The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-30

Pitt county Turnage murder, left for
home today. Joyner confessed his
guilt. Langley says he is innocent.
There are people who say Joyner is
trying to swear Langley's live away.
The arrest Of Langley was made on
Joyner's confession. B 9TH are power
full men, but Joyner is a giant in
strength. The deputies say he can
walk with a burden of 600 pounds.
The election held Monday for issuing
bonds resulted in more than Wo-thirds
Of the registered voters Of the town
casting their ballots for bonds. There
were 149 registered voters, and Of this
number 1O1 voted for bonds, 1 voted
against the issue, of the AZ who failed
to vote two Of them, whom we think,
would have voted for the issue were
out of town, one in favor of bonds was
sick and could not get to the polls. We
think the result quite a victory for the
advocates of bonds.-Roxboro Courier.
Simon Gragg, tried for murder in
Watauga Superior Court last week,
was acquitted. The trial consumed
more than a week. In Caldwell county
about two years ago a shack at a saw
mill was blown up with dynamite,
and the two men sleeping in it we're
killed. Gragg was charged with the
offence, but the evidence against him
was circumstantial. He was tried and
convicted Of murder in Caldwell Su
perior Court, but the Supreme Court
gave him new trial and the case was
moved to WRtauga.-Morganton News.
The American Cotton and Wool Re-
porter, a textile journal published at
Boston, New York and Philadelphia,
makes a weekly review of milling en-
terprises. OF such enterp rises men
toned for the week ending May 25,
1899, there are "a Of this number IS
!, are from North Carolina, and Of these
2 are new mills and IL are enlarge
ments or improvements. The new
mills to be built are at Mount Pleasant,
K%ernersville, Durham, Marion, New
ton, Cleveland, Greensboro. Improve
ments or engagements are to be made
at mills at r ckingham, Henrietta,
Mayodan, Davidson, Raleigh, Mt.
Holly, Mt. Pleasant, Gastonia, Sails
bury, Kings Mountain.
I The following press dispatch from
Richmond, The Progressive Farmer
gives for what it is worth: J.. D Pol
lard, a farmer at Aurelian Springs, N.
!, G, yesterday plowed up a email iron
pot containing gold coins. The pot
was heavy and the iron was much cor
roded. Pollard declined to tell the
amount Of money secured, but said he
danced and sang and cried for joy.
He exhibited two of the pieces at Wei.
don yesterday, one dated 1715 and the
other 1873 They were foreign coins
and probably worth many time their
4 face value as c~uriosities. Pollard had
frequently plowed over the lot before.
: 1t is said he secured 81 600, but he de
MES that he got so much.
Says the Raleigh Post: Collector E
! Q. Duncan received a telegram yester
day from Admiral Tneophilus White,
late commander in chief of the North
: Carolina navy, informing him that he
3 had won his suit against the Shell Fish
Commissioners, elected at last session
of the General Assembly. The case
! was tried in the Superior Court II
Pamlico county. Judge Bowman rem
l. dered the decision in favor Of Admira
White and the fusion Shell Fish Com
: m~issioners. It is to be expected tina
the D smocratic commissioners will ap
q peal to the Supreme Court, thus con
tinuing admiral White on shore duty
& until September at least. IJ will be re
called that Admiral White, his stef
n and crew we're torcibly dispOssessed o
10 the States only man of war, the Lilly
while in the harbor at Nawbern.
Raleigh correspondence Charlotte
N Observer, 26gh: George z. French, o
the counties of New Hanover and Pen
der, turned up here yesterday. Toda!
- the cause Of his presence was ascer
- tanned. He was seen in the govern
ment building, on his way from tn
y United States district attorneys ofhc'
- and said in reply to an irquiry, it b
had not been subj e 1aed as a witnes
q in the Wilmington riot case, that b
had. It was then a~scertained that R
~ a. Bunting, Q. h Gilbert, R B RIe
= sell and w. J. Harris had also beef
- subj oe laed. AS yet it appears no bil
has been drawn. The district attorne,
I: prepared the subj oe1as. 1t was sal
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