The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-26
NEWS

and COtCOnS Seed from she SOUTH
Three desperate looking robbers have
been captured in Cumberland county.
William A. Harris, a consumptive,
shot and killed himself at Asheville last
week.
Lexington Dispatch: Mr.. A. L Sink
killed a hog last week which weighed
523 pounds
The Grand Lodge of MasoDs meets
in Oxford 4 x5 year, the second Tues
CAV II January.
A joint stock company has been
formed at Asheville TO build a hotet
there for the colored C
W1lkesooro Chronicles: Mr.. ]. P.
Rousseau killed his large hog this week
and 1t weighed 675 pounds.
Newbern ] urn>l: Mrs. Patsy Ann
Gaskins died l n this city SATURDAY, after
a prolonged illness. She was 70 years
old.
just before retiring Governor Carr
offered rewards for SIX persons wanted
in western counties for capital crimes
murder and arson.
The Newton Enterprise says that e
man in tina county was fined a penny
and the costs for IAN assault with in,
tent TO kiss" a young lady.
M3rganton Herald: There is hardly
a family in Morgsnton That hasn't a
case OF the grippe and with some tamI
lies nearly every member has it.
R 'ckingham Index: Mr.. Orlando
Rerd McRae died at his home IN Rooe
0 county last Wednesday of pneu-
monia. He was sick but a few dag s..
Sunday morning a man named Bur
nett was found dead lying upon a pile
Of to2acco IN one of the warehouses at
Wll-ou. He wae a hard driDker, says
the GreenvIIie Reflector.
Concord Standard: At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Odell Manufacturing company and Ca
barrus Cotton mills, held in this city
Tuesday, a dividend Of 4 per cent. was
declared
David Rowland, our famous six
Toe" negro. got drunk on Blind Tiger
whiskey last S aturday and came near
dying that night in a violent fit Guess
the pot0sh was a little too strong, says
the Laurinburg Exchange,
Murphy Scout: We regret TO an
nounce that Mr. Jack Chr1sseEb berry
dropped dead last Toursday at his
home, near Murphy, with h art trouble
H was n years old. an honest, indus
trious and respected citizen.
Miss. SaIIie Miller died at the home
Of f NJ. Alley, near Catawha, at the
advanced ege of 100 years She had
never had use for q doctor, ard had
cut her third set Of teeth She was
the oldest person in the county.
AshevIIIp G. zetta: The ore from the
vein on D B. f Corn's land Is 40 pei
cent manganese, says the Transy iva
Ma SantInel. This ia g far test, thougE
there Ia ore 10 this county assaying 5:
per Gems which Is e traordInary.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodg'
OF Maeons IN R leigh, Walter Z Moore
Of J-czscn. was elected Grand Master
r } n ,bla, Deputy Grand Master
William Simpson, Grand Treasurer
Jonn Q. Drewry, Grand Secretary.
An incendiary fire destroyed To,
house of the late J $50 Bum, in Pike
willie township, Sunday night, causing
a $1,OOO loss; insurance $500 The prop
erry belonged to Messrs. Il. We'll s
Boa, says the G ldsboro Headlight,
L. ia probable that the Chinese G v
eminent Will submiC grievances TO thi
gsvernmentf fer e~ncroaching upon the
territory, which is made possible b,
the condition Of some OF III roads il
Wilkes. say 6 the Wlikesboro Chronicle
Paul Nichols. one of the wealthies
farmers III Cumberland county, wa
married Lass week to MISS RebeCcl
Webster. IN CarveT's Creek township
Tap groom is in his 81 b year. and tb
briIe IS a pretty, blusbirg maid o
twenty.
Salisbury World: Billy Mills fount
yesterday a piece of gold ore that DR.
EsUes pronouDces as pure ore as ha
ever De n taken out OF Rowan soil Nj
Minis refuses to tell the location OF bi
fua Is be expects to get out still NOR
Of the yellow.
Hizh POINT Enterprise: The Enter
prise learns of a robbery at Ar1hdai
one Gay this week. Thieves broke int
L. An.hA,tn u L. Mill hnnhn nnn