The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

Carolina, died on the 18th inst eyed
10 years.
In Lewis Fork township, in Wilkes
county, a mad dog bit both hands of j.
b Jenkins. and was killed by Jenkins
father, B. W. Jenkins, while attacking
the son. They have since been looking
for a mad stone.
RutherfOrdtOn had q sensation Tues
day morning, the last day of February,
when it was discovered that Roster
Hardin, the 81 year old son Of William
J Hardin had committed suicide from
ar overdose of morphine.
D Jacobs, who lives on MI. S. w.
HOlman's farm, near Orange Factory,
was IN town yesterday and had quite a
painful accident. OIe of his feet was
badly mashed by a wagon passing over
it, says the Durham Sun.
At a meeting Of the stockholders of
the Long Island cotton mtlls, held in
S~tate8ville yesterday, IL was decided to
increase the capital stock, build a new
beick mi | and add 1 600 spindleS, says
tie Statesvllle Landmarks.
Jefferson Mcintosh, the man who
forged Berry BDyd's name to a $50
check last December, has been arrested
ana was lodged in the BuucOmbe
counCy jail late yesterday afternoon,
says the Asheville Gazette.
The machinery for the Erwin Cotton
Mil Is comI0g liz and IL bhiDe RAPIDLY
placed in POSITION. The engine. already
W. l. of 600 horsepower, and Is one Of
the largest engines in this part Of the
county, says he Durham Sun.
Danbury Reporter: Martin Key, a
Surry county farmer, sold some TO.
OaCcO at Greensboro for ~hich ne re
cejved 500, but before he started home
he allowed a negro to "hO0dOO" him
out of every cent of the money.
Mr.. w. r Furgesen arrested Mason
ana Lee Overcast, two brothers, near
Petra Mills IN Nald ell county on last
Wednesday. They are charged with
rObbIng q safe a. Chester, s Q, says
the Hickory Press and Carolinian.
George Causler, a c0l0red employee
of the trestle gang on til" 3 Cs Rail
road. was Instantly killed Tuesday
afternoon by falling rinety feet from
the 3 Is Railroad trestlt at Kings
Greek IL York county, South Carolina.
NJ. J. c.. Caddell. whose serious mis-
hap was chrOriuled in last weeks RODE
- fbIGt3l, - sim COlllliF W IlfS Dtu db
he Ma iOnal Hotel His injuries were
much more serious than we had sup
posed, says the LumbertOn R~obcsOnitn.
CHARLOTTE News: Matthews Station
in this county is up III arms agalus5
dogs. As a result Of a mad dog excite
nlent there, seven dogs were killed
Thursday and twelve yesterday. Every
dog thaCshow it7clfiu TO vn Is promptly
shot.
News reached Durham this morning
that 90 Sunday morning last, the dead
body Of a cplCTcd Oma was found at
the ga g of Albert Parham. who lives
five mile1 h-lrw Oxford. about half
way to Henderson, says the Durham
sun.
Fred B ok bought four little pigs in
AUGUST lie has been killing them.
The first one killed weighed 10, the
second 122 and the third n 10 He
thinks the remaining Il will get over
the 200 nOGch, says the Concord Stan
dard.
The Burlington papers report that
an addition OF 200 Get Will be built to
Aurora Mills, that a so barrel roller
mill, and a furniture factory and laun
dry are among the ~prrjecUet en- err
prlSes for Burlington thus far this
year.
Bob Green, white. and jim Trotter,
colured. had a tusSle last week III which
JIM got licked Jim bad called BIB a
liar with a s~ulphuriCuS attachment.
The Manor fined Mr.. Green three dol
lars and costs, says tie Frankllnton
Press.
Dept. Sheriff j. w. Mcintosh, brought
Charley Johnston, CO'Ored, and placed
him IN iaIl here last Wednesday. The
uegrOi5 charged with breaking into the
house Of Camilla Abernethy on last
S .turday night, says the Ii. cOInton
Courier.
The Carthage Blade says that Major
w. Y. Petty Is gong right ahead with
the C~urrIesvIlle extension OF the Car
image Railroad. The cOnvict5 are doing
the grading, and the track Is being
lald right after them 0y another force
of hands.
Mr.. w. A. James, Sr., of Carolina
township, lost his dwelling house,
kitchen and smoke house by fire one
night last week. Very little of the
contents OF the buildings was saved.
The loss is over 81 600, says the Green
vile Reflector.
Shelby Aurora: Rosemun, admins
traitor Of RUb6. Murdoch, the negro
VINO fruzn to death near Iron Station,
sued the Carolina Central railway for
$40 600 damages and got a verdi;ttrom
Il Lincoln county jury of Sl,OOO-the
value of d slave.
Smithfeld Herald: ROzetta Hinton,
a colOred woman living near Prince
ton. was n grandmother before she was
twenty seven years Old She was under
tn Jteen when her Gaugher was born,
aud this daughter became a mother be-
fore she was fourteen.
The county is experiencing a novelty.
The chain gang has gone on a strike:
The members OF IL refuse to work, and
the authorities are now legislatlng on
what to do with them. The gang will