The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-03

Chatham R cord: Mr.. William a.
Foushee, OF Williams township, al
though he is aboue As years old has
never shaved, and has a heavy beard
very silky and as BLACK as a crows
wing. And he has never tasted any
kind of intoxicating liquor, neve
smoked or chewed tobacco, never
taken a dose of medicine and has
never been fishing or hunting. He
attends strictly TO his business, which
is farming and merchandising, ard al,
ways votes the straight D3mccratlc
ticket.
| a Winston correspondent # the
Charlotte Observer says: 4 log house,
with port holes for defence against
the Indians, is still standing and IN
use on the plantation of Me-. R3u0en
| Lineback, in this county. The house,
a one,story log house, with monster
fireplace, was erected some 1875 years
ago. Two loop holes still exist,
through which guns could be be thrust
az a deferce. Ole is ABOUT waist high,
out the other is probably only a foot
above the f)or. This is said TO have
been Sd placed IN order to prevent the
savages from slipping up close to the
house with f~rebran0s.
a Columbia OyrrelL county, Special
Ia Raleigh News and Observer says:
About ten miles from here last night q
bear. weighing more than 200 pounds,
invaded the hog pound of H.. WeaJh
erIv. who, hearing the squealing Of the
hog which Mr.. BEuin had S lected for
his early breakfast, seIz3d his gun aud
killed Mr. Bruin. This is the second
bear that Mr.. Weatherly has killed in
the same hog pound, while trying to
devour the same hog, the first bear oe-
ing killed about a year ago. What
renders the matter somewhat singular
is that on both occasions there were
other hogs in the pen. The bear, with
his hide on, was to day shipped to q
New York commission merchant.
Raleigh Times Visitor: Warden Rus
sell of the State prison is greatly i'm
pressed with the crying need Of a re-
formatory for youthful criminals Of
this State. In his report 30 the super
intendent, whicl will be incorporated
in the superintendent's report to the
General Assembly he will strongly ad
vocate a retormatory. In speaking of
the matter Warden Russell said that
he did not believe that any member Of
the Assembly who familiar!zad him
self with the condition at the prison
and saw the numbers OF boys who
were brought there could oppose q re
formatory. There are over 200 con-
victs in the State prison now who are
minors, many OF them mere boys.
According to Mr.. Russells statement,
these boys begin to get worse as soon
as they came to the prison.
Raleigh Special, 9th: To night, Tom
Smith, colortd, was brought here and
jailed to save him from lynching. He
lived four miles from Smithf1eld. To
day three white boys passing his house
threw some firecrackers. Smith ran
out and with a pocket knife cut the
throat of one boy, named C~awthorne.
The boy fell dead. Smith then cut the
throat of another, but missed the jug
uIar vein. The third boy fed.
Bloodhounds from GoldsborO trailed
Smith to Smithf1eId. His wife was
there and was forced to reveal his
hiding place, which was in the negro
Odd Fellows hall, and over g negro
sore. He was jailed at Smithfald.
Open threats OF lynching were made
Had he remained there a few hours
longer he would surely have been
Iynched.
The report o. the Railroad Commits
sion for the year gives the folio wing
The Ccmmissiun has increased the tax
value of telegraph REd telephone
property S. 462 765 95 Free passes
have been dlzcJnunued. Railroads
have been required to refund over
charges within 80 days notice. Freight
rates on fertilizer have been reduced
20 per cent, and on corn, 10 per cent.
Mileage books hRzs been made good
for purchasers family. Passenger
rates were reduced on the Atlantic
Coast line from 81 60 q cents a mile.
This matter is now pending in the
Federal courts. There are ATT SO
miles of railways, valued at $32 O99,
931 90 The railroads employ 9 166
men in the State. During the past
year there were $50 person s injured on
railroads in the State and 80 killed