The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-16

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Wilson Mirror: Jim Robinson, of
Lucama, fell from the Richmond ex-
cursion train last week just this side
of S~harpsburg and was picked up next
morning dead. The railroad company
took his body in charge and had it
buried.
Winston Sentinel: A a sad death
occurred last Friday in the neighbor-
hood of Millers Creek, Wilkes county.
Charlie Stout, about Is years old, sOn
of Miles Stout, was bit by a spider on
Thursday and lived only about "a
hours, dying on Friday.
A California lady is in Wilmington
wanting payment for So, 900 for city
bonds which she says her husband,
now deceased, owned, and which were
destroyed by a fire in his desk caused
by the ashes from a cigar. She has a
similar claim for $4,000 against the
city of Richmond.
Gastonia Gazette: Gen. Alfred M.
Scales private secretary is living right
here IN GastOnia, and Is said to know
better than any other man living the
war history of Scales brigade. He is
none other than DR.. w. II. Hoffman.
Bot nobody has ever been able TO in
duce the doctor to write a word Of it.
Weldon News: A coIored convict at
the State farm, of which Captain w.
j. Bradshaw Is superintendent, made
q desperate break for liberty one day
last week and after an exciting chase
of about two hours was captured and
returned to the stockade. The convict
i5 a ten year nan and has only served
q few years OF his sentence.
Charlotte News: Charlotte now has
three factories for the manufacture of
trousers, and a fourth is to be built
soon. The News caught on to the new
scheme today, but is not at liberty to
give the details. However, it will be
enough for the present to say that
another new trOuser factory will be
in operation in Charlotte in a short
time.
Wadesboro Messenger Intelligencer:
The eight-year old son Of Ben Smith.
CClOred, who lives with Mr.. T. @. Rob
insOn, near AnsCnville, was instantly
killed a few days ago by having his
head caught in the running gear of a
gin. The gin was one of the old fash
toned sort and the boy was killed
instantly, his skull being crushed to
pieces.
Goldsboro Argus: We regret ex-
ceedingly to chronicle that Mr. Max
we'll, of the firm of Maxwell & MCGEE,
of this city, while handling his pistol
in the store Wednesday night the
weapon exploded, shooting a ball clean
through his hand. It is a painful and
dangerous wound, but he is getting on
as well as could be expected.
Sanford Express. We regret to
chronicle the death of Mrs. 7. M.
Sharp, of Aberdeen. which occurred at
the home of her father, Mr.. w. M,
Brooks, near Jonesboro last evening of
typhoid fever This makes the third
member Of his family to die of fever
this year. Three other members of the
family arenOw very low with the same
disease.
Joe. Hill, Arthur White, Andrew
Latimer, and Son" Carter, colored)
sneak thieves, who stole 1900 from the
safe of Mr.. w. S. OBJ Robinson about
ten days ago, were arraigned before
Justice Bunting yesterday, on the
charge of larceny Carter was dis
charged, and the others we're sent to
Jail in default of $500 bail each, says
the Wilmington Star.
Mr.. @. L. Stanford, a farmer Of
Sharon, had his little finger neatly
nipped eff Yesterday. His son Tom
was driving the moving machine. The
machine became clogged, and while
Mr.. Sanford was working at the blades,
Tom turned the lever, and Mr.. Stan
ford's little finer dropped to the ground
cut off as neatly as surgeon could have
done it, says the Charlotte News.
A man was accidently shot at the
residence of Rev. Mr.. Hart, near Bull
head, Green county, one day last week.
at Mr.. Harris. AS he was about to
enter the house he rested his gun on
the door step but it slipped off and ex-
ploded, burying the entire charge in
his body, death followed in about six
hours, says the Wilson Advance.
Since the jail breaking some months
ago the jailor has been watchful over
the inmates Of the county Jail. On
Friday afternoon Mr.. j. J. Mlzell, the
TAILOR and MI. w. P. Mitchell searched
the prisoners and found an inch and a
half auger with which they had begun
to bore their way out. It was 0
fiecated and a closer wat. h than ever
VIII re KEEP Oh thSLh HI VIC IuUui0,
says the Windsor Ledger.
Maxton Scottish Chief: Mr.. Elias
Daniels was so badly cut III Mr.. James
McBryde's cotton gin last Monday
morning. He was about 60 years of
age, and leaves a family to mourn
their less. - The freshet of last week
was the most disastrous for years
The bridges at Rocky Ford, even
bridges and tire dam at McRae's mill
wereall washed away, and cotton blown
out and very much damaged.
Officer D. w. VII is arrested one
Neil B2ykin, colored, on Friday, on
suspicion Of being one Of the robbers