The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16

No"A " AnGl0cn township
some one went to Oscar Martins. Jr.,
called him up. and when he came to
the door, fired a load Of shot into his
shoulder and breast. tt was a serious
wound and DR., Pegram was called and
found twenty nine shot in him. He is
now getting better. but it was thought
Tor a while he would not ove A
warrant was issued for Bill Gary, Jr.,
who 1t Is said did the shooting, but he
has skipped the country. The cause is
them.
Winston Journal: Monday night at
about midDigh5 the posto flee at Mocks.
vile was entered by thieves and some
thing over three hundred dollars in
bills and change taken. The robbers
cut the telegraph wires, jumped on a
hand car and came this way. Parties
at Clemmonsville heard the Car pass
through that town about 8 O'Clock,
and this morning the car was found
near the Davis Military School. The
parties are not knoWn-and have not
been apprehended.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: Mr..
J. R. Tillery, of Tillery, recently told
the editor Of the Commonwealth that
Mr.. William Dogget, his great uncle,
built the first gin house ever built in
North Carolina. He says the frame
work Of the building is now standing
on Mr.. ". f. Parker's farm near En-
field. He says also that the first gin
that was run in those long ego days
was turned by a crank, and that the
cotton patches in the gardens were
cultivated with a case knife.
Salisbury Sun: It is evident that
counterteiters are at work in or near
this city. And their spurious coins are
being circulated q lite freely. Saturday
night a bad" fifty cent piece was
passed upon a gentleman and he has
turned the name of the man who gave
it to him vi to a party who will try
to work up a case. A number of small
coins (bad five cent pieces) are being
put in circulation by some one, and if
they don't 'lie low" they are going to
be caught at their work of making
money.
Salisbury Sun: One of the employees
at the Southern's freight depot here
has broken the record in pie eating,
For some time Mr.. T. r. Garner has
noticed that this n man eats 8 pie
each day for dinner, and he recently
questioned him about it. The old man
replied that he had made it a rule to
eat n pie each day ever since he was
set free, and that a number Of times he
has eaten three a day. At the lowest
calculation this darkey has eaten about
13, 900 pies, not counting those he ate
before the war.
Winston Sentinel: County Commits
sioneE Linvllle was not the only man
that had his pocket picked Thursday
Tuesday evening. After the train left
here Captain Stage, in going around
after tickets found a man about a third
drunk who had no ticzet. He pulled
out a roll of money in which al least
two 800 bills were displayed, besides
some Others of a smaller denomination.
Captain Stagg told him to put up his
wallet, as there were ~pickpockets on
the train. He paid his fare, returned
the money to his pocket and this is the
last time he has seen it.
The first ball bearing buggy with
pneumatic tires that was ever in this
town was here yesterday. It is owned
by Mr.. s. A. Hughes, who formerly
dealt in musical Instruments at Bur
lington, but now OF Winston where he
is conducting a life insurance agency.
He has the State agency for this
special make of buggies and other
vehicles. Besides others, the ball
bearing, pneumatic tire buggies have
the special features of light draft and
comfort to the occupant to commend
them. Surely this is an age of pro
gress.-Greham Cleaner.
Last week we reported the burning
of Mr.. G.. W. Bailey's milling plant in
Marshville township Soon after the
fire there was strong suspicion that it
was of incendiary origin and circum
stantial evidence pointed to Horace
Collins and Will Pierce as the incen-
diaries. They were arrested and Col
Inns gave bond for his appearance be
fore a magistrate here last Saturday.
Pierce failed to give bond and was sent
to Jail. At the hour set for trial Col
Inns failed to put in appearance. He