The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-18
STATE NEWS.
Cream of the State ~Press-Drops of T~urpentine
and Grains of Rice from the East-Clusters
OF Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
North-Stalks of Corn and Grains of

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
The bird law does not expire till No
vember 1st, and all shooting of birds
before that time is In violation of the
law.
Chatham the abductor of Miss Phil
lips was tried in Chatham Court last
week and sentenced to the penitentiary
for fifteen years.
A house near DeBruhl's was burned
yesterday in the day with a colored
woman in it There is suspicion of
foul play, says the New Berne Journal.
High Point Enterprise: Mr.. ]. Parker
Blair died at his home below Trinity
college, Wednesday morning at four
o'clock, of Bright's disease, aged 70
years.
The Raleigh Christian Advocate
learns that Bishop Duncan will pre-
side at the next session of the North
Carolina Conference if place of Bishop
Haygood.
A boy named Chas. Euliss, aged
about eighteen years, was caught after
having broken in the store at Swepson-
vile Saturday night, says the Ala
nance Cleaner.
Danbury Reporter: Very near all
the tobacco in stokes has been housed
and most of i5 cured. The crop is a
fine one and will be near or quite an
average in pounds.
Walter Stewart was cut very badly
in the hand on last Sunday evening by
Sam Parks, colored. The little negro
was severely whipped by Lace Byrd,
says the Bakersville NelUs.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Mort guilty
the case of the State against James S..
Poythress, charged with manslaughter,
which came up yesterday.
The Elizabeth City EcOnOmist-Fal
CON says it has been reported that dead
bodies and other indications of a ship
wreck have been found ON the beach at
Whales Head, Dare county, north of
Mays Head.
Raleigh Visitor: There are now
215 convicts in the penitentiary. Of
these 115 will be sent in a few days to
the farms on the Roanoke, thus re-
duCing the number to 100, the smallest
in twenty-three years.
The good people of Jefferson are
sorely afflicted with typhoid fever.
There r several cases reported, and
one of number, is our friend, T. J.
Hacker. Hope they may all recover,
says the Boone Democrat.
Charlotte Observer: II this drought
had continued much longer there was
danger of some of the gins having to
shut down for the want Of water. In
several places already the people are
hauling water some distance to run
their gins.
G~oldsboro Argus: The fish ship
ments from MOrehead through this
city by express over the A. & N. O..
Railroad every day, are truly immense
and surpasses anything of the kind In
the history of the fishing interests of
that section.
Asheboro Courier: Mr.. J. @. Stead
man, a brother of w. D. Steadman, of
Asheboro, died at Tillery, in Halifax
county, September 25th, 1892 He
was buried in Chatham county at
Asbury church. He was the youngest
of nine children.
Our attention has again been called
to the high rate of insurance imposed
III 4NC" OC4l S0 a 40 WONdA ILL
out the chages are higher here than
anywhere and double and triple in
many places as abundant facts show,
says the New Berne Journal.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Ada Manufacturing
Company, held last night, Col. John
L. Brown was re elected president, for
the ensuing year, and Mr.. John J..
L N4-,o11~ 100 - o11oAal ~oaAAo----
treasurer says the Charlotte Ne1Us.
The P. A. Demons woodworking plant
was sold by receiver Lock Craig on
Thursday. Lewis Maddux and j. M.
Campbell we're the purchasers, the
following prices being paid: Plant,
$13, 600; lumber, So, 200; mules, wagon
and stock, $3.50. Total ST., 600, says
the Asheville Democrat.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. J. w.
Russ mill, located about three miles
from here, was burned down last Sat
urday about one o'clock. There were
l, 500 cords of wood and about 800
worth of lumber destroyed, the total
loss being about 50, 600; no insurance.
Two rivals for the hand of a young
woman met In the road the other day
and came near fighting. One, aged 20
years, said that he (the latter was too
old to marry, and should retire infavor
of the youth of Y. But the rs year-old
boy got her, says the Shelby Review.
Red Springs Comet: The corn and
hay crop in Shis section will be very
large. but cotton is cut off considerably.
- Mr.. Cope killed an otter in the in
cooperate limits of Red Springs on
Tuesday morning. And any amount
of squirrels are killed every day around
town.
Sanford Express: Mr.. Sandy Camp
bell, of Carthage, happened to the mis-
fortune of losing his hotel by fire on
last Tuesday night. It caught from
the kitchen. Nothing was saved ex
cept some bedding. Mr.. Campbell was
at Greensboro attending Federal Court
] at the time