The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
CTATE NEWS.

N~orth-StaIks OF Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
Louisburg now has three trains a
day.
The Mecklenburg county colt show
was held at DnwOrth, near CharIOUUe'
A part of the machinery for the
Vance cotton mills at Salisbury q
arrived.
A coIored named Jane WI,
son died at Greensboro last week, aged
122 years.
The large Bible and hymn book were
stolen from the pulpit OF n Chodl
church at LOuisburg last week
The Wadesboro Messenger announces
the appointment of Col. r. T. Bennett
as overseer of the Stanback's Ferry
road.
Property in Rocky Mount has in
creased within the last twelve months,
sixty per cent, in value, says the
PhOnic.
Jennie Helms was tried on a charge
of infantcidein Union county last week.
The evidence was insufficient and she
was acquitted.
News IN from BERTHE that the
cattle are troubled with a disease
which causes a sloughing from the
tongue and nose.
Arrangements are made for a $40, 900
building at Trinity College, Durham in
memory of its late president, Rev. DR..
Braxton Craven.
The North Carolina Presbyterian
reports thirty-three additions the week
preceding to the Presbyterian church
in North Carolina.
The Madison NeWS says that Thos.
Baker. of Gentry, Rockingham county,
has fled on account of being charged
with the crime of incest.
AshevilIe Citizen: The tobacco crop
of this section now promises to be a
good one. Ten more days Of good
weather and all will be we'll.
Lexington Dispatch: While Mr.. Will
Sumner, of brownsville, was handling
and blew off one of his fingers.
The debris has been cleared away
from the falling tower of Trinity Col
lege building, Durham, and the work
of re building it will be resumed.
Hon. w. 2. Bynum has given 81, 900
to build a chapel for Thompson or
phanage, near Charlotte. The build
ing is TO be finished by Christmas.
L. S. Fender brought a hen egg to
this office Monday hat weighed four
ounces. 1t was 4 inches in circum-
ference, says the Tarboro Advocate.
Raleigh Chronicle: Secretary Patrick
says hat one hundred and fifty shows
of different kinds have made applica-
ton for ground rent at the exposition.
Rocky Mount PhOenir: Mr. w. l..
Hart left about 81, 900 to the Methodist
church at this place, of which he was
a member. His estate is worth $50, 600.
There came up a case in Richmond
county court last week in which a
2 sued d With woman for four
ears of green corn. The verdict was
mot guilty"
Sheriff Allison, of Iredell county.
was at Winston Saturday after a col
ored man charged with stealing cloth
ing at BOstain bridge at the time of the
railroad wreck.
One Of the curiosities in Wilkes
county last week were triplets, two
boys and a girl, at the household of
weighs II pounds.
The Wilmington Star asks what can
be the matter with Wilmington that it
should be so frequently visited by
evangelists. Sam Jones will make his
second visit shortly.
Kings Mountain NeW8: News comes
to this office that in about three days
last week the Catawba Mining Co.
obtained from their labor about SO
pennyweight of gold.
Shelby Aurora: We regret to chron-
icle the death of Mrs. Barrett, the wife
of Rev. r. @. Barrett, who was the
Methodist Presiding Elder and lived in
the Shelby parsonage.
Mrs. Catherine Haywood is 81 years
old and lives near Stout in this county.
Mrs. Haywood can card and spin two
of thread and reel the same in a day,
says the Monroe Enquirer.
HilIsboro Observer: Died, near Oaks,
Orange county, September 18th, after
a long illness Of heart disease, Henry
Mcdaniel, at the advanced age of SO
years, 2 months and % days.
A little daughter of Mr.. WillOughby
Sauls, of Wayne county, dug a hole
in some seed cotton in. her fathers
barn one day last week, fell in head
foremost and smOthered to death.
The Fayetteville Observer reports
that a band of ex-convicts, who have
been liberated at the stockade in the
list township, have committed numer
GUS depredations of various kinds.
We are told that the little eight
year-Old daughter of MI. Benz. Casey.
of New Hope township, car pick daily
$50 pounds of cotton. Her name is
Sudie, says the GOldsboro Headlight.
On the 23d and oath about So, 900
worth of tobacco was sold at Tarboro,
brought in by ten times as many peo-
pie as would ordinarily bring that
amount in cotton, the SOutherner says.