The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-03

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bales of cotton. The cotton was found
IN his possession and he surrendered
and confessed.
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. E G. Bow
man, of Bloomington, Ill who arrived
here Thursday with his wife to spend
winter, thinks Illinois is a pivotal
State this year. However, he says he
would not be surprised if Bryan re
ceives $4,000 maj ority. Mr.. Bowman
Is a Mckinley man.
On last Saturday, up near New
Hope church, VIM. Critcher's team of
mules ran away and killed him. He
has a saw mill in Ashe county and had
been to thJ depot with a load of lum-
Der and was returning home. His
home is Near Boone, and he was about
SO years old, says the Wlkesooro
Chronicle.
Salisbury World: Apple trees bear
ing a second yield of apples have been
quite plentiful this year. In addition
to those already named Mr.. @. L
Shipping brought US in Saturday a
small liz b With nine apples on it. THIS
tree had already given an abundant
yield this year. Mr.. Jno. l Trexler
also has q tree on which the second
crop is growing. /
Tuesday night some one stole q fine
black horse from Mr.. W. r Miles, a
farmer living near town. The thief
took the horse to Rocky Mount where
he no doubt expected to trade him eff
during the fair. 4 telegram sent from
here, however, yesterday morning was
the e of the capture of horse and
thief. The officer held the horse for
the owner but allowed the thief to es
cape.
Burnesville Eagle: Robert McCand-
less, son Of G. S. McCandless, while
fishing in Cane river with dynamite,
two and q half miles from town Tues
day evening had the misfortune Of get
ting n of his hands torn eff. He had
lighted the fuse, but thinking it had
gone out, was holding the dynamite in
his hand, when it exploded. TIE arm
was taken eff about midway between
the wrist and elbow.
Raleigh Press Visitor: Jefferson
Pool is a hale and hearty old colored
man who lives in St. Mary's township,
and who, though SO years old, is active
and lively as many men are at 40. He
was in town to day, and says be can
cut his three cords of wood a day and
do as good a days work as any man
he ever saw. Jefferson has a set of
white buttons on his trousers which
are fifty years old, and declares that
the quality is unexcelled.
Danbury Register: Drury Smith
was shot and killed near his home in
the nothern part of this county last
Sunday. It seems that he had been to
church, and while there had a Difficult
ty with a man by the name of Chap
man, probably an old feud. After
starting home he got off his horse,
when just as he w8s getting back on,
some one shot him with arifie or pistol,
from ambush. There is suspicion as
TO who did the shooting, but no posi-
tive evidence.
Fayetteville Observer: Steven w.
Hall was arrested this morning, and
failing to give bond, was placed in all
on a warrant issued at the instance of
his brother, Amos J.. Hall, charging
him with embe zzlement. Amos J. Hall
it will be remembered, was released
from prison, after having served a
sentence Of six months imposed by the
Federal court, after being convicted
for malfeasence in office, while post
master at Clay Fork, this county.
Kinston Press: Kelly's Mill, about
! three miles from Klnston, was destroy.
| ed by fire Thursday morning. 1t caught
about 9:37 o'clock in the gin, it is
supposed from friction, and spread so
rapidly that nothing in the building
could be saved. In the mill were eight
! bales Of cotton, all Of which was con
sum8d by the flames. On the ground
near the mill we're fourteen bales Of
! cotton belonging to various farmers
This caught fire and was badly dam
aged before it was rolled into the mill
pond.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: Our friend
Judge Norwood, who scored The Topic
so for stating something about the
! Judge being drunk at Caldwell court.
''enjoyed' himself a little while going
from this Mace over to Boone court.