The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-17

observer: The attendance at the grand
lodge or Masons is the largest ever
known. Nearly every prominent mem.
Der Of the order is here. There are
now 10, 954 Masons in the State, a gain
Of over $50 in twelve months. There
are SO7 subordinate lodges, a gain of 8.
The Oxford Orphan Asylum ia in fine
shape, with 257 pupils. That it is we'll
managed is shown by the fact that the
cost per capita is only $50 All the
new buildings are nearly completed.
The grand lodge sewers fraternal rela
tions with the grand lodge of the State
Of Washington, because the latter rec
ognizss negro Masons. The orator this
year was Locke Craig and his address
is pronounced one of the very finest
ever heard by the grand lodge.
A Scotland Neck, N. O., correspon
dent says: I'm April, 1890, John M.
King, of Pitt county, vas killed by a
pistol shot. During all these years his
slayer has avoided the officers of the
law until yesterday. Some gentlemen
returning from Ahoskie, in Hartford
county, gave account of the arrest Of
a man near that place who had lived
there under the name of Geoge Tell.
1t is said that his real name is Joseph
Rowles and he was arrested and taken
to GreenviIle to answer the charge OF
killing King. RaWles is said to have
lived in New York, working for Charles
Broadway R3uss, and to have gone to
Oklahoma. He has been living near
Ahoskie with his mother, VINO some
time ago went to Greenville and was
recognized. Some one watched her
and Swallowed her home and so learned
the whereabouts of her son. Local de-
tective work has been done by persons
In Aulander and Scotland Neck in
working up the case recently. There
was a handsome reward offered at one
time. "-Ex.
MURPHY, N. O., Jan. 10. Special to
Ashvllle Citisen) George Nancy was
lynched last night about 9 o'clock. A
crowd Of unknown men came to town
and represented that they had a horse
thief, and Deputy Sheriff Axley opened
the Jail, when they took Nancy out.
He was hanged on Valley river bridge.
Nancy had confessed to killing Sher-
rIll, from Graham county, most bru-
tally. Feeling was very high there
against him. He was jailed here for
safe keeping. The crime with which
Nancy was charged was the murder
of Thad Sheriff. in Graham county in
the spring of 1898. It was said that
this was one of III most cold blooded
murders ever known to the people of
that section. Nancy was taken to the
Murphy Jail for safe keeping, and on
the night Of November 18Th escaped
therefrom by trucking the Janitor.
Early in December Nancy returned to
Murphy and gave himself up to Attor.
ney Ben POsey, who turned him over
to the authorities. Nancy had had a
dreadful experience while in hiding,
having had little to eat, and one of his
feet being badly frostbitten.
We can give no better account of the
terrible double-trRgedy In Chatham
last Waek than that given in the DIS
patches from Gulf, January 11th:
MRS. Nancy WEIGH, a most estima-
BILE white widow lady and mother of
five children, residing about three
miles from Harpers' Cross Roads, Bear
Greek township, Chatham county, was
outraged and murdered late yester-
day evening. Mrs. WEIGH had been
visiting at Mr.. Jones', her son. in-law.
The deed was committed about 5 p. m.
by Henry Jones, a black negro, about
So years old. He was a deperate char
acter. As Mrs. Welch did not return
at night, search was made and hsr
body found about so yards from the
public road, at 9 O'Clock, with her
throat cut. The alarm was given,
search was made and the negro was
found at his home near Richmond.
This morning about 8 o'clock he vas
carried back to the scene of the muir
der and hanged by about so unknown
parties. His dead body was found
swinging this morning, with blood on
his clothes and a razor Was found in
his pocket. Jones confessed his guilt"
A GOOD SUGGESTION.