The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-16

very muCl like nVQFOpQODla anu IOF
several hours before they died fought
every thing within reach Of them, says
the Monroe Enquirer.
Near Hickstown, this morning ]. II.
Shelburn, arrested VIM. Jackson n
j. K. Turner, and seized two buggies,
two horses, and six kegs of whiskey.
which is claimed to be illicit whiskey
from a government still. The case IS
being investigated this afternoon, says
the Durham Sun.
Wilson Mirror: A prisoner in jail
| for trial on charge of some petty
offense unwilling to allow the county
to house and feed him all through the
summer and autumn made escape
through the roof and down the over
hanging branches of the majestic oak
which stands near by.
Mr.. 8. J. Deal, of Rowan county,
showed us a very old silver watch last
week, which was found recently about
200 yards from the Milford postofice.
1t is thought to be over 100 years old,
as it is of a very old and peculiar pat
tern, nothing like it being seen at this
day, says the Concord Times.
MI. T. J. Mcconnell, of MI. Ulla,
Rowan county, brought his daughter
TO S~tatesville Sunday to have the mad
stone applied. She received a slight
scratch from a dog n day last week
and it was afterward thought tina the
animal was affected with hydrophobia,
says the S~tatesvllle Landmark.
Yesterday morning Mr.. j. L. Winner
found that some III had entered and
robbed the showcases Of his jewelry
store at 113 South Front street. He
thinks the property stolen was worth
$15 to 500. The money and valuable
jewelry were locked in the combina
ton safes, says the Wilmington Mes
senger.
Mrs. J. B. Whitaker, ST., mother of
z. B. Whitaker, Jr, editor of the Win
ston Sentinel, and O.. D. Whitaker, of
Durham, died at the residence of her
son-in law, James II. Smith, in New
Berne on Sunday last. She was truly
a good Christian woman and had
served her Lord and Master faithfully
for so years.
Lumberton R~obesonian: The peach
crop is said to have be abundant this
year, though the apple crop is short.
The universal. verdict, we believe,
is that DIR. Kilgo's sermon was one of
the g~randest ever delivered in this
town. This is the spontaneous declara-
ton of those who are best qualified to
pass upon the merits of preachers.
Statesville Mascot: Rev. w. S.
Black, who has been preaching here
the past ten days, closed his meeting
last Tuesday night. 1t is the opinion
of those we have heard express them
selves, that he is the strongest evange,
list that has visited place. He
preached with great power. Between
| thirty-seven and forty conversions
were made during the meeting.
Winston Republican: Mr.. VIM.
| Lane, of Centervllle, this county,
hands us a cluster of twenty-si small
but moderately developed apples, and
doubtless an entirely new variety. He
says he plucked the fruit from a tree
in the yard of Wash Frees, colored, of
| Waughtown. The tree itself was
found growing wild in the woods and
was transplanted. All the apples upon
this tree grow in clusters, similar to
grapes.
Friday night a week ago, near Aus
tin postOfhce, in the Roaring River
country where they are making us a
reputation for bastard lawle ssness,
some unknown parties went to the
house where Jas. Speaks lives-the
house belonged to Austin Lyons-and
burned up the kitchen building.
They then went to the other house near
by and broke open some trunks and
cut up the clothing, says the Wilkes
boro Chronicle.
On last Monday night a week the
barn of Mr.. W. II, Kestler, at Gibson
vile, was burned down and his dwell
ing set on fire, but neighbors ran in
and put out the fire on the dwelling
and saved it. Tuesday night the
dwelling was fired again and burned
UP. It seemed so plain a ces9 of in
cendiarism that Mr.. W. B. Hartsoe
and his hounds were sent for Wednes
day morning, but no trail could be
found to follow, says the Burlington
News.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: The little
six year old daughter of Mr.. Juny
James, of Boomer township, was killed
by lightning last Thursday afternoon.
She had been owe to her grandfather's,
who lived about one-half of a mile dis.
tant, and was returning through a
field when the bolt descended that did
the fatal work. A negro man was on
the porch and saw her fall. They
FASTENED to her, but death had pre-
coded them-she was dead when they
reached her side.
Fayetteville Observer: A reliable
gentleman of 71st told us yesterday of
a marvellous but no doubt true Incl
dent. He said that while fishing the
other day he saw a black snake, about
four feet long, poke it's head into the
hollow of a tree, then pull it out, turn
deliberately around, back its tail into
the hole, and after a little skirmishing,
bring out three young rabbits in the
coils. The gentleman killed the snake
and two of the rabbits seampered off,
the other q having been crushed to