The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10
STATE NEWS.

- EPRDe9 and TOO8CCO 6GSu16 uOm the
North-staTks Of Corn and Grains Of
wheat from the West-PeAnuts
and OottonS Seed from the South
Murphy Scout: At the home Of
lanes Whitaker, one mile from An
drews. q most remarkable family re
union occurred last week, there being
nresent children, grandchildren, great.
great grandchildren and kindred, 20 in
number. MI. Whitaker ia 81 gears of
age and vigorous in mind and body for
one of his years.
Durham Sun: Three car loads of
Cubans passed through Durham Sun
dsy afternoon, attached to the evening
train. They we're not prepossessing in
looks and most of them talked Span
ish. They were going from New York
TO Key West. Some one here called
u whats the matter with LeeG"
and they gave three rousing cheers.
In the case Of Hatton Perry, con
demned to be hanged May 18Th, the
commissioners at April meeting order
ed that he be publicly executed, have
rescinded the order and the execution
will be private. This is in accordance
with the law that Directs all executions
shall be private unless otherwise or
dered by the commissioned
ington Messenger.
Murphy Scout: William Donaldson
of Brasstown is an aged man. He in
formed US that he had raised Is chill
dren, never had a physician called in,
never had bought a pound of bacon or
-four, q 0ushel of corn or meal, or any
thing that could be raised on the farm.
In fact, ever since he had kept house
he had bought but little aside from cot
fee and salt. His wife has done all the
homework. They make an interesting
and remarkable couple.
Salisbury World: A Newton lady
whose son left home yesterday to enlist
in the army, was so overcome with
grief that she swooned away at the
depot. The mother followed her son to
the train. and, although he hid in the
car, she found him and pleaded with
him to stay at home. He was obdur
ate, however, and the mothers words
fell on deaf ears. She had to leave the
train as it was pulling out and tainted
away on the platform.
It is reported that q ceertain citizen
of Midway township, while in Win
ston one day last week imbibed a little
too freely of Cat Fight" The afore-
said citizen passed the office where
volunteers were enlisting and, a patri
otto feeling coming I'VE him, he step
ped in gave in his name. He returned
home and forgot all about his enlisting,
but was reminded Of the fact in more
torcible than pleasant manner q few
days later when an officer came to his
house, took him in custody and car
ried him 60 Winston. He is now one
of the soldier boys" at Raleigh and is
doubtless bewailing the fates of Cat
Fight" which caused him to become q
volunteer in Uucle Sans army
Lexington Dispatch.
Monday afternoon while Robert Ca
sey, a colored boy vas playing with a
number of companions near the water
works on Swannanoa he was shot by
Peter Summers. The shooting was
done by a rife of small caliber. The
victim of the accident died early this
morning at the Mission hospital. Not
outstanding the fact that the boy
stated befor his death that the shoot
ing was not Intentional, Summey was
arrested on a warrant Worn out by
Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald. The case
came up before Justice VanGilder. It
Is said that a number of witnesses will
testify that the boys had quarreled
just before the shooting, and that
Summey had been heard to curse Ca
sey.-AshevIlle Citizen.