resulted in the
complete destruction of the old land
mark. There was but little freight in
the building. and the loss, falling en-
tirely upon the railroad company, is
covered by insurance, says the Char
Iotte News Of the 14th.
The Jonesboro Journal, of the 8th,
tells as follows of a rather remarkable
double accident in Chatham county.
A train knocked a COW off the track
this side of Egypt last evening and the
COW struck a man and injured him so
badly that he will probably die. One
of the cows horns struck him in the
forehead, one of his arms was broken
and his shoulder knocked out of joint.
The Mount Airy News says: eve
saw in our city the past week the
venerable Rev. VIM. Needham, of this
county, who is now 95 years old. He
still goes around to protracted meet
ings. aids the pastors and is a ave
ceasing worker in the vineyard OF his
Maker. He has been in the ministry
for 70 years and was on his way then
to the prOtracted meeting being con-
Quoted at Salem church By Rev. H. L.
Atkins.
Monday a son of Ward K~eaton, col
ored, of depot hill, aged 10 or II years,
fell from a tree to a chicken coop with
such force as drive the shingles Of
which the coop was made into his
abdomen. Drs. J. f. and III. f. Long
attended him and cut from his stomach
a piece of shingle about two inches
long and one-half inch wide. Next
morning the little coon said he was
feeling all right and yesterday he was
up and about, says the S5atesville
Landmark.
Clinton Democrat: Just over in
Baden county a colored man named
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