The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-16

miles south Of MorgantOn Smith was
cutting trees in the woods for tan bark,
and O limb thrown back by a falling
tree struck him on the head and
crushed his skull.
Thursday evening last Kernersville
had a disturbance in which Banner
Jordan, Leo Hester and Vance LinvIlIe
and a liberal share OF corn Ticker
took a prominent part. Jordan
ceeded IN putting g. ball through the
right hand of both Hester and LtnviIle
and then took to the woods, says the
Winston Republican.
Passengers by the Carolina Central
report a serious fire at Henrietta Mills,
near Ellenboro, Rutherford county,
Wednesday night. Part Of the mill
and warehouse and six hundred bales
ofcOttOn were burned. All the property
was covered by insurance. The fire Is
charged to spontaneous combustion,
says the Wilmington Star.
There large white house near the
tarrOw Gauge about two miles south
Of Harden known as the dwelling
of the late Ephram Friday was burned
to ashes last Saturday night with all
furniture it contained. Our informant
says it was doubtless the work of an
Incendlary as there was no one living
IN the dwelling, says the Gastonia
Gazette.
Burglars entered the store of Mr.. M.
Carpenter last Friday night at Cherry
Vile, but did not succeed in setting
any money. They attempted also to
enter the store Of Mr.. S. S. Mauney,
but were frightened away. On the
same night burglars broke into Mau
ney's store at Crouse's but did nos do
much damage, says the Lincclnt0n
Courier
Major T, L. Emry, Mr.. Britt, ana
several Of the cOnvIcts at Great Falls
made q narrow escape from drowning
last Saturday. While examining the
dams OF the canal the boat was cap
sized and the men were carried over
a swift current. They chung t float
ing logs and brush until rescued IRON
their perllOu8 positions, say s the R2n-
Oke News,
Special Revenue Agent J W. FIani
gan and Revenue officer KIRK patrick
were in town Wednesday. The latter
is n Of three Who were shot by moon
sinner neQ2 Hickory last Friday. He
received only a flesh wound III one Of
his legs On a former occasion he had
a severe experience, IN which he came
near losing his eyc5ight, says the Ora
ham Cleaner.
Durham Globe: Already the hand
Of death has been seen here-traced
direct to improper drainage. Diph
liberia, In its most malignant form IS
now spreading in this vicinity, ard
several children are low with scarlet
fever, So alarming has it become that
mothers with children are moving
away. as g matter of life or death t.
those they love.
Elizabeth City CBr0iiniap: M4ssrs.
John d. Mitchell and Lloyed 3 Jones,
residing in lower Camden, while cut
hunting for cattle in the marsh. on the
edge Of North river one day last week,
they discovered a man buried in a
rough box without lid, evidently hav-
ing been dead over ayear, as the cloth
ing was very rotten. Who was he,
and how came him there?
Hickory Press and C~arolinian: On
Friday evening as the LenOir train was
leaving the city, Mr.. Julius Icard at
tempted TO board it and was dragged
over the trestle south of the bank build
ing, and some distance beyond, befO1 e
the train could be stopped and the gen
tleman taken from his perilous posi-
ton. Mr.. Heard, while painfully
bruised, received no fatal injuries.
Our young friend, Mr. Robert S.
Galloway, of Winston, has invested
| upwards Of a thousand dollars in Il
of the handsomest pieces of hOrsefesh
! we have yer seen. Jolly Tar" is a
beauty, and Mr.. J. w. Bethel refused
$3.50 for him when he was but two
| ,vO O,.c I'D Wa 0nooro+,71c+O AZ, o.!
l9way or his good fortune in inducing
Mr.. Bethel to part with so valuable a
horse, says Webster's Weekly.
Carthage Blade: During last court
thieves broke into Yves. eagles gro
| Gerry, near town. and carried off O lot
| OF tobacco, whiskeY, meat, &c He
has been on the track of the rogues
ever since. and one day last week pro
| cured a search warrant and searched
| the house Of the Manes8 women, who
were jailed last week for completely in
the Sheffields township robbery, where
he found II plugs of his tobacco buried
in the ground.
Weldon News: Mr.. T T. Gasking,
the largest lumber-mill owner in this
county, made an assignment last week,
with Captain J. NJ. Griazard, of Hall
fax, assignee. Mr.. Gaskins' mills are
located on the Coast Line, near Hall
fax, and gave employment to a large
number of hands. He carried en- an
extensive saw mill business and owned
about twenty miles of railroad over
which he handled his logs to the mill
to be converted into lumber.
Raleigh Recorder: The Baptist
church of Wadesboro is having a
chapel erected at the cotton mill in
that place. DR.. E. A. Covinton do
mated the lot on which the building
will stand. - The special meetings
in the First Baptist church closed last
Friday night. Thirty or o have
protested conversion. Since the meet
ing began seventeen have been bap-
tied six mora have been received for