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

this number were transferred from
Centenary Church. The present mem
bership will be largely increased as
as the applicants receive their
certificates from other churches.
Charlotte News: Jeff Wilson and
Will Witherspoon both colOred, were
arrested last night charged with steal
ing tobacco and whiakey from the
freight cars at the Richmond & Dan
vile depot. The theft was committed
two weeks ago, and since that time
the police had been quietly working =
to the doors Of these two negroes.
Winston Sentinel: A little negro
child was burned to death this after
noon near Ninth and Liberty streets,
not far from Dalton's factory. 1t
seems that the child, which was only
about a year old, fell from its char
into an open Fireplace, its head fell
upon the embers and the child was
dead before assistance could come.
We are Informed by Rev. Dancy
Gale that the buggy horse Of Mr. John
Griffin, Of Woodland. Northampton
county, fell in a we'll IS feet deep ami
with four feet of water in it last Mon
day night week, The horse was taken
out the next morning and by good are
recovered and has been driven by Mr..
Griffin since, says the Windsor Ledger.
On last Tuesday evening "Luckey
joe Wilson, laCe Of the State prison
at Raleigh. passed through town on
his way TO ZiunvilIe, whore his family
now resides. It seems that he still
holds his luck" as he exhibited a
considerable amounC Il cash that, We
are informed, he drew as q Federal
pension while III prison, says the Boone
Democrat.
AsheviIle Citizen: \ coIored prisoner
in charge OF Sheriff BrOokshIre at
tempted TO jump from the train while
on the way from Salisbury 70 Ashe-
vile, but was Caught by the sheriff,
who held on u biz leg until assistance
came and the fellow was pulled back.
Mr. T II. Lindsey was badly cut by
the broken glass while assisting the
sheriff
G0lt-5or0 Argus: The peach crop
Is said to be safe and quite promising
- \ postal card post marked plainly
"Oa!!ed IN GOldsbOrO on April gosh,
1892 aud directed t. AycOck & Co. at
Fremont, twelve miles distant on the
Wilmiugton & Weldon Railroad. was
only received by them on the 24th Of
tlis mnnth-LCn nyi4lhS III travelling
twelve miles.
Newton En-, rprise: Farmers il the
western part OF the comfy who have
neen experimenting III raising rice on
their wet bottom lauds are Wen pleased
With The result, and re trying to get
enough land owners on the South Fork
=, yr.v, ,E-Q (V,VI-', nd IODFt'c ,sr.1rly, ~
tere~ted il the business to justly the
purchasing OF a mill for cleaning the
rough rice.
Conc ord Standard: Sometime dur
ing Last Sunday or sunday night our
p~Ustuftice was entered by q young boy
about twelve years old, who lING5 III
the upper part of town, aud Is Of d re
spectacle family. The boy charged
with the C~ffense, on being questioned,
confessed his guilt, and told how the
robbery was cUmmltted-Dy punching
out the glass fronts and riff ng the
boxes.
We regret exceedingly to learn Of
the serious accident that befei Mr.. Asa
GarrIss, OF L;tgltfield, this county, not
many days ago. While working
around his saw mill the band on the
drive wheel broke and flew against his
leg with such force as &c shatter that
member from just below the knee to
the ankle. The limb had to be ampu
tated last week, says the Greenvllle
Reflector.
Has the grave given up its dead, and
have the famous men OF days gone by
returned to earth 10 become infamous
men of the present? Is would seem so,
for Jeff DAVIS and Josh Billings have
just been arrested in the Estate of
Wilkes" by y S. Detective Forsyth,
Atlanta. Ga. for infringing upon the
rights of UucleSam in the manufacture
of money. They were bound over to
the Federal Court, which convenes in
Greensboro in April next.
Pittsboro Record: 1t is possible that
Chatham will soon have another cotton
factory, in addition to the one proposed
to be built at LOckVille. 1t is prbable
that a factory may ere long be built at
MOOre's mill, on Baw river. The water
power at that place is very fine, and
can be used with very little expense.
Yesterday Mr.. L2rence Holt, of Ala
nance county, was here and rode out
to examine that place with a view Of
building a factory there.
Burlington News: The Burlington
Manufacturing Company is the name
Of n new concern and the incorp0ra.
tors are l. J. Fonville. J. w. and w.
w. Lasley, and J. I. {. NJ bore, under
the firm name above. who will erect 4
brick building 5Ox100 feet on the corner
of Worth and Davis streets, and fit it
up for doing must most anything in
the wood working line they see fit; but
the main business, we + told, Will be
furniture manufacturing.
Mr.. Sewers, a sporting man, of New
York, who has been here at the Bellevue
Hotel for two weeks recreating hap
pened to a depIOrable accident yester-
day while out hunting In crossing
Deep River on foot he jumped and his
gun barrel stuck in the mud without
his noticing it. Soon afterwards he
~ roo mn NTH Como Ii-I~ - Ed I'D