The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04

yS.rtb-staIk OF Corn and Grains OF
TTbsat from the Wsst-PeRnuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
The Washington Messenger says q
-,gIv appointed postmaster in Beau
,.,t county has sub let the omoe to a
DemocrsF.
oontord Express: Mrs. Christian
ToTver. aged 80, relict of the late Dun
an D McIvsr, died at her home near
here last Tuesday morning.
Marion Messenger: J. Ct. Grant has
laced 600 rainbow trout in Buck
sreek. and G. W. Crawford 800 in the
north fork of the Oatawba.
The big hog season is on. The Sails
surv Suu learns that Mr. Noses Mesi-
mer. of Rowan, killed one q few days
.go that weighed SSS pounds.
Watagua Democrat: The infant
.hild of Ebert Green died on Meat
Camp with measels. Sixty people
have had measels and more are ex,
vected to take them.
Watagua Democrat: Horton and
Mcbride of Cove Greek informs the
Democrat that they have spent $12, 600
in Watauga this season for cattle, and
still the cry is hard times.
Greenville r hsctor: Mr.. Wiley
Cobb, u Of our oldest and most highly
esteemed citizens, died Friday morn
ing at the home of his son, Mi. Charles
Cobb. Deceased was in his 7ssh year.
Morganton Farmers Friend: John
CampbelTs daughter went to the wood
pile for q tooth brush and chose q
piece of sumac. Result: a serious pois
oning, necessitating d.. LAxton's ser
vices.
Davie Wilson, q cattle buyer, was
robbed of $1S5 in the outskirts of Gran
berry, Mitchell county, Saturday
night, by two men. They shot him and
Knocked him down. His injuries are
net serious.
Monroe Enquirer: O. Z. Baucom's
tWo-year old grandson, o. SON of Yer
non Truu of Lanes Greek township,
o. Wednesday of last week, sucked q
grain of corn into his Windpipe and
died within one hour.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. Cha.
Sykes died this morning Rt the resi-
dence of his mother, Mrs. I'd. Sykes,
On Haymount Death Va caused by
blood poisoning from an abscsss in the
throat.
Concord Journal: The first aociden
tial killing Of the Christmas season oc-
Cured in Rowan county Wednesday
evening. The victim is q young man,
lawson Stricken, and was killed while
out hunting squirrels.
John Campbell, coloTed, was muir
dered at Dunn Friday night. He was
cut in the back. Tom Adkins, a negro,
Wss arrested for the crime. It is sup
posed that jealousy Of a woman and
Ehiskey was the cause.
Hen. Adlsi e. Stevenson, late vice
president, has accepted an invitation TO
be the orator at the unwilling OF the
monument to the signers of the Neck
lenburg declaration of independence at
Charlotte on May Goth next.
Roanoke Beacon: On Wednesday
night Della Joyner, colored, Of this
town, left her home for a short time,
leaving her little child In the room,
and in her absence the chAld fell into
the fire and was burned TO death.
Mr.. J. E Gudger, son of Capt, J. M.
Gudger, of Asheville, who is a store
keeper and gauger and is stationed at
q distillery near Cleaveland, Rowan
county. was married in Asheville Sun
day morning TO Miss Lula Lindsay.
Winston Sentinel: James Simpson,
a 14-year old son of-Albert Simpson,
who conducted a store near Browne
warehouse, this city, last year, was out
hunting in Rockingham county yester
day when he accidently shot and killed
himself.
Statesville Landmark: 10. P. Young
went cunning Wednesday and had
fine sport. He killed five wild turkeys
and five cartridges. He flushed a
eovey of - turkeys and the five he
killed weighed So pounds, an average
Of IL pounds each.
The cupreme court has decided in
favor of CowIes 50 receiver Of the Mo-
canton bank. He is Treasurer Worth's
man. The decision gives it to him be
cause he was appointed first, q few
hours earlier than the one the creditors
Fanted Amounted.