The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-29
STATE NEWS

- Grains of Rice from the L"
- Grapes and Tobacco stems on
~Vorth-Stalks of Corn ana
wheat from the West-H nuts
and Cotton Seed fromth Douth
nth Point now has eActric lights,
Il the people rejoice.
anu NJ n~66stOfice has been moved INTO
- nnbIic building at StatesVllle.
Tds+ Sunday there wore 5000 pas
Las" on Winston's street railway.
S0 Mo new cotton mill at Stanly creek,
u~acklenburg county, has commenced
The Wilmington Star learns that the
racent McDougald trial cost Robson
county $2,75O.
State Secretary Coulter, of the Y. M.
n A has raised $500 for a local asso-
cation at Salisbury.
The Kernersville NelCS thinks Col
lillian s. Carr the most available can
didate for Governor.
The gin house of Mrs. James Garner,
of Halifax, was burned accidentally.
There was no insurance.
The people of the State are rejoicing
at the fact that the peaches were 20
killed during the recent freeze.
w. NJ. Rice, of Charlotte, dropped
dead Tuesday from dropsy. He was
shout saventy-fiYe years OF age.
The Methodisrs of Durham have
raised $40. 900 of the $25, 900 they desire
for the rebuilding of Trinity Church.
The Fayetteville presbytery will hold
its next semi-annual session at Pitts
boro beginning on the 18th of April.
The Richmond & Danville Railroad
Company has given an order for 25,OOO
cross-ties for the Wilkesboro railway.
The Plymouth Beacon reports the
fatal cutting Of Willie Pearce by Geo.
Bell. The latter is In jail. The atfray
occurred on the street.
It is thought that the new railroad
from the A. & r. junction to Wash
ington Will be finished in time to ship
the truck of this season.
The college clock and big bell we're
nIaced IN the tower Of Trinity college
at Durham Thursday, the Globe says.
The bell weighs 3 1000 pounds.
Hannah Barber, colored, an inmate
of the Alamance county home of the
aged and infirm, has died. Her age
was given to the Cleaner IS 112.
R G. Greene & Son, general mer-
in Yadkin county, have assigned
10 Mr.. Hoffman. of Statesvlle. The
assets are 81. 200; liabilities 81, 400.
Oxford's board of aldermen met Fri
dav and heard a protest against issuing
the Oxford Coast Line Railway bonds
Action was postponed until this week.
George w. Riser, aged IS, of Har-
nett county, having buried four wives
already. was married Saturday to the
widow of Daniel McDougald, aged 80
years.
The architects who have inspected
the new court house Of Richmond
county condemn it as unsafe. The
clock tower is said TO be in danger Of
falling.
Burglars are AGAIN operating 10
Reidsville. Eleven stores were entered
and a cons derable amount Of money
and goods stolen, the Winston Sentinel
reports
The small grain, the Monroe En-
quiTer states, is not showing up well on
account OF the cold. There is plenty
of time yet fOrit to come out and make
a fine crop.
Truck farmers in the Goldsboro sec
ton are entertaining grave fears, the
Argus reports, thatthe recently planted
Irish potato crop is badly injured by
the cold, wet weather.
The Wilmington Light Infantry now
numbers eighty nine men rank and
file. u IS now thought the company
will l. able to move into their new
armO1 by March 18th.
Monroe ER9'tirer: The residence of
Mr.. Simeon Mills, an old citizen of
Goose Creek township, was destroyed
by fire early Tuesday morning, together
with all of its contents.
The Jonesboro Leader is going to
Siler City, and the present editor, Mr..
r. M. Phillips will manipulate, and
also edit and publish it. 1t appears
next week at It's new home.
Mr.. T. R. ~Tomlnson's dwelling at
WadesbOrO was burned Wednesday
night. The Messenger TnteLLigenceT
says the loss is over 81, 500 on the
building, with some insurance.
Gilbert Dunlap a found guilty of
murder at the last term of Moore court
and sentenced to be hanged May 9th.
Efforts will De made to have the Gov
ernOr commute the sentence.
The Carthage Blade reports that
Barnes hotel at J0nesbOrO was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night, origina-
ting from a defective fue. The loss is
not known; insurance 81, 500.
The members of the senior class at
Salem female academy, who are taking
lessons in ~telegraphy, handle instru-
ments with skill. They talk with Ope-
s at Durham and other places.
sord Standard: There are not
100 menin Cabarrus county,
Nv, that considered Senator
oh Cabarrus wants a
pan and no New York
ngs in Norfolk which
closed Sunday. They
inversion. The collec-