The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-17

The Chatham Gec0Td says that q new
railroad is to be built in Chatham coun y
from the Egypt Mine to Osgood on the
R. & A. Air Line.
High Pc mt has begun the erection of a
large two story brick building, 5OxlO0
feet which will be used for the purpo e
of a chair factory.
The Great Falls Manufacturing Co.,
near Rockingham, is constructing a new
dam, a pre2aution against shortage of
water daring drought.
Valuable discoveries af iron ore have
in the last few weeks been made it Chat
ham county. The analysis so far made
show unusual richness.
A well known physician of Green's
boro, it is learned, will give up his prac-
tice and will build a hospital there, Of
which he will take charge.
A correspondent of the Charlotte
Chronicle informs that paper that Mr..
Stephen Milton, of Person county, COM
United suicide on the 9th inst.
Greensboro Patriot: We learn that
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
officials have decided to run no more
excursion trains on their lines.
Prof. Jacob Wike, of this county, is to
take charge of Elk Knob Academy, in
Watauga county, this week, says the
Hickory Press and Carolinian.
A young mulatto woman, Pattie Gil
liam, who left Oxford a year Oh so ago
for New Jersey to be educated, has been
sent to Africa as a missionary.
While at Richmond the North Caro-
lima troops organized a drum corps and
Mr.. J. T. Davis, of Durham, was elected
major and placed in command.
The Great Falls Water Power and
Manufacturing Co. has been organized.
Great Falls is a new town near Weldon,
recently surveyed and canalled.
The Standard says that the cotton and
corn crops around Concord look better
than for years at this season, but the
wheat crop is a failure generally.
Mr.. W. G. Petty, a prominent merchant
of Moore county, has leased the railroad
from Cameron to Carthage. 1t is said
that he will extend it fifteen miles.
A Raleigh man has in his possession a
copy of the Ulster County Gazette of the
date of January 4, 1900, containing an
account of the death of George Washing
ton.
Mr.. John S. Long, of New Berne, was
among those who had conferred upon
them the degree Of Ii. D. by the faculty
and trustees of the University this com
mencemelt.
Sanford Express: w. G. Petty, OF
Manly, is negotiating to lease the Car
thsge railroad. If he succeeds 1t is pre-
dioted that he will extend the road into
Montgomery.
A valuable iron deposit has been dis
covered on Flat Creek, in Bunconbe
county. One of the veins is twenty feet
wide of magnetic ore. Work has begun
and is progressing nicely.
Winston Daily. Sixty pension appli,
cations were handed into the Register oil
Deeds Office this morning.-The coloreG
folks have on excursion billed for VIII.
mington on the 10Th inst.
Goldsboro Dispatch. Last Saturday
while making a pot of soup, the clothing O
Mrs, James Stokes, near Warsaw, caugh'
fire and she was burned to death befor,
assistance could reach her.
A. P. Leach, Esq, while at work on
building at Candor last Thursday, got
fall and thereby sustained a painful
fracture of n of the bones ia his RICH
arm, says the Troy Ndette.
Elizabeth City Caro6niam: Keepe
E. N. Stanton reports hat the inmate
of Pssquotank Poor House number 35-
IA white and Il coIOred. The aVerag
for the past year has been 80.
Fayetteville Observer: The Fayette
vile bucket factory, in its immense new
buildings, is the focus of life and energy
and Maj. McKethan's new enterprise ha
assumed shape and completeness.
Goldsboro Ar0us The death of NJ
W. H. Bardin, a distinguished citizen o
Wilson and a widely respected gentleman
occurred at his home in that town yester
day after an illness of several weeks.
Wilson AdVomce: The position of su
p~erintendent of the public school of thi
township made vacant by the resignation
of Prof. Henry F. Farmer, has been flleC
bv the election of Prof. E. L. Middleton