The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-14

Messenger: The Supreme court decides
that Riley Pate, an 18 year old boy of
Yancey county, must suffer the death
penalty for the murder of a 15.year old
boy, his friend. They were on a frolic
and Pate, who was drunk, shot him.
The court expresses much sympathy in
the case.
Charlotte News: Chief of Police
Ashccaft, of Monroe, came in yester-
day with a negro named john Brooks,
who is wanted at Elbarton, Ga., for the
murder Of q section master on the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern road.
Brooks Yves caught Saturday near
Spencer, where he has been working
for some time.
Raleigh correspondent Wilmington
Messenger: A Republican State office
holder said to day: What fools our
people have been-before we have been
in Office a year, to raise all this row
about passes. We have killed the
goose that laid the golden egg. Just at
d time when passes could do US the
most good we cut them off"
Wadesboro Messenger: 3. D. Ken
dali, who lives five mills from town on
the Monroe road, is the owner of a
COW, now about five years old, which
was born without eyes, but strange to
say has no more apparent difficulty in
finding her way about the range, than
if she could see. She never runs into
a ditch or fence, but avoids all obsta
Giles with an intuition that is remark
able.
Newbern Journal: The Journal re.
ceived word late last night by tele-
phone from R4elsboro, of the drowning
yesterday, in Broad creek, of MI. Jesse
B Cation. Mr.. Cation, against the pro
tests Of his wife, had taken his boat
and gone up the creek after a keg of
wine, and was on his return when the
boat overturned and he was drowned.
He was 46 years old and leaves a wife
and six children.
HendersonvilIe Times: On Wednes
day evening, November IA, Mr.. Rufus
Edney died at his residence in Edney
vile. He would have been 80 years
old at his next birthday and was a resi-
dent Of Henderson county all his life,
we'll known and highly esteemed by all
it's citizen. He was a county commits
sioners for several terms and a justice
of the peace in his township for pro
baby half a century.
E'kin special to Charlotte Observer:
Near Traphill, Saturday morning,
Monroe Waddell was standing with his
gun resting on the ground, and very
fooIishly blew into the muzzle. 1t was
his last blow, however, as the gun
went off and came very near taking
Waddell's head eff too. He received
the full load in his mouth and never
lived to tell how to blow into a loaded
gun with his foot on the hammer.
Raleigh correspondent Wilmington
Messenger: At Shaw university here
there is an African prince. He is a
grandson of King Knama, of South
Africa, now dead. The present king is
King William. The princes name is
Alfred Impey. His father was Impey
Khams, his mother was named Balise.
He speaks quite good E lglish, and is a
Methodist, as is also King William.
Alfred is studying theology and medi
cine.
Washington Messenger: Another
fire occurred on the farm of Mr.. J. j.
Laughinghouse Friday night, and his
barn contained $50 bushels of corn and
farming implements, was destroy ed.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Only a short time ago Mr.. Laughing
house lost his dwelling house by fire,
and nov he loses by the loss of his
barn all of this years cropof corn with
the exception of about forty barrels
stored in a tobacco barn
Charlotte News: Last night while
Father Francis was conducting the
evening service at st. Peters Catholic
church, fire broke out in the sacristy
Of the church. 1t was disco cred by a
boy who at once notified the priest.
Father Francis at once retired to the
sRcristy. He say the extent Of the fire
and in order to avert a panic annouced
to the congregation that there was no
danger whatever, at the same time re
testing several members of the con
gregation to assist in putting out the
fire. He then went ahead and reached
his ovonjD0 sorpooD whiIo those in tho