The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-21
STATE NEWS.

The Granville courthouse willshortly
be much improved.
Major Lewis G. Smith, Of Oxford,
died in that place last Thursday night.
Internal revenue collections at Win
ston office for June amounted to $50,-
1865
MCGEE & Moseley, of this city, deal
ers in dry goods, made an assignment
Friday.
Winston will have another new to-
bacco factory which will cost over
$50, 600.
Three illicit distillers were destroyed
by revenue officers in Union county
last week.
The ninth annual State Fruit Fair
will be held in Greensboro on August
4th and 5th.
Maj. w. w. Hampton, a prominent
citizen living at Elkin, committed
suicide by drowning last week.
The Carthage train ran off the track
Friday morning, caused by a misplaced
switch. The damage was slight.
The Davie Times says hat at the
annual Masonic picnic at MOcksville a
lawn party will be given at night.
The tobacco factories in Rockingham
county, were closed by revenue agents
for alleged irregularities last week.
Rev. J. A. Speight will deliver the
address at the Baptist picnic to be held
at MocksviIle the last of this month.
DR.. John NJ. Presley, a prominent
citizen of L~incolnton, dropped dead in
front of his residence last Thursday.
The Smith brothers are building a
fine Touring mill on Sharp's Creek, in
this county. Says the Boone Demo-
crut.
Warrenton Gazette: The growing
tobacco generally seems more back
ward than it was at this period last
year.
J. H. Byerly is acting as postmaster
at Madison in place of Edward Fagg,
who is accused of using 5000 of office
funds.
Manufactured tobacco shipments
from WinstOn-Salem for the week end
ing Saturday last were $2O5, 541!
pounds.
Concord Times: The society halls
and other parts of North Carolina Col
Iege will oon be repapered and re-
plastered.
Col. J.. D. Cameron is to deliver an
address before the State Tobacco Asso-
citation, which meets at Morehead
August 9Th.
The town of Mt. Airy will vote on
the issuing of $50, 900 for electric lights
and street improvements the first Mon
day in August.
Cards are out for the marriage on
the 18th inst. Of Rev. L. L. LOhr, of
CASTOR College, to Miss Jessie linn, of
Gettysburg, Pa.
Reidsville has a preacher who rides
to all his appointments on a bicycle.
Last Saturday he rode to Greensboro,
a distance of "a miles.
Col. Al. FairbrOther, Of the Durham
Globe, is back at his post, after a three
weeks trip in the land of drouths,
cyclones and mortgages.
Danbury Reporter and Post. Our
jail doors are Open-not a single prisoner
in it. This has not been the case be-
fore in many long years.
Sam Forkner, of Surry county,
struck VIM. Brinkley, his father-in-
law, on the head with a skillet on Mon
day, causing instant death.
The Public Ledger the
organization of Busbee Lodge 1. O. O.
+. at Stem, Granville county, with
Jack Booth as Noble Grand.
Mr.. VIM. Dunn, Of New Berne, made
a clear profit of 81, 500 on sixty a ,res
OF truck this season. He values his
farm at $1,000 per acre now.
Newton Enterprise: The blackberry
crop is Panning out immensely this
year. A couple of little shavers can
pick a bushel in a few hours.
The town commissioners of Salem
have levied a tax of $40 on male and
$40 on female dogs. The law goes into
effect Oh and after August 1st.
Our devil pro tenn, has accepted a
position on the Vanceboro Star. The
Sta will find that the devil will be to
pay-sure.- Washington Gazette.
1t IS estimated that 500 acres planted
in cotton or nnan7+o in E5rooorbo