The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-07
STATE NEWS.

TRINITY COII6S6.
There is talk of building a $3.50, 900
hotel at New Berne on the most I'M
proved modern plan,
La Grange Spectator: The crops
generally in this section are reported
very u~nfavorable, especially cotton.
Mr.. F. L. Merritt, Principal of Pam
leo Male and Female Institute, will
take a course at Harvard University.
Marion Free Lance: The Carolina
Improvement Co. with a capital stock
of 800, 900, was organized this week.
The Governor is corresponding with
the Secretary of the Navy, Tracy, with
regard to organizing a n. @, naval
militia.
A severe wind and rain and hail
storm passed through portions OF
Union county June goth, doing great
damage.
Jonesboro Leader: Miss Sophia Stew
art, daughter of John A. Stewart, died
last Wednesday of fever, aged about
II years.
The Railroad Commission is busily
engaged with the officials ofothe roads,
hearing their statements relative to
assessments.
Sanford Express: Farmers find
trouble in getting work hands. The
negroes are on the railroads and at the
rock qUarries.
Concord Standard: DR.. John @.
Montgomery has been elected to a
position of physician in the State peni-
tertiary department.
Hickory Press: Rev. J. A. Ramsey,
of Rowan county, has been called to
the ~pastorship of the Presbyterian
Church at this place.
AsheviIle Journal: Rev. B. B. Rob
inson died yesterday at 1 p. m. of ma
larial fever near Oakland Heights.
He was about So years of age.
E. H. Fagg, postmaster at Madison,
has been arrested by a Z. S. Deputy
Marshal and a Postoffice Inspector.
Cash of his office is $547 short.
1t is reported here that the sheriff of
Pitt county has gone to La Grange,
Ga, for Chip Moore, who killed his
brother, at Pactolus, some time ago.
AIamance Cleaner: Mrs. EImina R.
Hammer, relict of the late Robert Han
ner, died at her home in this place on
the 18th inst, aged about seventy-siX
years.
Wilson Adrance: Mr.. Claude F.
Wilson, the editor of this paper is still
a very sick man though his condition
at this writing is a little more en-
c~Ouraging.
Durham Globe: The Oxford Orphan
Asylum wants every family in North
Carolina to take one child during the
month Of July and give the little ones
a vacation.
Caswell NelCS Farmers are busy
harvesting their wheat and oat crops.
They report the wheat as being sorry,
not more than a half crop. Winter
oats are fine.
The Bingham School property is
advertised for sale, as the school is to
be removed to Asheville, where build
ings for its use are being rapidly
pushed to completion.
New Berne Journal. Rev. G.. G..
Varden was ordained and installed
pastor of the New Berne Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning in the pres
ence Of a large congregation.
Carolina Watchman: Roanoke &
Southern surveyors are in and around
town this week. The route via Sails
bury, Concord and Charlotte will be
surveyed as soon as possible.
Charlotte Netc8: DR.. J. NJ. Presley,
a prominent citizen of LincoInton,
dropped dead on the pavement in front
of his residence there on the ID. His
death was due to heart disease.
Ashevile Citizen: Senator Vance is
IN London hobnobbing with the I'M
crowned heads and working off some
American jokes that will be compre-
hended by the English later on.
Lincolnton Courier: Died, at the
residence of Capt. V. A. McBee, of this
place, Wednesday, June 9th, 1891,
Mrs, Mary EstelIe Sutton, wife Of Prof,
Silas McBee, aged about 81 years.
Tarboro Farmers Adcocate: Crops
are reported to be about three weeks
later than last year. However. with
favorable weather and a late season,
the cotton crop will surprise many.