The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-28

NOAOSOO1O
The Aberdeen & West End Railway
Company will some time O contract
a five mile branch from West End into
the splendid timbered lands near there.
Some OF the very finest timber in the
State is found in that section.
Judge Montgomery's bay horse ran
against a barbed-wire fence near the
dynamo last Sunday and was badly
cut IN five places. Barbed-wire fences
and horses don't get along we'll to-
gether, says the Concord Times.
Mrs. Rachel Blanton, who died last
month In Cleveland county at the age
of IS, was the mother of twevle chill
boys and six girls-had 103
grandchildren, ia great grandchildren
and 45 great greatgrand children.
kinstOn Free Press: Oracle Green,
an aged cOlored woman of this place,
died last Friday. She was probably
the oldest person in the county. Her
age is %variOusly at So to 40 years. She
was probably at least SIS years of age.
The county line between Ashe and
Allegheny has been changed again by
the last legislature. Allegheny only
gets q very small territory and perhaps
only three or four citizens more than it
had before the line was first changed.
Timothy Abernethy, colored, got his
arm severely burned sometime ago.
The burned limb became infamed and
had to be amputated. DR.. COstner,
last Tuesday, took off his arm at the
elbow joint, says the LincOlntOn COu-
rier.
Governor Carr has committed the
death sentences of William and Thomas
WhitsOn, to 80 years each in the peni-
tertiary. They were convicted Of
murder in Mitchell county in 1892 and
sentenced to be hanged March 24fh
1898.
Washington Progress: The latest
news from the steamer Alpha, which
went on shore on Cove Point on the
night of the 50 inst, is that the wreck
ing company left Baltimore on Friday
last to pull her off and take her to that
city.
Asheville Citizen: DR.. John F.
CrOwell, President of Trinity College,
delivered q very interesting as well as
instructive lecture in the hall of the
Young Mems Christian Association last
evening, upon the question of Social
Problems"
Mr.. Sam D. Alexander, a we'll known
citizen of MeCklenburg county, died
quite unexpectedly at his home in
Providence township, last night. He
was a brother to Mr.. John 0. Alex
ander and was So years old, says the
Charlotte News.
Milton Gazette: DR.. R. H.. William
son, of Yanceyville, died Thursday
night. He had been sick a long time
and his death was not unexpected to
his many friends in the country. We
extend our heartfelt sympathy to his
bereaved family.
The Landmark reports fertilizer
dealers in Statesville as say ing hat
the sales of fertilizers will be much
larger this season than last and the
indications, it says, are that the cotton
acreage IN that section will be increased
at least one fourth.
Newton Enterprise: Farmers are
going quite extensively into the fer
CIlizar business this year. - Mr.. Jas
per KING, a student Of Catawba Col
lege from Lincoln county, went home
on Monday Of last week and died on
the following night.
The year Of 1898 has started out with
fine prospects for still further develop
ments of New Berne as a point for dis
tributing stock, not only in this and
surrounding counties but supplying
fine bred horses at a distancn, says the
New Berne Journal.
Ashevillo Citizen: Yesterday after
noon while Ged Gates and Clyde Dea-
reservoir they engaged in a friendly
wrestling match. Young Gates was
thrown, the fall breaking his right
arm near the elbow.
r. n. Freeman and Jesse Randall
came in from Swain county Thursday
evening with Harry Franklin and
Wi TbtOn. who are charged with
cOunterfeiting. They will await q hear
ing in the May Federal court, says the
Ashevi,le Democrat
George Bates was before Justice Isreal
Thursday charged with stealing goods
from @. a. Mears' store on South
Main street. Bates was sent to jail in
default Of a 5000 bond, to awai5 the
action Of the Criminal Court, says the
A8heville Democrat.
Tarboro S0uthernor: The dogs still
continue their havoc among the sheep
Of the land. Some time ago a cur dog
! got among Frank Lloy1's sheep, near
town, and made way with five and
wounded several more. The pest of a
dog has since been killed.
A coIored man by the name of Jesse
Arch, a son Of Steve Arch, we learn,
was found on the outskirts Of Hills
bOro Sunday morning in an unc0n-
scious condition and his body very
stiff. He never revived and died Mon
day, says the Durham Sun.
Mr.. D. W. Aderholt, of Cherry vile,
received a very painful wound by a
kick from a mule one day last week.
| The mule kicked him on the chin cut,
ting a cash and ~injuring his lower jaw,
so that he has been unable to use it,
says the Lincolnton Courier.