The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-26

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tracted meeting closed at the Baptist
church at this place Sunday night,
when ten candidates were baptised
upon a profession of faith.-We are
informed that the little son OF Mr.. J.
D. Miniz. Of Ransom township, was
fatally burned on Tuesday of last week
by ats clothing catching fire from a pot
IN the yard. He died IN q few hours.
No other particulars were learned.
Monroe Enquirer: Mr.. Thos. Rorie,
OF Lancaster county, s. c., and Mr..
Samuel Arent, Of Butord township,
this county, are closely related and as
we'll as we can figure it out are father
In law to each other and each is his
own father in.law. Some time ago Mr.
Rorle's wife died and he married Nj.
Arant's daughter. Mr.. Arant was a
wldower and fell in love with and mar
ried Mr.. Rorie's daughter a few weeks
ago, hence the strange relationship.
Charlotte OBSERVER: Wednesday
Frank Abernesthy, a son of Rev. J..
w. Alternately, who lives a mile this
side Of MRtthe US, went to Mr.. Williams
and confessed that he had fred a
church and a barn, and said he wanted
TO pay Brown Williamson for a hog
OF his that persisted in the barn"
Alternately also confessed to Mr.. VIII.
hanson that he robbed his own store,
and also wrote the incendiary threats
that had Oeen distributed around Mat
Chews.
Satesville Mascot: We have it from
a perfectly reliable source that the late
Rsv. A. s.. BLlingley left in his will the
sum Of S.. 600 with which to erect a
hospital building in Statesville, Rev.
w. r.. McLelland was named as trustee
for the hospital. Mr.. BillingsIey left
his library to Blddle University OF
Charlotte. The remainder of his pro.
perty is to be converted into cash, and
it goes, under the terms of the will, to
various educational and charitable in
situations outside of North Carolina.
Raleigh Times: A very distressing
accident occurred yesterday morning
to the little three year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. ". A. Williams. Mrs. vii
l1ams had stepped out of the room in
which there. was a fire, leaving the
little boy alone for a few seconds, but
was soon startled by a scream and the
next instant saw the child rushing
from the room e~nveloped in flames
With q mothers heroic, eelf sacrihc
ing love, she threw her arms around
her boy, and at the risk Of her own
life, smothered the flames, sustaining
several severe burns. The child is
frightfully and perhaps fatally burned
about the head, chest and stomach.
Allegheny Star: On Monday morn
ing, October II, at about 1 o'clock,
some persons went to the home of
John Kennedy, in Glade Creek town
ship, and were rocking HE house, when
he, Kennedy, picked up his gun and
went outside the door and fired two
shots, but did not see anyone. The
unknown persons fired two shots or
more back, the shot taking effect in
Mr.. Kennedy's body all the way from
his shoulders to his knees. H9 died at
6 o'clock Tuesday morning. 1t was
discovered Monday morning that fire
had been set to Mr.. Kennedy's house,
but it went out. One or two arrests
have been made and the officers are in
pursuit Of others.
Raleigh News and Observer: OF all
the curiosities ever unearthed by the
immortal Barnum, none can compare
in the most minute degree with Mile
Christine, a daughter or daughters
whichever the fastidious please-of the
State OF North Carolina, btrn at White
vile, Columbus county. Here we have
a woman with but M body, but two
distinct minds, borne by two separate
heads. All the intelligent people who
have seen her can bear witness TO the
marvellous intelligence which predomi-
nate in both brains, the conversational
powers of the two heads at once in
communion with two different persons
upon different topics, would sufficiently
testify to it. But the marvel does not
stop here; some Of the sweetest duets
in the language of music are sung by a
high soprano and pure contralto.
Fayetteville Observer: Deputy
Sheriff Klnlaw arrived from Durham
Saturday with Mrs. Moro Wilson, the
woman with two husbands, in his sus.
tody. The last husband, Mr.. Q. P.
Tyson, accompanied her. Mr.. Tyson,
the n~rosecutor. was present at the rail