The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-19
STATE NEWS.
J. J. DUNN,

q VI anu O1dAu u
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
The Conetoe farmers are planting a
great deal of rice. Hog and hominy is
their cry this year, says the Tarboro
AdUOcete.
Charlotte NerCs: Store breakers were
at work In Cherryville last night. One
or two stores were robbed of boots and
dry goods.
Oxford LEDGER: We regret to learn
that Mr.. Pomp Gooch, a brother of Mr..
J. NJ. Currin, was shot and killed a few
days ago in Texas.
Saturday night some one went into
the yard of DR.. E. w. POUCH, near
Windsor, and poisoned his we'll. Sus-
piciOn is very strong against a negro
man.
Charlotte NelcS: Fifteen shares in
the new opera house stock company
were substituted this morning before
10 o'clock. 1t looks like the $25, 900 will
be raised.
Shelby ReUieW: On account of sick
ness Judge Bynum was unable to hold
court at LincolntOn, and Gov. Holt has
ordered a special term to commence
May 23rd.
Morganton Herald: The colored
citizens Of Burke county listed for
taxation last year $34,325 worth of
property, most of which is in Morgan
ton township.
A gentleman who called in u Office
Monday morning said that the wheat
was somewhat injured by the late frost.
Vegetation was very near all killed out,
says the Lexington Dispatch.
Those of our people who signed notes
for the construction of wire fences,
have come out of the trouble by hav-
ing these notes all cancelled. Good
for them, says the TarbOrO Advocate.
New Berne Journal: Around New
Berne a large amount of truck crops
were planted and they are looking fine.
The acreage in potatoes Is probably
about 25 per cent. larger than last
year.
Sheriff Currie carried Gilbert Dunlap
to the penitentiary. Gilbert's heart
was light and happy at a five years
| term of imprisonment instead of death
on the gibbet, says the Carthage
Blade.
Asheville Morning Gazette: Mr..
| Mitchell Thompson, an employee of the
Street Railway Company met with a
painful accident yesterday in having a
chisel he was at work with driven
through his hand.
Charlotte NeC8: The safe of the
agency Of j. II. Sloan, in Ninety-Six,
in South Carolina, was blown open
last night, and robbed of $4OO in cash.
The firm offers a reward of 5000 for the
arrest of the guilty parties.
Durham Sun: The North Durham
Pants Factory is the latest industry
for Durham, with a capital stock of
$50, 600. Mr.. B. L. Duke has closed
the contract for this industry and
operations are expected to begin next
week.
The eight-year-old daughter of Mr..
w. L. Simpson, of Vance township,
about two weeks ago accidentally
swallowed a hairpin three inches long.
AS yet she has suffered no incOnveni-
ence from it says the Monroe En-
qWtrer.
Wilksboro Ne1c8: Col. A. Whiting
ton, who is 80 years old, attended com
missioners court Monday. He rode
ten miles on horseback. VIM. Forester,
who is SO, walked co town the same day,
also-a distance Of II and a half
miles.
Goldsboro Argus: A murderous and
entirely improved assault was made
upon Mr., Stephen L. Lynch, of Greene
county, by a white man named Gray
Speight, in this city yesterday after
noon, which, fortunately did not result
seriously.
Louisburg Times: Mr.. Jas. H. Dent,
aged 81, only son of the late Jas. Dent,
and brother inlaw of the editor of the
Times, died at the latter's residence on
Sunday evening last, between three and
four o'clock, after an illness of only a
few weeks.
Concord Standard: Mr.. Geo. Barn
hardt is ninety-twO years of age. He
has no trouble in remembering his age,
as it runs with the calendar year. He
was born 1900, and is fairly well pre-
ser we'd. He is the oldest person in the
county, we think.