The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-07

with its orders. It now employs 100
hands and has increased the capital by
$3.50, 600, which has been all paid in. It
affords us pleasure to note this evil
dence Of prosperity, says the Weldon
News.
No event which has happened re-
Gently in Fayetteville is more general
~ regretted than the assignment of f.
W. Thornton. For years Mr. Thorn
ton has been a leading dry goods mer-
chant. His liabilities are not heavy,
and it is thought that his creditors
will lose only a small part of their
claims.
An accidental shooting occurred
here last week, in which n brother
shot the other. Joe Boggs had a pistol
in his hands which was accidentally
discharged, the ball striking his
brother julius in the groin. Julius is
getting on very we'll, but the ball has
not been found, says the Alamance
Cleaner.
Sam Marshall, colored, was before
Justice Bunting yesterday afternoon,
charged with an assault with a deadly
weapon "a knife upon Cary Marshall,
his wife. He was required to give a
justified bond of $50 for his appear
ance at the next term of the Criminal
Court, and in default was committed
TO jail, says the Wilmington Star.
Thirteen wagon loads of whiskey
passed through Friday morning on
their way to Statesville-about9 2. 900
gallons in all. It belonged TO lack
Roberts, and he was taking it to Low
instieD. About 50 200 tax to the gov
eminent at clatter. Statesville will
be healed for Xmas thOugh.-Wilkes
bero Chronicle.
R~utherfordton Democrat: Laura.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Big
g~erstaff, of Golden valley. died on the
10Th, aged AZ years. The deceased was
horribly detormed and from her birth
until her death, was helpless and new
er spoke a word. The devotion of her
mother to her afflicted child was
beautiful and touching.
A special dispatch from Benson saws
a train on the Short Cut of the Allan
tic Coast Line to day killed a negro
near Florence. He was on a trestle.
The same train struck Robert Mclean,
who was also On a trestle near Benson
His leg vas broken and other injuries
inflicted which are considered fatal
He is nearly deaf.-Wilmington Mes
senger.
The powder house of the Smithdeal
Hardware and Furniture Company at
Salibury, exploded on Tuesday of last
week from the result of two boys
shooting at it. One boy was instantly
killed and the other was badly injured.
The house contained 2 200 pounds of
dynamite and % cases of powder. The
explosion was heard for many miles
around.
On Monday last Capt. A. Mangum,
who lives at Mangum's Store, on Flat
River. missed a colt out of his horse
lot. The possession of the colt was
traced to one Nat Laws, colored, WAC
had sold it to q colored man by the
name of Peaks, who lives at Stays
vile. Laws was arrested on a war
rant issued by Squire A. j. Roberts,
says the Durham Sun.
Three little white boys Of Concord,
| William Barnhardt, Charles Seamore
and Charles Parker, aged 10, Is and 10
years, on Christmas day filed a one
inch piping two feet long with dyna-
mite and touched a match to it Both
of Will Barnhardt's eyes were blown
out and his face terribly burned. The
other two YER badly burned, but not
fatally. Barnhardt may die.
On Last Thursday afternoon, during
a storm Miss Ida Little and Mr.. Jno.
Brooks were crossing Rocky River at
Brooks mill, in New Salem township,
in a small boat. The wind blew the
boat down the stream and it came
very near going over the dam, which
would have been certain death to the
occupants, but Mr.. Geo. James plunged
into the stream and saved them, says
the Shelby Aurora.
Durham correspondence Raleigh
News Observer: Mrs. Pritchard of
Petersburg, who spent the holidays
with her brother. Colonel J. B. Ham
NETT. Though rs years old there is
not a white hair in her head, her hair
having retained it's original color, be-
ing Jet black. Her teeth are perfectly
sound and she has never had the tooth
ache or headache. she has 70 living
children, eight boys and four girls.
Eli f. Putnam's horse was ridden by
Mr.. Putnam's son to Cleveland Mills
No. 1, where there was 8. Sunday
school entertainment last Sunday
night. After the exercies the horse be,
came frightened at the explosion of
sky rockets and broke from the place
where he was hitched and ran fifty
yards into a barbed wire fence and
broke his neck. The horse fell dead
Immediately after he struck the wire,
says the Shelby Aurora.
About dusk last Saturday r s. Cur.
RE of Richmond county left home to
go to a neighbours. a mile away. lie
did not return His wife at daylight
Sunday found him in dying condition
by the roadside, within rs yards of the
house of George Wilkes. Currie had
been assaulted, and died Sunday
night. He was a coed farmer, and Il