The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-08

tests 5000 to the ton. The King Min
ing Co, of Syracuse, N. Y. has taken
an option on the property and are now
preparing to work the mine on a large
scale, says the Lenoir Topic.
Evangelist Gales is expected here
next Saturday, and on Sunday will be,
gin a series of religious services which
will no doubt be largely attended and
be productive Of much good. The Cit
liens of the surrounding country are
cordially invited to attend these ser
vices, says the Pittsboro Record.
Mr.. Morris, who had been engaged
in making tobacco for a tenant of DR..
Mobiles, was bringing a load of tobacco
to market here Tuesday when he fell
from the wagon and the wheel passing
over his body, killed him. He was of
a dropsical turn and was unused to
waggoning, says the Rocky Mount
Pr Oenix.
Raleigh Visitor: Mr.. Wyatt Harri
son had the misfortune yesterday even
ing to have his hand caught in a piece
of machinery at Mr.. Jeff Ellington's
shop Mr. Harrison was attempting to
joint a small piece of timber at the
time. Two fingers were torn off, q
third n split and the palm of his
hand torn.
Washington Progress: As the train
on the Norfolk & Southern abroad
vas running between Roper and Pante-
go about ~ o'clock Thursday night, it
ran over a white man by the name Of
Harrington, killing him instantly. 1t
is supposed that he was drunk and laid
down on the track to sleep as a bottle
of whiskey was found in his pocket.
Lincolnton Democrat: Lincoln coun-
ty has a number of undeveloped gold
mines. At the mine of Maj. Burton,
only three and a half miles from town,
/, 800 dWt. of nuggets have been found
in the last year or two. One of the
nuggets weighed 3O5 dwts. This mine
is on a line with the Kings Mountain
property, extending from southwest to
northwest.
Thieves broke into MI. G. w. Law
rence's smoke house Monday night and
stripped it of its contents, a large
amount of meat, etc. The first Mr..
Lawrence knew of the robbery was
when he went out into his yard this
morning. He found the door to the
smoke house broken open, and the
valuable contents zone, says the Fay
etteville Observer.
a special to The Charlotte Observer
says Rev. 7. A. Boone, superintendent
Of the Baptist orphanage at Thomas
vile, and Mrs. Boone, while out riding
a few days since, were thrown from
their buggy aud narrowly escaped
with their lives. A bone in Mr.. Boone's
leg was fractured and he received sew,
eral other painful bruises. Mrs. Boone
escaped without injury.
When J. N. Longford was digging a
we'll near Henderson, he came upon an
iron pot containing twelve silver
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of Henry Henry, London, England;
another W. @. Sampson, Switzerland;
while a third had the name Slmpkins
Owens scratched on the inside of the
case, and the words, bought at
Genoa, Italy," written just under it.
Greenville R fector: The negro
Koonce, who was outIawed in Beau
fort county and who caused Deputies
Rumley and Thompson such trouble at
James City a few weeks ago, was ar
rested not far from Grindool, N this
county, on Friday night. He was shot
twice with a gun before he surrendered.
There was much excitement when he
was taken to Washington and jailed.
1t is said that in his speech at Mon
roe Mr.. Glenn defended the Democratic
methods that counted Mr.. L2ckhart in
as Congressman over Mr.. Martin. We
are not at all surprised to know that a
man who can produce a letter from
Cleveland showing that he, Cleveland,
is a free silver man can act further on
the same principle and defend Demo
cratic ballot box rogues, says the Con
cord VesGibule.
Greensboro Record: Mrs, Woodbridge,
whose exploits in Greensboro and more
recently Winston have been told in
the Record, landed in jail in the latter
place the other day. She had been
p%racticing a regular system of black
mail until she became known, then she
resnrrad to other unlawful conduct