The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-30
STATE NEWS.

more nOpeLWE at the prospects Tor q
fair crop.
Germanton Times: A number of u
farmers are cutting wheat this week.
The wheat crop is very good, so far as
we ear learn.
Danbury Reporter: We learn that
the Greensboro Coal Company is TAX
ing out a quantity of very fine coal
on Town Fork.
Fayetteville Observer: Crops in the
vicinity of this city are looking re-
markably we'll. considering the late
start and the cold spring.
HendersonvilIe Times: It is safe to
say that so per cent. more cabbages
will be raised in this county this year
than ever before in any n season.
Charlotte Chronicle: The Davis
monument fund has so far received but
little help from North Carolina. She
ought, at least, contribute S., 900 to it.
Rutherford Banner: The canning
factory business seems to be coming
to the front. A number of persons
have been trying to purchase the
plant.
Murfreesboro IndeC: Mr.. Jacob Hol-
lomon died at his residence, about one
mile west of town, yesterday morning,
in the 10Th year of his age after a
lingering illness.
Charlotte NeorS: Sidney Burton, the
negro whose throat was cut from a
to ear on Sunday morning, near Cody's
Row, died yesterday morning. vii
son, the murderer, has not as yet been
found.
High Point Enterprise: The con
tractors are all busy just now. Each
one has several contracts on hand. At
this rate it will not take us long to be
a large city. There is a demand for
these houses.
Concord Standard: Considerable
land that was assessed at five and
eight dollars per acre has been raised
to eight and ten dollars. We hear of
but very little that has been lowered.
In fact there is knowledge of no such
decrease.
S~tatesville Landmarks: The Pro-
GREssIvE FARMER has whipped clean
around this week. Don't fret about it,
brother landmark, we are perfectly
square on the Sub-Treasury bill until
something better is offered.-PRoGREs-
SIvE FARMER.)
Laurinburg Exchange: Wake Forest
College last week made three LII. Ds.,
Trinity two D. DIS. and Davidson two
D. Ds.-This year there were II
graduates at Davidson College, II at
Trinity, 20 at Wake Forest and "a at
the University.
Greensboro Record: Rev. Albert
Peele, a minister of the Society of
Friends, who resides near Guilford
College, received a sunstroke yester-
day.-Mr. Archibald Davis, one of
Henderson's most respected and oldest
citizens, is dead, aged rs years.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: On June the
9TH, 1891, on Hunting Creek, perhaps
the oldest woman in the county, died.
Her name was Betsey Usery, and she
was 1O5 years old. Her husband was
in the Mexican war, and she has for
many years been drawing a pension.
Monroe Enquirer: Miss Eliza Hill,
daughter of MI. Jerrett Hill, of Monroe
township, was bitten on the foot by a
spreading adder a few days ago. She
suffered greatly for a while, but copioUs
draughts of the remedy used from time
immemorial brought her through all
right.
Oxford Dag: Rev. Geo. W. Terrell
died at his home near Stem yesterday
morning, in the eighty-eighth year of
his e He was a Presbyterian min
ister-probably the Oldest in the State,
and served at Geneva church forty
years. A good man has gone to his
reward.
Rockingham Rocket: At the Maxton
celebration, to be held on July 4th, the
people of that town and community
are expecting a large gathering on that
occasion The crops in upper Rich
mond are reported bad, being very
small with poor stands. Lower Rich
mond gives a similar report with grass
added.
Mount Airy NesCs: The wheat crop
is fine all over the country. The yield
will be over an average in Surry
county. - The farmers are behind.
Harvest is upon them and their corn