The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-12
STATE NEWS.

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IF Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
North-Stalks Of Corn and Grains Of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
Tarboro is to have electric lights.
Justice Davis of the Supreme Court
is in failing health.
John Hardy, a colOred boy, at
tempted to commit suicide at Salisbury
last Thursday.
Winston pays 81, 900 and secures the
location of the Colored Agricultural and
Mechanical College.
The Alliance Echo is the name of a
new weekly published by Mr. J. E.
Spence at Moncure.
Roxboro Courier Mr.. John A. Clay
ton told us a few days ago that he
killed 200 crows a few days ago with
three bats.
The Smithfield Herald reports that
there has already been more corn
shipped to that place this year than
during all 1891.
Asheboro Courier: The cotton mills
at Randolph spend a considerable
amount of money every year for
wooden shuttles.
Mr.. John w. Keziah, general mer-
chant in Union county, has made an
assignment. His liabilities are 50, 200,
with assets of 1, 500.
M~urfreesbOro Tnder: The fishermen
are not doing a great deal this season.
The catch of fish along the Chowan
and Meherrin is small.
Norfolk TIrgimian: Officer Hoof-
nagle last night arrested an escaped
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who had two years to serve.
Concord Standard: Rev. II. w.
Bays D. D., will preach a sermon be
fore the graduating class of Kinston
College about the first of June.
Oxford Day.: Evangelist w. P.
Fife and Rev. Geo. @. Needham will
conduct a series of Bible readings in
Oxford, beginning next Sunday morn
ing.
Last week seven prisoners escaped
from the Mecklenburg jail, John Boyd,
the train wrecker was among the
number. Six recaptured, Boyd still at
large.
One North Carolinian was hurt by
the fall OF the staging near the cruiser
Raleigh at Norfolk Thursday, Mott D.
Lee, a well known business man Of
Goldsboro.
Salisbury Herald: There are now
ninete' n prisoners in jail. - Wheat
is looking exceptionally fine just now.
Present indications point to a splendid
yield this year.
A letter from Rutherford College
says the attendance is large and in
creasing almost daily, and that fully
300 pupils are expected to be in at
tendance next term.
Dunn Times: We are sorry to an
nounce the assignment of Mr.. w. S
Jackson of our town. From the best
estimate that can be made at present
his liabilities are 50, 90, while his assets
are 81, 600 or 81, 200.
Charlotte Ne1cS: Mr.. A. Metger, thu
German miner, has begun gold mining
operations on the lands of Mr. John P
Hunter, at Derita. He is getting Oh
some rich gold ore, so he says. and Mr.
Metger knows good ore when he sees it
Goldsboro Argus: We regret t.
? chronicle the death of Mrs. Elizabetl
, Elmore, wife Of Mr.. Jerre P. Gilmore
Her death occurred yesterday after
, noon at tire home of her husband il
: Saulston township in the 65th year O
her age.
t Greensboro Workman: The chair O
l chemistry, in the Central Universit,
of Kentucky, has been rendered t
Prof. w. A. Weathers, of the Ayr:
cultural and Mechanical College, bu
T. it was declined, the professor pre-
ferring to remain in his present pos
ton.
|, Nearly 200 out of the more than 80
parties who made professions of fait
in Christ at the Fife meeting in Wilso
handed in cards showing their churc
preference. Those handed is shove
el+hus: Methodist, 60; Baptist, sc
~terian, 30; Episcopalian, q
Re, 10. 4
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