The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-15

Rockingham Is to have a canning Lac-
tory.
Brick and tiles works are being bull
at Southport.
Two Raleigh ~bicyclists will soon wheel
it to Boston.
The depot agent at Red spaingsis only
IA yeas old.
Sam Jones will begin a meeting at
Charlotte on the 25th.
The operatives at High Point are paid
$4,000 every month.
A Mormon settlement is thriving at the
foot of Pilot mountain.
It is thought that the strawberry crop
will be slight this year.
The capital of the Fayetteville cotton
mills has been increased.
Within forty miles of Greensboro are
thirty large cotton factories.
Between forty and fifty buildings are
in course of erection at Raleigh.
A lumber of Mormon converts left
Stokes county last week for Utah.
Two Lexington men are credited with
iIing f~orty-nine birds at one shot.
1t is reported that a machine and boiler
works will be established at Raleigh.
The Tyson and Jones Buggy company
at Carthage last year cleared 10 per
cent
The Lynchbnrg and Durham road will
be completed to Durham by the first Of
July.
Capt. J. W. Fry has been appointed
general manager of the G. F. & Y. Y.
Railroad,
Winston Sentinel: We regret to learn
that Bro. Blum, of the Salem Press, is still
quite sick.
In Edgecomb county last week John
Early was killed by Prince Brown.
Brown is in jail.
Sanford Erpress: The old women in
western Chatham and Moore call the
grippe, the grab.
New Hanover county magistrates and
commissioners have voted to build a
$17,5OO brick poor house.
Alamance county has fifteen cotton
mills, consuming, in round numbers, 90
900 bales of cotton each year.
The Roanoke Southern is finished to
Ladd's Ford and regular trains will be
running into Madison by May first.
Walter Murphy, Of Salisbury, has re-
ceived from Hon. John S. Henderson an
appointment to the Naval Academy.
Greensboro Patriot: We learn thai
there are a number Of cases of pneumonia
3 of a grave type around McLeansville.
General Bob Vance has consented to
address the literary. societies of Ruther-
ford College on the 2lst of May, 1890.
Sanford Ecpress: The youngest depot
agent in the State is CAME Smith the
agent at Egypt and he is only IA years of
age.
The Madison NewS says that W. T.
Dallas, Of 6toneville, had three sons to
die of Bright's disease within the last
year.
Asheville Citizen. The Asheville Hard
ware Company, T. L. Van Glider, presi-
dent, has made an assignment to J.. G..
Brown.
Harnett Courier: Corn planting is
now the order of the day in this section,
and the farmers are well up with their
other work.
Greensboro Patriot: An Efforts being
made to secure a telephone plant for this
city. Our friend Dick Bogart has the
matter in hand.
Winston Sentinel: Burglars entered
the store of Mr.. Sparks, at Waughtown,
on last Sunday night, carrying off about
$50 worth Of goods.
Elizabeth City Economist: Mr. N. R.
zimmerman has completed the building
for the canning establishment of Messrs.
Jones & Hemingway.
Mount Olive Telegram: About nine
out OF ten of the carts or wagons that
leave this place loaded carry guano to
the homes of the farmers.
Hon. A. NJ. Waddel will deliver the
address OF welcome and Judge John A.
Gilmer will reply at the G. F. & Y V
celebration at Wilmington.
A lady living in Raleigh, aged 48 wears
who lost nearly all her teeth several wears
ago, is now raising a new set. Two ara
just coming through in front.
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