The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

or meat IrOm Iue vest, Liz 6d1lIt
ard Cotton Seed from the South.
High Point claims to have 5000 in
habitants.
The Raleigh cattle show, last week, was
agreat success.
The State Medical Society will meet in
Oxford on the 9th.
Measles are raging at Forest Hill, near
Concord, says the Standard.
The Cannon co ton mill at Concord is
now running 1904 spindles.
GoIdsboro Dispatch: Goldsboro is to
have a tannery of gigantic proportions.
Ed. Ashford, a colored youth, is in Jail
at Golds5oro charged with stealing onions.
La Grange Sentinel: The potato bugs
are doing great damage to the potato
tops.
Warrenton Gazette The wheat is
sorry. - The cotton is coming up
well.
The Patriot says J.. A. Pritchett, Esq?
owns a fine mineral spring near Green's
boro.
Large quantities of dead horse fish are
floating DOWN the river near Fayette.
vile.
New Berne Joa nal; Ali through Ea t
Carolina the crop prospects are said to be
very fine.
TIE ladies of Releigh propose holding a
fair, in elaborate style, in all of the Sol
a;er's Home.
Plyf. J. l.. Tomlinson, Principal Of the
Greensboro Graded School, died last
Sunday werk.
Fayetteville is to have two large plan
ing mills. One will be erected by a Will
mlngtOn party.
Mr.. Cruise, of Csbarrus county, owns
a horse which is thirty years old and as
lively as a cricket.
Mr. John Barringer Of LockviIle, Chat
ham county, while digging a well on his
farm, discovered gold.
The Marion Fee Lance says: Pay
your preacher. There is no room in
heaven for dead beats
The rew hotel at Jackson Springs will
be completed By the first Of July. Ii
will contain thirty rooms.
\ There Will be a primary election in
Cabarrus, on the 18th, to select candidates
for Judge, Solicitor and Congress.
Il Mr. J w Westbrook, of Wrightsville,
shipped over one thousand quarts of
strawberries in one day last week.
The Wata1ga Democrat says Cottey
Brothers have lost a flock of 10 or 80
head of sheep. Strsyed or stolen.
The Milton advertiser tells that a stur-
geon six feet long was caught on one of
MIR. Eustace Hunts fish traps last week.
Lexington Djspoth. The farmers are
complaining Of rust, &c, on wheat, but
otherwise the wheat crop will be a sue
cess.
Superintendent Finger has given Pro
fessors Aid rman and McIver FIVE assis-
tants to conduct Teac .rrs' Institutes, this
summer.
the Sanford ErPresS says the stand Of
cotton and corn is the best it has been in
years. Dut the wheat and oat crop will be
q failure.
A negro girl was SO badly bur ed in
Robes n county a few days ago hat she
died the same day as y e lear1 from the
Robesoni0n.
A co'o;e3 citiz-n named Cromartie was
arrested ar Wilmington a few days ago
charged with stealing hogs and selling
10 butcher
W nd:yr Le3yer: Marina Askew, a
negro, living about a nile and a half from
town, received her pension of 81, 100 on
.ast Monday light
Mr.. Eugene Monis. who lives near
Wilton, lost his barn. sta lies and d vaI1-
shIe horse and colt, also his corn and
lodi. r, a f~w days ago.
The bod Of Barley, drowned in the
Catawba river, has been found and the
suspicious Of f. nj play discovered OF to
have been well founded.
The Winston 4Senhre' says the editor
of the Statesvile Landmoyk says. If he is
good, he hopes to 90 to Happ Valley,
Caldwell county, when he dies.
Mr.. w. II. Wetmore will move his hoe
factory from Raleigh to Greensboro. citi
zens of that town having taken $4,000
worth Of stock in the enterprise.
The farmers are in fine humor. The
BEST stands of corn and cotton in years,