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

marriage license for his 1S ear old
daughter and the official very properly
refused to issue iG. The law equlres a
girl TO be IA before she a marry even
with parental consent.
Henderson Goldleaf: Henderson is
a dry" town again-whether perman
emily or not remains to be seen. At
their meeting Monday the county com
m~issioners refused to grant license to
sell liquor, and as a result every saloon
in town closed its doors that night.
Winston Sentinel: A report was
current this afternoon that a colored
man shot 6 colored woman north of
Winston this morning. The names of
the parties were not learned. The re
port has it that the bullet struck g
corset stay and thereby, perhaps, saved
the woman's life.
Harrison Church, Esq, of Mulberry,
was killed by a tree falling upon him
Thursday of last week. He was out
fquIrrel hunting with [ ners. They
cut down a tree. aud IN falling, it
lodged and broke and fell back on him
He died almost Instantly, says the
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
The stables, barn and produce of Mr..
Columbus Peeler, near Double Shoals,
were destroyed by fire on last Wed
nesday night. It was the work of an
inceDdiary. We learn that his COWS
and horses were turned out of their
st8lls before the torch was applied,
says the Shelby Aurora.
Rox0oro Courier: Five hundred and
! eighty.seven pounds is a mighty big
hog, but that ie what Mr.. Alex. Bar
nets's hog weighed He is lamentiDg
hat he did lot keep 1t a few weeks
longer and pull down 800. AS iE is, it
ia the largest hog ever raised in the
county 80 far as we have ever heard
GoldsborO Argus: The death OF Mr..
Robert Rael, anative of Wayne county
and brother Of Mrs A. T. UzzeIl, &C
CURED last Wednesday, of paralysis,
at his home IN Gainesville, S. G..
where ne located come twenty five
years ago, and was a successful mer,
chant and farmer. He was 81 years Of
age.
The little seven year old daughter Of
DIR. James Johnson, near Seven
Bridges, was burned so badly last Fri
day that she died on Saturday. 1t
seems that d was standing near the
fire when her dreas caught and was in
perfect flames before the fire could be
extipguIshed, says the LaurInburg
Exchange.
Richmond Dispatch: Mr.. Allen Pots,
council for FUushee and Jordan, the
Two boys charged with the murder at
LauraI Reformatory Of Guard Edward
T,nsey, returned last night from Bur
nDgton, N O., the home of FOushee,
where he has been collecting evidence
OF which to base a plea of insanity, or
lrresponsiOility, IN that lads behalf.
MISS Florida Cunningham, of Ashe
willie, last Friday applied to the gov
ernOr for a COMMISSION as a notary
public. The governor laid the case be
tore Attorney General Walser, who
says the is ne constitutional or legisIa
tive provision enabling women to bold
flee. The legislature may be called
on to amend the law in this respect.
J. R Hicks, of Henderson, N. c. is
in jail at Wilmington for trying tc
pass forged checks Saturday night
He had assumed the name OF R r
Lee, claiming to be from Raleigh He
has confessed the crime and Seems tc
be an old hand at the business. He
said ne was without money and des
perate. He. has q wife aud two chi
uren.
At Wilmington, Friday, a German
Of about 80 years OF age, with a reddish
moustache, swIndled f. P. Limb, o
WILMINGTON, OF $50, and John E
Schmidt, of AshevIie, of $42 10 81,
! represented himself to be a capitals
and pretended to desire to ouy q busi
ness. He was a slick talker. He fee
further south, but the police are ate,
him and be may be caught
Fay ~etevilie Observer: Friday nigh
. bet Reen eleven and twelve o'clock il
l front OF Evans Chapel two negroes
Mack B'ackman and Dave Smith go
J into a fight, the result bang tina
Blackman hit Smith IN The head with
6rlck, splitting one eide of his heaC
open and knocking his right eye cut
Blackman escaped and has not ye
been captured Smith is il precariou
condition.