The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02

says the AlamRnce Cleaner.
This mornig early the Office Of the
North Carolina Cotton. Oil Company
was broken into and the cash drawer
was robbed of cash to the amount of
$25 90. The police we're notified and
are working up the case, says the
| Charlotte News.
The timeis not far distant when pos
cum and 'simmOn beer will be but a
fond recollection. We learn that the
peJsimmon tree is rapidly disappearing
in this section, on account of the de-
mand for it by manufacturers, says
the Fayetteville Observer.
Davis and Zoeiler, dealers in dry
goods, potion, carpets, ETC., Whining
ton, have assigned, with Frank FL.
Steteman as assignee. Preferences
about 5000, of which about S., 600 is to
local creditors. No estimate obtain
able of assets or liabilities.
The committee appointed to select
plans for the proposed new building
for the Barium Springs Orphans Home
have decided to adopt plans prepared
by Architect Hook, of Charlotte. 1t
will be of brick, three stories high, and
will cost between So, 600 and SO, 600.
At Pilot Mountain on last Saturday
night a young man laid out in the
weather all night. When fund Sun
day morning he was unable to move CT
speak. It was thought at first that he
was frozen to death, but was finally
brought around, says the Mount Airy
News.
A marvellous find of gold has been
reported at the Ingram mine, StanIy
county. A Charlotte Observer cores
pondent says that during the past few
Gays numerous nuggets, the largest
weighing two pounds have been dug
ont, and the supply still seen plenti
full.
Yesterday James L Humphreys
was arrested out near Flat River by
Deputy Marshal Rogers for illicit dis
tIlling. At the trial before Commits
sioner Whitaker this morning he sub
mitted and was bound over to court
under a bond Cf 500, says the Durham
Sun.
Robert Tanner, the negro that was
convicted In superior court last
week of breaking into Webb's store
and stealing goods, was taken to Raj
eigh Tuesday by Sheriff John K.
Hughes and turned over to the peni-
tentiary authorities, says the Hillsboro
Observer.
Mr.. D. Alderman, q farmer of upper
Richmond after setting a trap to catch
smoke house thieves was himself the
victim of it's fret action. He forgot
the gun, opened the door and is to day
a sedder but wiser man. The load in-
tended for somebody else wes Stopped
by his leg.
Wedpes lay night of last week a
thief priced the lock off Mr.. w. S.
Phifer's smoke house, on east Broad
street, and stole a ham, shoulder and
side of bacon. He was kind enough
not to take all the meat there was but
left Mr.. Phifer some, says the States
VILE Landmark.
Stategville Landmark: It was noised
about town yesterday that a very rich
vein Of corupdum had been struck at
the mine of the Acme Corundum Min
ing Company, two miles north of town.
A shaft has been sunk, it Is said, and
at a depth Of 100 feet a solid bed of
corundum was struck
Statesville Landmark: Major Har-
vey Bingham died at his home in
SratesviIle Tuesday at IL 40 p. M. He
had been in failing health for two or
three years and for several months all
hope for his RI covery had been prac
tically abandoned. Death was due to
a form of Bright's disease.
The high water in the river has
caused several RATS Of logs to break
loose from their mornings and come
down the stream. Saturday night a
large raft lodged against the county
bridge and and had to be cut away
Sunday to prevent damage to the
bridge, says the Greenville Reflector.
Something new-hurrah for usl
One Of our live and progressive far
! mers has planted a huckleberry or
chard and is going to give it good at
tention this year just to see what can
be done with the berry all of us are so
fond of eating, and are furnished with
for the picking, says the L~aurinburg
Exchange.
Mr.. 8. M. Gray, Clerk of the Superior
Court, was riding his bicycle rapidly
down the street in Halifax a few days
ago and his wheel struck some OBJ
~struction causing him to lose his bal
ance. He was thrown violently against
a pCs and his cheek bone was crushed
and his face otherwise badly cut, say
the Scotland Neck Democrat.
At McBryde's Mill on Little River,
last Thursday, two negroes, Hercules
Williams and James McBryde, Dor
rowed q boat to cross to the opposite
shore. The river was swollen and
turbulent from the excessive rains and
as nothing has since been of the men it
ia not unlikely that they were caFsized
and drowned, says the Fayetteville
Observer.
w. T. Speaks, a piana tuner, was
arrested to day on charge of embez
zliDg 5000 from Sydney Rankin. of