The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11

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has been on the county roads for
several years, w6s put in jail again.
yesterday. John was caught stealing
knives from Aliens hardware store.
Officer Adams set a trap for him and
1G worked charmingly. His ase will
probably come up at this term of court,
says the Winston Sentinel.
It is reported that a gentleman in
this county of would-be high estate on
the night before the election, gave a
colored man S., to do him good" The
next day the colored man voted the
coalition ticket. It's also said his high
ness is going to u the colored man
Tor obtaining money under false pre-
tence, says the Hickory Mercury.
Mr.. Rob't Williams, SON of Mr.. G.
w. Williams% of Wilmington, has
purchased Cottonade and will stock
that fine plantation with the finest
breeds of cattle, sheep &c. We un-
derstand that Mr.. Williams will make
this his home, which will be welcome
news to his numerous friends in this
city, says the Fayetteville Observer.
Officer J. P. Flynn, of this city, on
yesterday arrested Geo. Workman, a
colored fugitive from justice who is
wanted at Southport for robbery,
larceny and several other offences. 1t
is understood several rewards have
been offered for his capture. He was
arrested while in the city and was
committed to jail here to await the
sheriff of Brunswick county, says the
Wilmington Messenger.
Claud Judd, son of DR.. w. J. Judd,
had the misfortune to break one of his
arms last Thursday. 1t appears that
some of the boys who attend the Gil
mer High School are in the habit of
engaging in the dangerous practice of
getting on the train and riding to or
from school, and jumping off while the
cars are in motion. 1t was in this
way that young Judd got hurt, says
the Henderson Goldleaf.
Jacksonville Times: On last Friday
nigt some malicious persons removed
the corner stone that had been placed
in position q few days before at the
new Trinity M. E. Church. The con
tents of the stone we're scattered upon
the ground, and as nothing is missing
we presume robbery was not intended
and that the act was that Of some
idiotic scoundrel who needs the o
recting Influence of the parental rod.
Clinton Democrat: The dogs of Mr..
Findley Haney, who lives in South
Clinton, recently gave chase to a
''varmint" that frequented the woods
ia Mr.. Haney's nelghborhOod. The
animal was freed in q pOcOsin-and Mr..
Haney went in and shot it. The war
mint" proved to be a catamount, or
what Is commonly known as q wild
cat. 1t was about three feet In length
and very closely resembled a small
tiger.
Weldon News: The people in this
section do not remember to have seen
so much unpicked cotton in the fields
as there is 10Y in this county. Usu-
ally at this season of the year the
fields are picked clean, but you can
drive in any direction now and see
field after field white with cotton.
Low prices has been one cause for the
delay in picking, and a good crop has
been another cause for the remaining
cotton in the fields.
New Berne Journal: Mr.. VIM.
Beard has been working during the
last few days, not only in the interest
of the international Colonization Com
pany, but to secure the establishment
of a cotton factory here. She informs
us that subscribers enough have been
secured to make it a certainty. The
intention is to place it on Judge Fl. r,
Bryan's land, opposite the city. A
portion of the subscribers are residents
e portion non residents.
Wadesboro Messenger Intelligencer:
The indications now are that the
acreage planted to cotton will be
greatly reduced in this county next
year. Plenty of hog and hominy is
the cry of all our farmers for another
year.-Probably three times as much
wheat has been sowed in this county
this season than in any year for the
past ten years. The acreage seeded to
oates has also been largely increased.
Our people are determined to raise all
their supplies at home another year
Smithfeld Herald: Last Sunday
while Mr.. Joseph E. Lassiter was at
Rehoboth Primitive Baptist church,
thieves broke into his house through a
window and stole a good silver watch,
a pocket knife and fifteen dollars in
money. The same day they went to
Mr.. r. I. Lassiter's sisters, but were
frightened away by his cook who saw
them just before they entered the
house. They had sacks tied about
their heads with places cut to-see
through.
The local freight on the Raleigh &
CASTOR Railroad, bound south, which
left Franklinton about 4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, became uncoupled be-
fore reaching Cedar Creek bridge, two
miles south of that place. The ear
section crashed into the front section
of the broken train, precipitating five
loaded cars from the south end Of the
bridge, completely wrecking them and
scattering merchandise of various
kinds in endless confusion, says the
Durham Sun.
Oxford Ledger: Tuesday, the Goth,
at the Oxford Orphan Asylum. Maggie