The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-10
STATE NEWS.

Wheat from the
and Cotton Seed from the South
The GoldshorO rice mills have begun
operations for the season.
The WachOvia loan and trust COM
pany is now being organized at Salem.
The Internal r. venue collections IN
the 5th District for October were
$137 645.
State Temperance Convention has
been called to meet in Raleigh the
18th inst.
A fire in the office ofthe Washington
Proqress a few days ago did consider
able damage
Larga roller process Touring mills
have Just heen finished atSOuth River,
Rowan county.
Mr. Z 7 Millsaps, a native of Robe
son county. died at ThOmasville, Ga,
Monday, of fever.
The work of excavating for the
foundations of the GoldsbOro cotton
factory is under way.
A branch of the Kelly Institute, for
thecureO of habitual drunkards has been,
opened at Greensboro.
The government Improvement squad
ron has cleared the river from TarbOrO
to Shiloh of all Instructions.
The sale of the Butler property at
Charlotte has been concluded. That
sold amounted to, about $17, 500.
The school census of GoldsbOrO town
shin shows 1869 children, of whom
/ or are white and 922 cOIOred.
Wilmington will have a gala week
the first week in December. 1t has
been named "Chairete Pantes.'
At Carthage $13, 900 of home capital
has been subscribed for a cotton fac
tory. and SI5. 900 of outside money.
A warehouse belonging to Mr.. G. B.
Afford. was burned at Holly springs,
Wake county. last week. Loss $1,000.
Neili Coins died near Carthage Sat
urdav. Hi nose bled steadily several
DAYS, and from the effects of this he
died.
Salisbury has had three fires within
four DAYS They are occurring too
frequently to be accidental, the Herald
says.
John \. Fisher, charged with the
murder of Green Henly, was convicted
of m~anslaughter at Stanly court last
week.
Mr.. Dorsey Battle, late of the Wi
mingtOn Messenger staff, a taken
a similar position on the staff Of
the star.
Henry Humphrey and John Simp
son, both white, made their escape
from the New Berne jail Tuesday night
Just at dusk.
Washington will issue Sc OOOin bonds
with which to pay for a market house,
of brick. two stories high, 100 feet deep
and 30 feet wide.
Young DR.. John Montgomery Cson of
Judge Montgomery will be associated
with DIR. Register in the practice Of
medicine at Charlotte.
Miss Mamie Sinclair of Charlotte
and S. D. Pelham Of Asheville were
married in the First Presbyterian
church at Charlotte Tuesday.
w. H. Harris. of Halifax county, in
attempting to brush away the NOTES
from his gin, had his arm caught by
the saws and entirely cut off.
The p~rotracted meetings at the Pres
byterian church at GOldsbOrO, con
Quoted by Rev. Edward Mack con
tinupd with undated interest.
A little son, of Calvin Cobb, in
Caldwell county. while playing around
a cane mill recently had his arm drawn
in by the roller and ground up.
John Harris. cOlOred, of Red Springs,
abducted on Monday the eleven year
old daugter of Mrs. Mary ellis, and
left with the girl for parts unknown.
The residence of w. B. Matthews,
was h~urglarizpd in broad daylight at
Durham Thursday and a lot of valu
ables, including $40 in money, taken
therpfrom.
The Charlotte Chronicle this week
contains a long editorial against kiss
ing What! Going to deprive us of
the greatest pleasure Of life?-SGntOrd
Express.
Postmaster Henderson, of Wilkes
bOrO, showed his independence by re
fusing to do a lot of inspecting work of
offices IN the county not in his II
for nothing.
Work on the Odd Fellows Or
phanage, at GDIdsbOrO. is progressing
rapidly, the HendLight says, the walls
OF one of the buildings being already
halt way up.
Robert, the two year-old child of Mr..
q. b Lee, of Rocky Point, whose
throat was operated on at Wilmington
Tor the purpose of removing a coffee
bean. has died.
Wilson AdUance: At least fftv
dwelling houses could be rented here
at present, notwithstanding the fact
that probably that many have been
built this year.
New Bernie Journal: Mrs. Julius F.
COngdon, aged 40 years, died Sunday
night at her residence from heart dis
ease with which she had been afflicted
for some time past.
During the recent storm on the coast
mYrladS of birds cOngregated around
northwest Point lighthouse attracted