The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10

n was q shooting scrape here last
Sunday afternoon. Johu Horn and
Jack Simpson, both colored, were the
participants. Horn opened fire on
Simpson and shot him once in the ab.
domen and once in the leg. DE-. J. NJ.
Blair vas called and dressed the
Wouods. Horn made his escape. SimD
son was able to vote last Tuesday. And
a woman was the cause OF it all. saws
the Monroe Enquirer.
Tuesday morning a negro boy named
George McAllistsr, sold an OK to Mr..
M. NJ. Pearsall, the butcher here. and
Mr.. Pearsall had the OK buschered at
once. By the time he had the beef to
the market he received a telegram
from Goodwin stating that the OK was
etolen and to have the boy arrested.
Mr.. Pearsall had Policeman Wade to
arrest he boy, and got the none he
had paid him back. The boy stole the
OK from his aunt, Cloe Williams. saws
the Dunn Union.
O1 last Sunday night, Robt. Starnee,
colored, Of Butord township, had his
dwelling and kitchen burned. The fire
wes caused by the c~arelessness of some
children, A part of the stuff was
saved. a crib near by the kitchen
caught on fire but it was torn down
before it was consumed, but about one
hundred bushels OF corn end twenty
five bushels OF oats went up 10 smoke.
A barred OF vino YVES also lost, SAYS
the Monroe E q lirer.
Winston S~antineI: During the re,
vival services at the Baptist church
there were about thirty conversions,
and quite a number of reclameti0ns.
We feel very kindly towards Sam
Jones, He makes mistakes like other
FOLKS, and we think that he made at
least two errors here last night. One
of these was in making political re-
marks, strongly tinctured with the gold
standard, when the audience had paid
for admission to receive entertainment
and instruction along other lines. We
think, too, that Sam is away off in the
matter Of education in his attack upon
our public school system.
Newbern Journal: The geological
survey begins on Tuesday next, it's sur,
vey along the line of Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad at Morehead.
/ Ssoto HaOIOo;o+ H0JDooS boc hoo0 - ~.
city for a day arranging for the work.
The great map of North Carolina was
begun several years ago, and the work
in the western counties has been nearly
completed, but it was found necessary
in order to carry the work eastward to
run a line OF exact levels across the
whole length Of tina State, starting at
the ocean at Morehead City, and this
is the OH 'ct Of the present survey.
Asheville G ,zette: A shooting ARRAY
occurred at BiItmore yesterday after.
noon. James Boone shot Charles Smith
twice in the arm and once in the body.
Boone is a married man and lives in
the vicinity of Gash's Creek. He
bought some cartridges yesterday at
PattOn's store. Smith was driving
John Gray tons wagon from Blltmore
along the Gash's creek road, when
Boone overlook him not very far from
Biltmore and shot him. The wounds
are said to be very painful but not
necessarily fatal. DR.. Burgin is at
tending the case. Boone escaped; a
warrant has been issued for his arrest,
and it is charged he and a man named
Jackson earlier in the afternoon as
saulted a boy named Killian. Klllian'e
father applied for a warrant for the
two men. A warrant for jackson Yves
issued.