The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-28
ana COJIOQ SEED IT. N the South

Wheat from the Wesf-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed frCm the south
DIR. w. S Kendall died at Arson
vile or Bright's disease on the 18th,
aged Is.
Mr.. E. @. Smith, Of Raleigh, has been
elected Alumni orator at the next com
mencement at Davidson College.
DIR. J. w. White, of Wilkeeboro, has
suffered from a stroke of paraly sis.
| One side of his body is partially para
lyzed, and he cannot speak plainly.
He is slowly improving.
Messrs. Hobgood & Cannon. of Pitt
county, who last year cultivated
together a tobacco crop Of eleven
acres, find that the net proceeds from
their sales amounted to 81, 628. IA.
Miss Annie, daughter of Mr.. Thos.
Pettis, Of Middle Fork Township, was
SO badly burned on Saturday that she
died from the effects of injuries on
Sunday, says the Winston Sentinel.
Conrad Wilson, colored, who was
convicted here two Or three years
since of man slaughter and sent to the
penitentiary for fifteen years, has made
hisescape, saysthe WarrentOn Gazette.
The entertainments on each side of
the Sulphur Springs railway in the big
cut near the depot caved in Wednes-
day, stopping travel on the ROAD for
some time, says the Asheville DzmO-
crat.
The wind blew fearful here Sunday
night. Several frail buildings we're
| capsized. One of the Piedmont stables
blew down on four mules, but for
tunately they were Unhurt, says the
Hickory Mercury.
Some six or eight people from East
Durham left here this morning for
Richmond, where they go to make
their home and to take positions in
some Of the shops and factories there,
says the Durham Sun.
The Record complains that out of
about fifteen births in Greensboro in
about two weeks every child was q girl,
and wants to know what is to become
of the town if this thing is kept I'D,
says the Winston Sentinel.
New Berne Journal: Capt. Jas. w.
Ethridge, superintendent of the Life
Saving Station of this district. died at
his home in Beaufort Wednesday night.
His death resulted from a cold con
tracted by being out in the Janury
blizzard,
Y~anceyville News: We were sorry
| to hear of the sudden death of Esquire
w. H. Rice, which sad event occurred
| at his home in Stoney Creek township,
last wednesday,, from heart failure.
He was leading a mule on his farm at
the time he dropped dead.
Henderson Gold Leaf: The people
Of Vance county and throughout the
State where he was known. learn with
| regret of the deafh of DR.. P. T. Henry
! at his home in Kittrell Monday morn
ing. He had been in declining health
a long time and his death was lot en-
tirely unexpected.
Rockingham Spirit of the South:
Died, in this town, on the 18th inst,
Ann Mcdonald, relic of the late Gen.
r. S. Mcdonald - Mr.. John stansill
Sedberry. of Pee Dee Village, died sud
denly, of heart dis ase. Wednesday
night, aged, we suppose about sixty
years.
News was received here Wednesday
of a probably fatal fight in Madison
county near the Buncombe county
line, between Jno. Lewellen, his father
and others. and U. s. Marshall, @. B.
BrOckus. BEockus was badly woundtd
| and is not expected to live The Lew
ellens are also wounded, says the
Ashevllle Democrat.
Morganton Herald: The jewelry
store of MI. w. Fl. B ger was entered
by burglars last Monday night and
| about one hundred dollars worth of
watches and rings was taken by the
thieves. The articles stolen had not
| been placed in the safe, but we're left
in an open show case. An entrance
was effected through the rear window
| Of the store.
Elk Postmaster Fagg, of Madison, N.
O., is nOlOnger e e in his usual haunts
about Madison, and his bondsmen
would like to learn of his whereabouts.
Official investigation has revealed the
fact of a $3.50 deficit in the money
order business while under his guar
dainship, and this his bOndsmen will
have to make good, says the Twin
City Daily.
Durham Globe: One of the saddest
of the many sad deaths which we have
had to record during the past few
months, and one which has cast a
gloom over the entire city, is that of
Mrs. Fuller Southgate, wife of Mr..
James H. Soutbgate, which occurred
this afternoon between 1 and 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Southgate was a daughter of Mrs.
| Bartholomew Fuller, who moved 60
Durham from Fayetteville about twelve
| years ago.
Durham Sun: Other towns may
talk about their fine hotels-and they
may have them, but wait until Hotel
Claiborn is opened. If 1T does not do
credit to Durham and the State, then
we are no Judge of what is fine and
what is fitted up in the best style.
| Work on the inside is being pushed as
rapidly as possible. The town will
owe Mr.. ]. S. Carr a debt of gratitude
for his pluck and l~iberaIity in building
and fitting up such a magnificent place
Of entertainment for the public.