The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-05
STATE NEWS.

~North-StaIk of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
The Atlantic Hotel, at Morehead
Ci+v has closed for the season.
The Raleigh Advocate reports thirty
soTpn additions to the NJ. E Church in
this State.
Mr., w. L Fogleman has been ap.
.ointpd postmaster at GibsOnville Gull
ford county.
Five prisoners escaped from the jail
Of Wadesbroro last week, three OF
whom were recaptured.
The yeIlow-fever infected ship which
caused a futter at Wilmington last
week has departed those coasts.
Mr. F. s. Starrette, late of Durham,
riiI begin the publication of a weekly
noner, called the News, at Chapel
Hill.
The Messenger says that 118 unem-
,1ovp4 families were fed in Whining
Ff9n last Saturday by contributions
made by tie citizens.
The blackberry crop, for which
wataIga has so long been famed, Is
oInost an entire failure this year, says
the Watauga Democrat.
Tn row on Dukes farm, nea Dur
ham Winstead Jones split open, with
an axe. the head Of Bob Morrow. Both
col0rpI. Jones is in the Durham jail.
There is said to be in the poor house
IN Union county a wOma 1870 years
Old Her name is Mrs. Perry, and she
went originally from Mecklenburg
county.
At Haw River Sunday 81 persons
were baptized in the river by Immer
sion. Rev. J. @. HOcutt, OF Burning
ton, Cficiated, says the Aiam&nce
Cleaner.
7 B Whcaless. Of Aurora, n. O.,
has been arrested on q r6qulsltIon from
the Governor OF Texas for the muir
der of Dick Brock in that State SIX
years ago.
The Shelby Aurora states that Capt.
: 5. Dannave-t, Of MOrgantOn, the
well known railroad conductor, has
failed. He is involved to the amount
Of $50, 600.
John W. Wilson, who died at Ashc-
will was the first tailor to come to
Asheviile, and likewise vas the first
to bring a sewing machine across the
Blue Ridge.
Elizabeth City Carolinian: Notwith-
standing the money stTingency, $3.50
is the tO-al amount Of ins0lvent taxes
reported by Sheriff T. P. Wilcox, of
PaSqIo AK.
The tobacco factory Of Il. f Robert
son & Son, at MOcksviIle. has been
se,zai by Deputy collector E E Hunt
for failure to comply with internal
revenue laws.
Mr.. VIM. T. Foushee, for sixteen
years clerk of the Chatham court, and
a man Cf great integrity of character
and wide popularity in this county,
died at Pittsb0rO last Thursday.
The Star says: The inspectors guard
Wilmington from invasion by persons
from fever infected points in the South
have exercised due diligence, and so
far have kept out all suspects"
The two months old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. T. Palmer died this morn
ing, Monday, Of Meningitis. It will be
buried in the cemetery tomorrow at
10 o'clock, says the Lemon Topic.
The officers Of the colored fair have
arranged for the holding Of the four
teenth annual fair in Raleigh, Oct. 80
Nov. I. John H. Williamson, the
Secretary, say all differences have at
last been settled.
On High street, this city, in 400
yards If each other, there are six grass
widoEs, and one poor graes widOwer,
with oilers looking mighty green,
since the fishing season set In, says the
Hickory Mercury.
Mr.. +. Hamp Covington left with
the Rocket Tuesday a fine specimen Of
sChe LaCCnta pear. He has about five
acres in fruit from which he has sold
about 500 worth this season, says the
Rockingham Rocket.
Train No. 40, the "Shoofy," which
lett here Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock
On the Wilmington & Weldon rail
road, ran over and killed a colOrCd
man a quarter Of q mile south Of Elm
City, Wilson county,
Mr.. J. R. Kirksey, Of DyfartviIe,
dealer IN Hl9 and rare minerals Is one
CT the Itr%eSt shippers Of native min
eraI Id the State. For the year 1898 it
IS SAID that be sent cut over %, coo
pounds Of m0nazite alone.
GJ-d~J9ro Argus: The farmers of
tins section bring in encouraging re
ports from lheircrOps. They say they
were never better at this season OF the
year, which means that cur merchants
can cunt on q good fall trade.
W. j. P1ytbress. who embezzled
la115 Of tho Singer Sewing Machine
company, IN Cabarrus, M~ecklenburg
ana ...ey counties, was convicted in
gAar.ot.a last week and sentenced to
our years work on the chain gang.
A-."ofle News: The cotton crop
-yh.."a I'd improve; but where is the
15... ID buy it with to come from?
" . e revival meeting at the Baptist
sl~E.E p" U.5aj III q number Of pro
-,-...5 M several acccssiOns to the
5@-- -6ao@5ay, the fifteen months.