The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

cSOUU' Inc haVlesG OF those weighed
nal. O0uI
There was q big row at a colored
church near Midway SUNDAY MIGHT
tWo OF the combatants drew iron and
popped away at a lively rate. One
man got a finger hurt No other dam
age reported, and no arrests as far as
patch.
The town was alarmed last Saturday
night, about nine o'clock by a crv of
Ire; IL turned out to be a small house
M NorIn HICKORY belonging to w. II.
Ellis, ana occupied by a negro woman.
Mercury.
Last weeks Statesville Landmark
says: United States Marshal Allison
LETT last evening for Albany. N. Y.
carrying eight prisoners-the fruits of
the recent Federal courts at Statewide,
Ashevllle and Charlotte-to the peni
Eentlary. He was to get four more at
Greensboro"
Monday morning John Hester was
tried and convicted of larceny and
sent to the workhouse for five wears.
since then the case of Webster VS..
Sharpe for SANDER has engaged the
court and at the hour of going to press
"wednesday p. M the case was being
argued, says the Graham Cleaner.
A trip through Union county will
snow that the farmers have diversified
their crops to a great extent this year.
The one crop system is no longer in
vogue here. If the seasons continue
home supplies" will be found in abund-
ance on almost every farm in the
county, says the Monroe Enquirer.
Charlotte Observer: Jim MulIis and
Sam NOles, white, who live some miles
from Charlotte, had a scufhe several
days ago, which ended seriously to MI.
Mullis. In the melee Noles ripped out
his knife and plunged it into MuIIis'
side. He then fed, and has not been
seen since. Mullis is in a serious con-
dition.
Reidsville Revie Y: Senator Jarvis
appears to be a worthy successor of
Vance in a great many respects, but
especially in the art of the humorist,
of which the lanented Senator was
past master. The new Senator has
made several decided and most palp-
able hits in his little jokes since he has
been in Washington.
Sheriff Hamilton has applied to
Sheriff. Page, of Wake county, for his
rope with which to hang Bob Watkins
The rope was used at Louisburg last
Friday to hang the two Coleys, and
will be used to hang Orange Page at
Raleigh, August Sd, then it will come
to Alamance on it's deadly mission,
says the Graham Cleaner.
Messrs. s.. F. Dunn and G. ".
Coughenour have purchased the large
mill plant of Capt. w. II. Kltchin,
known as the "Brick Mil" including
machine and blacksmith shops. They
are making preparation for putting in
the electric light plant and will add
other improvements to the property,
says the Scotland Neck Democrat.
On last Friday Mr.. w. L Funder-
burk brought us a cucumber hat meas
ured eleven inches in length and eight
inches in circumference. The cucum-
Der had the bloom on it on Tuesday
morning and had made it's growth in
three days. We do not think any one
can surpass Mr.. Funderburk in the
cucumber line, says the Monroe En-
quirer.
Monroe Journal: There is a red oak
on the plantation of Mr.. B. D. Austin,
in Lanes Creek township, which might
be considered akin to the California
monarchs. Two feet from the ground
the trunk is twenty one feet in circum'
J ference, which would make it nearly
) seven feet in diameter. The branches
from one side of the tree to the other
} cover forty yards.
Shelby Review: Mrs. VIM. Latti
more, who lives near Polkville, ir
} upper Cleveland, lost her dwelling
| house and it's contents by fire last Fri
day. - The Rural Beformer, the
Populists organ Of this county will
+ discontinue publication after this week
The Kings Mountain Progress and the
Reformer are, we learn, to be consoli
dated and published at Kings Noun
tain.
Columbus Star: Sheriff McPhaul re
turned from West Virginia Wednes
day with George Ankle, the man whc
two years ago found ex Treasurer Har
relson's papers and money, and refused
to give them up. The Sheriff was gone
over a week. He says there was grea'
= rejoicing over Ankle being captured
, as he is not liked by the citizens O.
Wheeling. Ankle was accompanied
. by his wife.
At the Pamlico County Alliance Con
vention held at Vendemere MI. Jack
\ son Brinson was chosen as representa-
g tive to the State Convention to be helC
! at Greensboro. Mr.. Brinson is a gooC
4 selection and he will worthily repre-
sent the cause. The attendance wa'
good and all the business satisfactorily
transacted. A big dinner was served
: and the meeting enjoyed, Gays the New
3 Berne Journal.
> A convict in for twenty years, es
. caned from one of the guards at the