The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-18

The Register says MOnrOe's population
is $500.
Godsboro Durham and Raleigh are
angling for the Davis Military School.
Goldsboro claims a cow that has IN the
last FIVE years given II, $50 quarts OF milk
A $500 900 saw mill plant is to be put
I'D O at Morehead City by Northern
capitalists.
HAYWOOD county farmers have this year
received more than 100000 for their to-
bacco crop.
In thirty days the output Of coal at the
mine in Egypt, Chatham county, will be
200 tons per day.
March 18th is the date set by the Nor
folk and Carolina Railroad officials for the
opening of the road.
The shops of the Cape Fear and Yad-
kin Valley railway at Fayetteville are to
be doubled in capacity.
Arrangements are being made for the
establishment Of an extensive fertilizer
mandatory at Winston.
The new trial of Father Boyle, the
Catholic priest, for rape, will be taken up
at Raleigh on the oath inst.
Corn, peas, potatoes and radishes have
been killed in the eastern part If the
State by the recent cold spell.
The residence of Mr.. Geo. II. Haigh,
on Haymount, Fayetteville, was destroyed
by fire on Wednesday morning.
Vegetables and fruit were seriously
injured in the Eastern section Of the State
by the cold weather of last Friday.
The residence of Lawrence Bailey, in
Rando lph county was destroyed by fire.
A colored cook was burned to death.
There are county organizations of the
Farmers Alliance in every county in
North Carolina except New Hanover.
The New Berne Journal says the cost
of supporting the paupers of Craven
county averages about $3.50 per month.
Tarboro Soutberner: Monday, on the
farm on Fishing Creek, owned by G. b.
Blocker, Lucas Butler, col, was drowned.
The Newton EnterpriSesays the Column
bia Mining Co. is still buying up and
leasing iron lands in Lincoln and Catawba
counties. 4
The Lenoir Topic states that a ten ton
crushing mill will be placed at the Bee
Mountain Mining Company's works 1n a
few days. e.
A young son of Lewis Cragton, Of Al
exander county, went hunting last Satur-
day. He was struck by a falling tree
and killed.
The annual report of the State Board
of Health shows the death ate for whites
during the past year to be 1856 and fol-
negroes 21.68.
J. G. Lindley and Brothers, nursery
men of Greensboro, have assigned to J.
Van Lindley. The liabilities are 5000;
assets not stated.
The Governor has offered a reward of
5000 for the arrest of Lafayette Ramseur,
a negro who murdered Galloway Smith
in Rockingham county.
1t is considered an assured fact that a
branch railroad will be built from the
Scotland Neck and GreenviIle Road to
the town of Washington.
Joseph Simpson was found by the
roadside in Rutherford county frozen to
death. A quart bottle half full of whis-
key was found in his pocket.
There was a big wedding in Polk county
Saturday. Jonah Edwards, q bachelor
aged eighty-two, was married to Miss
Nellie Lerice, aged nineteen.
Mr.. Geo. l.. McAden, son of the late
K. 7. McAden, and Vice President of the
McAden cotton mills, in CASTOR county,
died at McAdensville last Wednesday.
The store of the Tomlinson Manufac-
turing Co., at Arehdale, near High Point,
was broken open and robbed of about $50
i cash and $40 or $50 worth of goods.
DR.. I'D. Hogg, of Raleigh, and Miss
oal'e Hogg, his daughter, will be in
Mexico SIX weeks Or more. They will
travel quite extensively in that country.
1t is stated that about S :, 1000, 900 have
e invested in Greensboro in the past
year. Mr.. J.. S. Carr, of Durham is
largely interested n the new steel works
there.
We learn from the Charlotte Ne,os that
the residence of Mr.. R. M. Allison of
Mecklenburg county, was burned together
with all Of his household goods, one night
last week.