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

A rich gold mine has been discovered
near Sanford.
Weldon thinks the coming census will
give it 800 people.
Work was begun last week on a street
car line in Marion, N. G.
Work on the Davis School building at
Winston has commenced.
John W. Levens has been appointed
postmaster at Shaw's Mills.
Ten thousand rock6sh were taken in
one catch in Pamlico Sound.
The Idler gold mines have been pur-
chased by a northern syndicate.
Mr.. B. H. Bardin, of Wilson, died
yesterday. He was a good man.
The Scotland Neck cotton mills propose
to add mac hinery for knitting mills.
There were thirty-seVen graduates at
the Salem Female Academy this year.
The crops in the eastern portion of the
State are reported to be unusually fine.
Last Monday there was shipped from
Dukes factory in Durham $4,000 cigar.
cites.
Prices Mill Alliance, Union county,
has declared itself for Covington for Con-
gress.
A company has been organized at Ker-
nersvillie to build a large cotton factory
there.
The removal is contemplated of the
Atlantic Coast Line shops to Rocky
Mount.
One hundred and fifty tons of steel
rails passed up by Shelby for the three
C's road.
The Hickory Press and CarOInian is
advocating another railroad for the bustl-
ing little town.
A company has been organized for the
purpose Ct building a street car line and
hotel IN Marion.
The Kernersville MewS says that ar
effort is being made to establish a canning
factory at That place.
The Kernersville NeaOS says that an
effort is being made to es' ablish a canning
factory at that place.
Richmond Pearson announces that he
VIII not be a candidate for Congress in
the Asheville district.
The Durham Odd Fellows are making
preparations for a big celebration cd the
4th of July, to which the ~neighboring
lodges will be invited.
Nashville Argonaut: We have had
magnificent seasons this week and crops
are growing splendidly.
Washington Gazette From every st c.
ton of the country farmers bring cheer
ing tidings of the crops.
W. II. King, of Burlington, has a three
legged chicken, Matched a few days ago,
and is now growing nicely.
In an ARRAY in Wilkes county lately a
man named Henderson wa killed, it is
charged, by lobe Matthews.
The question of establishing a county
work house in Caswell was decided in the
affirmative by the commissioners.
Five hundred gallons of crooked whis-
key was sold recently at Greensboro, by
revenue officials. And so it goes.
There are very few convicts at tae
penitentiary, the majority working on
railroads or on the Roanoke farm.
The next man has come, and the oats
shown us measured six feet. Mr.. J.. R.
Coats, of Pleasant Grove, is the man.
We see it is stated that Bishop Fitz-
gerald, that son of Carolina of whom her
people are proud, will reside in California.
Mr.. R. A. Garris, of Swift Creek town
ship, Pitt county, lost his saw mill, grist
mill ard ginnery a few days ago, by
fire.
The new rock dam Of the Roberdel cot
ton Mills at Rockingham, has been com
pleted and is pronounced a superb struc-
ture
Henderson Tomahawk: Mr.. Simon
Kittrell, after a week of great suffering,
died on Wednesday night, aged about 20
years.
Hon. A. Leazer, of MooresvilIe, last
week delivered the address at the closing
exercises of Pennington A ,ademy, Davie
county.
Old bonds to the amount of $4,000
were exchanged for new 4 per cent
consols at the State Treasury one day
last week.
The Monroe Register says that Mr.. w