The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-07
GENERAL STATE NEWS.
Cleaned from our Exchanges.

pended.
The Go'dsbo@o Messenger reports str w
berry plants in bloom there.
A three year-old child of Mr., B. Clontz
was burned to death in Burke county a
few days ago.
A new court house is being built at
Carthage, one of the handSomest in the
State, it is said.
At Wilmington, N. c., on Friday, Dec.
10th, a t~en-year-old son of W. S. Walker
was run over and killed by a street car.
Shaw University, CT Raleigh, has re-
ceived a letter from the Belgian King
asking for "a colored professional men
and mechanics.
The Winston Sentinel says the Winston
Mocksville Railroad is graded two miles
on the west side of the river and there
are about $50 hands at work.
Trains are now running on both sides
of the Roanoke river on the Norfolk and
Carolina Railroad. The bridge across
Roanoke river has not been completed
yet.
The town of Franklinton, on the Raj
eigh and CASTOR Railroad, sustained a
severe loss by fire. on the 10th of Deem
Der. The total losses are more than
$4,000.
The industrial issue of the W arlington
Gazette was handsome, and showed enter
prise in its able editor. We congratulate
the people of Washington on the show
ing given them.
We learn from the Charlotte Chronicle
that the Charlotte knitting mill property
was sold under mortgage last week. The
mill was bought by Jas. II. Coates & Co.,
of Philadelphia, for $3.50.
We learn from the Wilmington Star
that there is good ground for the expec-
tation that on or about the first of Febru-
ary the extension of the G. F. & Y. V.
Railroad will be completed.
The landmark thinks that one of the
most animating sights ever seen on the
streets of Statesville was the Mayor of
Gainesville wearing a plug hat and pants
of the most fashionable width. No doubt
it was ga sight"
The Statesville Landmark says that
Mr.. ". B. McLelland, of Concord town
ship, made this year on three acres of
land 1925 pounds of lint cotton, equal to
three bales of AIS pounds each. Mr.. Nc
LELAND used no commercial fertilizer.
Nj. J. W. Griffin, of Monroe, made an
assignment on the 10Th of December for
the benefit of his creditors. His liabilities
are about $4,000, and assets $4,000 or
$4,000. The Enquirer and Express say s
his assignment embraces all his property.
We learn from the Asheville Citizen
that on the morning of the Dist Of De-
cember the gasometer of the Asheville
gas works exploded with fatal effects.
Will. Gates and Lewis Guthrie were
killed instantly, and two others slightly
injured.
ME-. P. Clapp, of the Salisbury cotton
mills, beamed a beam in II minutes, which
is a feat hard to accomplish, the usual
time required is an hour or longer. The
warp, 1,O8O yards long, did not have a
single tangle in it.
Two hundred e~xodusters left Thursday
night, says the Kinston Free Press, and
and a considerable number have gone
from Edgecombe and other eastern points,
while here a large number have been
congregated, some going as occasion per-
mitted.
The next annual Fair of the East Caro-
lima Fish, Oyster, Game and Industrial
Association will be held in New5erne on
February 24th to March I'd, inclusive.
Wednesday of that week is the day set
apart for "Aliance Day" Gov. Fowle
will open the Fair.
The Harnet Courjersays that Mr.. D. s.
Young, a young man of about 25 years
of age, while out hunting with several
boys, his gun went off accidentally, in
ficting a serious wound. DR.. F. T. Moore
was called but could render nc assistance.
He died during the night.
Ajoint stock company has just been
organized in Raleigh called the Jackson
Springs Company, for the purpose of
opening up and operating the Jackson
Springs property on the R. & A. Railroad.
Mr.. E. Chambers Smith is President and
Mr.. John W. Thompson is Secretary.
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