The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
STATE NEWS.

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N~orth-Stalks of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
The question of electric lights for
Rockingham is again under consider
alton.
Gen. M. w. Ransom was 66 years
old on the 18th inst, and has been in
the Senate 81 years.
The 'possum market was quite lively
to day. There were about 80 varmits
In the maket, says the Charlotte Ne1Cs.
Tarboro AdUocdte: The peanut crop
will be short this year. - Sorghum
is quite an expensive crop In this
county.
Leaksville Herald: Many a dollars
worth of tobacco has been burned
while being cured around Leaksville
this season.
The dedication of the new Church of
Christ at Klnston has been postponed.
The date will be fixed later, says the
New Berne Journal.
Complaints are made of hogs and
goats running at large in the city and
destroying shrubbery and gardens, says
the Wilmington Star.
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OF William M. Miller, 229 Cherry street,
was robbed of over two hundred dol
lars either Friday or Saturday.
Hamlet and all the towns adjacent
to it r literally blocked up with cot
ton waiting movement to the compress,
says the Rockingham Rocket.
Lafayette Holsclaw, who was being
tried here yesterday for the burning of
O. d. Taylor's barn, took to his heels
and left, says the Boone Democrat.
Wadesboro Messenger: The best
judges in the county do not estimate
the cotton crop of the county at more
than 81 per cent. of an average crop.
Will Cowan, who stabbed J. M. Ed
wards on the goth, ult., has been re
leased on $500 bail. Edwards is Inn
proving, says the Asheville Democrat.
Nh. Geo. Young informs us that he
has ] bushels of apples in a sound con-
ditiOn that were gathered in 1891.
Who a beat it, asks the Bakersvllle
NeWs.
Polieeman Wild has been suspended
for 80 days, and Policeman Henry dis
charged, for cogardice in the Mclean
shooting affair, says the Asheville
Democrat.
Lumberton RObeSOnGan: Miss Ise-
bella Graham died at the home of her
brother in Lumber Bridge township,
on the 9th of September, in the 68Gh
year of her age.
There were received in the port of
| Wilmington on yesterday 1.518 bales
of cotton against ], 177 bales the cores
ponding day last year, says the Viii
mington Messenger.
The revenue collections, at the Dur
ham stamp office, for the past week
were $22, 157, n. This shows a livelier
increase In the manufactured business,
says the Durham Sun.
Tony otton, a colored employee ct
Moody & Roberts, mill vas accident
ally killed yesterday morning soon
after the mill commenced work, says
the New Berne journal.
The Hickory Bulletin says that
Robert Bowman, Of Alexander, and
Mrs. Tina league, a widow of two
months, were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony at Hickory Tuesday.
Lexington Dispatch: From the
amount of guano being sold here, it
doesn't seem that the farmers have let
UP much in using the stuff. AS much
or more has been sold this season than
last.
Red Spring Comet: Mears, who was
tried at this court for numbering nj
of his children and nearly killing his
wife and other children, has been ad
Judged insane and ordered to the luna
tic asylum.
Since the shooting of Matthews, the
Burlington merchant, on the night of
the Sth, attempts at burglary have
been of nightly occurrence in that
town, and the community is very
much wrought up.
Dunn Times: The gin house of Mrs.
l. Mckay was burned last Wednesday
evening. She and her tenants lost
three bales of cotton. The engine and
fixtures belonged to Mr.. A. J. Turling-
ton. No insurance.
Friday witnessed a wholesale dis
charge of employees at the railroad
shops in Salisbury. All the carpenters
and several of the blacksmiths and
ward hands were discharged and it is
said others will be, removed.
Hillsboro Observer: The barns and
stables of Mr.. Skid. Riley, four miles
east of town, were burned Saturday
night. Mr.. Riley had just housed his
new crop of fodder and one load of
corn, all of which was destroyed.
Isaac Phifer and Lawson Kennedy,
both colOred, got INFO a row on their
way to church, last Sunday night and
drew deadly weapons upon each other,
but stopped short of ~perforating and
carving, says the Charlotte NeaCS.
Rockingham Spirit of the South ::
M. D. B. Brown was called to the up
per end of the county t hold an IN
quest over a colored man, who was
killed by another one last Tuesday.
We were unable to learn their names.
SmithieId HerqZd We regret to