The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-08
|TATE NEWS.

North Stalks OF Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Pcanute
and Cotton Seed from the South
The Lenoir and Linville Valley Rail
road has been finished 20 Chesley Gap,
a distance of four miles from Lemon.
Wilkesboro is widening and extend
ing her streets and will spend about
$4,000 on this work and on macadam-
izing.
Mr.. Simeon Curry, of Union county,
was drowned in Richardson creek
while on his way to church Sunday a
week ago.
Two negro burglars have been
arrested in Cleveland county for rob
hing the house of Mr.. J. w. McLurd,
at CrOuses.
Mr.. J. B. Gordon, an engineer en-
Moved on the Western North Carolina
Railroad. died at his home at Salisbury
of Bright's disease.
Two representatives of the Imperial
Mining Engineer Corps Of Russia are
to go to Charlotte and investigate the
gold mines Of that section.
Two new freight cars are being built
at the shops at New Berne, for the At
lantic and North Carolina Railroad,
says the Atlantic Seaside.
The assessed value of all real and
personal property of Wayne county
will exceed half a million dollars IN
comparison with last year.
improvements to the amount of $780,
600 have been added to Greensboro
Female College, among. which are
w~aterworks and electric lights.
Present indications are, that there
will be twice as much II raised in
the county this year as Will be con
sumed. says the Forest City Ledger.
Goldsboro Argus: Departed this
life August 18th, 1891, Herbert G., son
of George II. and Lizzie Grantham,
aged II years, 10 months and 10 days.
Rocky Mount PH0cHi,r: 1t is reported
that more young cartridges were
killed by the July rains than ever be
fore from a similar cause IN this sec
ton.
Charlotte Chronicle: Capt. B. F.
Wendenfeller brought the Chronicle
Yesterday some English walnuts grown
on two trees in his yard OnSOuth TyrOn
street.
The admirers of horse flesh in Meek
Ienburg county have formed a Colt
Club" Maj. J. G. Harris is President.
They will have their first exhibit in
September.
Three sturgeon were caught at Mr..
Z. n. Migrants fishery on Pee Dee last
week. One weighed 80, another 140,
and the third $50, says the Rocking
ham Rocket.
Laurinburg E,rchange: Ben Bos-
tick, the slayer of J. &. Currie, was
tried at Carthage last week and sen
fenced to be hanged September 30th by
Judge Boykin.
CIark's mills section, Moore county,
was visited by a water-spOut last Fri
day afternoon. There was a rainfall
of ten inches, and much damage was
done, the Blade says.
Rev. T. Page Ricaud, of Whining
ton, who has been dangerously sick, is
now considered out of danger, He
is still very weak, however, and has
not yet been able to sit up.
A white man named COckman and a
negro had a difficulty in the upper end
of Moore county last Saturday. The
white man was terribly cut with a
knife, and will probably die.
The Charlotte artillery company was
organized Monday night with the fol
lowing officers: Captain, Stewart w.
Cramer; first lieutenant, D, Allen;
second lieutenant, B. r. Smith.
A dead negro man was picked up on
the r. & 4. Railroad between Winder
and Cameron last Monday morning,
supposed to have been killed by an
extra freight train Sunday night.
Mr.. Zimri Wicker, Of S~epsonville, is
the owner of a pullet that is only six
-.--4I-- Ill OIL hoe yoO,aNl 70 low
This is what might be termed an early
bird, says the Alamance Cleaner.
Red Springs Farmer and Scottish
CHief: The corn crop throughout this
section bids fair to be immense. The
Oldest ~inhabitant has never een q bet
ter season. Cotton IS doing well.
The city flats to be erected on Main
street, in Salem, by FOgler Bros, and
II. Z. Fries, will be built Of brick and
Will be handsome. Ground was broken
Monday morning for the buildings.
Maxton UniOu: The health Of III
town was never better than at present,
which proves the wisdom of our com
m~iSSiOnerS in their ordinances respect
ing the sanitary condition of the town.
The crops along the Yadkin river
have been greatly damaged by the
recent rains. The Winston Sentinel
says the farmers in that section are
preparing to SOW large crops Of wheat
this fall.
A new weekly newspaper is soon to
make it appearance at Burlington. Mr..
George Terrell, an experienced printer.
now of Durham, and w. E. HAY. of
Burlington, are the projectors Of the
new enterprise.
The Richmond and DanvilIe Rail
road has offered a reward of so, 600
for the person who moved a rail to