The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-11
STATE NEWS.
cream Of the State ~Press-Drops of Turpeptine
and Grains of Rice from the East-Clusters
of Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
North-Stalks of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts

~NorEh-stalks OF Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and CottonSeed from the South
The internal revrnue collections at
the Durham stamp Office for June were
$50. SIG, SO
Hunters recently caught a she bear
weighing three hundred pounds, and
two cubs, on Reems' Greek, Buncombe
county.
The-Webster, jackson county Herald
says Harry Norman, of that place has
a hen 81 years old which is as ''peart''
as a pullet.
The Rutherford Banner says Capt.
w. T. r. Bell is 0 to leave Ruther-
fordton to take up his residence in
Corsicana, Texas.
The Rocket says that at public sale
at Rockingham last Thursday stock of
the wrecked Bank of New Hanover
brought $1.25 per share of $25.
Buck Shoals township in Yadkin
county was visited last week by a ter
rifle hail storm which did great dam
age to corn, wheat, and vegetables.
Morehead has purchased a fire en-
glne-a thousand dollar one. The News
says the engine has been shipped and
IS expeo1ed to arrive in a day or
two.
DR. J. w. Vandiver. a prominent
nurseryman OF Buncombe county and
a local preacher of the Methodist
church, died at his home at Weaver
vile, aged 20 years.
Wilkes is famous for it's apples and
the WiIkesboro Chronicle SAYS there is
an apple tree in the county that is 100
years old and that measures twelve
feet around the trunk.
Winston Sentinel. Great interest
has been awakened among the church
SchoOltield meetings, and at every
service the church is crowded.
State Treasurer Tate Gays the State
had Sc, 600 in the suspended Bank of
New Hanover, and adds that the de
positOrs will get so to so cents on the
dollar and the stockholders nothing.
Burlington News: Crops arelooking
well, especially corn. Wheat cutting
is about done for this season and the
yield is unusually good. Vegetables
and fruit are plentiful and very cheap
Mr.. H. /. Leonard, Of near Reeds
K Roads, had a straw stack struck
and burned by lightning last Thurs
day. Fortunately no other damage
was done, says the Lexington Dis
patch.
N. @. Presbyterian Rev. A. D.
Mcclure had communion services Last
Sabbath. Fifteen new members-three
by letter and twelve on examination
were reported received since the last
communion,
Asheville Citizen: The Episcopalians
of North Carolina have reason to be
gratiied at the choice made by the re
cent convention held at Raleigh to pro-
vide an assistant Bishop for the diocese
of North Carolina.
Shelby Review: A big enterprise is
soon to be organized at Kings Noun
tain. The capital stock will be $500.
900, and company Will develop the
mineral resources Of this county and
make things hum.
We learn that a hail storm did much
damage on the farm Of Mr.. Z. @. Can
non, of Chicod, Monday. The storm
only covered a small area and was
severest at Mr. Cannon's, says the
Greenville Reflector.
Chatham Record. The wheat harvest
Is over, and we are pleased to hear
favorable reports of it from nearly
every section of the county. The crop
of wheat is certainly much better in
Chatham this year than usual.
Edward Mickey, OF Salem, met with
an accident last Saturday evening.
While working at a tenant machine In
Eogle Bros. shops he had the misfortune
to get two fingers on his left hand cut
off, says the Winston Sentinel.
Elizabeth City Carolinian: Col. R.
Ct. Mitchell, of Edenton, who is a
cousin of the great actor, Edwin Booth,
who recently died in New York, was
handsomely remembered in the latter's
will, the amount being SO, 600.
The report that the sheriff of Davie
had caughtthe negro, Charles Hairston.
who murdered a negro by the name of
Sam Berrier, now turnsout to be with
out foundation. He is still at large,
we hear, says the Lexington Dispatch.
Charley Copley, the yardmaster here
and who has been suspended from
service since the collision Of the yard
engine and the gravel train, was yes
terday given his official discharge. This
act is very much commented upon
here.
j. 4. eager, a white carpenter Of
SA01 lCVV0s @1UCA41PGCA W COL1L1AG sui
eide By taking laudanum. He had
taken one bottle and was about to
begin on another when discovered and
a physician summoned. His life was
saved.
Graham Cleaner: On last Wednes-
day afternoon (21st ult) Mrs. Stockard,
wife of Mr.. John w. S5oek4rd, was
taken suddenly sick with cramp cholic
and died Thursday following about
$50 .. m., at her home mile north
Of Graham depot.
Lexington Dispatch: Charles Hair
ston, colored, who cut the throat Of
Pnnr1nr Of EIhnuiILn Dnusn nn11n4u