The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28


Patrick county, Virginia, for the muir
der OF Sadie Cook is untrue. The evi
dence was positive that Henry Wall,
the man lynched, was guilty of the
most brutal murder on record in that
section of the state and no regret is ex-
pressed at the iynching.
Durham Sun: William Laesiter,
colored, who lives at Hicktown, has a
pig that associates with dogs. TIE pig
Was raised with a litter Of pups, and it
stays with them and seems quite fond
of them. A gentleman told this cor
respondent that when the dogs at the
house bagan to bark during the day or
night, the pig runs with them and tries
with all his might to bark too. This
pig is quite a curiosity.
The Salisbury papers say that Mr.. @.
L. Shoaf, a baggage master on the
Western road. had a bug removed
from his cara few days ago which had
been there for 90 years. The bug went
into Mr.. Shoat's ear when he was eight
years old. Since then he has been
partially deaf and recently has suffered
much pain. A few days ego a ply
stefan removed the bug. Previous
efyrts had failed to disIodge it.
On last Saturday a public school
teacher was tried before @. N. Simp-
son, E:q., for essaulting one of his
students. The teacher struck a small
boy on the ear snd the father Of the
child had the teacher arrested for as-
sault. The magistrate decided that
the blow was of such force and the
spirit Of the teacher at the time Of Civ.
ing the blow was such as to justify the
charge and consequently fined him
three dollars.-Monroe Enquirer.
Col. Julian 8. Carr, proprietor Oco-
neechee farm at Hillsboro, N. O., again
Cfers a gold medal for the finest x
hibit Of fowls at the next State Fair.
To win this premium, the exhibitor
will have to exhibit not less than fcur
specimens of five varieties of standard
bred fowls. This premium was won
last year by the stock farm, which re
ceived a very handsome gold medal
from Col. Carr. We are informed that
there will be a lively competition for
the Oconeechee medal this year, says
the Raleigh Times.
Mr.. r. P. Rocket was in the city
yesterday. He said while at Squire
Johnson's come time ago, he saw some
thing he never saw before. It was q
partridge hat sat on 8 partridge eggs
and three hen eggs. The chickens
Matched first. He saw the partridge
on the nest was the three chickens I'm
der her with their heads peeping out
They took the chickens from her and
left her to hatch the partridges. When
cartridges hatch chickens and yellow
! jackets Ouild nests like wasps, then we
are made to exclRim, what NEXT
Hickory Mercury.
Yes, AIamance county has a repre-
sentative in the great gold fields of
Alaska in the person of Nj. Robert
Ummissick, son in law of Mr.. Seymour
CobIe, Of Albrights' township. Mr..
Ummissick left Seattle, Wash, on the
steamship Portland, on the 1st of June,
arriving at Dawson City about the fret
of August. Mr.. Coble has received a
letter from him saying that he has had
his claim laid eff and will return TO his
family with a fortune. His family &C
companied him as far as Seattle,
Wash, where they will await his re,
turn and then they will come back to
the Ole North State. -Graham Tri
bune.
Last Wednesday night Mr.. Turner
Morgan, Of Orange county, left his
house to look after some fodder. As
he did not return, search was made
and about n o'clock that night he
was found dead, in his field. About
80 yards from where he was found, his
gun and some roasting ears we're
found in a ditch. It is supposed that
he had accidently shot himself and
then went some 80 yards before he
died. He was buried at Cedar Grove,
M. E. Church last Friday, says the
Chatham Citizen. The Record says
that a coroner's II quest was held and
from all the signs It was decided that
he had accidentally shot himself. Mr..
Morgan had recently renewed his pro
tession of religion at Cedar Grove
church, and was much respected by all
who knew him.
On last Monday night a travel
strained man came into Monroe. He
had walked sixty five miles since Sun,
day noon and was completely flag
ged." The reason for this long tramp
was that his wife had walked eff with