The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-16
STATE NEWS.

Of Grapes ana lODdCCO stems from the
North-Stalks of Corn and Grains Of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and CottonSeed from the South
Nine small houses were burned in
Wilmington last Tuesday.
The New Borne schooner E. w. Bur
ton has been wrecked off the coast of
Virginia.
Since the burning of the Davis hotel
at Kittrell, Captain Davis has decided
to rebuild.
Seven young men graduated last
week from the medical department. of
Davidson College.
The First and Second regiments of
the State guard will emcamp this year
at Morehead City.
The North Carolina State Tobacco
Association Is arranging to attend the
Worlds Fair IN a body.
One of the inmates of M~eckIenburg's
county homes" ran off with another
man. Her husband is distressed.
Mrs. P. T. Barnum, widow Of the
famous Snowman, is at Hot Springs,
and her health is greatly improved.
A farmer from down on the Yadkin
river reports that he has watermelon
vines a yard lOng.-Mt. Airy News.
Davis Knowles, of Rockingham
county, was drowned in attempting to
cross q swollen stream. His two mules
also persisted.
During Trinity College commence
ment four professors will be elected to
fill vacancies caused by that number
of designations.
Parker Presson, the eight-year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs Samuel L PTesson,
fell out Of q tree in Charlotte and was
killed by the fall.
Tuesday night a mare, belonging to
Mr.. W. @. Hornaday, gave birth to
twin colts. Only one IS living, says
the Graham Cleaner.
George Vanderbilt and a party OF
eight, several of whom are ladies. are
now at BiltimOre, Mr.. Na~nderbilt's
castle. near Asheville.
Sm5tbfcId Herald: Cotton has been
growing rapidly for the last few daya.
4 good many Of our farmers report
splendid stands already.
John ?. Little, of Arson county, was
killed recently during a wind storm.
The building in which he had taken
refuge was blown down
Thu Iatawba gold mine. in Cleveland
county, was sold a few days since for
So. coo The mine IS to be operated on
a larger scale than ever.
Lenojr Topic: The opinion is pretty
general that the freeze injured the
prospective apple crop badly, but it
did not entirely destroyed it.
Greensboro Record: Charley Rus
sell, colored. a painter of this place,
fell dead in Winston yesterday, where
he had gone to do some work
A friend tells us that q heavy wind
stOrm-almO@t a cyclOne-passed in
the vicinity of Williamson last Thurs
day and did considerable damage.
The Seaboard Air Line has recently
made a new order for fourteen new
locomotives and tWenty-fOur coaches
to add 10 the equipment Of the road.
The Light House Board has again
commenced work to establish q light
house at Hatteras, and such q one as
is much needed at that dangerous
point.
The store house of Mr.. Dan Wat
kinq, Of Blanch, was entered Sunday
night. The thief took a box of tobacco
and a pair Of shoes, says the Milton
Gazette.
John A. Johnson, the man who re-
Gently shot Deputy Marshal Upchurch,
has been arrested in Richmond, and in
default Of 50 600 bond is now is jail at
Raleigh,
The Mt. Airy News says there are
about thirty book agents in this cOun-
try who clear over s., 900 a year, and
one Of them is @. L. Van Noppen, Of
Durham
Charlotte Observer: Parker Pres
son, the eight year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel L. Presson, fell out Of a
tree on North B street and was killed
by the fall.
Governor Carr has been officially in
vited to attend the commencement
exercises at Trinity College, June 8th,
and has consented to Go go if his Off
cial duties permit.
Durham Globe: Over eigth thous-
and dollars in salaries for the city of
Durham seems to be quite an item.
Many people wonder why so much
money is expended.
The Burke Tanning Company, near
Shelby, has let the contract for an en-
largement Of it's already extensive
plant. When completed it will turn
out 100 hides FER day.
Mr. r. f. Cobb, of TaylorsviIle, came
to Hickory on the first inst. He re
ports the Alexander Lumber Co.'S mills
as having u 500, 900 feet of lumber in
the last three months.
The negro Allen Johnson, who shot
and wounded policeman Upchurch at
Raleigh, a short time ago has surren-
dered at Richmond and is now in Jail
at Raleigh awaiting trial.
Governor Carr has issued a death
warrant ordering the sheriff of Rich
mond county to hang, at Rockingham,
June 9th, Tony Rogers, who last year
poisoned his wife with arsenic.
Sheriff Hnohns sold q larnn n,1rnhnr