The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-17
STATE NEWS.

Cre&m u If Rice from the NaSU
and Grnes and Tobacco Stems IRON the
Of Stalks of Corn and Grains OF
No[Sn .+ from the West-Peanuts
"hS% Cotton Seed from the South
45O square miles of land in
There are c0nnty, according to the CEN
sus report lotions wheat and oats were
InsonIed 80 much by the freeze as
p gas thought - pockinobam
". [blish a Republican newspaper
at sn,oa Democrat: The farmers
.tSe county are preparing 20 PlanV q
d I1o acreage of corn this season
I&S ,noington has to date this season
WIZ! WI 1855 73O bales of cotton, or 30
rece eve ! than the number to this date
last q ser son.
M while hauling, logs Monday, fell
I sano his wagon and was Killed. says
t ~ Hickory Mercury.
'0 :, alleged by the officials that at
Nls have recently been made by
tenP ~ employees to injure trains
dSt tbe Murphy branch road.
0I W, J. Hopkins, pastor of the
pdnfist church at MooresvIlle Is In
Da ~ with a negro woman VINO CLAIMS
t tot he is the father of her child.
'n oaorviIIe Index: While a lawyer
oni0oiaading for his client Monday the
was marched up to the judge and
Cl LEnS the privilege of making the last
speech. uoboun 4ho4
.o-a is still a small quantity of fruit
I LI;ob was not killed by the recent cold
VIZ VIZ Some think that the grape crop
Snr not seriously damaged.
Governor Carr has authorized a re-
,,Srd of 5000 for the arrest of j. Frank
Ponton, who a few days agonear Black
TEroak Wilson county, shot and killed
Ss tenant. Wiley Dickerson.
Rocky Mount Phoenix: We are
,,oatIv pained to learn that Mr.. A. J,
Williams lost his house and practically
orarvthiug in it by fire on Tuesday
last The origin of the fire is unknown.
Three ~convicts have arrived at the
State penitentiary from ChOWan, one
from Columbus. and one from Gates
beIatter has been the register of deeds
there. and gets seven years for forgery.
Oxford Ledger: We are highly graft
Aod a. learn that our talented young
toWnsman, DIR. B, K. Hays, has gradu-
atpd in medicine and will become resi-
dnnt musician of st. Luke's Hospital,
Richmond
North Carolinians are watching Pub
lie Printer Benedict, and as soon as he
takes his seat at the head of the pie
counter, they will hand up their plates.
Jas. NJ Leach and J, A. Turner are
after 81, 800 places.
In order to make the crowd as large
as possible, an effort will be made TO
get the railroads to give cent-a-mile
rates to Raleigh on the occasion of the
laying of the corner stone of the Con
federate Monument.
jill Cook was lodged in jail yester-
day afternoon charged with stealing a
suit of clothes from q Mr.. Harmon
about four miles in the country. The
suit was found in his possession, says
the Winston Sentinel.
Rev. J G. Anderson, formerly of
Rocky River. Cabarrus county, is to
return. so it is said. He will take pas
tOral charge of Sharon Presbyterian
church, this county, at an early date,
says the Charlotte News.
Mr. George Clapp, an honest, hard
working farmer of GuilfOrd county,
lost his dwelling house, barn, and corn
crib by fire on Saturday. The whole
loss Il estimated at something less than
5000, with no insurance.
Company A, 18th North Carolina
troop, will have re union at the court
house IN Newton on the 9th inst. All
Old soldiers are requested to go with
their wives and baskets of good things,
says the Hickory Mercury.
The Alamance Cleaner learns from
Dr. Faust, the leading fruit grower of
mat county, that he has very little
nope of there being any fruit this year.
he thinks possibly there may be a few
apples and a few grapes left.
In the Johnston county store burn
ing case at Salem, Rev. L w. Mangum
and W. l. Barber are held at appear
stcourt for arson. 81. T. Majors, an
other of the firm, is discharged, as
mere IS nothing against him.
Keep your eyes open for counterfeit
money, as 1t being freely circulated in
Er midst, Some of the denominations
ook as bright and clean as if made
uef9' and put out the same day made,
says the Laurinburg Exchange.
Wilson Advance: We learn that the
asfeage In tobacco culture in this
county Will be about the same as last
3eaF, but in Pitt and Greene it will be
aT9Ole. Wilson is looking forward to
'O+g trade IN the weed next fall.
Le3oIr Topic: Perry E. Winkler,
saQ has been living at the mill of Mr..
S91uOFose Lutz, near Granite Fall. aged
~ ~ ye7rs last January, a single man,
n%s oeen forging papers and obtaining
~oley on the same. He has fed.
new Barne Journal: Mr.. William
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