The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-02

Tenn, a young Baptist minister, visit
ing in Waynesville with his bride, has
been arrested IN the authority of tele
grams from Sweetwater, charging him
with forging a check.
Newbern Journal: The news was Re
ceived here Friday of the killing of
Levie Langley, colored, by J. ". Qdin
erly. white, from GreenviLle. The direct
cause Of the affair was % learned.
Qlinerly was arrested.
a number of citizens Of this com
muuiJy combined and ordered a car
load Of corn from Indiana. This corn
costs only 20 cents a bushel in Indiana
bu5 the freight is more than the corn,
says the Chatham CiCiz n.
S.atesvliIe Mascot: Levi Bost died
ct ms home IN Shiloh township on
Monday evening, February Is "a. He
wat 90 years old last October and was
able TO perform manual labor up until
g month or two OF his death.
Frank Pierce, q - year old boy,
while riding on the steps of a railroad
car ID Salisbury Wednesday night,
was thrown eff. The train ran over
and severed the boys head from his
body. The head was cut into four
pieces.
Mr.. W. Ii. Bsrwick, of TT. Barnweu,
says sulphur is a sure preventive of
potato bugs. He Gays there will be 10
bugs Il about two pounos of sulphur TO
the Darrell of potatoes is mixed with
the POTATOES after cutting them up for
planting.
Charlotte News: Yesterday evening
Mrs. Baxter Moore's place, east OF Char.
lotte, neal the Louise mills, Yves bought
by Mr.. II s Chadwick for 800, 900. It
consists OF $50 acres, and will be added
to the mill property. Mr.. Walter BEem
made the sale.
A man was murdered near Vass, in
this county, last Friday night, but We
have been unable to get any particu
lars. DR.. Mcleod, the Coroner, went
there Saturday to hold an il quest, but
has not returned at this writing, says
the Carthage Blade.
A dead man was found near Sanford
Saturday with his throat cut. 1t is
not known whether he committed sui
eide or was murdered, but it is believed
that there was foul play, as there was
no weapon lying beside the body. The
affair is shrouded in mystery.
Catawba county has six cotton fac
tories, one wooden mill and one hosiery
mill. The cotton factories use 1 900
horse power, have 26 600 spindles and
43 looms, and give employment to 155
men, 232 women and 1913 child rem. The
average work hours per Cay ie III
The J. 3. Moore cotton factory, 8
miles from Taylorsville, is now in full
operation, making yarns and sheeting.
This new factory makes two brands
OF shee5ing. The Taylorsville Heavy
A. A Sheeting and Little Aleck Heavy
Sheeting, says the Hickory Mercury.
A correspondent of the Charlotte Oh
server says Celia Hart, a colored NO
man of EIkin, had a dream Q few
nights ego in which che claims the
LORD called her to preach. She has &C
copied the call and held services q few
nights ago at a negro protracted meet
ing.
The Fayetteville Wooden Ware
Company are exceptionally large ship
ments of buckets to all parts of the
country just nov. Most of them 60
south, some of them as far as NJ W
Orleans. The company have made q
big reputation for their buckets and
tubs.
Monroe FL quirer: Thirteen hundred
names to a petition asking that the
present road system for Union county
bt continued was sent to the Legislature
to day. The petitioners are from all
political parties and represent three
fourths of the taxable property of the
county.
A colored man, named Bill Siler
was brought here to jail, on last Tues
day, charged with the murder of hi
mother in law, in Matthews township
over a year ago. He had left the county
after the woman's death, and was
finally arrested in Randolph. says the
Plttsboro Record.
s. Lenonds and D Clocniger, OF
L'ncolnton. stopped at the Contra
Hotel, Charlotte, Saturday night anC
on retiring blew out the gas. Wher
they were found Sunday morning they