The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-13
STATE NEWS.
Cream of the State Press-Drops of Turpentine
and Grains of Rice from the East-Clusters
of Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
NOrth-Stalks of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South

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and Cotton Seed from the South
Salem Female College opened its
ninety-frst session Friday with 300
Asheville Gazette: r. Andy Hunter,
of French Broad township, raised this
year on three acres rs bushels of fine
fultz wheat.
The Danbury Reporter.Post says
that crops are good in every part of
Stokes county where they have been
well worked.
dr.. John T. Wood, a stranger, died
at the hospital of the Kings Daughters
in this city Monday night, says the
Greensboro North State.
The rice crop in the Cape Fear sec
ton is reported unusually fine this
until after the equinoctial storm.
The Wilmington Messenger notes the
first bale of new cotton brought into
that market on last Thursday. Tt
graded middling and brought z cents.
Goldsboro Argus: The death of Mr..
Aaron Parks, occurred at his home III
Saulston township Thursday night, In
the 74th year OF his age, of typhoid
fever.
The th~irty-eighth annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad Company will
be held at Morehead City on Septem
Der 22d,
A large panther cat was killed last
week, about three miles west of South.
port, by a son of a colored mar named
Cuffey Hawkins, says the Southport
Leader.
Kiah Misenheimer, of No. 5, tried a
young horsed on the half-mile track at
the fair grounds, on Monday. He
made it In 2:594, says the Concord
Standard.
MI. Tom Young, of Stokes county,
one morning recently, on entering his
kitchen, discovered a big rattlesnake.
1t did not take him long to kill it. 1t
had 80 rattles.
Chatham Record: In Bear Greek
township there are Al white voters
named Phillips, SO that Mr.. b. B. Phil
lips will have q good start just with
the votes of his kninsmen.
Washington Progress: Capt. A..
w. Styron has had Capt. Joe Farrow
to construct a fine model of a steam
boat for the down river route to
Aurora, Hyde and other points.
A white woman and a negro man
recently eloped from Chatham to this
county and were captured near Manly
and carried back to Pittsboro this
week, says the Sanford Express.
A large rattle snake was killed on
Mr.. Ed. Dickson'splace near Hillsboro,
last week. One was also killed In
very nearly the same place about a
year ago.. says the Durham San.
We are sorry to hear that Mr.. Sam
mel Blackburn lost a valuable horse
last Sunday. It dropped dead on the
road as his daughter was driving it to
a buggy, says the Newton Enterprise.
Gov. Holt has offered a reward of
800 each for the arrest of William
Hall and John Dockery, Jr., the two
white men who murdered Andrew
Bryson in Cherokee county recently.
Franklin Press: DR.. J. M. Lyle is
dead. He was one of the leading citi-
zens Of Macon county. The cause of
his death was inflammation of the brain.
He lacked 90 days of being 20 years
old.
Durham Sam: Oscar Barbee, son of
OUWAI0 O.A DdIOO0, AQCu Ol NONuOS-
day last, after an illness of short dura-
promise and had just entered his 21st
year.
Greensboro Workman: Chas. Rey-
nolds and Judge Merrimon Headen
were sentenced by the court this after
noon to be hung On Thursday, October
Doth, for the murder of Solathaiel
Swain.
Asheville Journal: Thomas M. Cole,
of Reems Creek township, has gone
crazy on the subject of religion, and
will be sent to Morganton as soon as a
permit can be obtained from Mr..
Murphy.
Clinton Caucasian: A white tramp
named Shepherd stole a horse from
Mr.. p. A. Armstrong, in Turkey, on
Monday night. The thief was caught
at Garland, Tuesday, and is now in
jail in Clinton.
Smithfeld Herald: Mr.. ID. Il. Bar
bour, of Four Oaks, gathered an apple
from his orchard that weighed one
pound and five ounces and measured
143 inches in circumference. How is
this for an apple?
Rocky Mount Argonaut: DR.. Bras
well proves that he is a success as a
farmer as well as a physician. He sold
a load of tobacco last Tuesday at the
following prices per pound: 42c. 244,
80, 26, 134 and 144.
Lincoln Courier. We made note re-
Gently that Capt. p. w. Carpenter
raised 445 bushels of wheat. We learn
since that this wheat was produced on
twenty six acres. On one two-acre lot
he made ga bushels.
Rev. Thomas Dixon, ST., assisted by
Rev. N. Moss, conducted a two weeks
revival at New Prospect, closing Sun
day with the baptizing of SO converts,
among them being q lady 72 years Of