The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-30

ASAAOAbS OOVA S0PS
Wilson Advance: Eureka was visited
by a fire on Thursday, and the two
story dwelling occupied by James K.
Peacock was destroyed. The building
was insured for $3.50 and the occupants
furniture for $500.
j. w. Hester, a merchant, doing
business near the terminus of Liberty
street, made an assignment this morn
ing naming the Wachovia Loan and
Trust Co. trustee, says the Winston
Sentinel of the goth.
Bud Mitchell, in order to drown the
sorrows OF a love affair, trld TO shake
of this mortal coil" yesterday by drink
ing a Oottle of laudanum. DR.. Bynum
brought him around all right, says the
Winston Sentinel of the 22d.
The Charlotte Furniture Factory has
received a very large order for single
beds from Germany. But this is not
unusual. Iharlotte-m made furniture not
only goes all over the United States,
but to many foreign countries.
Rev. W. V. Honeycutt, formerly of
Stanly county, met with an accident
at Connolly Springs recently. While
out shooting a piece of gun-cap was
driven into his eye ball, but not so as
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A correspondent sends us the name
OF the man who struck Billy Patterson,
but signs no name to his letter. You
don't catch us that way. If he struck
Billy he might strike us, unless we had
proof, says the Greensboro Record.
Sunday afternoon II. D. Voss and
John L. Pegram, residing ear Stokes
dale, GullfOrd county, became engaged
In a fight, during which Voss shot
Pegram in the stomach inf1lcting a
mortal wound, says the Winston Sen
tinel.
Mr.. E. z R. Davis of Cove was in
the city yesterday. He told us that
the farmers of his neighborhood are
hard at work planting peas, preparing
for potato planting and that they will
pitch good large crops this year, says
the New Berne Journal.
Winston Sentinel: Revenue Agent
Mebane seized in Greensboro last night
a load OF whiskey consigned to Barker
& Co., wholesale dealers. 1t seems the
g amps were signed by the wrong
gauger, and there were other reasons
for ~suspecting the stamps.
All the damage suits for the right of
way for the Caldwell & Northern Rail
road have been settled. There we're
three cases tried at the special term
and the amount of damages awarded
to those who sued for damages was
$3.50, says the Lenoir Topic.
News has reached Murphy of a diff
Guilty that occurred on Friday at An
drews, between John Holland, white,
and Mike Hyatt, colOred, which re-
suited in Holland shooting Hayett in
the neck. The wound, although seri
Gus, is not considered dangerous.
The marriage of a Winston youth
wet in his teene) was announced to
take place last night in the suburbs of
| North Winston. A crowd of boys
went and sernaded their young friends
but they learned that the boy and girl
were still travelling the road Of ''single
! c~ussedness," says the Sentinel.
Louisburg Times: Mr.. j. A. Cop
pedge, of Ceder Fork, lad the mis-
| fortune to lose his store and stock of
goods by fire on last Friday night. The
| ~Oostoffce was also located in the build
ing, and a quantity of stamps, etc.,
were also destroyed. The loss is esti
mated at 1000. No insurance.
A catch of fish made by Walter
J Willis. of Morehead City a few days
ago Melted him 1921 25, says the Beau
fort Herald. There we're about three
and a half tons of the fish. The Herald
saws it was the largest catch ever
known to have been caught around
there with one seine at n haul.
It is no wonder that some people are
DOOR. We saw a fellow at n of the
warehouses the other day looking at
some pigs in a wagon. he said that
be would buy q couple but was not
IL - Eool %hnno He had oIOhf docs
! however, that cleaned up the extra
meal, and scraps as well, from the
kitchen liable, says the Winston Re-
publican.
Shep. Barrett and Robertson Spencer,
two dusky dudes, had a little set to
last Sunday morning, in which Shep.
came out second best. Robertson used
his little knife on Shops neck and arm.
1t was was somewhat similar to that
Greensboro scandal, we learn. Neither
one was killed, says the Carthage
Blade.
Another candidate for the Convict
Camp is Chas. Holt, colored, who was
Jailed this week charged with stealing
five pair of pants from M. Levi.
Charles should not have been so greedy.
One pair is about as much as the aver
aye man can boast of in these days OF
Democratic prosperity, says the Win
ston Republican.
An Allegheny county man gives the
following version of a row between
himself and another man: "HOppers
was drunk and assaulted Galyean with
a knife, and in trying to cut him made
several strokes with the knife, and
Galvean had to defend himself by
punching him with his gun, but the
gun is not hurt"