The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-09

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Donald, s. W. Covington and D. M.
Morrison becoming his sureties, The
bond was fixed by Judge Norwood,
before whom Us5ery was carried on a
writ of hGbeGs corpus, says the Rock
ingham Rocket.
The little six year old daughter of
T. Gather Walsh, of Lewis Fork, died
last week. She was taken on Sunday
with a pain in her knee. Her leg
swelled very much and OF Thursday
morning before day she died, says the
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Mr.. A. r. Dennison's wounded hand
which was caught in the cotton seeder
roll at his gin and badly lacerated a
few days ago, is beginning to improve
though it is still quite troublesome.
Fortunately no bones were broken,
says the New Berne Journal.
Oxford Ledger: On Wednesday
Gooch, near Berea, was burned to the
ground. The flames were discovered
about 4 o'clock, when the fire was so
far advanced that only a. portion of
the furniture down stairs was saved.
The date for the execution of George
Mills who is in Jail at r aleIgh has been
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The crime of Mills was the murder of
his niece, lana Wimberly His crime
YVES a revolving one but he seems very
careless both about it and the conse-
quences.
There will be shipped over the o. r.
& @. and s. A. L, this week, three
carloads monazite, worth eve thou
sand dollars Kemp Kendall, consigns
one direct to Dresden, Germany, via
Steamer from Charleston, s. @. The
others go North, says the Shelby
Aurora.
Forage is reported unusually scarce
all over the country. Our people
ought to make more hay. There is an
increased demand for it and it pays
better than anything you can raise
successfully. It beats cabbage with
bad muddy roads, says the Boone
Democrat.
Ben Hill, q negro who murdered his
wife, was convicted and sentenced to
hang in Craven county thirteen years
ago, and escaped from the Jail in New
Berne, was recaptured in Onelow
county last week. His thirteen years
respite will rob the hanging Of none Of
its horrors.
News from Rocky Mount Monday
states that Mr.. James Henderson, of
that place committed suicide that
night by taking laudanum. He was
about 81 years of age. No reason was
assigned for rash act, other than that
he had been drinking for some days,
says the Wilson Mirror.
Two carloads of the brown stone
from the Sanford, Moore county, mines
have arrived for the public building.
Foreman Walters who has the work in
charge; gives strong praise to the
quality of the stone for it's firmnees
and hardness. He says he has never
e it excelled, says the New Berne
Journal.
Wilkes hiss some rare characters.
Last week the revenue brought a
man to town, who is 40 years old. He
has lived in Wilkes all his life, but
tbs Was the FL 81 time he had ever
been to the county seat, He has never
served on a jury in his life, nor has he
ever had the pleasure Of looking upon
the cars, says the WlkesborO ChrOni
Gle.
A Durham farmer, and a thrifty one
here az home, has a very poor opinion
of sending sweet potatoes to Pennsyl-
vaniG for sale. Some time ago he made
q consignment to dealer in that State
of fifty bushels. One day this week he
received notice from the dealer draw
ing on him for II cents to make out
the balance for freight, says the Dur
ham Sun.
There is talk that a project is on
foot to make an effort to have the city
license tax for saloons reduced from
81, 900 to $500 and the matter is being
considerably discussed on the streets.
Nearly every one whom the News in
terviewed is opposed to a reduction of
the tax. Their argument is that II
saloons pay the tax and seem to make
money at it, says the Charlotte News
Mr.. N. B. Ipock, a merchant near
VAnceboro, met with the misfortune
Saturday of getting his arm broken
just above the wrist. He was engaged
In breaking q colt to a road cart and
was thrown out, with the result stated.
The injured limb was set by DR.. Peck
of the neighbOrhood and it is expected
in due our of time to be as eervica-
BILE as ever, says the New Berne Jour
nal.
Statesville Landmark: Mr.. Jno. Ct.
Bost, of Statesville, who is now living
at Corinth, Miss, sends his home folks
some very old corn. In an accompany
ing letter he says: Il send some corn
that was taken from a jar found in an
Indian mound, where it is supposed to
have been put ], 500 years before the
discovery Of America. 1t is quite q curl
osity. Some Of it was planted last
year and made orr.
Several Of our citizens, those favor
ing and opposing licensed barrOoms
in town, went to Rockingham Monday
morning to appear before the County
Commissioners, The question argued