The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-01

Inc Joys s
this week.
There are 1872 newspapers in North
-r.roIina. onIy 5 of which are Republi-
can.
Jimmie Cook, a IA year-ol1 Georgia
evangelist, has been preaching in Char
IOtte.
The next sessi IN Of Greensboro Female
College begins on the 9th day of August
bext.
The trustees of Guilford College, New
Earden, N. c., are b aiding cottages for
udents.
Goldsboro Dispatch The crop ofblack-
Ferries in this vicinity is almost mex
laustible.
W Wayne county has only seventeen
Candidates for Superior court clerk up to
Tuesday the oath inst.
Salisbury people, guessing at its popu-
Iation, go as high as 1893. None so far
N ave Z d-llcu dS LuuCu dS O,OOOs
The guessing as to the population of
he CAPT al city, Raleigh, still goes on,
Hand ranges from 1880 to 10000.
According to the Weldon NeeOs more
! tobacco has been planted in Halifax
1county this year than ever before.
Rev. G. P. Hamrick has been elected
pastor of Shelby Baptist church. He is
said to be a young minister of much
promise.
John Cunningham, of Greensboro, was
kicked by a Texas pony on Sunday, June
10Th, and died Monday, from the injury
received.
Mr.. John D. Corn, near Hendersonville,
has discovered gold and silver on his
land: He claims that the mine is i'm
mensely rich.
An exchange says Capt. S. NJ. Thomas
has sold his Asheville property for $40,
AOOO-$1O,OOO cash and $4,000 each with
Yinterest for ten yeas.
The Laurinburg Ecchang says: After
protracted suffering, Mr.. j. c.. McEachen
died on Wednesday morning last at the
ripe old age of 70 years.
Mr.. J. H. King, ex-sherif of Lincoln
coul ty, died at 5 o'clock Tuesday morn,
ing, at his home in Lincolnton, from ar
attack Of typhoid fever.
81 In Durham on Wednesday evening
last, Mr.. Walter S. Witherspoon was mar.
ried to Miss Emma Whitfield, at the resi-,
dence of the brides father.
. Carthage Blade: The rain Tuesday
afternoon was one of the heaviest VT
lever saw fall and it did considerable dam.
age to crops in low places.
4 Burke county man was found by the
census enumerators who did not know
the names of the three grand children he
had raised in his own house.
The Lexington Dispatch is sorry t.
Nearn of the death of Mr.. Lewis Newsom
which occurred at his home near Jackson
Hill. He was in the 10Th year of his age
Mr.. John Edwards, CT townsville
Lincoln county dropped dead at his resi-.
dence on Tuesday morning last, while
sitting in a chair. He died of heart dis.
Hase.
Rocky Mount Telegram: Our towns
man, Mr.. David c. Summerlin shipped
box Of peaches North Tuesday, which ii
the first shipment we have heard of this
season.
Mr.. J. c. Gam, a prominent farmer o.
Stokes county, was killed last Friday
week by the running away of his team
He was sixty years of age and resided
Qear PrestonviIle.
VI The trustees of the Agricultural anc
Mechanical College have reelected J. N
Hubbard, steward; B S. Skinner, farm
superintendent; Mrs. Sue C. Carroll
mat on of the college.
The Winston Chamber of Commerce
at a recent meeting, decided to take step.
looking to the establishment in Winston.
Salem of a branch Office of R. G, Dunn &
RCo's mercantile agency.
The condition of Judge Shipp, SAYS tn,
Charlotte NeaUs, continues favorable, bu
be is weakened by the heat. His doctor,
prescrioe perfect rest, and preclude Wis
itors from conversIng with him
Evangelist Fife is conducting a serie
OF revival meetings at Kings Mountain
The Charlotte NeaOs says he is preacbin,
IN a tent and is having a daily averag
attendance of one thousand hearers,
Miss Lizzie Poindexter, of Germantor
had a stroke of apoplexy on the 10Th {
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