The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-04
STATE NEWS.

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N~orth-StaIks of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
stanly News: Fruit is rotting badly
in this section.
A colored fire company has been
organized in Statesville.
Ashelby goat "wentmad" and butted
it's horns off against a tree.
A root herb warehouse has been
opened at North Wilkesboro.
Citizens of Wilmington are taking
steps to organize another National
Bank.
Mr.. Alex. Moore saw four whales at
one time off shore last week, says the
Beaufort Herald.
The Asheville Citizen has added to
its museum a curio in the shape of a
two-headed turkey.
A cotton factory will be built at
Island Ford, on the Catawba river,
capital stock $4,000.
The News reports five burglaries in
Charlotte on Wednesday night. They
were all 'short hauls."
Two High Point physicians, Drs.
Cox and Stanton have sold their teams
and taken to bicycles. They like the
change.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. Allen D.
Smith, aged about 63 years, died Tues
day of paralysis, at his home l n Vance
township.
One half a million feet Of lumber is
now being sawed for buildings to be
erected in North Wilkesboro in the
near future, says the News.
Our friend L. w. Estes, formerly of
this county, has purchased a farm near
Oakland, Cal, for which he payed
$12, 900, says the Boone Democrat.
Farmers in the city from Crab
Orchard township, report that the
cotton in that section of the county is
being injured by lice, says the Char
lotte News.
Five dogs have been listed for taxa
ton in one township in Buncomb
county whose total valuation is placed
by their owners at $500, says the Win
ston Sentinel.
Roxboro Courier: Mr.. Romulus
Hargie, of Bushy Fork township, died
last Saturday at the advanced age of
IS years. His death was very sudden
and unexpected.
The steamer Neuse took out the first
canteloupes Of the season yesterday
only one box. They were raised by
David Mccain at Newport, says the
New Berne Journal.
Another good sum goes TO the credit
of Uncle SANS internal revenue re
ceipts from Durham this week. The
collections for stamps were $17, GA. 60,
says the Durham Sun.
Old man Tom White, the founder of
Nays Head about 1887, called Tuesday.
He is 81 but comparatively hale. He
was en- route for Nag's Head, says the
Elizabeth City Falcon.
Mrs. @. w. Boyd presents the Ga
zette with a prize beet. It was raised
in her garden, weighs four pounds, and
measures q inches in circumference,
says the Gastonia Gazette.
SmithfeId Herald: A man by the
name of Watkins vas run over and
killed by a work train last night near
Clayton. It is supposed that he was
intoxicated and lay down on the track.
G.. A. Lewis & Co. on last Friday
shipped five a loads of leaf tobacco
to one firm. This did not include ship
ments made to other parties at the
same time, says the Henderson Gold
Leaf.
We are informed that Mrs. Tom
Taylor, near Shelby, has a smart
chicken that crowed when only three
days old. You can believe this chicken
story if you wish, says the Shelby
Aurora.
Sanford Journal: State Geologist
Holmes and his force have been ex-
amining the brown-stone deposits near
Sanford this week. They will soon
examine the clay beds at spout Springs,
Harnett county.
Crops are good, but money is very,
very close. We hope for better times
very soon. The stringency in the
money market is not confined to any
one locality but is general, says the
Davidson Dispatch.
There were more headless chickens
Topping around is Charlotte this morn.
ing than has been known since the last
conference met. The present occasion
is the meeting Of the Missionary ladies,
says the Charlotte News.
J. F. Spainhour. President of the
Turn pike Co, is busily engaged in
getting people to take stock in the
road He has now nea $4,000, or half
the amount required for it's completion,
says the Boone Democrat.
The wheat crop is said to be very
good. Corn is looking well and more
than an average yield is predicted by
the farmers, but tobacco in some parts
of the country is not so promising, says
the Henderson Gold Leaf.
Mr.. I. T. Laughter has the finest
and largest onion patch we have seen
this year. He has also a field of cab
bage which will be on the market at
the beginning of the shipping season,
says the Hendersonville Times.
Another young man from Indian
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