The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-21
STATE NEWS.

= - GRAPES and Tobacco Stems from the
~~ortb-Stalks of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
Mr. John Hill was robbed of $40 e
NV Rerne last week.
The State Medical Society is to meet
> Raleigh on the 9th of May.
Cabarrus county negro thinks he
,oo divine power to cure diseases and
tbat he will never die himself.
Dr G. K. Bagby, of New Berne, has
Cd patented a dental articulation cup.
is for use in making artificial teeth.
Winston Republican Tobacco stamps
cid at the Revenue office, Winston,
Enr ne February amount TO $57, 847.82.
Ionoir Topic: On Thursday, March
4 at his home in Kings Greek town
hin, Mr.. Solomon Keller died, aged SO
ears.
Hickory Pr, SIS: Lenoir College has
,ncpived five more students, making
Dc row IN attendance at the insti
Iution.
MDrehead City expects to vote on the
upstiOn OF issuing ten thousand dol
airs in bonds to be spent IN town i'm
Movements.
Mr.. Lando Stout killed an otter on
Zane creek a few days ago, measuring
feet and 81 inche. in length, says the
Erabam Cleaner.
The c0lored fremen Of the State are
Y the last Legislature given a relief
lind of 5000 a year, ami will form a
tate Association.
On Sunday before last al eighteen
hon hs-old daughter Of Mr.. Silas
berry, of Burke, was burned to death,
AVS the Lenoir Topic.
Charlotte News: Mr.. William T.
Griffith. Chief Of the Charlotte Fire
department, died at his home on South
lint street at noon to day.
.Asheviile Citizen: Mrs. Hayes, a
ictpr Of Gilbert II. Morris, AsheviIle,
led at her home near Asheville Fri
law. IN the 10th year Of her age.
NJ. D. A Caldwell, who is to manu-
|acture the McAnulty plow, has moved
here and is making all the necessary
b~rp9arations, says the Concord Stan
lard.
The outlook for a large spring trace
- UiLktI lllS- COINOA4 NLs4O LOOCSSO LIZ -
Both sold we'll, and money is easier
han for years, says the Louisburg
Times.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: We have
.wo smoking tobacco factories now
tarUing. and arrangements are being
made tor starting a large plug manu-
a~cturing plant.
Two children of Siia5 Berry, Of
BURKE. were left alone in the house;
but the result was different from the
Usual one. Only one Of them was
burned to death.
We have learned that the merchants
f Benson shipped six thousand dozen
Df eggs III the month Of February. Can
nv small town beat this? asks the
bmithfeld Herald.
Fayetteville Gazette: We regret to
learn that Mrs. Frank OVERLY, of this
|ustained by falling in the fire while in
In unconscious condition.
A great revival is in progress in
Broad street Baptist church, Winston,
hinder the preaching of the Rev. MI.
Thomas. There have been as many as
fifteen conversions IN a night.
AIamance Cleaner: Mrs. Minerva
Andrews died at Burlington Sunday
rom a stroke of apOplexy. The
Oneida Cotton Mills will add twenty
more new looms in a few days.
the extensive fbre works at River
lale. on Neuse river, a few miles below
New Berne, are again to put n opera
ion. with much new machinery. For
kov-Drr1 1-O,vC +hnv no No hnnn lido
Weldon News: Mr.. Adam Cochran
lied a few days ago at his home near
Enfield. after an lines of some length,
Il consumption, in the 54th year of his
lge. He leaves a wife and one child.
~LumbertOn Robesonian: There has
been shipped from LumbertOn since
anuary 1898, as much as Is, 900 dozen
fgg8. At an average of fifteen cents
per dozen, they would amount to
p, 400.
Mr.. Howard, who lives near Green
axe church, celebrated his eighty
ftth birthday by walking to Rocking
ham, a distance Of seven miles to visit
bis daughter, says the Rockingham
Rocket.
As the convict brigade was going to
EOIh, uCdE CdEG1dS0 O4 ClC OVA, OOAAA
Young, a colOred convict, made a
Freak for liberty and was shot dead by
Rllen Bradsh w, assistant superin
endent
The amount lost by the wreck of the
chooner Martha, Capt. Thomas, at
pcracoke, of which we told a few days
go IS stated to be 50, SEQ. There was
20 Insurance, says the New Berne
ournal.
A thief broke into the meat house
Mrs Fannie Hudson, near White
hall, Wednesday night and stole every
Round of meat she had There is
trong suspicion, says the Concord
NJ }. NJ. Lackey and Mr.. Jno. Beam
I North Brook, who went to Texas
bout a month ago on a prospective
our have returned home. We hope
Ihey will decide to remain in old Lin
eOln county