The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-10
STATE NEWS.

-I--n9t from GAO O~AO
'a,d CottonS Seed from the South
are about 1000 licensed dis
lies r;, IF fruit in this State.
tIIeLl children have been born In
,,l dTe county Jail since the lst OF
July, now postofice called "Ore Cluster"
Ion established in M~ecklenburg
c0' Tro.onic lodge has just been Or
.Aa;,a3 at Matthews. Mecklenburg
county. rl
iEeolt;on on account of a lack of
Ou Tho city Of Charlotte has just fin
-. ~ . mile of cement paving at a cost
W.T." With Carolina has won prizes in
5onartments at the Worlds Fair
w" torestrv and mines and mining.
wilson Mirror: Mr.. @. @. Daniels
obtained a government appoint
Las sont which will take him from home.
Tbo North Carolina Supreme Court
wpak granted license to "a law
T S1Ss This is a larger number than
usual.
Anderson West, of Pennington town
hin lost a barn of tobacco by fire on
Thursday night of last, says the Davie
Times.
There we're eight accessions to the
membership of the First Presbyterian
nbnch Yesterday, says the Charlotte
News, of the ID.
Mr.. James Thomas, of New Berne,
was licensed to the gospel ministry by
the Albemarle Presbytery, which met
in S~mithfeld last week.
GOldsboro Headlight: 1t is rep orted
tina; the hog cholera has made it's ap-
noarance in a portion south of Neuse
river. and is already epidemic.
Gov. Carr has granted a pardon to
Marcus James, who was convicted in
Alexander county and sent to the
~Denitentiary for injuring a public
building.
The Wadesboro Messenger says the
POnulist of Arson county met In that
place one day last week and resolved
TO organize the county at once for the
campaign next year.
Laurinburg Exchanges: Some of our
farmers put the cotton crop as low as
50 per cent but the average estimate
is abont 65 A few have told us they
have made full crops.
James H. Jones, colored of Raleigh,
who was a faithful servant of Hon.
Jefferson Davis, has received an ap-
pointment as a messenger in one of the
offices in the national capitol.
n 49, Lo- ~r,oL AIo o0r1 ~, ELo
bottoms is hurt, we will say that we
know of a field that usually makes
from twenty five to thirty barrels sold
for $40, says the Milton Gazette.
Durham Sun: Mr.. Ruffn Canaday,
who has been sick a long time with a
complication of diseases, died this
morning at 7 o'clock, at his home on
Mangum street, aged eixty-odd years.
Durham Recorder: Mr.. Len Surls, a
promising young man, died of malarial
fever last Sunday morning, at the resi-
dence of his brother, in this city. His
remains were carried to Cumberland
county.
A young man named Sigman, had
his arm cut and torn in a cotton gin at
Machpelah last Monday, and DR.. Sin
clair Davidson, of Triangle, cut off the
arm Monday night, says the Lincolnton
Courier.
Saturday a negro hand at Mrs. Reid's
gin at matthews got his arm caught in
the betting, and it was broken in two
places ana laCerated so badly that it
had to be amputated, says the Meek
lenburg Times.
Thos. Holton, who has just returned
to the poor house from a trip to Chic
ago has been discharged by the com
mIsslOners for the reason that he is
able to make his own living, says the
Charlotte Times.
Large shipments Of dried fruit are
beng made from along the line Of the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail
road via here to Philadelphia and
Otner Northern markets, says the
Sanford Express.
The Kinston Free Press announces
mat Mr.. E. J.. White, Jrs crushed
loot was so skillfully treated by DR..
Hyatt that no am%putation was neces-
SSary and the young man has returned
ZONE doing very we'll.
The cane crop in this county seems
70 De good and we notice that some
nave commenced to make syrup. This
INDUSTRY has in the last ten years, cut
vi The sale of molasses at least three
lourths, says the Smithfield Herald.
The foundation of the addition to
me insane asylum at Raleigh was com
peted recently. 1t is 1OOx118 feet In
s q and three stories high. The lower
Goor IS to be used as a cougregate din
ng room for women and is 1O0x58 feet
In size.
Elizabeth City CaroIin;an: There
mas a disastrous fire at Edenton on
%eGqesday night, destroying the en-,
sng block from King street to Water,
9O also burning the printing Office,
rne opera house, the bank and the
"arEet.
Inc mnthndist ch1rch in co11rsn Of