The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28

AG Ono E6C6QG Term or the criminal
Court of Henderson county the grand
jury investigated the matter of the
mob breaking into Buncombe county
jail for the purpose Of lynching Brack-
ett, the colored man who was subse
quently lynched for rape. True bills
were found against a number of par
ties.
Lincoln Journal: Belle Ramsaur,
colored, who lives in Freedmen, put
her bedding out to SUI. That evening
she took it in, made up her bed and
slumbered peacefully until morning.
Soon after she arose the next morning
she vas Mortified to see an enormous
spreading adder crawl from out one of
the pillow cases.
Winston Journal: The two white
men, Tom Young and Dan Tucker,
who were tried at Mocksville this
week for numbering the old man
Cutherill some time ego, were acquit-
ted. 1t was claimed they committed
BhO hu4OCA W BOU GA4O L AANA . AAOAOy
but there was no evidence to show that
such was the s
Mrs James Longstreet (nee Dortcb)
comes of an old North Carolina family
famous in the political and war history
of that State. Her Iamented father,
the Hon. James 8. Dortch, was n Of
the foremost lawyers of northeast
Georgia. He was q profound scholar
and deep thinker. His only daughter,
Ellen, was the idol Cf his heart.
Lenoir Topic: Mr.. Wilson Hamilton,
of this place, is an invalid and unable
to attend church. Last week Mr.. G +.
Harper, of the Lenoir Telephone Elk
change, placed a phone ia the pulpit Of
the Presbyterian church and connected
it with Mr.. HamiIton's at his residence.
1t worked fine and Mr.. Hamilton hear
the sermon with great satisfaction.
Salisbury SIM: S. R Harrison re
turned Wednesday night from Moore
county where he has been looking at
ter the mining property owned by him
self and Mr.. Sam Linton. Mr.. Harri
son brought home some ore which will
yield g 600 to the ton. Several north
ern capitalists are expected down soon
to inspect the mine with a view to pur-
chasing it.
A correspondent of the Statesville
Landmark writes that Mr.. Asa Jones.
of Ashe county, has a peach orchard
that is something new. The trees are
gratis on wild dogwood stocks. They
are loaded with peaches this year, Mr..
Jones says that they hardly ever fail
to bear fruit and that the life of the
tree is several years longer than the
ordinary tree.
Salisbury Sun: A billy goat in the
north ward performed a somewhat
wonderful f~eatrecently, and as a result
six white shirGs are among the missing
His goatship attacked a clothesline
and before he was driven away six
shirts had disappeared. The goat is
still living and seems to be getting
along all right.
Greensboro Record: Mayor Crutch
field of Winston has made a deal with
Chief Engineer Wells, who is making
a survey Of the proposed extension of
the Mocksville road to Mooresville. II
trains are not running on the line by
January 265h next (the Mayors birth.
day. Capt. Wells is to carry Mayor
Crutchfield on his back from Mocks
vile TO Mooresvilie.
Mr.. Dock Ellington tells US that a
gold mine has been found on the lands
of T. a. Knight, of this county. Some
Of the ore has been sent to Washing
ton, D. O., and they are informed there
that this ore has gold in a ton Of it
worth over $500. This is on an ad 0ining
plantation TO Mr.. Ellington on whose
lands a copper mine has been found
Chatham Citizen.
Wilmington Messe niger: In Colds
boro William Haywood, .colored, sub
mitted to the charge of attempting to
wreck the 'shoofy" on the Whining.
ton & Weldon railroad November 20
1895. He was sentenced to eight years
in the penitentiary. Elk Sheriff D. A
Grantham got a reward Of 81, 500 fol
the arrest of Hay wood and Charles
Manuel, already convicted, both trair
wreckers.
Salisbury World: The Southern
new branch road via MooresviLIe will
certainly be completed by March LIST
1898 The road will not be used FOL
any of the passenger trains now run