The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-25

Charlotte a few nights since have been
heard from. They took In the town of
Lowell, night before last, where their
operations were quite extensive. They
robbed four stores, broke open two
stores broke open two safes and robbed
the postofice of stamps. They got
about $50 from the cracked safes, says
the Charlotte News.
S~tatesville Landmark: Miss Annie
Crawford, who lives near S~tatesviile,
fell into the fire some days ago and
was severely burned about the head
and chest. She was alone In the house
at the time, and was found in the posi-
ton indicated some time afterward.
She has no recollection of the occur
renee, but it is supposed that she
tainted.
Yesterday afternoon ayoung Carson
negro got into a quarrel with Sam by
sart, Jr., cursed him ard picked up a
rock as if to strike him. Sam seeing
that he stood a fair chance of having
his brains Knocked out shot at him
missing him. Some of the Marion
negroes are very quiet and ~gentlemanly
while others r very impudent and in
sulting, says the Marion Free Lance.
Norwood Vidette: 1t is reported that
the wheat crop in this section is look
ing very promising, but the cat crop
will be almost a failure. "A thief
on last Saturday night entered the
house Of Mr.. j. A McAlister, Of Lilies
vile, the father of Miss Sallie Nc
Alister, who is teaching at the Fork,
and stole therefrOm $50 and a gold
watch. There is no clue to the thief.
Charles Williamson, who killed his
brother Eraetus, in Cleveland county
On January Gosh, 1891, was captured
last Friday in Texas. He will be
brought back here. He was betrayed
for $50 Robert L Jonas, who killed
VIM. Smith, III Lincoln county, on
July 18th, 1892, was also captured in
Texas, but escaped while being brought
here. These two items CONDENSED from
the Shelby Aurora.
Old man Hardy Hines, a thrifty col
Ored farmer Of this county, had laid up
for a rainy day eighty dollars in gold.
and the proceeds of three bales of cot
ton i'll currency, making, all told, about
two hundred dollars. A few nights
ago thieves entered his house aDd took
the savings of a life time. Hines had
his money hid under some tobacco in
a room adjoining the one in which he
slept, says the Weldon News.
Hitlsboro Observer: Mary Patter-
son, colored, aged about 20, living near
University Station, gave birth to girl
in the woods near her home last Satur-
day. She then went to the house and
was taken seriously i'll. Her actions
caused suspicion and search was made
in the woods where a new born baby
was found with every appearance Of
having been killed. From what we
learn it must have been a brutal
murder.
Greensboro Record: A queer speci-
men of a foul is on exhibition at the
Hudson Store COmpany-a cross be-
tween a guinea and an eagle. The
head resembles al eagle somewhat,
while the feathers are exactly those OF
a guinea. It's "cackle," however, is
that of a chicken. Council Brown
few miles from town. 1t is a good
sized foul but presents a queer ap-
pearance.
A sad and painful accident befell
Mr.. w. j. Ellis, manager of the Win
ston internal revenue office, Saturday
afternoon. While walking along Lib
erty street, in front of the block of
stores being erected for Messrs. Bux-
ton, Hanes and Pepper, he stepped
upon a plank which slipped, throwing
him down on a brick between the
brick wall and the pavement, thereby
breaking his left thigh, says the Win
stOn Sentinel.
Oxford Ledger: Some time ago Dick
Jeffreys, cOlOred, an inmate at the
work house, was accidentally shot and
came very near losing his life. When
he had about recovered some friends
interceded with the Governor, who
pardOned him. Dick walked around
town for a while, but he finally got
lonesome so he slipped out to the work
house some nights ago, and catching
the guard on duty enjoying a comfort
able nap, he proceeded cautiously to
open the door, and invited Jane Walker
to walk out and flee with him to ''old
Virginia"
Several years ago an unknown child
vas buried in one of the plots of the
Reidsville cemetery. No n knew
when or by whom the grave was dug
and the whole matter has remained a
complete mystery. A few years ago
the plot was purchased by Mr.. J. D.
Cotton. One day last week the corpse
was taken up by order of the town
authorities and removed to the pauper
section of the cemetery. 1t was found
that the coffin and case were IF a costly
kind and the clothing gave evidence of
being provided by well-to do people,
says the Reidsville Review.
While prospecting for water for the
oil and fertilizer works, Mr.. Knox, the
engineer struck a great underground
stream of strong iron water. 1t is
located in the Bissell bottom lands, to
the southwest of the city. By means
of driven wells, it was found that the
stream is 700 feet wide and 81 feet deep.
1t is 45 feet below the surface. Con
siderable interest has been excited in
the discovery The water is strongly