The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05

Charles Neville. white, keeper OF the
water tank near TarbOrO, was murder
ed Wednesday morning as he was en-
tering the engine house. He had JUST
been paid off, and q negro boy, named
George Washington, Jr., with the
murdered mans money, watch ana
knife in his possession was afterwards
arrested.
Smithfeld Herald: There m now
115 students attending burlington In
stitute. and new students coming III
every week.-There seems to be q
good many deer on the river this year.
Mr.. J. d. Smith recently killed a buck
which weighed 205 pounds. Mr.. j. i.
Beasley killed a doe Saturday which
weighed rs pounds dressed.
Rockingham Spirit of the South: Mr..
James G.. Watson, of Beaver Dam
township, was in town a few days ago,
hale and hearty, at the advanced age
ofnearly 80. He always drank Whiskey
was never out of the county, never
took q dose of medicine, and although
he lives within a mile or so of rail-
road, was never. on q railroad train.
The Monroe Enquirer tells OF q
Union county man who concluded that
he would cut off the tails of two tat
tening pigs, as he had heard that IL
took as much corn to fattena joint OF
the tell as it did to fatten q joint Of the
backbone. The operation was per,
formed; as q result one Of the pigs bled
to death and the other one had a close
call.
Milton Times: Reports from North
Carolina and the southern section of
Virginia show a very singular effect of
the drought. Trees which in Septem-
Der shed all their leaves are again as
green as they were in May. In the
vicinity of Danville, says the Register,
there are a number of fruit trees that
are in full bloom, due, probably, to the
same cause.
Last Saturday while N. L. Johnson
and wife, who live near Durham, we're
here attending the circus, some thief
entered their residence and turned
everything ''topsy-turvy" and scat
tered their effects around promiscu
ously. Nothing has been missed so
far except a pair of pants and about
seventy-five cents in old coins, says
the Durham Sun.
Washington Progress: Mr.. T. J.
Johnson, Mr.. w. Terrell and a colored
man were out hunting on Thursday
afternoon. MI. Johnson and the col
ored man both shot at a bird and the
shot from each took effect in Ferrenl
They did not know that he was in
range. He came to town and DIR. Josh
Taylor dressed the wounds, which are
not thought to be fatal.
Charlotte Observer: Miss Lou Nor
wood, of Monroe, died yesterday morn
ing at 1 o'clock at st. Peters Hospital
in this city. Miss Norwood came here
to have an operation performed as she
had been suffering for some time from
an abdominal tumor. She waited,
however, too long, as her system was
SO weakened that although the opera
ton Wasskillfully performed, the shock
to her nervous system was too great,
and she died from the effects.
Kinston Free Press: Kinston is
building up faster than any small town
In the State.--There was q big to-
bacco break yesterday of nearly 90,
600 pounds. Prices were tip top and
everybody vas pleased.--The new
hosiery machinery at the Orion Knit
ting mills is about in good working
order. With this additional machinery
about 20 more hands are employed.
The mill now gives employment to
about 40 operatives. This mill has
proved a blessing to Kinston.