The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-07

ton by Drs. HarreIl and Horton, OF
Aulander, Coroner JET. J. 6lade left for
Baltimore last week with the stomach
OF Mrs. Romulus Bazemore, the State
chemist declining to examine the same.
ALI the information we are able to get
is that in half an hour after her hus
band gave her some medicine (the re
port being stry chime was contained
therein) she was seized with convul
sions.-Joe Joyner, the negro that
assaulted Mr.. A. ]. Pritchard some
time ago, and who disposed of a horse
and buggy for Mr.. Josh Brown, was
caught by the latter in Norfolk last
week, and brought here and lodged in
jail on Monday.
Almosta cyclone visited the section.
OF country around Weldon on Monday
afternoon, following along the Roanoke
river and destroying everything with
which is came in contact as it swept In
wild fury. It is reported that the
country around Kelford and other
points on the Norfolk & Carolina Rail
road. ia Invested of all vegetation.
Large trees were ~uprooted, houses un-
rooted, and stock killed. Holes were
torn in the top Of cars and panes of
glass broken, as was also the headlight
Of the engine, by the hail stones which
fell, some Of which were as large as q
mans fist. It is said to be the most
destructive storm ever known in that
aection.-Rocky Mount Motor.
Yesterday, In the office of DIR. W. P.
Hedrick, we were shown q remarkable
relic, in the shape of an Indian pot
made of soapstone, neatly polished on
inside and out. It was of an oblong
shape, twelve inches long. nine broad
and seven deep. The relic resembles a
castiron ham boiler very much, which
usually comes with cock stoves. 1t
holds about one peck and was plowed
up two years ago by ]. L. Sloop on the
Kaleb Sloop farm about one mile west
Of town. When found it was embed
ded in the earth bottom upwards. We
learn that q number of different Indian
relics have been found on the same
farm, among which was the finest IA
row head aver seen in this part OF the
State.-TayIorsVIle Visitor.
The jury in the case of w. n. Robin
son, Of Enfield, N. O., charged with
using the United State mails to carry
out fraudulent schemes, returned q
verdict Tuesday afternoon, having
been out tWenty-six hours in considera
tion Of the case. The jury returned
q verdict Of guilty, but submitted q
lengthy written Judgment" recon
mending the prisoner to the mercy Of
the court. The jury stood ten for con-
viction and two for acquittal from the
time the first vote was taken.-Mr.
81. N. Clark, of the Secretary of States
Office. received q letter yesterday from
his home in Littleton, giving an &C.
count of the fearful destruction Of g
haiIstorm which visited that section
Tuesday last. Mr.. w. II. Thorn, the
writer Of the letter, says: "Hail
stones as large as your fist fell, kill
ing sheep, hogs, chickens and other
fowls and animals" Tobacco and fruit
crops within O radius of four miles
were entirely annihilated. I'm fact, Mr..
Thorn writes that all vegetation was
destroyed and the ground vas covered
with these tremendous hail stones.
Farmers lost their. entire crops in q few
moments time. Mr.. ]. r. Pattison
was q heavy sufferer. The hail storm
did much damage in portions Of East
ern Carolina. Reports were received
here yesterday telling Of great devas-
tation. The storm at Littleton was
most remarkable for its severity
Raleigh Post.