The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

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The Concord Tins has interviewed a
number of good farmers who say that
with no other drawbacks the crop in that
section will be an average one.
The River View knitting mills of Tar
boro turn out about seven hundred pairs
of hose a week, and the demand now for
their goods is about equal to the supply.
J.. E. Pickett, a night watohman in the
employ of the Atlantic Coast L ne at
Wilmington, las N, seriously disap-
peared, having last been seen Wednesday
night.
An old negro WHO emigrated from
Raleigh to Mississippi has returned and
says that the treatment to the negro
hands in that State is something to be
feared.
Greensboro Patriot: Forty-two Croa-
tan Indians from Robson county, passed
through Tuesday night on their way to
Kansas. Eighteen of the crowd were
adults.
While Judge Armfeld was holding
court last week at Durham, a baby began
to cry and the Judge ordered the Sheriff
to go out and buy it me candy to
hush it.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley road
has arranged for Pullman cars to be run
to Wilmington all the way from Memphis
and M~orristowp, Tenn, during the sum-
mer season.
The Blade says: eve understand that
arrangements are being made for starting
up the cotton factory here sometime in
the near future. This is glorious news
for Carthage"
Friday nights storm in the northern
part Of the State blew off the roof of the
Webb building in Hillsboro, and also the
roof of the South building of the UniVer-
sity at Chapel Hill.
The Charlotte Chronicle says that half
a dozen hands struck at the oil and fer
tilizer mills in that city a few days ago.
nearly all of them returned to work, how
ever, before night.
The Charlotte Chronicle says: Alex
ander Graham was, last night, reelected
Superintendent of the Graded Schools of
Charlotte for the next school year, begin
ming in September.
Durham Sun: There is talk Of building
a $40 600 hotel at Chapel Hill, to accom-
modate winter and summer boarders. A
prominent North Carolinian says he will
take big stock in it.
The Asheboro Courier says that Mr..
John Brady, aged about 20 years, is the
father of 10 children, of whom Is are
living. He has 80 grand children and %
great-grand children.
The Laurinburg Exchange says: "EVan-
gelist Fife arrived last Monday evening,
and is now throwing some red hot shot
into the Notifications of satan twice a
day in the Baptist church.
The Day says: An organization of the
Oxford Female College Company was
effected at a meeting held yesterday after
noon. Tbs future of this institution may
now be regarded as assured.
Charlotte Chronicle: Colonel Joseph
Cochrane, of Cabarrus county, is dead.
He died Thursday at his home in the
Back Greek community, near the Meek
lenburg line, at the age of 80.
We learn from the Elizabeth City
Economist that Harvard Price, a white
boy, aged about 16 years old was dragged
overheard from a sloop in Currituck sound
and drowned on Wednesday.
Maxton Uniom: We regret to learn
that Mr.. R. D. Phillips, of Laurinburg,
lost his dwelling house and all the contents
by fire Monday nigh about IL o'clock.
Fire caused by defective hue.
Headlight: Thieves entered a large
flower pit at Mr.. J. E. Peterson's residence
on Saturday night and stole a lot of pots
containing some fine flowers, besides
breaking many plants in the pit.
Greensboro Workman: Mr.. J. ". Fry,
heretofore General Superintendent of the
G. F.,& Y. V. Railroad, has this day been
appointed General Manager of this Com
pany by the Board of Directors.
F. N. Whitley employed as telegraph
operator in the Greensboro bucket shop,
skipped that town Monday, leaving his
board bill unpaid and taking with him
$40, belonging to his employers.
Durham Sun: 1t is with regret that
we chronicle the death of Miss Eva Bar
bee, aged about sixteen, which occurred at
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