The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-15

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the 1sG inst. Death was indeed sweet
rellet to her, For four weeks she s1f.
Iereo a greatest agony.
Judge Whitaker pleased Tho stokoa
people greatly, according to the Dan
bury Reporter. He pushed business
right ahead, filled the jail with Offend.
ers, and was as pleasant as the noun
a 0reezes to everybody.
Two Mormon Elders passed throuob
saturday, on their way to Green's
6oro, N. Q. They had a meeting at
philadelphia, a small place about four
mIes east OF Y~anceyville, the night
before, says the Caswell News.
Mrs. Jane Clark, of C~annonviIle
went across the street to see a sick
nelghoor one day last week. and dur
ing ner absence from home some one
sGole her clock and several other house.
noId articles, says the Concord Times.
Raleigh Press: Mr.. Billyew. our
most prominent grape grower, informs
us CnaG his crop promises to turn out
much better than he expected a few
weeks since. He says that the Della
ware variety, especially will be a fair
yield.
Last Friday night, Mrs. Summev
Ramseur's barn in No. Three township,
near the York county line, was de-
stroyed by fire. The barn, forage and
contents were consumed; the loss is
about $500; no insurance, says the
Shelby Aurora.
Greensboro Christian Advocate. The
Weaverville College has enrolled 24O.
they are full. They must have room.
"A wonderful revival has been
going on i Highlands during the last
ten days, resulting in perhaps over
forty conversions.
The residence of William Williams.
at Fayetteville, was destroyed by fire
Thurday night. Williams. who had
carried his fire insurance for the
past thirty years, by an oversight.
allowed his policy to expire the day
before the fire occurred.
A howitzer has been shipped to Raj,
eigh by the New Berne division of the
Naval Reserves, and with it the salutes
will be fired every half hour during
May 22d, in the Capitol square, quite
near the Confederate monument, saws
the New Berne Journal.
By this time it seems that every citi-
zen of Louisburg should know that it
Is a violation of law for horses, COWS
or cattle of any kind to run at large or
to be hltched for grazing purposes on
the streets. Yet this law is violated,
says the Franklin Times.
VIM. Breed, boss of the rock quarry
at Mooresville, and George Watt, q
colored workman, were blown I'D by
the premature discharge of a blast, yes
terday. If MI. Breed RECEIVERS. he will
be blind. The negro is i'm a critical con-
dition also, says the Charlotte News.
On last Thursday, Mr.. Roscoe Latta
while running a hand planer at the
Novelty shops, had the misfortune to
get the ends of two fingers cut off. He
is doing well. That makes the third
man who got fingers cut off with that
machine, says the Hickory Mercury.
Winston Sentinel: During the month
Of April the city court was a source of
considerable revenue to the city. The
total fines and costs for the month
amounted to 81, 010. 10. There were 1O3
cases found guilty and IA dismissed.
The average fine per case was So 80.
The Populists of Forsyth are op-
posed to fusion with the Republicans.
Several who were here yesterday were
questioned on the subject. Without
exception they spoke adversely to join
ing hand with the Republican OF any
other party, says the Winston Sentinel.
The Lenoir Topic says: The thieves
are getting in ONE of their work now.
Last week in Mulberry some one en-
tered Mr.. O. D. Puett's house and stole
a pair of shoes and a rubber overcoat
and other things, but there is no clue
as to who it was. Up on Johns River
they have also been thieving.
Mr.. J. T. Smith of Morven township,
Arson county, shot his brother in-law,
T. B. Sellers, a few days ago. The
coroner's jury say in the verdict that
the shooting was done under such
agravating circumstances as to render
said Smith inculpable, " but the circum-
stances have not been made public yet.
Gibson Headlight: Deputy collector
W. T.. Gibson returned home from a
raid last Saturday night. Mr.. Gibson
and his men were fired at by a party
of distillers, at Columbus, N. c., hit
ting one of his men in the breast, The
man turned and fred on the distiller
hitting HIM in the eye and putting it
out.
Mrs. Williams, living hear States
vile, in an insane moment committed
suicide by shooting herself with a pis-
tol. A young married nan named
Charles Ayres, living in the same neigh
borhood, also attempted to kill himself
by taking laudanum. But il was dis
| covered that he had taken the poison in
time to save his life.
The first church used by the Pres
| byterians of Concord as described by
Mr.. Allison at the anniversary meet
ing, was a log house, with three doors,
| IL corners and windows with shutters
but no sash. Some folks whose curl
osity always wants to know every
| thing, would like to see a plan Of the