The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03

ana SGOlo some balls and CABS WAS
tried Monday evening by Mayor Tucker
and bound over to court in bond of
$25, says the Roxboro Courier.
Burgess Nichols has assigned to J
a. Elllotte, Trustee. He reserves the
homestead exemption. The largest
claim, Elliott Furniture Co., Mount
ing to 81, OOO-liabilities from $40, 600 to
SIS, 600, says the Charlotte Democrat.
MI. John Wilson of near Maiden.
this county, was killed by lightning
on the, 2lst inst. He was about 50
years of age, and leaves a wife and
seven children. He was in the field
binding oats, says the Hickory Mer-
curry.
There are thirty-six po~stofices of the
presidential class in North Carolina.
The salaries of some are changed. In
creased, Charlotte, g 600 to 81, 700;
Concord, 81, 500 to 81, 600; Shelb, :,
81. 800.
Sanford Express: The farmers of
this community report the small grain
crops as being quite light. The most
OF the wheat has been garnered. -
The farmers of this section have
bought very little Western corr this
year.
Miss lana Wimberly was brutality
assaulted near her home in Apex,
Wake county, last week, and it is
doubtful whether she will recover.
Her cousin, George Mills, is charged
with the crime. He has borne a bad
reputation.
Mr.. Wineheart Sain, in the upper
part Of Cleveland, had six cattle killed
last week by lighting, and his loss is
estimated at 800. He lost four milk
cows, n heifer and one yearling, by
the llghtnlng's stroke, On June 81, says
the Shelby Aurora.
A few nights ago minks visited the
chicken roost of Mr.. James Ray, about
q mile and a half southeast of here,
and killed 80 half grown chickens and
carried them their den on the banks of
creek. A short time before several
were killed In the same way, says the
Alamance Cleaner.
The residence of MI. M. NJ. Fur, of
lower Cabarrus, was burned last night
about IL o'clock, together with all it's
contents. Very little was saved. The
fire. started in the dining room, it is
not known how. There was no in
surance. The house was a new one,
says the Concord Times.
ConcordS Standard: Mrs. Luther Lipe,
daughter of Esquire @. D. Barringer,
of No. s, was painfully injured last
Friday. A mule a away with her,
throwing her out of the buggy and
breaking her shoulder and brulsing up
her face badly. The wounds are not
necessarily serious, but quite painful.
Jack Briant, a colored lad who, last
/ GhrSSfroon hnr6lnA ~ TOD m Wallace
" and killed q colored boy, is again in
trouble and in Shelby jail. This time
he is accused of larceny of Mr.. Jesse
Hord's clothing, and the evidence is
strong against him. He was captured
at ~Blacksburg, says the Shelby Aurora.
LAGRANGE Times: Lightning struck
the house of a colored man, near the
Falling Creek mills, Wednesday ven
ing, and set fire to some wall paper.
The mans wife and five children were
in the house at the time, and all were
badly stunned, but the woman recov-
cred consciousness in time to put out
the fire.
On last Saturday, Vann, the four
teen year old son of Mr.. Fl. T. Davis,
of Beaver Dam, started to hitch a mule
to a pillow and was fearfully kicked.
Drs. Armfield and D5es attended the
wounded boy and at last accounts he
was doing well, although he is still in
a critical condition, says the Monroe
Enquirer.
S~tatesville Landmark: Saturday last
Mr.. P. K. Murdoch turned loose 10t
pigeons for New York parties. The
bids were turned loose at 5 a. M and
eight reached New York on the even
of the same day-the distance being
500 miles. The first to report arrived
at $3.50 p. m the second at 500, the
third at 6:13, etc.
That was a big haul the revenue
officers made in Durham county last
week. They visited John n. W. Latta'E
place and captured about 500 gallons
of whiskey and brandy. No arrests
were made The whiskey and brandy
has been sent to Greensboro where il
will be sold at public auction, says the
Hillsboro Observer.
, Mr.. R.. 81. Melvin a young man, wa
arrested on Monday for forging a tele
graph pass over the G. @. & A. Road
The pass purported to be from Mr.
Martin master of trains, who arrived
in the city on Tuesday and stated ht
did not know Melvin He was taker
to Chester S c., for trial, says the
Charlotte Democrat.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: From reports
wheat is turning out q great deal better
than was expected. Capt. J. 7. Peder
cut 81 large shocks from one acre anc
this wheat was so far advanced wher
the freeze came that it fell over as if i
had been moved. So it seems to be {
mistake that freezing will kill Whea
if it is high enough to be jointed.
In the three trials before Mayor
Cline Yesterday the Town must hav'
! lost $50. 90 There were 100 people