The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-29
STATE NEWS.

and Grains of Rice from the East-Clusters
of Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
N~Orth-Stalks Of Corn and Grains OF
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
Mr. w P. NJ Courie has been elected
literary editor of the University Maga-
rene.
Durham Sun: Spurious gold coin
of the five dollar denomination is in
circulation. Two of these pieces have
been discovered in Durham.
Krnstou Free Press: Mrs. Fanny
Wrenn Story. wife Mr.. J F. Story,
died on the 9th inst. of drcpsy. She
was formerly of ~Murfreesboro, N. @.
The largest turkey of the season was
brought here Tuesday by Mr.. Addison
Peel, of 5aulston township. Itweighed
AZ pounds, says the Goldsboro Head
light.
w. P Ware, of ReidsvilIe assigned
yesterday tn ). H Ware. of that place.
The Liabilities are said to b. 81, 900
and the assets SIS 900, says the Winston
Sentinel.
Miller, who stabbed and killed Jack
WllfOng in Iredell recently, has been
convicted of murder in the first de
gree He has taken an appeal to the
Supreme court.
Charlotte NeWS: A special to the
NeWs from New York to day say that
"A Commute Is there to urge the claims
Of Col Julian s. Carr for a position in
Clevelands cabinet
Governor Holt has issued a reuuisi-
ton on thu Governor of Virginia for
Augustus Moore, who is wanted for
murder, the crime having been com
mitted in Person county.
StatesviiIe Landmarks: News was
received here Tuesday hat Mr. Baxter
Cheshire, who lived near Phi. Rowan
county. had committed suicide Tuesday
morning by shooting himself.
The stable OF G. J Austin. on his
farm on the outskirts of P~rinceville.
we're burned Monday night. 1t is be-
lieved that they were fired by light
ming, says TarbOrO SOWtherner
Goldsboro Argus: The death of
Mrs Densy Jones, we are sorry to an
nOunce, occurred at the home of her
husband in this city Sunday, of pa
rally sis, after a brief prOstr alton.
Mr. j. G. Pass is putting in some
new machinery in his mill near town
We learn that he will put in the Roller
process for making flour in the near
future. says the ROxbO"O Courier.
Charlotte Observer: The green goods
man has reopened correspondence again
with a number of Charlotte people.
His circulars were aft Yesterday.
He doesn't catch anybody in this
regi n.
The good feeling that existed on the
dav of election among the people was
a great surprise to many. 1t was as
qule- at this pr clnct as the State cleo
ton of two years ago, says the Sanford
Express.
Stanly NeWs: Mr.. Simeon Hatley,
an aged and very highly respected
citizen of this county, of near Finger,
p D. died on "Wednesday evening of
last week, at the ripe old age of ninety
four years.
A IegrO man was arrested here early
Tuesday morning for 1urglarously en-
terIng a store a short time since In
Bethel, and carried there by the off
GERS sent for him, says the Tar6OrO
SOWtherneT.
1t is said that a crowd of robbers
made an attempt to bio Y open a safe
at HallsbOro also on Tuesday night,
but we're frightened away before get
ting any cash or other valuables, says
the Whireville Star.
The fight on Big Rock Greek. in
Mitchell county on the day of the cleo
ton was not as bloody as we first heard
IT. was There was but n man killed
and three others wounded, says the
Watauga Democrat.
The Egypt Railway Company has re,
Gently procured steel rails and other
material for the road and quite a large
force is at work 1t will pr 'bably be
| extended to AsheborO in Randolph
county, says the Sanford Empress.
Concord Standard: There is a
probability of another factory at Con
cord The nucleus has BEEN formed
and it is looking now like the nucleus
will grow. IF such is the case, it viii
be erected on the Building and Loan
plan
Col Charles f. Shober was found in
a cOnvulsive state in his Dom this
| morning and died soon after. On ac.
| count of the absence from the city OF
| our local reporter we could obtain nc
particulars, says the Greensboro Work.
man
WaShlngtOn GnzeLte: LII Is TepOFIeu
| from Ocracoke that Capt. Sam Bragg,
and brother. Malthy, left Swan Quar-
ter in a boat on Thursday night and
| have not been heard from since. The
weather was badand they are probably
| drowned.
Mr. H. L. Tingen informs us that g
mad dog passed All last Friday night
aud hit several dogs in the neighOOr
hood On MOrday the people of that
section killed about one half dozen OF
the dogs that we're bit, says the Rox
borO Courier.
Robberies and ,rumOrs of robberies
continue to pour in from every quarter,