The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-27

four miles from Lincolnton, and in
flcted injuries which caused his death
Tuesday night. The man was sitting
on the end of a crosstie asleep.
The following are among the fourth
class ~postmasters recently appointed in
this State: E iward Cheek, Vice W. A.
Wilcox, removed, Halifax; J. M. Pitt
man, vice j. M, Tillery, resigned,
Tillery. j. @. Leary, at Coleraine,
BERTHE county, has been removed and
W. D.. White appointed in his stead.
A distressing accident occurred Mon
day morning in South West township.
Mr.. Clay Hood threw a large piece of
wood out of a wagon, when the four
year old son Of Mr.. Will Tyndall ran
from behind a pile of shingles and I'm.
der the wood as it was falling. It
crushed the child's head, killing him
instantly.
Luther Simmerson, a broter of Mrs.
z. B.. Young, Of Statesville, and a fire
maj on the Western road, was killed
in az accident on the road between
Statesville and Salisbury last year. His
widow sued the Southern for $50, 900
damages. The case case came up at
Greensboro last week and was com
promised for IS, 900.
The Mt. Airy Granite company is at
work on an order for several hundred
car loads of crushed granite to be used
in building the coast defence fortified
tons now in course of construction at
Southport, the first shipment being
made last week over the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley railroad. About
$50 men are employed.
Sunday morning at Q o'clock Green.
vile was aroused by the alarm of fire.
NJ. Ovens two stores were burned out
and several other stores were badly
damaged. Owens loss was $5, 900 or
Sc. 600; insurance about s. 900. The
total loss was somewhere between &c.
600 and $12. 600. The fireman prevented
the fire spreading by hard work.
Citizens neal Fayetteville, N. O., re.
Gently witnessed the fight of two enor-
nous ~eagles-the largest ever seen in
North Carolina. One of the birds had
q pig in its talons and was easily soar
ing away with it. Many shots were
fired, but without effect. More eagles
have been seen in North Carolina this
year than rel before, and all are Of q
large species.
James Cape and James McCauley,
two white men were arrested in Hills
boro last week by Deputy Sheriff K. A.
Hughes and carried to Durham on a
warrant for cutting a coIored man
named James Walker, in an ARRAY at
Hickstown, have been held in bonds of
$50 each for their appearance at the
next term of Durham Superior Court,
says the Hillsboro Observer.
Winston Sentinel: James Burgess,
who lives near Dulins, Davie county,
while gathering up leaves on last Fri.
day to put owe a potato bed was bitten
on the left hand by a copper head
snake that was concealed in the leaves.
Mr.. Burgess was Immediately carried
10 M~Ocksville, where Drs. Mcclure
and Kimbrough rendered the necessary
aid to save his life. The arm swelled
to twice it's usual size, and it was only
by timely aid that the mans life was
saved.
Greensboro Record: Mr.. P. Fl.
Laffiteau of this city, has invented and
patented, it is said, a fire hydrant con
nection which will reduce loss by fire
to the minimum. 1t is quite simple,
being an apparatus which is attached
to both openings Of the hydrant and
shows connection with steamer after
reel hose connection has been made
without ~disconnecting or interfering
with the stream and increase the
water supply 100 per cent.
Charlotte News: In the criminal
court this morning the case of the state
VS.. L. J. Kirk for assaulting Mr.. Lake,
a bookkeeper in the Singer Sewing
Machine Company office was disposed
of. Mr. KIRK plead guilty to assault
with a deadly weapon, but not to
secret assault. The jury found him
and Judge Sutton sentenced him to
two years on the county roads. Kinks
counsel filed an appeal to the supreme
court on the grounds of excessive pun
ishment, which was granted. He was
released on $500 bond for mis- appear
ance at the next term of the criminal
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