The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-08

AAAOAA4oO GuaG on last sun.
day night a week ago some scov~4drel.
who was badly in need of furniture en-.
tered the Lexington Furniture Fac
tory and stole a beadstead and bureau.
says the Lexington Dispatch.
Fay etteville Observer: John Archer.
a railroad employe, was placed in Jail
this morning charged with larceny.
He is accused of stealing a pistol, bot
tie OF whiskey and $15 from a fellow
workman while the latter was asleep.
Mr.. Dan Riggan, of Wake Forest,
in 1912 cut his name ard the date On
the lower shell Of a Warren county
highland tarrapin." Last week the
Identical tarrapin was sent to him, to
his great joy" 1t is alive and very
hearty.
Rocky Mount p oenix: In a few miles
Of Red DAD, Nash county, are to be
found many genuine fox squirrels and
all from a pair turned loose by the late
James Tucker who had them sent in q
box from southampton county in or
about 1916.
A dog belonging to Mr.. W. B.
Wray, left BurDsville about eight
o'clock last Thursday night end was
in Shelby for his breakfast on Friday
morning. He travelled about 80 miles
ahd swan several large streemp, says
the Shelby Aurora.
The Lincoln Democrat says that Z
night last week Mrs. VIM. Z. Mikcli,
who is with her father, V. A. McBep,
Esq OF LiEcolntoD, was awakened by
the crying of her little girl and upon
investigation found that g mouse had
bitten her right badly on the cheek.
The annual insurance report issued
By the Secretary Cf State shows there
were 119 companies doing business in
North Carolina, Of these % being life,
10 accident, II CO operative life, 4
guarantee, fidelity and trust com
paniCs, the remainder fire and marine.
Washington Progress: Mr.. Sol.
Woodward while crossing the bridge
which leads into BaysiGe had a short
stem pipe shot from between his lips.
To say he was very much surprised is
to put it mildly. After his fright he
searched the woods but found 20 one.
We have learned that a colored man
named John Shaw was killed at Selma
Monday. He was on a a loaded with
coal. The car was on the coal chute
and coming uncoupled from the other
cars ran off the chute, and turning
over caught Shaw under it killing him
instantly, says the Smithfirld Herald.
Two white men and a negro slept i'll
a box a at Selma Monday night. The
Car was loaded with cotton Early
next morning the negro struck a match
30 find his cap and the cotton caught
fire. The cotton and car was burned
! and the three m3n were brought here
and placed il Jail, says the Smithfeld
Herald.
Roanoke Beacon: Officer R B
Latham received a cRpias on Monday
from BERTHE county for the arrest of
Mr.. O. 7. Baker, who was wanted in
Windsor to answer to the charge Of
forgery. Mr.. Baker has been living in
our town for the past few months, and
his arrest vas quite a surprise to our
people.
Two gunshot accidents Tuesday-a
colored man near Red Oak shot him
self in the hand, and a Coast Line
porter ou5 huating caught his gun in a
bush. It was discharged mangling his
forefinger so badly that it had to be
cut eff DR.. Whitehead attended to
both parties, Gays the Rocky Mount
PkOe Xix.
Charlotte NeWs: Engineer VIII Clay
ton, who was killed in the accident at
Laurel Hill, on the Carolina Central
Thanksgiving morning, was a former
resident of Newborn, where he was
very popular. He had only just re
covered from a severe accident which
be met with neal Atlanta, while in the
service of the Seaboad.
Mr.. J. T. Legrand, a prominent law
and citizen of Richmond county, has
confessed judgement for $l2, 900. The
Rockingham Index says his total liza
bilities will greatly exceed this amount.
Mr. L Grand has been a large planter
in upper Richmond and has lost a
great deal of money for several years
by reason of short crops and low prices.
On last Saturday evening u popu