The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-25
STATE NEWS.

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The Methodists in WarrentOn are
building a new and handsome church.
The Sparta Star wants the hogs ar,
rested for proving on the streets there.
Prof. J. B. Carlyle, of Wake Forest
College, is critically i'll at Leadville,
Tenn.
Marshal Allison, who was robbed of
1915 while in Chicago, recovered all
his money.
Elizabeth City Carolinian: The popu.
lation of Elizabeth City is now over
six thousand.
Durham Sun: A telegram was re-
ceiyed here this morning announcing
the death of Mr.. J. A. Tatum in Samp-
son county, where he had gone for his
health.
EVANGELIST J. w. Lee closed his meet
ing in McAdenville Tuesday and re.
norts seventv-fve converts, Of whom
forty joined the church, sayst the Shelby
Aurora.
Greensboro has been visited with
quite q destructive fire. Mr.. S. S.
Brown, dry goods, is the chief sufferer.
The total loss is over $25, 900, well
insured.
Alex. Jones, near Haw River, while
standing near a threshing machine the
other day was caught in the machinery
and had both bones of one of his legs
fractured.
Marion Free Lance: There are said
to be only about three hundred ap-
DIicants for the position of United
States s~torekeepers and gaugers in
Mcdowell county.
Evangelist SchOolfeld, of Danville,
is conducting a highly successful re-
vival at Loaksville this week. Great
crowds attend the services, says the
Reidsville Review.
The creek on which Sims mill, in
Sharon, is located is so low that they
cannot grind, and there is about 500
bushels of wheat piled out On the floor
waiting for a shower.
The Rural Hall correspondent of the
Winston Sentinel says: One night last
week a mink forced entrance into Mr..
J.. @. Lawrence's chicken-house and
killed forty-twO chickens.
Mr.. Silas Smyre near Newton, one
of Catawba's most progressive citizens.
is putting rollers in his mill, and will
have them ready for S in about ten
days, says the Hickory Mercury.
The North Carolina Horse Breeders
Association has decided to hold races
at the State Fair grounds, August %
and "a, open only to North Carolina
horses. There will be four races each
day.
In Wolf Pit, Friday a severe wind
and hail storm passed near Mr.. A. NJ.
Flowers place destroying much of the
growing crops and Gemolishing the
coIored Baptist church, says the Rock
ingham Rocket.
Charlotte News: The Oates Knitting
Mills have shut down temporarily.
There will be some work going on dur
UP, ect. The cause of it is the dull
sales of the season.
Davidson Dispatch: Wheat is only
worth from 60 to IS cents a bushel.
- Mr.. A. w. Sharp, of Sapona, says
that a few days ago lightning struck
in an open cotton field, the fluid killing
the cotton fourteen steps square.
Goldsboro Argus: There is no truth
in the circulated report that a child
was shot and killed in the arms of a
colored woman by a cOlored man, near
Boston, this county, last week. The
coroner has duly investigated the whole
affair.
The State Bank of Commerce, of
HendersOnvilla, is one among the mum
Der that viii stand the test Of these
panicy times. 1t is safe and solid,
with plenty Of ready cash to pay all
demands, says the Henderscnville
Times.
Morganton Herald: A Herald re
porter, in a drive through the country
a few days ago, heard On all sides re
ports Of a good yield Of wheat. Corn
is looking well, and the yield from
this crop promises to be above the
average.
The two negroes who murdered Mr..
Humphlett. of Gates county on July 4,
were placed in our jail on Monday last
for safe keeping by Sheriff Riddick.
Their names are John COrprew and
Abraham Williams, says the Elizabeth
City Falcon.
Concord Times: Odell Manufacture
ing Company manufactured during
the six months ending June 80. z, 665 452
yards of various kinds of goods. Since
January, 200 looms, 1000 spindles, be
sides shafblng, pulleys, etc have been
added to the plant.
Gol5sbo~o Argus: The death Of Mr..
Frank Smith, who has for a year or
two been ENGAGED as a salesman by
Messrs. Best & Thompson, Of this city,
occurred Of typhid fever at his home
near Mt. Olive, Wednesday night, after
a prOstraciOn OF two weeks.
Durham Globe: Professor J. L Gro
we'll died at Kinston last night after a
brief illness. A telegram received here
yesterday by Rev. Mr. Beaman s ated
that he was quite i'll and requested that
the fact be communicated at once to
his brother, DIR. John T. Crowell.
Notwithstanding the Enterprise to
the contrary, only four men of Catawba
have drawn their money out of the
Business Agency fund. One of them