The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

under sentence Of death. His attorneys
have been very quiet, but have been at
work. The belief In his innocence is
growing steadily.
Goldsboro Argus: Mr.. Joseph L.
Pearson ia not only q skilled mechanic,
but he is also a successful farmer and
fruit grower. His latest experience in
this line is q second crop of horse ap.
pies, which are now ripening. They
are full grown and of the usual horse
apple size and flavor.
Raleigh Presg-Visitor: One OF the
curiOsities in the State prison ia a
negress who calls herself Q leen Of
Sheba and devotes her entire time to
cur sing. she is in the department for
the female criminal insane. She has q
group OF subj cts always near her who
yield implicit obedience to her will.
Lincoln Journal: The Shelby Aurora
alleged that the Rock Hill college girls
spent Christmas nursing sore arms.
The Gastonia Gszstte let's the Cat out
of the bag by stating that the girls
were not vaccinated in the arm. Our
information is that the girls could not
comfortably wear hose for awhile.
Among the North Carolina post
masters commissioned January 45h
were the following: Ora N. Case, Ac-
ton; Charles N. Mitchell, Bud; Edgar
W.. Gambler, Gambler; John Masters,
Grace; Mamie e. Clarke, Riceville
Mary 8. Patterson, Yadkin Valley /;
William r. Coates. Seaboard.
W~aynesville Courier: Mrs. Emeline
Battle, widow of Wayne Battle, one of
the pioneer citizens and the first hotel
list of WaynesvilIe, is 81 years old and
is in very good health. She lives with
her daughter, Mrs. L. J. Ratclif She
has 81 grand children, SO great grand
children and II great, great grand chill
dren.
Charlotte Observer: The little two
year-old child Of Mr.. Lee Whitesides,
who lives near Gastonia, met death in
a very peculiar manner last Sunday.
It was playing on the top Of a chicken
coop and fell through the covering OF
the coop in such q manner that It's
neck was caught and it was choked to
death.
Brevard News: q. n, Orr Of Grange
last Friday called at the News office
with samples Of knit goods which he
is Offering to our merchants at prices
that will head eff the drummers in this
market. The milk in the Cocoanut ID
that he is running two knitting ma
chimes and manufactures the goods he
is selling.
SEatesville Landmark: There is al
yet no clue to the parties who burglar
iZed the postofice at Mooresville last
Wednesday night. II is thought that
they are professionals and the same
people who within the past six months
robbed the postofices at T~aylorsville
M~ocksville, LeaksviIle and other points
In this State.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will E. Harris Mis-
Elva CaldwelO of Harrisburg brough'
their little daughter Ellen, who swal
lowed a 'thimble eight weeks ago, II
Charlotte to be operated on. Dr.. Hen
ry Louis Smith of Davidson College
located the thimble by means of tn
K ray. It was at the juncture of tn,
bronchial tubes. Elk.
In Wake Superior court there ar
two indictments against the Southern
railroad for issuing free passes. Tn
witnesses are Governor Russell, UnitsC
States District Attorney A ycock, II
L Grant of the Republican State com
mittee, and Henry w. Miller, privat
secretary of Vice President Andrew
of the Southern railway.
Salisbury Sun: We learn that al
attempt mas made a few nights sine
to blow open a safe at Kernersville
and one night this week, it will be re
membered, the p~Ostofice at Cleveland
this county, was robbed. The Mocke
vile office was recently robbed as wa
also several others in the State. Tn
method in each instance was identi
cal.
Locust correspondence Concorc
Times: Orowson Hartsell, near Leo
on the 9Th of December, while hand
ling a Ss calibre revolver, accidental!
shot himself. The ball entered tn
heart and he died instantly. Mr.. Hart
sell was about Is years old, and hRt
been a member Of Locust Level Bap
fist church six years. His father
acnh HartaalI WAS killed by czclnnl