The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-27

imposing on the Masonic fraternity.
In Petersburg he gave his name as
William Stevens of Port Huron, Mich,
and stated that he was a member OF
Pine Level Lodge of Masons of that
city. A telegram was sent to the lodge
and the reply was to the effect that
Stevens was a fraud.
The Hustler says Rowan Wiles died
Of typhoid fever at his home in North
Wilkesboro last week. Two nights be
fore he died, the nurse who was watch
ing him went to sleep and when he
awoke wiles could not be found any
where in tide house. He was finally
found lying on the grass in the yard.
How long he had been out there no one
knows, but it is supposed to have been
quite a while.
Hickory correspondent Charlotte
News: Paulina Fry, eyed 10, and
Kirby Fry aged ten, children of David
Fry, a well to do farmer who lives
about three miles east of this place,
were struck by lightning Wednesday
evening and may die. The children
yer in a field some distance from the
house and when a heavy shower came
up sought shelter under a large gum
tree.
Winston Sentinel: A little daughter
of Robert Stone, aged about 9 or 10
years was killed by her fathers horse
a few days ago in the Rock Creek SEC
ton Of Wilkes county. The child had
been in the habit of going to the pas
ture where the horse grazed and catch
ing it. When she went after it, the
horse whirled around and kicked her,
n foot landing on her side and the
other on her head.
Graham Cleaner: A tract of land
containing $50 acres, much of it good
land, in n of the best sections of the
county, was knocked eff here Monday
at public sale at 81. 200, only So 80 ]
per acre. A gentleman, owning an I'D
journipg farm with about the same
number of acres, paid for his farm
S., 600 a few years ago. Land is either
getting very cheap Or money very
dear. Which is it9
Leaksville Gazette: Constable Sam
Carter, Of Rjdgewey shot a colored
man last Friday and the wound proved
fatal Sunday. A warrant had been
issued against the negro, charging him
with housebreaking aud attempted
rape. Carter was sent to serve the
warrant, when the accused man re
sisted the officer, knocking him down
two or three times. The constable
killed the brute in eelf defence.
Raleigh News and Observer: There
are abott 1000 wheels in Winston
Salem, and about 300 of these are
ladies' wheels. The town is under L.
A. w. il fuence, and the energetic
local consul is Mr. s. E. Allen. Cycle
and Golf suits are generally used by
the men, and short skirts hiking
suits are worn by all Of the lady
riders. The oldest cyclist is about Sc
years of age, and the youngest about
years Of age.
Alb Longery, the negro who shot and
killed little Willie Brown a few weeks
ago and who is now confined in Marion
jail, made an assault last Sunday upon
Ben Reid, one of his fellow prisoners,
which very nearly resulted in death,
Reid and Lonely ere disputing
when LoDgcry went to where he was
lying il q hammock and struck him 8
powerful blow over the heart with his
fist. Reid was speechIess for some
time, says the Marion Courier.
A young man, Jemes Hamrick, died
at Iron Station Sunday under peculiar
circumstance. He was convalescent
from an attack of fever. Saturdays
work train on the Carolina Central
vas engaged in loading and unloading
railroad iron in front Of his house,
That night he dreamed that he was
lying on the track, unable to move,
and the train was about to run over
him. Tie fright brought on heart fail
ure and he died, say s the Lincolntor
Journal.
Speaking of the new school Law
superintendent Mebane says: eve
cannot carry cut the letter of the Law
in regard to 65 children in the sparsely
settled districts. The spirit of the Law
is to unite the weak schools into strong
ones where it can be done. We can
not force children to walk more thar
two end a half to three miles. There
are three schools in places where we
ought to have one good, etrong school