The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06

nome IN SCRtesvIlIe Friday. Mrs. Wal
lace has been sick for but only one
week. She was formerly of Asheville.
North Carolina is not only a State of
great diversity of climate, but it is
really larger than the States of New
Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island,
Delaware and New Jersey all com.
bined, and with s, 1000 square niles to
spare.
huntsville Eagle: Jack Fleming and
Robert Steward got into a fight in
which Jack Fleming received a stab in
the left side just under the arm, cut
ting his lung. The doctor says Elem
ing will die. 1t is not known for GER
tain who cut him.
Monroe Enquirer: Messrs R J. Howie
& Co, of Coburn's store, Goose Greek
township, suffered a severe loss by fire
last night. The cotton gin, threshiDg
machinery and seventeen bales of cot
ton went up in smoke. We were I'm
able to learn the cause of the fire.
Goldsboro Argus: The death of Mr..
Blanton, an old Confederate soldier
who had lost n leg in the war, &C.
Cured at his home in Eastern Colds
boro this morning at 4 o'clock. He
was a member of the Baptist church,
and leaves q wife and several children
on the mercy of the world.
Concord Standard: A whiskeY ped.
der named jackson, who was return
ing to his home in D4vie county from
a tour to South Carolina, was held up
and robbed IN the public highway, five
miles beyond Salisbury, last Saturday
morning. Toe daring robbers got q
50 check and $50 in money, with their
nb 3rty.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Hugh Far
reilly, an old and respected citizen, of
Wadesboro, died very suddenly Fri,
day evening of rheumatism of the
heart. Mr.. Farrelly had been a great
sufferer from rheumatism for many
years and had been sick for several
years, but 10 one thought his end was
so nea
Last Friday evening just after dark
Mr. Ike Henderson, Of Baldwin town
ship, left here for his home. Out near
the London cottage" On the Gum
| Spring road some one knocked him
~senselees from his horse. He lay there
all night unconscious until Mr.. Chas.
Eubanks found him about day next
morning, says the Chatham Citizen.
1t is said of a certain young man
| down in the Bath section that he never
leaves the home Of his best girl until
10 minutes to 1. He say that the young
lady's father is such an ardent free sill
yer man that he can't kick, and the
young man declares that it is his de
votion to the cause" that makes him
stay so late, says the Washington
Gazette.
Sophie Kelly, who shot and almost
fatally wounded her husband, Robert
Kelly, in fist several weeks ago, has
been admitted to bail. r ebert, who
has seemingly recovered from wounds
that would have killed An ordinary
individual, appeared Thursday and
went on his wife's bond for her appear
ance at the next term of court, says
the Fayetteville Observer.
Robert Walters and Lee Thompson,
neighbors and relatives living near
Wentworth, Rockingham county, got
into a dispute about a bushel of wheat,
which Walters accused Thompson and
his father of taking, and words were
used SO freely that they finally did not
satisfy the two. Walters emptied a
load of shot into the back of Thomp
son. The latter, however, is not seri-
ously hurt, it is thought.
A case was before Mayor Meyer last
Friday evening in which S. Goodman
was charged with cursing, etc. MIR.
D. /. TrexIer was the accuser, and
while giving his evidence his word was
dieputed by Goodman. Selling a stick
Mr.. Trexler struck at Goodman, but
made a mis- lick and gave the mayor a
pretty severe blow over the head,
which caused the blood to flow freely,
SAYS the Lexington Dispatch.
Early Tuesday morning the occu-
pants of Mr.. Pearce's home at Brode
aux were treated to a most exciting
fox chase. Mr.. J.. w. Ingold was fox
hunting in that n~eighborhood, when
his hounds jumped a fox, and for an
hour or more, this crafty little animal
set the dogs a lively pace around the
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