The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-02

| cOlOred woman in huntsville township.
- There are now twenty-five pris
oners in Richmond county Jail, nine of
them charged with murder.
Fannie Johnson, colored, who was
charged with stealing a gold watch
from Mrs. Hamilton, on College street
several days ago was bound over to
the next term Of the Criminal court in
the sum of $50 by Mayor Brevard this
morning. She was jailed in default of
bond, says the Charlotte News.
Pittsboro Record: The many friends
of Mr.. Washington S. Lutterloh will re
greet to hear of his death, which occur
red OF last Saturday at his residence
in Baldwin township, after a sickness
of several weeks. He was about sixty
years old, and was one of the most
prominent citizens of this county,
Charlotte News: In some localities
no rain has fallen for two months, and
the ground is as hard as in a July
drought. The wheat, oat and rye crop
is suffering geratly and much damage
has already resulted therefrom. -
The farmers of this section are making
big preparations for the tobacco crop.
Lumberton Robesonian: A telegram
to the family of the editor last Wed
nesday night, announced the death
of Mr.. Duncan Keith, one of the oldest
and most esteemed citizens of Keyser,
about five o'clock that afternoon. He
was about seventy years of age, and a
brother inlaw Of the editor of this
paper.
Tarboro Southerner: A wood fac
tory, to make hoops, plates and other
things out of gum, IS to be established
at Knights, a station on the Norfolk &
Carolina road, a few miles from here.
The stock will be taken by persons here
and at a distance. The amount of
stock to be taken at home has been
subscribed.
Durham Sun: J. j. ThaxtOn, of the
firm of ThaXtOn & Patton, Saturday
received a telegram bearing the sad in
telligence of the death of his father,
which occurred that day at his home
at Center Grove, in Person county.
Mr.. ThaXtOn was 81 years of age and
had been confined to his bed eight or
ten months.
A motley e Of nine criminals, in
handouts and guarded, passed from
the jail to the Carolina Central depot
Monday morning en- route to the Raj
eigh penitentiary. Five whites and
four colOred, all guilty Of larceny, con
stltute the party who will find the
way of the transgrcssOr is hard, " says
the Shelby Aurora.
LittIetOn Courier: From all sections
comes reports that farmers are plant
ing a larger cotton crop than they did
last year. - We regret to announce
that an accident happened to Mr.. W.
B. FaulcOn, of Vaughan, recently. A
broken arm was the result. - Col.
W. A. Johnston informs US that his
peaches were all killed at tho Newell
farm.
Keep a watch for thieves. Some
thief entered the smoke-house of DR..
Sasser on Mo day night and carried
away about an hundred pounds of
bacon, They entered by the door with
a key and when they left they locked
the door. For some months past
several stores here have been entered
the same way, says the Smithfield
Herald.
Winston Sentinel: The series of
meetings which have been in progress
for the last ten days at the North Win
ston Presbyterian church, conducted
by Mr.. Weston r. Gales, closed last
night. The services resulted in about
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morning for MOrgantOn where he has
an appointment to conduct a series OF
meetings.
Greenville Reflector: A friend at
Hamilton writes us that Harrells car
riage shops and other buildings were
burned about 8 o'clock Saturday night.
Loss about 81, 500. Some children that
were passing saw a yellow man enter
the turning room, strike a match and
apply it to some shavings and then run
off. 1t was no doubt the work of an
incendiary,
Fayetteville Gazette: We are glad
to learn from a prominent member OF
the Horticultural Society, as we'll as a
member of the Grape Growers Associa-
ton, that the recent cold weather has
done but little if any damage to the
fruit crops in the Cape Fear section
also that the prospect for fruit and
grapes of almost every variety was
never finer.
Fishermen discovered the dead body
of a colored woman lodged in a raft OF
drift wood in the Roanoke river, about
one mile below town, Tuesday morn
ing. Coroner Gray was notified and
jury of inquest was summoned. The
body was identified as that of Rosetta
Redwood, who had been missing from
her home since the last of March, says
the Weldon News.
There was some frost last night but
reports as to the probable extent of the
damage conflict. 1t may be stated as
a fact, though, that in this section the
damage to vegetables and fruit was
slight. The wind during the night
saved things. But for the wind, there
would have been a blight sure enough,
says the Charlotte News.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: There are
most favorable o~utcroppings of splen
did mica in Wilkes county, upon Elk
creek, Lewis Fork and elsewhere, and
only await little canital for uccess