The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-12

Thursday night by climbing through
q hole In the roof and tearing his
blankets into strips, made a rope to let
himself to the ground, says the Ala,
nance Weekly. {
VIM. Bollen, colored. was arrested
In Charlotte last Saturday on q war
rant from this county and brought
here Monday and placed in Jail to
answer to the charge of breaking open
a'box car at Hamlet and stealing there
from a drummer's sample case con-
tanning pants, shirts, &c, say the
Rockingham Rocket.
United States deputy Marshal, j. III,
Wilson arrested n Hiram, Warren
last week under the charge of selling
liquor, and for want of bail he was
lodged l jail here to await the next.
term of Federal Court. Warren will
be remembered as the man who killed
Roby Thomas last Christmas was q.
year ago, says the Boone Democrat.
Josh Aston, colored, of our town,
got too lazy to draw the tactical fluid.
from his fine milk COW this week, and
allowed her to tangle herself in a rope
and break her neck. If you wish to
prevent accidents to COWS which are
tied out to Craze, put a strap around
their hind foot have airing on the strap
and tie the rope to the ring, says the
Warrenton Gazette.
Marion Record: The Bynum property
In this county, containing 600 acres
and known as Bynum's Cross Roads,
was sold under mortgage sale for cash
on Tuesday. The property was bought
by Mr.. VIM. McCurry for $1,000. This
is a low price for this very, valuable
property, as it has fine farm with fair
buildings on it, besides q vast amount
of fine merchantable timber.
Mr.. P. M. Michal had the misfortune
to have a COW with a two weeks old
calf to fall into Clark's creek on Satur-
day and break her neck. He had
taken her over to Mr.. L. A. Hudson's
to remain a short time and the COW
had been put in a pasture on one side
OF the creek, while, the pasture from
which she had been taken was on the
other, says the Newton Enterprise.
Charlotte News: A telegram received
in the city late yesterday afternoon
announced the destruction by fire Of
the home place Of Major w. A. Ora
ham, of Lincoln county, about noon
yesterday. His residence and all the
Ou~tbuildings, except a kitchen, we're
burned, and along with them went
Major Graham's household effects. The
fire was caused by q defective fue.
This morning few minutes past z
o'clock people were startled by the
report of q pistol which was fred about
so feet from the court house. Upon
examination it was found that the shot
was fired by Bob Trotter, a colored
man about 60 years old, in an attempt
at suicide. A few minutes prior to this
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borrowed his pistol, saying he wanted
to kill a chicken, says the RoXboro
Courier.
Charlotte Observer: Burton Ora
ham, colored, who was committed to
jail for larceny, and who went crazy
while in Jail, vas yesterday transferred
to the county home. Sheriff Smith says
he doesn't know what's to become of
all the crazy darkies. The asylum at
Goldsboro is full. DR.. Miller told the
sheriff on his last visit there that he
could take no more until some of those
he had died or were otherwise re-
moved
Charlotte News: Mr.. William Gadd
and his partner, Mr.. jeff Harsell, of
the Coburn mine, in Union county,
were in the city to day making some
purchases to begin work in earnest.
They have sank several shafts and the
ore is of such an excellent quality that
they are encouraged to go ahead on as
extensive scale as they "a afford.
The specimens of the ore from this
mine are very fine, and some rich re-
ports are listened for.
Weldon News; Sixty convicts have
been received and put to work al
Great Falls. This company is now at
work in earnest digging foundations
for the two large mills to be erected at
once. The force of convicts just re
ceived will be put to work laying the
foundations for the mills, making brick
and building the race ways. The com
PAW has on hand one and a half million
brick already to be laid, and the work
will be pushed rapidly forward.
Concord Standard: A colored mar
of about 80 years and raised by Mayor
Crowell's father in-law, Mauney, Of
Stanly county, without pencil or fig
ures, but with deep and solemn look,
can give the sun of a row of numbers
makes no difference whether they
are units or thousands; as quick as
lightning he can tell you what 85l
sacks of -four at 50. so are worth; and
in fact he can give you quick results
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rules.
Charlotte News: During the thunder
storm Monday afternoon Mr.. Cephus
Fife, of Mount Holly, received a stroke
of lightning which paralyzed him fol
some time. He was near his house
when the peal of thunder and the fash
!, of fire all came at one time and shocked
the whole town. He was knock down
and remained speechless until yester
day afternoon. Mr.. Fife says he did
not hear the thunder at all, but the
last thing he remembers of the storm