The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-30

Lenoir Topic says the barn of Mr..
Joseph Dixon was destroyed by fire
a few nights ego and with it three
mules and a large amount of feed. Fire
thought to be incendiary.
While walking the railroad track
near Vass, Moore county, Monday
afternoon, W. P. Smith, aged 63, and
partially deaf, was struck by a Sea
board Air Line passenger train and
mangled in a horrible manner.
Jacksonville Times: The shipment Of
CLAIMS from New River is an industry
that is assuming important proper
tions. Like New River oysters, the
CLAIMS from these waters are regarded
by good judges to be par excellence.
The Wilmington, Newbern and Nor
folk Railroad has been placed in the
hands Of a receiver. The mortgage
debt Of the company isabout 81 $780, 600.
It is probable that the Atlantic Coast
Line will be the purchaser of this
road.
A big land deal has been consumated
IN Warren county, involving about
1000 acres which lie near Vaughan's
Station, the price paid being so, 600.
The purchasers of this land is the
Southern Farmers Land Company, of
Virginia.
Three stores were burglarized at
Greensboro, on Thursday night. A
white nan named 8 F. Gillock and a
negro confederate, Judge Walker, were
arrested at Charlotte the next morn
ing with a lot of the stolen goods in
their possession.
Asheville Citizen: DR.. Wheeler,
who recently came to Asheville from
Philadelphia, has accepted the position
Of veterinary surgeon on the BIltmore
estate Superintendent w. s. Cor
nell reports that there were nineteen
interments in the Asheville cemetery
for the month of February.
The Boone Democrat vigorously de-
nounces Rev. @. W Robinson, q Pres
byterian minister, because he said in a
sermon at Elkin recently that there is
much restitution, ignorance and
heathenism" in Watagua and Ashe
counties. The Elkin Times also dis
sents from Mr.. Robinson's conclu
siOns.
The store of N. W. Brown & Co.,
was robbed last Saturday night of
about $40 in money, several dollars in
trade checks, some sugar, coffee and
lard, and perhaps other things. It is
thought that the thief was locked up
on the inside when the store was closed
Saturday night, says the Hillsboro Oh
server.
Old Fort correspondence Of the Ma
rion Messenger: MI. Hugh Bean, a
former resident of Old Fort, met with
a sad accident at Asheville week be
fore last. in attempting to board the
yard engine he slipped and one foot
was badly crushed by the wheel, rem
deriDg necessary the amputation of
nearly tie entire foot.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: The New.
bern Journal tells about the capture of
a whale IF Morthe, d City by local
f9hermen. This is a great country,
truly, and the variety of its resources
are wonderfully many. From whale
fishing TO gold mining, from trucking
to numbering, from peanuts to golden
leaf tobacco it stands pre- eminent.
Aaron Weaver and Eli Merritt, two
colored men from Chapel Hill, were
convicted in the Superior Court last
week of forgery of tax receipts. The
! jury recommended Weaver to the
mercy of the Court, and he was sen
fenced to only 4 months on the county
roads, while Merritt was sentenced tt
8 months on the county roads.
State Treasurer Worth has notified
the heads of the various State institu
tions that owing to the large appropri
ations made by the Legislature and tht
decreased value of property he canno
pay any extra appropriations this year
or until he finds that there is a surplus
after paying interest on the 4 per cen
bonds and the necessary running ex
penses of the State government.
Washington Gazette: We regret t.
hear of the sudden death Of Captain
Ellis Howard, the light house keeper
at Ocrecoke Friday last. Captain How
ard has been the keeper of this Iigh
since 1862, and for his proficiency wa
retained through each successive ad
miRistratiOn. Our chad fishermen