The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
STATE NEWS.

ANONNS
few days ago.
The papers are going for Evangelist
Leitch with both fists.
The amount so far paid out OF the
Refunded Direct Tax is a little over
SIS, 200.
The Salisbury Waterman says the
ice factory in that city will be ready
for business soon.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: The roads
leading out of Rocky Mount are in a
most d~isgraceful condition.
W. r. Doss, of Surry county, who
ten years ago started on nothing has
since then made $4O,O 600 in raising
tobacco.
Mr.. J. H. V~anstory, Of Olin, acct
dentaIIy shot himself while trying to
shoot a chicken recently. He was q
good citizen.
w. G. Wooten was murdered near
Turnersburg, Iredel county last week.
The Lundmork says J. NJ. Cass is
thought to be the slayer.
Mr.. John Davis, a young man from
Fayetteville, who was spending some
time at jackson Springs, died suddenly
at that place last Monday.
1t is learned that Winston will make
an effort to secure the Baptist Female
University, should it be decided that
D,Ioirb', o4fn7, * not sufficient
Willie, the IS year old son of Maj.
Robert Bingham, died at Bingham
School last Sunday He had just com
pleted his first year at the University.
The telegraph Office at Rockingham
was struck by lightning last Saturday,
and set on fire. The fire was eXtin-
cuished before any damage was done.
Rev. w. B. Oliver, Of Fayetteville,
and Rev. DR.. NcNanaway, of Char
Iotte, are to take charge and edit the
North Carolina Baptist at Fayette-
vile.
Thomas Joyner, of Cabarrus county,
on Thursday, went out in the yard to
Kill a chicken for dinner, laid down
the axe, walked off and has not been
seen since.
Express agent, J. B. Caldwell fell
from the express a on the train
Monday evening and received some
right painful injuries, says the Con
cord Times.
Hon. George w. Sanderlin will de
liver an address at the Old Soldiers
reunion in Shelby On the 28th. Sena-
tor Matt w. Ransom will also address
the Soldiers.
\ negro named Fab, Hunnicut, a
convict at the county work-house, was
allowed to go to the spring yesterday
for water. Fab, never returned and
the police are after him.
We regret to learn that Mr.. \, c..
Vann, of Winston township, was pain
fully and seriously hurt this week by
being kicked in the face by a mule,
says the MurfreesbOro Iuder.
Elder II. Cunningham conducted a
p~rotracted meeting at the Free VIII
Baptist church at WoodingtOn last
week. Fifteen persons professed and
were baptized, says the Kinston Free
Press.
Intermittent fever is a disease which
is infesting the country round about
here. The disease though severe has
not proved fatal in any instance Of
which we can learn, says the Stanly
NeU8.
A negro named Alexander Smith
was shot and killed last night in Mon
roe, n. c., by another negro, Jeff
Flanagan. Whiskey and a woman were
the cause Of the murder. Flanagan
escaped.
Aaron Aston, a Chatham county
negro, was put in jail here last week
for stealing meat in that county, and
was taken to Pittsboro this morning,
where he will be tried, says the Garth
age Blade.
a man who is 101 years, two months
and ten days old is surely a veteran.
We are a veteran and we intend to be
at Blowing Rock on the goth of August
prepared to draw r~ations, says the
Lemon Topic.
1t is learned that Mr.. w. w. Mott,
formerly of Statesville, but now of
Seattle, Wash, who held the position
as book-heeper is the Sheriffs office
there was badly burned by an explosion
OF gas recently.
Magnetic iron ore has been discov-
cred at Cl-noz,-oU C.u Il ;.oo;1 -