The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-23
STATE NEWS.

Wheat from the
and Cotton Seed from the South
Tobacco is firing up badly and the
crop is liable to be much damaged in
consequence, says the Henderson Gold
Leaf.
Mrs. Virginia Madison was jailed at
Tarboro, Tuesday, charged with killing
the newborn child of her daughter,
Rosa.
The work of lay ing brick for the
new cotton mills at Pineville al be-
gun yesterday, says the Charlotte
NetUs.
The large saw and planning mills Of
Maj. Geo. Hall, at Ivanhoe, were de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday, causing a loss
of So, ZOO.
A seven-year-old negro boy while
playing around the curling of a well
in Montgomery county, fell in it and
drowned.
Several Of the cotton mills on Haw
River are not running on full time for
wanto of water, caused by the continued
dry weather.
The Alliances in Loves Creek Asso
citation are talking of building a roller
mill at Siler City soon, we hear. We
wish them success
n. P. Bullock of this county had one
of his tobacco barns destroyed by fire
last week. The loss is about $3.50, says
the Tarboro Advocate.
The Charlotte roller Touring mill is
now an assured fac5. It will be built
and IN all it's appointments it will be
one of the finest in the South.
An old veteran was drowned near
Wilmington. Being drunk he fell into
the water and could not be gotten out
before he sank for the last time.
Charlotte Observer: The citizens of
Rockingham will press the claims of
Maj John D. Shaw, for the vacancy
or the Supreme Court bench.
Eight hundred dollars was the
amount raised for the Oxford Orphan
Asylum at the recent Masonic picnic
and Confederate reunion at Mocksville.
Rocky Mount ArgOnaut: The Rocky
Mount Cotton Mills have a hundred
and fifty men at work, grading and
preparing the foundation for their new
mills.
Kinston Free Press: Crops have
improved during the last two weeks.
Cotton is fruiting well, and, if the
season is late, a fair crop will be made.
Corn is doing very nicely.
The big brick kiln at PinevilIe, con-
taing 200, 900 brick, was cooled off too
soon, and the NelCS hears that the en-
tire kiln was a loss, as the brick were
ruined, says the Charlotte Ne1Us.
We understand that Hon. T. G.
Skinner remarked in the convention
Tuesday, that if Democrats we're to
meet in hell, he was ready to meet with
them, says the Carolina Dispatch.
Mr.. Cicero Use is arranging to build
at once a large and handsome brick
tobacco factory on Seventh street.
5Ox1OO feet, says the Winston Daily.
The Charlotte Bar has adopted reso
lutions asking Gov. Holt to appoint
Armistead BurweIl, of Charlotte, to
the State Supreme Court vacancy
resultant upon the death of Judge
Davis.
Southport Leader: A large rattle
snake was killed last week on the Will
mington and Georgetown road, near
Lockwoods Folly, 1t measured 5 feet in
lenght, II inches in circumference, and
had s rattles.
A Jersey COW of Mr.. W. Fl. Cloyd
recently gave birth to twin calves,
He presented them to Mr.. Will Ander-
son, of Yadkin Valley, who took them
home with him Thursday, says the
Lenoir Topic.
Sunday night Shelby was visited by
a heavey rain storm. The rain poured
in torrents. Mrs. w. @. Bostick's mill
near Shelby was damaged and the
upper dam washed away, says the
Shelby AWTOTG.
Farmers in North Alamance are cut
ting and curing tobacco. The crop has
been cut short by the dry weather.
The corn crop has also been greatly
damaged for want of rain, says the
Graham Cleaner.
Mr.. A. M. Garwood, of Fork Church,
is n of Davie county's champion
farmers. This year from a sowing of
90 bushels he harvested 400 bushels of
wheat. Who can beat it? says the
Mocksville Times.
Durham Sun: Sam Rich, a coIored
man about fifty years old, arrived in
the city last evening from Warsaw,
where he was bitten yesterday morn
ing by a rabid dog, to have the mad
stone applied to the wound.
Charlotte Ne1US: DR.. Giles 7. Nc
Alden recently went to Baltimore suf-
fering with a badly infamed eye. He
went there for treatment by DR.. CHS
holm, and the condition of the eye
was such as to necessitate cutting
it out.
Jonesboro Monitor: The Peoples
party club at Shallow Well numbers
about seventy-ive. Every member of
the club, we are informed is pledged
to support the Peoples party nominees
from President down to township
constable.
Winston Sentinel: Rev. T. H.
Pegram is conducting a protracted