The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20

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mule at court last week that he says il
one OF the finest animals he ever
owned. He says there is only one
thing wrong with him and that is his
memory is too short. The mule will
start off in a hurry, but he forgets him.
self before he gets ten steps and you
can't tell he is moving at all.
Twenty-seven stacks Of wheat be
longing to Jesse and Fred Alexander,
Of Walnut Grove township, were de-
stroyed by fire on last Saturday night.
The stacks were in two different yards,
some distance apart. The loss is esti,
mated at 500 bushels, and is thought
to be the work Of an incendiary. We
have not heard upon whom the sus-
picion rests, says the Wilkes6oro
Chronicle.
Every county in the state, says a
Forsyth paper, should own a pair of
good blood hounds. Forsyth ought to
have them. The city and county
fathers might make the purchase to
gether. A proposition was made to the
Greensboro aldermen recently, to take
up a subscription and buy a pair Of the
animals, provided the city would agree
to take care of them and keep them
well trained.
The Monroe Enquirer says Will
Jackson, colored, broke into Mr. Jas.
Nash's house, in Union county, a few
nights ago and took small trunk from
the room in which MI. and Mrs. Nash
were sleeping. The trunk was broken
open in the yard and about $50 in sill
yer and bills taken from it. Jackson
was arrested and $43 of the money re
covered. He had been in the employ
Of Mr.. Nash.
A negro boy by the name of Led
better, of this place, was arrested Mon
day charged with stealing apistol from
buggy of Mr. Hawley Legrande while
he was here Saturday before last.
Ledbetter had the pistol but claimed
that he got it from Jim Bennett, an
other negro boy. Bennett said he
found it in a back lot. They were both
released for want of sufficient evidence
to convict. -Wilkesboro Plow Boy.
The Wadesboro Plow Boy says:
Lightning struck the house of Mr..
Bob Redfearn Monday evening and it
caught on fire and was consumed, to-
geather with the contents. Mrs. Red
fearn and family Of Mr.. Wilson Line.
bury were in the house when it was
struck but they escaped unhurt. They
did not discover that the house had
caught until too late to extinguish.
The insurance on the house and furni
ture was $500.
A dispatch from Charlotte, N. O.,
July 14th, says: A band of negroes
to day went to the Bingham Mill with
the intention of taking Andrew Broom,
the white boy who killed a negro a
few days ago and was released by the
mayor. They wanted to lynch him.
The police charged them and ran the
gang half a mile. One vas captured.
The band dispersed and the others
escaped. Pickets have been stationed
around the mill to prevent trouble.
The residence Of Mr.. D. Schenck, Jr ,
of Greensboro, was burglarized Thurs
day night and Mr.. Schenck's suit Of
clothes taken. In his pockets were
$46 in money, a watch and two dia,
mond stones. Mr.. Schenck was
awakened just as the burglars were
leaving the room, chased them and
shot at them, but without effect. The
same night the residence of Mr.. 7. B
Mangum, of Greensboro, was entered
and Mr.. Mangum's clothing taken. In
the pockets was S.. The clothes were
/ found next morning but the pockets
had been rif1ed, says the StatesVille
Landmark.
Last Saturday night Mrs. Mary
Brewers family was aroused by a
chicken squalling in the yard. Search
was instigated and the intruder was
found to be huge black snake. He
had come upon an old hen and twenty.
three young chickens and, it seems,
started to make a meal of the little
chickens but these not satisfying his
appetite fast enough, his snakeship
Iseized upon the old hen. He had sWal
lowed her to the wings and was resting
for a better hold. The snake was
killed and, on measuring, was found
to be 5 feet 10 inches long and 5 inches
10 circumference, SAYS the Chatham