The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-13

revenue officers cut up eleven stills IN
Traphill township on the Oath, and
shot Hack Billings, who was running
from his still, twice through the thigh.
Blllings's wife came very near being a
victim, as n bullet went through the
sleeve of her dress, while another fell
at the feet of John Crawford's wife.
Homet Canady, a young man who
had been living in Monroe short time.
went down to Mr.. w. @. SteeIe's, who
lives within three miles of town, and
walked off with Nh. Steele'e gold watch,
which he valued highly on account of
its age, it being 1875 years old, before
Mr.. Steele's eyes. He had been look
ing at it and slipped it in his pocket
unawares, says the Monroe Enquirer.
A distressing accident is reported as
having occurred at Shallote, Bruins
wick county, last Thursday. Two sons
Of Mr.. Moses Milliken were spearing
fish in ShallOtte river, when n Of the
boys, Isaac Milliken, lad of some six
teen years, fell into the river and was
drowned. The body had not been re-
covered at last accounts, says the Will
mington Star.
W. J. Weatherly, of Greensboro, re
ceived a dispatch yesterday from A.
NJ. Tomlilson, sergeant of police at
Richmond, Va, stating that he had
Jordan Lindsay in jail. Lindsay is
the man who beat Policeman Cheek,
of Greensboro, sometime ago and skip,
ped. Officer Dave Scott went down to
Raleigh after requisition papers to
bring Lindsay back, says the Winston
Sentinel.
Red Springs Scotchman: A piece of
steam pipe was found recently near
Hotel Townsend which was thrown
there at the time of the terrible explo-
sion at the mills of the Red Springs
Lumber Company some months ago.
The distance this pipe was thrown,
which is six feet long, is about half a
mile, 1900 pounds iron in one mass
was thrown 400 yards over the tops of
tall trees.
One day last week a fifteen yeQr-old
cOlOred boy was lying asleep on the
track Of the A. & r Railroad between
Parmele and Bethel The engineer Of
an approaching train him and blew
the whistle, but could not stop the
train before reaching him. The boy
was knocked from the track and re.
ceiyed injuries from which it is not
thought he can recover, says the Green
vile Reflector.
The Beaufort Herald of June 1st tells
of a black turtle weighing between
1 500 and 1000 pounds that was caught
near Cape lockout. It took Is men tC
pull it out of the water, and s to turn
it over on it's back after landing. Old
fishermen tell that turtles larger thar
this have been caught off thus shore
This species of turtle is not tit to eat
This one was fried to get the oil, which
is very valuable.
Miss Isabella Bogart, a. very charm
ing young lady Of Washington who had
many friends here, died at her home in
that town on last Friday night. She
vas the eldest daughter of Col. D. N.
Bogart, who was killed while on duty
at New Berne during the settlement Of
the James City affair. Truly the attic
tions Of that family have been great
during the last few weeks, says the
Greenville Reflector.
GOldsboro Argus: Mr.. J. D. Den
mark, the venerable father of our es
teemed townsmen, Messrs. S. Fl. anC
WA Denmark, who is known among
his many friends by the familiar name
of Aunt Joe," held a family reunion
on the occasion of his 10th birthday
last week and gave a dinner. at which
So Of his children, grand children and
great grand children participated and
yet they YER not all there.
Reidsville Review: Wheat and al
small grain cropsa r looking unusually
well Wheat harvesting will com
monce in a couple of weeks. --
nnV1~T-U 1T~0n~ nrrTTy0I Of M L0r.O+%<
MOOre's, thirteen miles west of Reds
vile Monday morning and is taking 6
rest there. The pigeon has a brass rims
on one leg and printing which indi
Gates that it is the property Of a party
that lives in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Greensboro Record: This afternoon
as Mr.. J. S. Ritter, of Franklinsville
was watching an outgoing train at the
@. T. depot, he walked on the track
and was struck by another train anG
rolled along the track some distance
The fact that thecar wheels rolled hin
along the tract instead of running oveI
him saved his life it is thought. His
head Is badly cut, while the righ'
leg is either broken OR the hip dis
located.
Shelby Aurora: Mr.. J. NJ. Norcross
of the Blacksburg Mining Co., has beer
Investigating the mica mines Of Cleve
land and is pleased with the outlook
He will contract to buy all mica il
fragment or scrap mica. 1t will b.
ground at the new invention for grind
ing bargata and mica. There are ter
| thousand tons of mica in Cleveland
county, which has produced the larges
and best specimen eve found IL
America.
Yesterday morning the county con
victs at work on the road between
Graham and Gilbreth's bridge made
an attack on the guard, a man named
Davis, secured his gun and three o.
| them made good their escape tax
ing the gun with them. There were
nine in all in the squad, but six O.
| them surrendered. The names Of those
who escaped are Ben Trolinger, JOhr
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