The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-08

month, the 6 year old girl Off y Sink.
was seriously il not fatally, burned
She was in the woods where her father
was cutting timber and her clothes ig-
nlted from a fire he had built there.
Salisbury Sun: Nh. J. Ell. McNeely
10 carrying his right hand in a band
age. Some days ago ne got a splinter
in his hand, and in getting it out used
his finger nail, thus poisoning the hand
in the wound made by the splinter.
The hand is giving Nj. McNeely con,
siderable pain.
Dispatches from Morganton, N G.,
March 2, Gays that an old Indian doc.
tor and a little girl who kept house for
him have been found hanging from
trees near the cabin at the head of
Irish creek. The two went there about
q year ago and spent most OF their time
hunting herbs. Threats had been made
against the old man.
The distinguished DE-. w. r l..
Smith Of Richmond, Va will preach
the Baccalaurease sermon at Wake
Forest commencement. With three
such orators as HIliiard, Andrews and
Smith, the next commencement will be
attractive enough to those who go TO
the commencement Ito hear the
speeches Biblical Recorder.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: e. Crotton
Fox. of Grand Rapids, Mich, who has
been in this section investigating our
timber supply, returned home this
week. He says u high freight rates
is the main obstacle in the way of our
competing successfully with other sec
tions. Oar freight rates are keeping
many industries from our midst.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
people of North Carolina are always
interested in the successful career OF
DR. r J. Gatling, a native Of Hartford
county, whose rapid fire gun has made
him lannon's. Now in his old age he is
in Cleveland, Ohio, to see the final
work on the new type of big coast de
tense gun, which he has invented.
Asheville Citizen: Otto Fischer, a
native of Germany, was struck by a
moving engine in the yards of the
Southern Railway Saturday, sustaining
a fracture of the thigh. Mr.. Fischer
was aG once taken to the Mission hos
pitsl, and attended by DR.. w. D. Hi
lizard, the railroad surgeon. Mr.. Fischer
died this morning at 8 o'clock.
Judge Starbuck recently held court
in Winston, his home town, and the
lawyers presented him with a gold
watch charm as a mark Of appreciation
for his Just and fair rulings" Ii
might be assumed from this incident
that just and fair rulings are very un
Common among our Superior Oourl
judges.-SERtesviIle Landmark.
Concord Journal: Mr.. Peter Swink,
Ewho lives near the Vance cotton mill.
is very much concerned over the mys
terious disappearance of his wife
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Swink left
the Vance mill and stated that she was
going TO the Kesler mill to work Since
mat time she has not been seen nor has
Mr. Swink heard a word from her.
Police Bruce killed a ane hog Friday.
tt was of the stock known as the Har
per Adams Improved Chester, and il
probably the last of the race. Bruce
fattened this hog for 26 months and {
days and when killed iE tipped the
scales at 81 pounds and a fraction. L
Is a pity that this is the last represen
tative Of the race.-Wilkesboro Chron
icle.
The death of Nh. Hezekiah Fuller, o.
Farmer, Randolph county, is announc
ed. in his 68s n year. He was a leading
citizen, and represented his county il
the Legislature of 1893, He ives g
member of the we'll known Fuller
family, served as captain in the Con
federate arm, and was an active Chris
tian His mantle falls upon five worthy
children.
Raleigh Post: Mr.. John FL, Ferree,
of RandIeman, the leading manufac
turer and q foremost citizen of Ran
dolph county, died Tuesday. He was
one of the pioneers in the cotton mil
business of Randolph county, and dur
ing the past thirty years has contri
0uted more to the development and
growth of the country than any other
one citizen.
An interesting service took place in
this city yesterday afternoon. It was
the reception of Miss Lillian May Rich
ardson, of Tarboro, into the Jewish
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