The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04

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burglars.
AsheviIle.
The Sanford Express has a minister for
travelling agent.
There are "a inmates in the Caswell
county poor house.
# is said that Michigan men will open
Bank at Mt. Airy.
There is talk of building a $4,000
hotel at Swansboro.
white rabbit was caught near Con-
cord a few days ago.
Wade Harris, editor of the Charlotte
Esvs, has the grip"
A negro child was burned up near
Hamilton a few days ago.
The Leade is the name of a new paper
70 be started at Southport.
There is now over 800, 900 on deposit
in the Raleigh Savings Bank.
Five hangings will take place in the
State on the 7th of February. 8 .
There are seven Prisoners in Burke
county Jail charged with murder.
Three divorces were granted by Durham
Superior Court a few days since
There are now fifty three students, at
the Agricultural and Mechanical College,
The Methodists Of Reidsyille. contep-
plate building a church to cost $4,000.
Marion is becoming quite a winter re-
sort for Northern and Western health
seekers.
Fifty convicts have been sent to the
Roanoke river farm from the State peni-
tertiary.
Alfred McEIrath, a negro boy charged
with murder, has surrendered himself at
Ashville.
The postal telegraph has been safely
laid across the Cape Fear river, says the
Messenger.
Franklin had a small fire a few days
ago. The Press puts the total loss at
about 5000.
North Carolina has 1900 miles of
railroad. More than 1000 miles has been
built since 1880.
Thieves stole ex. Gov. Brogden's bacon
from his smoke house at Goldsboro a
few nigh 3 since.
Mr. Lanier, of Rowan county, killed 80
fine hogs a few days ago. He evidently
"lives at home
The Smithfeld Herald says hat very
little guano will be used in that section
this year. Right.
Mr.. NJ. L. Coley, of Granville county,
will cultivate a half a million hills Of
tobacco this year.
The La Grange Spectator reports the
wheat crops as looking very fine in that
section at present.
Mr.. Jno. Johnston, of Forsyth county,
killed a two-year old hog recently that
weighed 835 pounds.
The cotton factory at TarbOro has not
been in operation quite a year, but has
paid a profit of $500.
Anger woman, in Macon county, killed
her fve-year old daughter and threw
her into an old mica mine.
Mr. Jas R. Moore, of Arson county,
killed the boss hog of the seasonal last week.
It weighed 74O pounds net.
The Monroe Enquirer is responsible for
the statement that cotton is still opening
in the fields in that section.
The Farmer and Scottish Chief formerly
of Fayetteville. has been moved to Red
Springs, wherever that is.
At ameeting of the stock holders of the
Raleigh cotton mill on the 29th ult., the
stock was increased to $l25,O0
There will be a warm fight between
Raleigh, Durham and Oxford for the
Baptist Female College.
Thomas Edison, the great inventor has
written to the State Librarian for maps
of q number Of counties in this State.
A company has just been organized at
Greensboro, with a capital stock OF $685.
600 to manufacture brick.
Natural gas is suspected to be stored
beneath the surface of the ground in the
Egypt coal section of the State.
Northern parties are at Elizabeth City
prospecting, with a view to putting in a
frst-class water works system.
One wagon from Chatham county
brought 1900 rabbit skins to Raleigh last