The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Cream Of the State Press-DrOps of Turpeatine
and Grains of Rice from the East-CIusters
of Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
~North-Stalks Of Corn and Grains OF
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and CottonSe ed from the South
S. Balkins, Durham, dealer in gen
eral merchandise, has assigned.
Three students were expelled from
Davidson College last week for hazing.
Wilmington and New Bsrne will
soon be directly connected by tele-
graph
The WataUga Democrat says frost
has been over III Watauga several
mornings.
The State of North Carolina has
mined nearly $40, 600, 600 worth of gold
since 1864.
A tobacco prize house and two small
dwellings were burned in Durham a
few days ago.
The colored insane asy lum at Colds
bOrO is so full that no more can be re-
ceived for a while.
Pamlico, the North Carolina trotting
stallion, won a 81, 900 purse at Chicago,
his time being 2:13 !.
Thirty thousand pounds Of tobacco
sold on the two warehouse floors
at Greenville Wednesday.
A gentleman in our city 81 years Old
is contemplating marriage. Cards will
be out shortly, says the High Point
Enterprise.
ChirQuepins are almost a drug on
the market and sometimes sell as low
as five cents a pound, says the Green
vile Reflector.
The Durham Sun has seen a stalk Of
corn that produced thirty six ears in
four shuCks. 1t was grown in Ala
nance county.
The boarders at Blowing Rock are
folding their tents like the Arabs,
and silently stealing away" says the
Boone Democrat.
Judge Whitaker had to adjourn
court at Asheboro Wednesday on &C
count Of a carbunc!e on his neck, says
the High Point Enterprise.
The Charlotte News says it is said
that at least n half to two thirds of
the cotton crop Is now open In the
fields. This means a short crop.
Mr.. Benjamin Burleyson, of No. 10,
lost a fine young horse last week. Too
much new corn is thought to be the
cause, says the Charlotte News.
Durham Recorder: A farmer told
us Monday that he had to prop a good
deal Of his corn up so as to prevent the
ears from breaking off, the ears being
so large.
AIamance Cleaner: Most of the cot
ton mills in this cOunty-twenty in all
are running this week, after a stand
still, or very irregular run, Of nearly
eight weeks.
At Mrs. M. 4. Sigmon's, near OK
ford's Ford On last Saturday, there
was quite a cutting affray between
Jesse LEOPARD and W. S. Pollard, says
the Hickory Mercury.
!, The gold and silver exhibits from
| Davidson county in the hall OF mines
and mining at the Worlds Fair are
said to be among the finest, if not the
finest from this State.
Palm correspondence Waynesville
| Courier: Sickness is still increasing.
| There are several new cases of fever.
The typhoid fever is raging wonder,
| fully in this community.
| mE. AlICh D6AlGS vi LGOOcIOS1A WOE
fatally cut by a gin, last week. What
a bloody record every season makes,
and all the result Of carelessness, says
the L~aurinburg Exchange.
Bob Burdette says, THE Lord wasted
mud when he made a man SO mean as
| to tell the postmaster to return his
! paper marked Refused when he owes
for two or three years subseriptin."
Mr. L. R. Noah, merchant, Of Bur
lington, assigned Tuesday. Mr.. w. E
Hay is the assignee. We have not
learned the amount of assets and liza
b%ilities, says the Alamance Cleaner.
Dishonest church members are the
stencil in the nostrils Of the men Of the
world and we need a great reformation
Of church decipline in this direction
DR.. 7. FL. PritChard in Charlotte Oh
server.
A correspondent of tho New Bernt
Journal say s the Atlantic and Caroline
Railroad charges the Express Company
more than any other railroad in thu
United States for the privilege Of car
rying express.
Last Saturday night some toughs II
Salisbury decOyed a Concord mar
named Stamper into an unfrequenteC
part OF the town, knocked him insen
sIble, and obbed him of $52. Hess tn
r~ingleader was arrested and sent tt
Jail.