The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-18
STATE NEWS.

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Henderson has a canning factory.
Over fifty fish weighing 100 pounds
each were caught at Swepsonvlile IN
Haw river. a#...
North Wilkesboro two years ago
was a farm and now has 500 In
inhabitants.
There are now 300 notaries public in
this State. as appears from the list in
the executive office.
The Second Presbyterian church of
Charlotte has established the brother
hood of Andrew and Phillip.
Eliz 4beth City C%arolinian: The wheat
is looking well. Unfortunately there
was too little sown in this section.
The Rockingham Rocket says pros
porous North Carolinians in and about
Meridian, Miss, number about twenty
five.
DIR E Porter ofRocky Mount shipped
acrate of strawberries on the 10th inst,
the first North Carolina berries Of the
season.
The police Of Reidsville are making
raids on barkeepers who sell liquor
on Sunday. Six have already been
arrested.
Mr.. NJ. V. Perry, of LittletOn, had a
handsome dwelling burnt last Satur
day, near Sunny Side, says the War
rentOn Gazette.
The GreenviIle Reflector says: A
dog was shot by a police officer yester-
day morning supposed to be mao
Which was mad?
Some thief or thieves broke into
Sheriff PowelIs smoke house Friday
night and stole about 200 pounds of
meat, SAYS the Henderson GOldleaf.
Maxton Union: The progressive
F~piscopaIians of MaxtOn and the sur
rounding community have organized a
Sabbath School in their handsome new
church here.
Goldsboro Headlight: The ten year
old child Of Mrs. Catharine Carter was
badly burned near Lagrange Thurs
day evening and there is little hope of
her recovery.
The Chester and Lenoir Railroad has
failed to pay its semi annual dividends.
We believe, however. payment will
not be long deferred, says the Hickory
Press.
Goldsboro Argus: The pea fields in
this vicinity are white with bloom and
llCu Will DIOllllS5 vi dOI1AACCllO N1CP@s
provided no late frost comes to kill the
early fruitage.
The announcement of steamer and
stage connection between New Berne
and the Onslow Railroad at Maysville,
via POllocksville, was premature, says
the New Berne Journal.
Sller City Leader: Mr.. Tom Camp
bells house on Rocky river, near
Dixon's mill was burned Wednesday,
nothing was saved, the family barely
escaping with their lives.
There was a St. Bernard dog in town
Tuesday ten months old weigh ng 963
pounds. Mr. Cardwell, his owner,
says he will grow until he is two years
old, says the Milton Gazette.
Shelby Review: The effort to secure
a cotton milling plant at Nicholson
vile is about to be crowned with sue
cess. Already $780, 600 has been sub
scribed and the rest is IN sight.
Forest fires were very numerous last
week. Saturday, Mr., A. S. Abernethy,
sustained a great loss by fire burning
over his woodland, just south Of
Hickory, says the Hickory Mercury.
J. II. Young, a young man reared
near Walnut Cove, N. O., has, it is
charged, swindled warehouse men at
Walnut Cove and Greensboro and
several farmers to the amount of about
5000.
Three persons were baptized and
eleven persons connected themselves
with Grace Methodist Episcopal church
on Sunday night on profession Of faith
and five by letter, says the Whining
ton Star.
=WadesbOrO Messenger Intelligencer:
The residence Of Mr.. j. a. McAllister,
Of Lilesville township, was entered by
a burglar last Saturday night and
$50 90 and a valuable gold watch
stolen therefrOm.
Shelby Aurora: After much talk
and several public meetings, the new
mill at Settiemyer's mill is about to
materialize. The prospects are good
for it's being built this year, as $40, 900
have already been subscribed.
Christian Herald: Rev. Frank Dixon
has resigned his passionate in Oakland,
Cal and will return East. He is en-
gagged to supply three months in New
York and Brooklyn for his brothers,
Rev. A. Q. and Tbos. Dixon, Jr.
The first fast vegetable train of the
season passed through from Charleston
for New York this morning. There
we're nine cars in the train all filled
with the different varieties OF early
vegetables, says the Charlotte News.
Henry Barber, a colored man, who
was injured internally in a railroad
accident in Charlotte, several years
ago, died at his home on Seventh
street, last night, from the effects of
the injuries, say the Charlotte News.
The case of MI. A. L. Sink and wife
We, the r & D. Railroad for damages
to their persons in the Bostain Bridge
wreck, has been compromised for the
sum Of S., 600, unless we are mis-
Informed, says the Lexington Dispatch.
Greensboro Record: The big shoot