The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-02

of this company is located about a
mile and a half south Of MOOresville
and near the noted Creswli quarry,
says the Statesville Landmark.
Burlington News: We have made
Inquiries from several sections and the
almost unanimous report is, that an
abundant yield of everything is prom
lsed. -- Mr.. Fl. r Ireland was in the
city Friday selling tobacco, and in
formed us that the material for the
roller mill had been ordered three
weeks, and was expected most any
day.
Wotauga Democrat: Mr.. Abner
Adams sold g. beautiful curly walnut
tree the other day to Mr. I. L. Council,
OF Elk Park, for the sum of $435 The
tree measured three and One-half feet
through at the stump and is said to be
curled from the roots to the end of the
topmost twig. Such trees are of fabu-
lOus value. Mr.. Councill may realize
81, 900 or 81, 500 for it.
Laurinburg Exchange: A Methodist
church composed of fifty seven mem
bers will be organized on next Sunday
afternoon at Ida Cotton Mills, four
miles west of Laurinburg. - Rev.
W. B. Doub writes us that he expects
to commence a great tent meeting in
Rockingham May 21st. The tent will
seat 1, 500 people and Mr.. Doub cordi-
ally invites all his friends to go.
Leonidas Mcknight, who was re-
Gently sent to the penitentiary from
this county for twenty years for burg
larizing the residence of Mr.. Samuel
II. Taylor in this city, attempted to
es cape from the State farm at Tillery,
a few days ago, and was promptly shot
down by n of the gardsmen, and re,
captured. 1t is said he is not danger
ously hurt.-Mt. Airy Advertiser.
News came here Friday of an ARRAY
that occurred at Cranberry in the early
part of the week, in which a man re-
ceived a wound that will probably
cause his death. A posse went to ar
rest an offender against the town laws,
when he shot at at a member Of the
posse against whom he had q grudge.
The wound, it was thought, would
prove fatal, says the Lenoir Topic
George Jenkins, the little son of Rev.
J.. w. Jenkins who resides on billiard
street, happened to quite a painful &C
cident yesterday morning about 7:3O
o'clock. The little fellow went to the
stable to see some chickens, and in at
tempting to open the door it came off
its hinges and fell on him, breaking
his right thigh and bruising him up
considerably, says the Durham Sun.
The members and minister OF the
Kings Mountain cOlOred Methodist
church we're disturbed last Sunday
night by an intoxicated negro, Zeke
Rhyme, who lives in Kings Mountain.
His conduct was very bad, as he cursed
the minister, Rev. Wright, in the pull
pit and interrupted the services. That
night the town marshal, A. Worth
Falls, arrested and put him in the
lookup, says the Shelby Aurora.
Charlotte News: DR.. G. L Hunter,
a native of the Hopewell section of this
county, died at his home in San An
tonia, Texas, last Saturday. During
the war DR.. Hunter was employed by
the Confederate Government to ship
cotton across the Rio Grande. On his
return trips he would slnuggle in arms,
and in that way was of great service
to the Confederacy. He was commits
stoned by the late Gen. Kirby Smith.
Greensboro Record: We are sorry
to hear that the Guilford Grays are to
disband. Final action was taken in
the matter at last nights meeting,
when a resolution was passed asking
the Adjutant General to disband the
company. Several causes lead to this
move. For some time the boys have
been hampered; disappointment and
encouragement have met them on
every side, so they concluded to give
it up.
Concord Standard: A meeting of
the directors of the Cabarrus cotton
mills was held in President J. W. Can
mons Office, Tuesday evening. It has
been decided to replace the wooden
walls with brick ones and make the
building longer-it will be 65x2O0 feet
and enclosed in brick wall. The en-
largement makes the capacity of the
mill greater and the number of looms
to be placed is $50 instead of 80, as was
originally intended.
Bethel church, in Cline's township,
was the scene of two disgraceful affairs
Sunday. During morning services two
men engaged in a fight at the front
door of the church, and another fellow,
without the fear of man or God before
his eyes, INDUCED extensively in cut
ting up harness, etc. The man pro-
voking the fight was arrested and
fined $40 and costs. The scamp who
cut up the harness was caught and
fined $25 and costs, says the Hickory
Press.
Concord Standard: Will Means, the
colored man who was jailed on the
| charge of attempt at rape and after
wards bailed on a small bond, has been
returned to jail by his bondsman.
Means received a note, telling him that
if he did not leave the country inside
of three days his neck would receive a
dose of hemp. He was returned to jail
It is believed that this plan was ad-
opted simply to get him out of the
Wav to Illustrate a trial, thereby con-
ceaIiag some supposed bad history. It
is the general opinion that Means is
entirely innocent of the charge.
Greensboro Record: DR.. Brodnax