The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21

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was a native of Cologne, Germany and
came to this country about three years
ago.
Hillsboro Observer Deputy Collector
P1ckard and others made a very sue
cesstul raid nea Lebanon church in
Durham county, Wednesday night.
They captured and destroyed one IS
gallon copper still, about 1000 gallons
OF beer, II fermenters, so gallons of
slnglings and 25 gallons of whiskey.
No arrests.
Shelby Review: Mrs, Carson, of
Rutherfordton, lost her house by fire
Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock, It is
thought the fire was incendiary, on &C
count of her son having expressed him
self very freely as to the killing of the
negro, John Lewis, by the town mar
shall. The town is guarded every night
by policemen.
Rev. Henry Winfield, of New Berne,
has just closed another very successful
meeting at Arapaho, Pamlico county.
1t was l progress eight days, during
which time there were twenty five con
versions. OF this number twenty-five
were solemnly immersed Sunday In
-Neuse river at Wilkinson's Point, says
the New Berne Journal.
Greensboro Record: A subscriber
from near Gladesboro tells that a most
terrific hail storm visited that section
yesterday afternoon, playing havoc
with corn and peas. The stones were
not extremely large but fell with such
terrible force as to literally strip the
corn. Tobacco would also have been
ruined, but there is very little raised
in that section.
Mr.. Sidney Watts. of Alexander
county, met with a sad misfortune last
Wednesday. While working at saw.
mill a belt fell off and in trying to get
it back, his arm was caught between
two belts and vas torn off at the elbow
and also broke the bone above the ell
bow. He was taken Immediately to
Taylorsville and we hear is doing we'll,
says the Hickory Mercury.
S~tRtesville Landmark: Mr.. Jno. 7.
Sheriff., salesman for Messrs. N. B.
Mills & Co., was found dead In his
room in the second story of the Miller
block, Thursday afternoon about 5
o'clock. He had stopped work the day
before on account of a slight indisposi
ton, but his condition was not consid-
cred at all serious, and his death was
a severe shock to his friends.
Wilson Star: Last evening between
6 and z o'clock, near Mr.. Brlant Rice's,
the house of Charlie Joyner, colored,
RAJ struck by lightning and burned
up. The Negroes wife was badly stun
ned by the bolt but both succeeded In
making their escape from the burning
house. All the furniture and the en-
tire contents of the house were de-
stroyed, together with a dog that seems
to have been 70 stunned as not to es-
cape.
Dunn Times: On last Monday even
ing while NJ. Altman was examining a
pistol of J. M. Jacksons, of Hawley's
Store, with the intention ofpurchasing
the same, he snapped it and the result
was that Mr.. Jackson received a 80.
caliber ball in his thigh. Physicians
of Dunn was sent for but failed to re
move the ball as it was too deeply i'm
bedded in his thigh. We learn that
Mr.. jackson is doing as we'll as could
be expected.
Windsor Ledger: VIM. E. Mountain,
a young colored man formerly en-
ployed by Mr.. E. s. Dali, was caught
Saturday about 1870 p. m. robbing the
safe in Mr.. DaiTs shop. He had been
suspected for a year when Mr.. Dali
had 800 to disappear from his safe.
Shortly after that Mountain went away
to school and the thefts ceased. Since
his return about six weeks ago, the
stealing commenced again. A watch
was set on him.
G. G. Campbell, the burglar, was
taken from New Berne Jail yesterday,
where he was held simply on the charge
of carrying concealed deadly weapons
and taken to Jacksonville by deputy
sheriff ii. A. Jarman, where he will be
tried for breaking into and robbing the
store of Mr.. Reese. With the evidence
that is developing against him he is
pretty certain to be sent to the peni-
tentiary as soon as Superior court holds.
says6he New Berne Journal.
New Berne Journal: We have re-
Gently given accounts of burglaries in
New Berne, the majority Of which
however, resulted in but little loss, and
also told of burglaries in the country
adjacent. 1t has been quite recently
that we copied a burglary item from
the Beaufort Herald, and now that
paper says there seems to be an organ
lied band of thieves in that town. It
tells of two stores, those of Messrs. B.
L Jones & Son, and N. w. Taylor be-
ing entered.
Durham Sun: It will be remembered
that some time last Spring Mr.. Ben
Kinnon, living about five miles north
east of Hillsboro, was beaten and
robbed of several hundred dollars in
his own house, Soon after the robbery
two young men came to Durham and
one of them was pretty free with a
800 note. Charles Simpson and Will
Dezern were suspicioned. They were
arrested and tried at the last term of
Orange Court, held this week. The
defendants plead guilty of burglary in
the second degree. They were sen
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