The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-21
State gtems.

There were sold to our manu-
facturers during the month of
March, $50, 1926 worth of revenue
stamps.-Dwham Recorder.
w. F. Snider is quite success
full truck farmer. He has farm of
about Ii acres near the city, in cab
bage, that promises we'll. Last year
he cleared $3.50 on this same land
and the year before $780, Charlotte
Chronicle.
"A Wilkes county man, DR.. D..
P. Smith, is now living in the Sand
wich Islands, is Lieutenant Of the
Kings body guard and "has influ-
ence at court" He is now in this
country on diplomatic mission
Charlotte Chronicle.
ID. A. Bodenhamer has pur-
chased the feed and sale stables be-
longing r. A. Jordan, and will at
once convert it into a frst-class liv-
cry stable. The stables will be un-
der the management Of his brother,
Jacob Bodenhamer, now Of High
Point.-Kernersville Neaos.
&C. B. Brooks has purchased a
half interest in the Salem Paper
Mill.-Chas. Reynolds, by recent
improvements, has more than doub-
led the size of his tobacco factory,
near Sunny side, and has put in a
new boiler and engine.-Salem Press.
We are informed by one of our
cotton-buyers that the number of
bales of cotton sold in Concord since
last September exceeds that sold for
whole year previous to that time
from September, 1884, to September,
1885. There is still in the country
much cotton that is unsold.-C0n-
cord T;mes
Capt. Lee, who has contract
on the Boston and Southern Con-
struction Company's railroad from
Shelby to Rutherfordton, dropped
dead yesterday morning while wash
ing his face. He was preparing to
90 forth to commence the labors of
the day, when the sudden summons
came.-Charlotte Observer.
Mr. A. A. Springs and family, of
Winston, N. c., arrived here last
week. These good people will make
Hillsboro their home, and we extend
to them a hearty welcome. Mr..
Springs we'll engage in merchandise
ing and in manufacturing plug to-
bacco, with Mr.. L. c.. H. Brown SUI
perintending the factory.-Hillsboro
Observer.
We venture the assertion that
Goldsboro has hen that will take
the cake from any other hen in the
State. She belongs to Capt. J. J.
Robinson. She has raised fifty chick
ems this year, from spring to spring,
besides bringing in one dollar and a
half to her owner for eggs she
amt anything but common piney
woods hen either.-Goldsboro Argus.
Mr.. Jas. B. Lanier is building a
large distillery, with a capacity of
so bushels of corn per day, which
will produce 200 gallons of whiskey.
The new tobacco factory on
Council street is going up rapidly,
and will be completed by the time
agreed upon-l5th of May. The
tobacco factories here will employ
in the neighborhood Of four hundred
hands, this season, which is double
the number so engaged last year.
Salisbury Watchman.
Mr.. Frank Younts is building a
new house on his farm in Cotton
Grove Township-Two persons
met in the drug store one day last
week. One was II years old and
weight 1923 pounds, the other was
AZ years old and weighed 95 pounds.
Five orphans arrived at the
Baptist orphanage at Thomasville,
last Friday night and one Saturday
night. There are % children at the
orphanage now and more are daily
expected "A correspondent in
the southern part of the county says
that he fears that the peach crop is
failure. We are glad to know that
the contrary opinion is held by a
good many Others Daridson DIS
patch.