The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-22
STATE NEWS.

N~orth-Stalks of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
The cotton mills of Newton and
aid four in all, have shut down.
David Hodge, of Allegheny, caught a
ootish that weighed sixteen pounds
The North Carolina teachers who
went to Chicago, returned last week.
Tho annual meeting of the Quakers
zoo held at High Point last week A
Ioroe number were IN attendance.
Tarhor0 Southerner: H. 4. Latham,
o3;tor Of the Washington Gazette, is
onnlican5 for the p~ostoffice at Wash
ington.
excursion are questioning the manage
mont Of their funds by Gel. Eugene
HaTTell.
This weeks North Carolina Presby-
teirian reports rs additions to Presby-
foTian churches in North Carolina for
the week.
The large lumber mills at Aberdeen,
Moore county. which shut down a
month ago started up Tuesday. There
are four mills.
flITI0IIS To EtF. IL II II pO4 CCO GA4C@S IL
Chatham county corn is now sold at rs
cents a bushel, while the price Of wheat
is only 80 cents.
The Twelfth Annual Convention of
the North Carolina State Sunday school
Association will be held IN Greensboro
August PA to 245h.
Constable Geo. Warters, Of La
Grange. lodged a negro man IN jail
here Monday for stealing chickens,
saws the Kinston Free Press.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: We under.
stand that a company is formed, or
nearly So. TO improve the brushy Noun
tain Iron and Ljthia Springs.
Those who attended the Masonic
nicnic at MOcksville last week report
an excellent time. Over 500 was
raised for the for the orphans.
Marion Free Lance: Adam Crisp,
aged about Is years, was drowned i'll
SQgarfJ}k river, near Franklin, on
Tuesdly Of last week while bathing.
The L~aurinburg Exchange reports
Rev. VI. L.sWOod, Of the North Caro-
lina Conference, ii a very critical con
dition, with little hope Of his recovery.
Mr.. Stephen Huntley, of Lanes Creek
township, says that his cotton is open
ing very last. This IS very early for
Union county, says the Monroe En-
quirer,
The Etdars' and Daacons' Institute
of Concord and Mecklenburg Presby.
teries Of the Presbyterian Church
will be held III GastOni8 August 23i
to Doth.
An old lady, Mrs. Beggs, living near
Asheville, has been predicting the end
of the world and has succeeded in get
ting the negroes very badly stirred up
over the matter.
A Rev. Mr.. Scott, who was bitten
some few months ago by a mad dog in
Wilson county, died of a violent at
tack of h~ydrophobia last week. His
death was horrible.
Lenoir Topic: A report is being cir
culated to the effect that an epidemic
of typhoid fever is raging in Lenoir.
We have had a few ca 7e5 of fever here;
but nothing like an epidemic.
Allen Brown, an old coIored man,
killed a rattlesnake on Sunday that
measured four feet and seven inches |
and had eleven rattles and a button,
says the Grsenville Reflector,
Mr.. John Long, of Yadkin county,
was found dead in the road in Cool
Springs township, Iredell county, on
the 1O.h with a bullet in his head. He
Is supposed to have been insane.
A Morehead City correspondent
writes US that there is a man going
through Cart-ret, Onslow, Jones and
Craven counties selling receipts to
preserve fruits who is a big humbug,
New Bernie Journal: The street
parade Of the c0lOred fair was held yes
t6rday at the appointed time I'VE the
prescribed line Of march. Some fine
and very meritOrious exhibits are
shown.
New Berne Journal: T. S. Hender-
son, q young man about 25 years old,
a son Of Mr.. Lewis Henderson who
lives near Maysville, was drowned
Tuesday night near Shutdown in White
Oak river.
Watauga Democrat: A rumor was
ad0at two weeks ago that Rev. E f.
Jones had been shot and killed in
Dixon, California. We are glad to
state that it is a mistake and that he is
alive and well.
Washington Progress: Nelson Jewell
l&d a suIStr0ke on Friday afternoon
i(sJ. lie had done a hard days work
1.-THE aaa.eon the government steamer
ana came over, and while walking on
tne street was stricken down.
w ashingtOn Progress: All crops in
11ls section Of the State are good. The
recent seasons have been just what
vas need, - The acreage in rice in
TINS section is not very large, but the
PEospe IS are favorable for O. good
yield.
Concord Standard: There is con
siderable excitement in town owe the
presence Of a loose bear operating in
o1uLh Concord. The animal has been
II5eL, has whipped several dogs, and
LAS eaten up the wastings at Beck's