The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-20

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effects of his severe fall, and expects
to return to Charlotte and resume
editorial work on the Observer next
week.
DR.. B. f. Arendell died at his home
IN Morehead City Wednesday. He had
served IN the Legislature, was promi
nent IN the organization of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad, and was
In every way a prominent man. The
New Berne Journal says he was In his
18th year.
Seversville has again been invaded
by burglars. Last night Evan Lem
monds house was broken into and
several articles of wearing apparel
were stolen. At Henry Sides house a
pocketbook containing $500 and a
quantity OF clothing were secured, says
the Charlotte News.
There is a district in Rutherford
county, neal Factory, which supports
a school eight months each year. It is
a prosperous community, the people
believe IN education, and the teacher,
Miss Alice COvington, has built up an
excellent school, with an average at
tendance CT thirty-fve students, says
the Shelby Aurora.
J. A. Taylor, ESQ.,, Of Rocky Mount,
received a check for fifty dollars, last
Tuesday from the Western Union TeIe-
graph Co, III payment Of a judgement
for that amount, obtained by Mr..
Taylor against them at the last term
Nash Superior Court in a suit brought
| against them for failure to deliver a
telegram in time, says the Argonaut.
Geo. Hunt was captured last week
IN Rutherford county by Jos Hodge,
NJ. Robertson, Plato Gettys, after a
desperate attempt to escape. He was
shot several times by the officers and
Is In a critical condition. He shot at
the officers, and came near getting Mr..
Hodge, the ball grazing his head. He
al armed with a rifle and a pistol.
says the Shelby Aurora.
A week or so ago, a Charlotte man
got hold of q silver quarter upon
which was engraved "P. S. Lewis,
MOrristOwn, n. j., 1864" He wrote to
that address and received a reply from
Mr.. Lewis, who told of how and when
his mama was cut On the coin, and
offered five dollars for its return To
him. The coin was promptly for
warded to Mr.. Lewis, says the Char
lotte News,
Mount Airy News: A carrier pigeon
was caught by Oscar Sides the other
day in his mothers yard. 1t had on
it's wings DIR. G. NJ. Buckley, 927 n
street, Washingto d. c." DR.. Buckley
was written to and he replied that the
bird had been liberated at Statesville
and was on a direct route to Washing
ton bat it was too cloudy for it to make
the trip. The pigeon vas turned loose
here Tuesday.
Concord Standard: Nearly four
years ago Mr.. Joseph M~isenheimer.
now deceased, while p~loughing IN a
bottom lost a fine silver watch. He
made dilligent search for it, but with
out success The same ground has
been ploughel four times or more, bat
the watch could not be seen. The
other day Mr.. Pink Misenheimer, a
son Of the de leased, ploughed up the
treasure, and at a place least expected.
Burlington News: Monday morning
a hve-fO0t long specimen Of a black
snake made his appearance In the
garden at the hotel which Messrs. T.
p. Moore and O. L. White captured
alive and placed it up in the garrett Of
the hotel, where it can't get down, and
goes on. duty as a rat catcher, Mr..
Moore was bitten several times while
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poisonous and he felt no inconvenience
from it.
A genuine curiosity in this part of
the country was brought to light yes
terday afternoon, when a party of
boys found a coot's nest in a patch of
bullrushes, at Marray's old brick yard
near the Air Line junction. The nest
contained eleven eggs. They are not
quite as large as a guinea egg. The
coot is a coast bird and it is an odd
circumstance to find one of them nest
ing in this part of the country, says
the Charlotte News.
It has been known a long time, far
and near, that a crowd never gathered
at Amos Ovens cherry orchard with
out it being celebrated with bloodshed.
But a man by the name of Freeman
and another by the name of Dellinger
changed the programme last Sunday.
lThey laid aside all their weapons and
went at it ''fst and skull" They
knocked, punched and gouged till one,
we do not know which, yelled calf
rope" says the Shelby Aurora.
About the middle of last week a gen
tleman called at the Office of the
Southern Express Company in this
city and stated that he wished to ship
three barrels of pitch to Pittsburg, Pa.
The agent was a little surprised, and
told the gentleman the Express charges
would be fifteen dollars. "All right
replied the shipper; eff that pitch is
not in Pittsburg by Saturday, it will
throw three three thousand men out
of employment, says the Wilmington
Star.
Last evening when the excursion
train pulled in from Burlington a little
girl came near being crushed under
the wheels. Her clothing was caught
by the wheels or she was attempting
to board the train when Mr.. j. w.