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

Bellevue. The hog was l0years of age
and Henry paid one dollar for him in
the woods. Last week he exhibited to
j. e Erwin q grandson Of the original
owner, n of the brute's tusk's meas
uring eight and three q larter inches in
length and two and one quarter inches
in circumference.
High Point Enterprises: The readers
OF the Elterprise will remember an
account of the arrest of a white man in
Randolph county a few weeks ago by
United States Deputy Marshal Free.
Marshal Free tells us that it turned out
that his prisoner was accused of killing
four men in Virginia and also of burn
ing property valued at one hundred
thousand dollars. Mr.. Free had no
evidence TO go on except that his man
wore low quartered shoes.
Fayetteville Observer: On last
Thursday night Thomas Dobbin was
brought here by two Harnetb
county deputies and placed in jail for
safe keeping, charged with killing an
other negro named Hugh Ray. Dobbin
and Ray, both young negroes, not
more than 18 years old, were employed
at Britton 6 Johston's saw mill at
Spout Springs, and yesterday evening
they got into a quarrel, which resulted
in Dobbin's breaking Rays skull with
q stick.
At a social gathering in Cumnock
Tuesday night MI. j. B Kelly, OF this
place, was right seriously If not dan
gerously gut. He and q man by the
name of Jack Kissell got into a row
and after some words had passed be
tween them Ktssell pulled out his knife
and stabbed Kelly In the abdomen,
sinking the blade to the hollow and
cutting q cash some three or four
inches long. Kissell made his escape
and at last accounts had not been ar
rested.-Sanford Express.
The Raleigh Press-Vigitor says the
interior of the ''City Of Charlotte" de
fes description. It is complete in every
respect The kitchen and sleeping
apartments F beautifully fitted up.
The exhibitions are arranged in the
most beautiful and attractive manner.
Overhead are little panels of the native
woods Of the State, while Ia the centre
are the various resources agricultural,
mineral, manufactures and some Of the
birds, etc., found In North Carolina
An 80 pound watermelon R R novelty
Rt this season.
Raleigh Post: So far lie insurance
companies have taken out license with
the Secretary of tAte.-Secretary of
State Thompson is very much interest
ed in the bill introduced in Congress
by Senator Platt to take insurance
matters from under the control Of the
several States and place them in the
control of the Federal Government.
The Secretary stated to day that the
State of North Carolina derived 500, 600
annually of revenue from insurance.
companies, and that the passage OF
this bill would result in the loss OF this
source Of revenue.
Greensboro Record: Friday morn
ing about 8 o'clock John DuckWorth
and Andrew Wyrick YER going home
along the Southern Railway when they
found O man pleading and unconscious
on the right side of the track, with his
head between the ends Of two o
ties. By his side was half gallon jug
of whiskey over half full of the tAngle
foot, which too plainly told the tale.
The Injured man was Henry jackson.
On the back of his head was a deep
wound and the skull was crushed in
against the brain. On the forehead was
also @ long cash. 1t is supposed that
Jackson was lying by the side of the
track in an intoxicated condition and
that he Was sCruck by the Rorthbound
train.
Kinston Free Press: Sonly Ryan,
who brutality murdered his wife at
Greensboro on December All, was
hanged last Thursday. just before
launching him into eternity the sheriff
asked the prisoner if he was ready:
The prisoner said: LIST her CO." The
prisoner had wonderful nerve. After
killing his wife he refused the counsel
which the court offered TO assign him
and plead guilty of murder in the fist
degree-the first instance Of the sort
on record. He embre esd the Catholic
religion before going TO the gAlloWs
| On the galloWs, the man declared thst
whiskey was the cause OF all his ErOu
bIes. and warned all to steer clear Ct
whiakey ana bar rooms, evil compan
ions, etc.
Kinston Free Press: A suit was