The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31
sTATE NEWS.

Grape %nIt of Corn and Grains OF
NorthT% he West-Peanuts
Wng| cotton Seed from the South
and CJ los done some damage in
BE- 9SSoa ase North Carolina.
FtnS% had twenty-five deaths IN
EinsT There we're six whites.
rD' more building going on in
here 10 now than ever before.
Inm Llovd has been re elected
anleS If + the Edgecombe Guards.
tan norbam graded school, a hand
he Dtrnct1re, is nearly completed.
pc ~ College will have seven
FIlnl. s5d,ates at the next commence
D& = e.,gs are shipped North from
S5ba eth City as an article OF com
Ec7' Nance, one of Guilford
i. rs = Oldest citizens died Monday,
ID &c, Globe: Col. Bob Furman
/ Jl aI3it pretty soon. This is better
s,5av Mr.. Wesley Kendall, of
3sr mO county, was seriously shocked
3,rmanent arch is to be built at
a..5Sotta in honor of the Mecklen-
re- declaration"
p3ortv u. S. marshal, Eckel, has
charge of three crooked dis
arias in Wilkes county.
rbo Cane Fear Club of Wilmington
|. ~ nTurcbased the handsome property
T. occupied by it for $17, 300.
rbotbam Record: female witness
tifed at our Court last week that
is the mother of twenty children.
German carp was killed with dyna-
F. in Tippett's pond, Granville
rntv. 1t weighed seventeen pounds.
The Kings Mountain Ne1rs thinks
# there Is no doubt that the cotton
Dn around here is cut down one
SF II al'1
.Tobn c. Davis, the ex lawyer and
FindIer. has been brought to the
Zane asylum at Raleigh from vii
ngton.
The Asheville postofice is to be re
ovpd TO the new government building
DIV. The new building is quite
RndS0me.
'Cat worms are said by the Gold8boro
uuS to be playing sad havoc with
b9ng corn during this cool, wet spell
weather.
|Danbury Post: Old farmers say that
l. prospects for a big wheat crop in
section were never better than at
e present.
The Charlotte naval battalion will
srticipate in the celebration July 4
the Guilford battle ground, near
reenSbOro.
Durham Sun: Mrs. S. Jordan,
no has been quite i'll with consump
for several weeks, died last night
,out 10 o'clock.
Unknown persons broke into the
warehouse of William Wray,
FAR Kings Mountain, and stole $50
OF WElSEey.
LincoInton Courier: Miss Carolina
died at Shelby, May the 18th,
the residence of Mr.. JnO. g Upton,
Jed about 60 years.
Charlotte Ne1r8: Mrs. AndeIine
one, aged 60 years, died this morn
g az 10 o'clock at the residence of
IT son Mr. ManrOp Stone.
There was a heavy hail-storm in the
per part of Halifax county Saturday.
me of the stones are said to have
en- as large as hens eggs.
The Dunn Times says there is a man
the town who ate six dozen eggs for
eakfast, some of them goose eggs,
me shad and coffee with them.
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs. John
Mckay died Tuesday night after a
otracted illness of several months.
RS. Mckay was in her 61st year.
Mr. J. A. Parham, of Lockville has
ton planted April 5. 1t is over six
ehes high, and has already been
opped out, says the Alliance Echo.
Mr.. E. f. McRae, we hear it stated,
S entered suit against Maj. JnO. D..
for libel, placing his damages at
J,OOO, saysthe Laurinburg Exchange.
.sheville Gazette: Apples from
ldlson county were selling on the
'eets yesterday at SIS per bushel.
ey we're not large, but of fine flavor.
Red Springs Chief: The Baptists Of
'Wland are trying 20 raise funds to
act a church at that place and
contributions in aid of the
use.
NeW8: Mr.. w. NJ. Kirk, a
ghly respected citizen of near Eber-
ger Baptist Church, died on Thurs
y OF last week at about 65 years
age.
Eight miles from Southern Pines
ere are several small settlements of
ench peasants who are devoting
attention almost entirely to
apes.
New Berne Journal: The Episcopal
now stands completed-a com
and handsome building. oneof
most attractive in appearance in
e city.
Larry Heilbroner handed us a very
culiary egg last week for our colIec-
N. 1t was dark color on one side
d pure white on the other, says the
eenville Reflector.