The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
STATE NEWS.

O40PSS anu 1ODdCCO Stems from the
N~orth-Stalks of Corn n Grains OF
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
AID Cotton Seed from the South
Frank Redding, of Randolph, is six
feet nine inches in height.
Oxford Orphans Friend: We are
sorry to have to chronicle the sudden
and extreme illness of Capt. O.. P.
Powell. Paralysis of the right side is
the trouble.
The white boy, Whitley, on trial in
Richmond Superior court for the muir
der of a colored boy, was acquitted
Thursday. He claimed that the shoot
ing was accidental.
The Greensboro Record says that
Sam Moray, who robbed Mr.. Worth,
pleaded guilty Wednesday at Asheboro
court, and was sentenced to thirty
years in the penitentiary.
About 1000 coops of chickens have
been shipped from Randolph county
since January. These coops contained
an average of twenty five chickens
to the coop, making about so, 600
chickens.
The Statewide Landmark says the
colored Baptists had a baptizing in the
Catawba river last Sunday, and one
sister on being Immersed became
strangled, and it was quite a while
before she revived.
A gentleman estimates that in the
last few weeks as many as fifty COWS
have died within a radius of ten miles
of Mt. Airy, The disease seems to be
some kind of distemper, the exact
nature of which is not known.
Asheville Citizen: E. B. Kerlee died
at Black Mountain Friday after an
illness of two months. Mr.. Kerlee was
80 years of age on the day before his
death. His twin brother lives on the
old homestead near Black Mountain
and is hearty and able to walk to town
every day.
Raleigh Visitor: The Mills Wagon
Company's factory is now running on
full time. Orders for wagons are now
pouring in. 1t is decided to increase
the force, a it is necessary to turn out
nearly ten wagons a day to keep up
with the demand. From 35 to 40 en-
ployes r to be put at work.
The Weldon News says a strange and
fatal disease has attacked horses and
COWS in Halifax, Northampton and
other sections of the State. Several
prominent citizens of Garysburg have
recently lost valuable horses, and in
Halifax county some of the farmers
have lost both horses and COWS.
A gentleman from Lexington told
the High Point Enterprise Tuesday
that MI. Baxter ShamWell had Just
closed a trade in Virginia for bed brace
territory on which he realized $50, 900.
Also another one in the same State for
a $40, 900 farm. The papers have been
and Mr.. Shamwell has got the
money.
The residence of Mr.. Q. P. Mungo, in
Steel Greek township, was totally de-
by fire last Saturday night.
Mr.. Mungo and family we're awakened
the night by a sitting smoke,
and found all the roof of their home
Of all the contents of the
only two bureaus and a pair of
shoes were saved. ALI else was lost,
the Charlotte News.
Murfreesboro Index: A colored man
by the name of Fuller was shot at
Winton on the night of the 18th by
Frank Clarke, colored, a brickmason.
was sitting in his door when
Clarke came up and shot him, tearing
his head and face to pieces, resulting
in his death the next day. Two of his
children were struck but they were not
seriously hurt. Clark is in Jail.
James w. Jordan, a white man,
aged %, was crushed by a tree in
county. He and a negro we're
raccoOn hunting. Just as the tree
was falling Jordan sprang to save a
favorite dog. The tree struck him and
crushed him into the ground. The
diameter of the tree was nearly three
feet. The negro attempted to dig him
put. Jordan, with wonderful courage, |
this could not be done, and, de-
spite his agony at each blow of the
axe, showed the negro how to cut a
og off the tree. This was done and he
hauled home. Physicians say they
;hink Jordan may recover.