The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

The people Of this section the past
week fully realized a binding snow
storm accompanied with extreme cold
weather. The snow was about Is
inches deep and the large number Of
our young people enjoyed sleigh rid
ing The skating on the ponds was
greatly enjoyed, the ice being frrm
four to E inches thick, says ;he Oxford
Ledger.
The big turnip of the eason was left
at the Vidette office last Monday, by
Mr.. A. r. Moore, our clever black
smith, recently moved in from Mont
gOnlery. The turnip measured PSI
inches in circumference, weighed four
pounds and 1 ounce, and was raised on
Mr.. MOOreIs place neal Swift Island,
Montgomery county, says the Norwood
Vjdette.
Elizabeth City C~aro1in5an: The
venerable Mrs. Ann Hunter, relict Of
Capt Tim Hunter, died on the 9th,
ult. She was the Oldest Oma in
Elizabeth City, being in her Seth year,
- Mr.. William W. Graves, a well
known citizen of Elizabeth City, died
on Monday morning, aged IS years.
About two years ago he had q sever
paralytic attack from which he never
recovered.
These painted pillow stocks, axe
handles, buckets, horse collars and
everything else used on the farm or
in the garden, made in yankeedom
and brought down here and sold to
our people for hard earned dollars, are
probably worth the money, but why
send the round eagles" rolling across
the PatOmac when we could manufac.
ture all these things at home?-AShe
bOrO Courier.
Josh Cannady, colored, who is we'll
known in Oxford, was killed by a
negro at Mangum's Store, Durham
county. during Christmas week. It
seems that Cannaday. Howard. Bur
nett and several other negroes became
involved in a row, during which one of
the negroes drew o razor and literally
carved Cannady to pieces, and it Is
hard to tell which one did the cutting,
says the Oxford Ledger,
Mr.. Gus. Lentz, a couple of mills
southeast of town, met with a painful
accident on the 23d ult. He was haul
ing wood and while sitting on the front
Of the load driving. ne struck one Of
his muleS with the whip, the mule re
turning the blow with the heels, strik-
ing Mr.. Lentz on the ankle, fracturing
it. Dr.. Whitley dressed and set the
broken limb and Mr. LentZ is doing as
we'll as could be expected, says the
Norwood V1dette.
Burlington News: Last Tuesday
night, about seven miles southwest of
thu place, Mr.. David Clapp, 0ged 90
years, breaLhed all that was mortal
and his spirit took its everlasting flight.
~ DR.. John Wilson, of Milton, N. c.,
the aged father Of Mrs B J. William
son, died at his home in that town on
Monday of last week, after q long and
painful illness. DR.. Wilson was for
many years a prominent educator IN
this county.
Gastonia G1zette: Last Saturday
morning little Wade MIIlen, IL yeaT
of age, was killed on factory hill by a
torpedo which he exploded with a
stone. A colored TOY gave him the
explosive, and not knowing the dan
ger, Wade placed it on the track mean
the wind mill and went to beating on
a fragment of the tin lntO the little .
boys neck, severing the wind pipe and
the iugular vein.
GoIdsboro Argus: Little Walter,
the twO-year-Old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w o1OC4 I1Olu1COs was IoCo1ly bu4A4NN NN
their home, near Jones' Mill, a few
miles from this city, Wednesday ever
ing, while playing around the fire, III
the absence of his mother, who had
left the room for a few moments, leav-
ing the child with it's older brother
and not,deeming that danger and death
were lurking nigh. The little sufferer
lived but a few hours.
Roanoke Beacon: On Tuesday morn.
ing last Sheriff BlOunt received a tele-
gram from the Chief of Police of Bruins
wick, Ga saying that a negro answer
ing the description of John HOskins
who is wanted here for the murder Of
Mack Butler, had been arrested and
sent to jail, Later the Sheriff received
two other kilograms, One from Mr. +.
A. Boyle and one from Mr.. E T Duke,
saying that the man arrested WIS the
original John Hoskins. These gentle
men we're both living here at the time
the murder was committed and knew
Hoskins well.
There was a shooting affair not far
from Wilton on Sunday, the 48th, ult.,
among boys. 1t seems that a boy
about 10 years Of age named VevIls,
had an old pistol which he had been
swapping, that would not fire, there
fore when another boy about - years
old, the son of Geo. w. Santifer, said
something to him he did not like.
Vevils drew the pistol and shot the
little fellow in the leg. DR.. @. w. Con
way vas called upon to extract the
the ball which after going through the
leg lodged just under the skin. At
last reports the little fellow vas i'm
proving. Boys beware how you fool
with old guns and pistols for they are
dangerous. says the Oxford LEDGER
On Thursday last Mr.. W. A. SIaugh-
ter one of the guard at the workhouse
had occasion to go into the building
where the prisoners were confined.
Just as he entered the door his foot