The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-02

due to the scarcity of timber. Mr..
Dundas will go to Madison, Rocking
nam county, TO operate a similar n
Gerpr1se there, says the S~tatesvlle
Landmark.
The people near Henrietta were u
prlsed Monday morning when IL was
discovered that a young man Of twenty
five years of age, Byron Goode, the
son OF Jack Goode, was found dead
n badly cut in several places In a
path l n an old field near Leander Hol-
lands null and one mile from Hen
rletta l Rutherford county, says the
Shelby Aurora.
Dunn Times: Friday a difficulty
took place on our streets between two
Mr.. McLambs, of Johnston county,
and Mr.. q. r. Hodges of this county,
during the affraY other parties o
sides in the row and a young man by
the name of Moore was seriously cut
IN the side. 1t is supposed that Will
Galllga did the cutting. Moore is right
dangerously wounded.
We regret to hear that Mr.. Eli Phil
lips, of Bear Greek township, acci-
dentally killed himself one day last
week. 1t is said that he was driving a
COW out of his lot and punching her
with a gun, which he had in his hand,
she whirled around and struck the gun
In such q manner as to make it shoot
OFF, and the load went into his body,
says the Chatham Record.
One day last week Mrs. Ben White
hurst, a widow lady living in Bethel
township, vas accidentally killed by
her youngest child, a boy twelve years
old. The boy was fooling with a gun
when it fired off, the entire load strlk
ing his mother full in the face. Both
her eyes were put out by the g lot. She
died after a few hours of intense suffer
ing, says the Greenville Reflector.
Statesville Landmark: People from
this section continue to go West, while
some others who have "been there"
are trying to get back. A gentleman
told the Landmark a few days ago that
he had recently loaned money to three
different persons to help their relatives
back from the West. They wanted to
come back but we're unable to come
without help from the home folks.
Charlotte Observer: The Putnam
Book Store made an assignment last
night. Mr.. s. Wittkowsky was named
as the assignee. There are preferred
creditor, but just who could not be
ascertained last night. Mr.. b. #. Put
nam is proprietor of the store. He has
been in very bad health for some
months, and this was primarily the
cause of his being forced to aseign.G
Charlotte News: There was a very
youthful passenger, bound on a long
journey, on the Seaboard Air Line
train, yesterday. The passenger was
a girl, five years old named Gertrude
Keith, and she was On her way from
Wilmington. N. G., to Fort Smith,
Arkansas. She had a ticket, and q
large basket filed with lunch, and a
tag around her neck giving her name
and destination. v
James s. Redd, of Ridgeway, Va,
or of that neighborhood, has brought
suit against w. +. Burbank, editor of
the Sentinel for libel, claiming that his
character and high standing has been
injured to the extent of several thou
sand dollars by a publication in the
Sentinel a year ago when Reid bought
goods of Winston merchants under
such circumstances that the Sentinel
exposed him.
A few days ago, the barn of Mr..
Kohl Hood, in Providence township,
was burned by an incendiary. Sun
day, a posse in search of the negro
who was charged with the deed, shot
and killed an innocent negro named
| Milt Alexander. Alexander ran at
their approach to the house wherein
they knew the incendiary was in hid
ing, and was shot. The details Of the
affair are not yet ob~tainable, says the
Charlotte News.
Hickory Press: Last Tuesday after
noon Sam Shuford and Charles Sud
derth had a falling out, presumably
over a game of cards and money, when
Sudderth drew his pistol and began
firing at Sam Shuford unfortunately,
Sam ran, Charlie after him still firing,
and when he had shot five times began
r loading as he ran so he could shoot
some more. Children and others In
the neighborhood were in danger.
Sam was hit by n bullet in the
leg,
The late James V. Pomeroy was in
terested as a capitalist mainly, in the
Pomeroy Gold Extracting Company,
Limited, whose plant was located at a
mine on Mr.. Robert Chapman's land,
in Paw Creek township. Yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Chapman had an at
tachment made one the machinery for
a debt of $40. Early this morning
Mrs. Pomeroy, as administrative,
levied on the company's property for a
debt of 81, 500 due her husband, says
the Charlotte News.
Smithfield Herald: 1t will be re-
membered that we gave an account of
the killing by lightning of Mr.. John
w. Holley and his wife in Bentons-
vile township last August. Mrs. Lydia
Holley was in the house at the time.
She was knocked ~senseless and badly
shocked by the lightning. The shock
caused an abrasion on her left leg,
The place began to infame, swelled,