The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28

When he got home he found it a raging
mass of flames. The loss is about $500.
Wadesboro Messenger: A young
white convict escaped from the State
farm n day last week under some
what peculiar circumstances. The
woods caught fire from a burning
brush heap, and in the excitement in
cident to fighting the fire he managed
to conceal himself himself in the dense
smoke, when he made off without be
ing seen by the guards.
The dwelling of Mr.. Wallace W
White, near Whites mill, about two
and a half miles south of town, was
burned with nearly all its contents
about midnight Friday night. The fire
was discovered between ID and one
o'clock. 1t is supposed to have origi-
mated about the stove fue, as the cell
ing of the cook room was ablaze when
the fire was discovered, says the
State sville Landmark.
Clinton Democrat: A gentleman
from Honeycutt's, while driving
through a section of Cumberland
county some days aga, saw an unusual
sight. It was a field of last years corn
hanging ungathered on the stalk. He
asked the farmer to whom it belonged
why he did not gather it. The farmer
roDlioJ +bof Lo bod boro - D1t -
From this we may judge that corn is
now as abundant in Cumberland as it
used to be in Egypt.
Charlotte News: Mr.. 7. r, Magill
to day gave the News a large piece of
bark from a native cork tree. The
tree grows on Col. John L. Wilson's
place lear Chester, S.. c., and has at
tanned a large growth. The piece of
cork given the News is large enough to
make two corks for a quinine bottle.
This growth is regarded as quite a
curiosity here. A cork tree grows In
Mr.. George w. Patterson's yard in
Concord and shoppers for a jug can be
cut from it.
Greensboro Record: The Record is
assured that the Iron and Steel furnace
will, if reasonable freight rates can be
secured, start up at once All the
money required for running the fur
mace, ETC., mas been raised and nothing
is in the way except freight rates,
which are nov being arranged but will
require six or eight weeks to complete.
This is a matter of considerable mo-
ment, for in Alabama the price, for in
stance on 80 miles, is IS cents a ton,
while here it is g 25
Monre Enquirer: Rather a strange
coincidence that the death of six old
ladies of this county is reported in this
issue of the Enquirer. The campus
of the Baptist High School at Meadow
Branch has been laid off this week.
There are thirty six acres in the cam.
pUs.-We learn that a gang Of
thieves that has been operating in the
Western portion Of this county has
been broken up. The gang had reg
ular storage place for plumber near Co.
burns store in Goose Creek to wnship.
Winston Sentinel: The Sentinel re,
ceived information from Rural Hall
last evening that Rev. Arthur Ell
bridge, colored, was not dead, as re-
ported. The physician who dressed
the wound, however, said it was a seri-
GUS one and would no doubt prove
fatal. E9 was still unconscious las5
evening. The particulars of the diff
fculties are given US as follows:
While William Mitchell was moving
some tobacco stalks on the farm of Mr..
| @. T. Wall, Rev. Arthur EIdridge came
up and demand ed him not to move the
stalks. He also got on them in order
to prevent Mitchell from moving them.
Rev. Etdridge then struck Mitchell
across the head with a pole, knocking
him down, and was pounding him
when Mitchell's son, James, came to
his fathers rescue by throwing a stone
against Eldridge's head fracturing his
skull.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.