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

called the fact that he claims the fenc-
ing championship of America. He
!lVes much OF his time in Winston, and
Is known to be expert with the foils,
says the Durham Golbe.
Weldon News: Master Peter, a little
son OF Rev. p. N. Stainback. fractured
his left arm in the elbow joint last Sun
DAY, while at play - Mr.. Paul Gar
rett was thrown from his horse one
day last week and was quite painfully
injured. Mr.. Garrett in falling fell
against a fence and the accident came
near being a fatal one. Fortunately
he escaped with bruises only.
The postofice at Cherryville, on the
Z. 9. Railroad west Of Charlotte, was
robbed Tuesday night last by some
person or persons, who cut out part OF
the weather boarding of the building.
The Office was robbed of between $40
and $50 In money, a few dollars worth
of stamps, and a quantity of goods in
the store. The robbers escaped and
there is no clue to their identity.
News reached here to-day of the es-
cape of two criminals from the jail at
ROX borO and the murder of the iailer,
Willis Register. Great excitement is
reported to prevail. The Sun says the
names of the prisoners who escaped
are Jasper Robertson and Logan Mead
Ows, says the Durham Globe Later
The negroes have been captured and
put in jail, charged with numbering
the jailor.
Some days ago a letter was received
at the Oxford postoffice in this State
which was something out of the usual
order of letters that find their way
to that Office. 1t was from a bookseller
In n of the towns of Texas and it
was addressed to the Oxford Publish
ing Company" It ran something like
this: PLEASE send a sample of your
Oxford Bible. If satisfactory will send
you an order for same"
Asheville Citizen: A car of the
United States Fish Commission, sent
out from the hatcheries at Wytheville,
Va, under charge of Ct. A. LambsOn,
came in yesterday and remained here
until this afternoon, The tanks In the Car
are filled with California rainbow trout
and black bass, about 10,0 o in all.
The stop here was made to deliver 500
of the rainbow beauties to w. w.
Carter, to be placed in waters near
Asheville.
Monroe Enquirer: On last Friday
morning Mr. Daling Belk, who lived
about five miles south of Monroe, came
into town aud was found in Shute's
gin lot soon after his arrival, in an I'M
conscious condition. He was carried
to Mrs. Correll's and physicians were
summoned, but he was past recovery
and after lingering in an unconscious
state until Sunday morning, passed
peacefully away. Mr.. Belk was about
seventy three years of age and had
been q leading member of the Meth
odist Church for thirty sever years.
Charlotte News: TIE rural districts
are, Utterly paraly zed by the grip
There can hardly be a house found
where there not one or more of the
family down with it, and in a great
many instances entire families are
Frustrated. The country physicians
have all and more than they a do.
They ride day and night and then can
not get around to see all their patients.
Work has been stopped, the people
having all they q do in making fires
and ministering to the wants of the
sick.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. Walter
Meshaw, while saving hoops at Whites
mill last Thursday, lost two fingers by
the hoop slipping and causing his
fingers to come in contact with the
saw = Mr.. John R Phillips fell out
of the barn, on his lot here, Wednes-
dav night of last week and broke his
collar bone. - Mr.. M. B. Streets
store at Richards, Onslow county,
was broken into Wednesday night Of
last, week, and $40 in silver, a lot of
watches, knives. ETC., stolen, amount
ING all to about 800 value.
Some time since it the western part
of this county a child was severely
whipped by a school teacher. The
parents of the child carried the case
into the courts The case finally went
to the State Supreme Court where 1t
was decided that a school teacher may
whip a child if it be done in a reason
able way for discipline. The use of
the switch in the school room has not
entirely gone out of fashion yet. 1t Is
almost impossible to control some boys
in the school room without using the
rod, especially when they n per
mitted to have their own way at home,
says the Sanford Express.
Milton Chronicle: Some week ago
an old colored brother near town en-
ployed a brick mason to put up a
chimney, for which he agreed to pay
Gil cash upon completion of the work.
After the work was done the colored
brother antied up S. and told the
knight of the trowel that he must wait
for the balance of his money. This
he (the mason) refused to do and pro
ceeded to paw up the earth" and
raise Cain" in general, concluding
his remarks with ANTE up, or down
she comes" The old man was firm
and stood his ground, then the work
man put his threat into execution and
tore down SIS worth of the chimney,
left the rest standing, called it square
and left the scene.