The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-04

Railroad Co, Is surveying q new route
from here to Newton. 1t will run out
towards Stertown instead of Conover,
says the Hickory Mercury.
Statesville Landmark: John Clark,
colored, who was so severely cut with
a razor Sunday afternoon by one
Goodin, another colored man, is get
ting along all right. Goodin escaped
and has not been arrested.
The Asheboro Courier says that the
assignment of Copeland & Marsh at
Ramseur is the fifth in Randolph
county since the Mckinley wave of
prosperity" struck the county.
Mr.. j. A. Martin was in CataWba
last week. He is prospecting on put
ting up a telephone line to CataWba
from Newton. If he does Hickory and
Statesvilie will be connected, says the
Hickory Press.
The ~postofice at Madison was broken
open Tuesday night week and robbed
of stamps to the amount of $40. Burg
lars tried to blow open the safe, but
failed. No clue to the guilty parties
has been obtained.
A. SteWert's saw mill, in Harnett,
William Allen was taking a plank from
behind the big circulay saw when the
teeth cut his hand eff and threw it
with great force in the face of the
sawyer % feet away.
Fire bugs made two attempts Thurs
day night and early Friday morning
to destroy the stables and warehouses
of J. H. blackburn, Of NeWbern, but
the fire was extipguished in both cases.
The total damage was 50, 500.
The Fayetteville Wooden Ware
Works Saturday loaded a tremendous
furniture car, brought here especially
for the purpose, with SEQ d zen buck
cts for shipment to Columbus, Georgia,
says the Fayetteville Observer.
a large movement of Strawberries
went over the W. & W. R. R, yester-
day, over IL. O00 crates being hauled by
the Q. T. 7 Co. An old employee tells
us that more trains rolled over the
main line yesterday than were ever be-
fore run by this system, says the Wi
mington Dispatch.
A gentleman from lear Mann's Chapel
church says that there is a young 10
Id. Smith in that community that has
two grandmothers and four great
grandmothers alive, and all live within
three miles Of each other, says the
Chatham Citizen.
John Thacker was convicted of man
slaughter in Stokes court Wednesday
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
20 years for killing James Withers in
October, 1892. Thacker went to Vir
giRia after the murder and was only
captured a few days ago.
Mcdowell Democrat: Nettie Smith,
a widow, living on Armstrong, this
county, gave birth to a child in Deem
Der last, smothered it to death, and
buried the remains under the door of
her dwelling. The startling discovery
of this horrible crime was made Men.
day.
Salisbury World: Deputy Collector
F. N. Thompson made q seizure this
morning near Faith. A blockade dis
tillery wes found about a mile from
Faith just ripe for operations. Mr..
Thompson seized the still and about
200 gallons Of beer. 1t it thought that
the owner is known.
Two Of our young men drove out
into the country last Monday night, to
call on ome young ladies. They were
a little late in going, though, and the
only thing they found awake was the
yard dog. IT'S needless to say how
warm their reception wRs, says the
Laurinburg E. change.
Fannie, the little seven year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Alton,
was quite severely burned yesterday
afternoon. The child was playing
around a fire in the yard when her
dress was drawn by a dreught to the
fire. She was not dangerously burned,
says the Salisbury World.
The Salisbury Sun says the mail car
rier between Thomasville and Denton
was held up last Friday evening near
the latter place by three men-two
white and one colored-and robbed OF
his personal effects. The robbers were
preparing to rife the mail sacks when
they were frightened away.
Goldsboro Argue: The petition to
the board of city aldermen for a special