The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-03

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Lovett Hines has been appointed post
master at Dover.
A handsome, 3O-room hotel has been
commenced at Newton.
There are 600 pupils in the colored
graded school in Raleigh.
An extensive canning factory is to be
started in Newton this summer.
The new 500, 900 hotel to be built in
Winston, will soon be commenced.
The bullion product of New Hoover Hill
Mine for month of March was sold for
Sl,325.5O.
The commencement exercises of Trinity
C-llege take place on the 9Th and 18th of
June, inclusive.
A tele 1hone line has been constructed
from Newberne to Stella, via. Pollocks
Vile and Maysville.
The Moore county court house is near y
completed and will be one of the hand
soonest in the State.
Concord Standard: The apple crop in
some sections of the county gives promise
now that i, will be good.
The Sanford Cypress dominates Hon.
Alfred NJ. Waddell for the Chair of His
tory in the State University.
Governor Fowle, Senator Vance and
Auditor Sanderlin made speeches in
Charlotte on the goth of May.
Goldsboro Dispatch: Cotton %chopping
is reported as nearly over now and the
weed taking a nice start to grow.
MAJ. Wilton L. Young, of Whining
ton, died at the residence Of his brother
at Apex, Wake county, on Saturday.
The Reid Mine, in CabarruS equity,
will change hands shortly. An entirely
new milling plant is to be erected thereon.
Oxford has granted the franchise for a
street railway to a corporation composed
of Baltimore, Raleigh and Oxford bank
ers.
Last week John Hemphill, of Bun
combe, killed a wolf six and a half feet
from tip to tip and with tusks an inch
long.
Among the many indus ries of Con-
cord is the manufacture of wash-boards,
of which a large shipment was made last
week.
The Wilkesboro Chronicle says there is
stalk that the railroad will not stop at
WiIkesboro but will move right on to
Patterson.
The Odd Fellows of the State are TAX
ing steps to build a orphan asylum.
They have some money for the purpose
already in hand.
The Charlotte NeOs says there is one
prisoner in the county jail there. He
mast be a very simple fellow to stay
there by himself.
The cotton and corn prospect was
never better at this season-and the small
grain prospect was never s%orrier, says
the Monroe Enquirer.
The first ball game of the season be-
tween the Winston and Oak Ridge teams,
was played on saturday, Oak Ridge win
ming by a score of 8 to 3.
The Charlotte News says Bill Taylor
carried his old Confederate suit to Rich
mond, and when he appears in line with
it on, look out for the old Rebel yell.
Wilson Advance: MI. George Sugg,
of St. Lewis. Edgecombe county, was in
town Saturday exhibiting a cotton fender
on which he has applied for a patent.
Mrs. Verena S. NJ, Chapman, widow of
the late Rev. DIR. Robert Chapman, of
Asheville, died last week and provided in
her will for the cremation Of her body.
J. S. Finley, fagman on the w. N. G..
R. R., had his leg and arm badly mashed
while coupling cars at Marion a few days
ago. he had to nave three fingers ampu-
tated.
Col. Julius A. Gray, President of the
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad,
says it is not true that his company is
surveying a branch road up the Yadkin
river.
Mr.. Frank L.. Moore, in the northern
part Of this county, informs us that he
finished planting his tobacco crop Of co.
600 hills last Friday, says the Germanton
Times.
Capt. Jake Fisher is putting up a
canning factory near China Grove. He
will run on a small scale. Capt. Jake is
n Of the best Alliance men in Rowan
county.
The executive committee of the State