The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-18
STATE NEWS.

Of Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
~North-StaIks of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
log cholera is proving epidemic in
Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties.
Charlotte aldermen have refused to
reduce the retail liquor license tax.
It is 81, 900.
Giles & Murchison, one of the lead
ing hardware houses / Wilmington,
have assigned.
The Atlantic Coast Line has prom
ised Fayetteville a new depot, to be
constructed at once.
A colony of Pennsylvania farmers,
gardeners and mechanics will settle
In Craven county.
Bank of Mecklenburg bills are yet
being passed on unsuspecting people
throughout the State.
The new Virgin mill at Huntersville
started up last week and will run
regularly On full time.
R. B. Kluttz, q merchant of Abe
marie, who made an assignment last
week, died last Monday.
Rev. Fl. D. Lequeux has resigned
as pastor of Popular Tent Presbyterian
church, Cabarrus county.
The Landmark is agitating the ques-
ton of a library Tor the town of States
vile. A good move that.
Leading business ::men of Charlotte
are to organize the North Carolina MI
tual Fire Insurance Company.
The Marion fire sufferers are re-
ceivlng some outside aid. Senator
D---o-o oonN nhnnh RN~ eR0
The Evening Messenger is the name
of a small daily paper published in the
town of Washington In this State.
The Enterprise mills at Kings Noun
tain finds it necessary to on double
time to keep up with orders for yarns
Wilson has been placed in the
Washington district, by the confer
ence which met in Durham last week,
j. W. Hollingsworth, grocer, of
Asheville, has assigned. Liabilities
about 81, 800; assets estimated at
$4,000.
During his present term of Office as
Justice of the peace, Squire Jacob
Kiser, of CASTOR, has nltched 172
couples.
Herbert Barnes, aged 16 was acci
IDENTIFY shot by his friend Edward
Corpening at Statesville last week, and
died Instantly.
The town of Morganton is very much
exercised over the liquor question and
the temperance people are making
war on liquor.
W. F. Carter has been appointed
postmaster at Charity, Yadkin county,
and Anderson Lambeth at Perth,
Iredell county.
The Shelby Aurora says the monazite
mining industry in Cleveland county,
which has been temporarily suspended,
is being revived.
LA W merchant, of
Morven, Arson county, assigned last
week. Liabilities approximate S., 600,
assets much less.
R. s. Anderson has been appointed
postmaster at Callahan, Davie county,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Chas. Anderson.
The Watauga Democrat says that
gentlemen from Pennsylvania are in
Watauga with a view of buying white
pine timber lands.
The Asheville Citizen says Major
Chas. M. Stedman is engaged in the
preparation of a history of the 44th
North Carolina regiment.
Buncombe county commissioners
have decided to expend SIS for a pair
of blood hounds-the hounds to be
used at the county convict camp.
The Chronicle says that Tom Combs,
of Hunting Greek, Wilkes county,
who had his skull cracked by a cane
mill some weeks ago, is improving.
Mr.. Branson Beeson, of Middle
Fork Township, slaughters the boss
hog thus far. 1t tipped the beam az
sos pounds net, says the Winston Re-
publican.
1t is reported that three men in the
last six months have died in Lenoir
while tapering eff from DRINKS on
Jamaica ginger, says the Hickory
Mercury.
Scotland is the name of a new county
thatit is proposed the Legislature shall
form out of Cumberland, r pbeson and
Richmond. Laurinburg will be the
county seat.
Nathan White, of North Georgia,
was born In Rutherford county, N. c.,
June 26, 1894, and is therefore over
IOO years old, He is still stout and
makes a good field hand.
A number of wells in the city have
gone dry. Capt. Johnson says that
the rivers and creeks between here
and Roanoke are the lowest known for
years, says the Winston Sentinel.
Mr.. J. D. Elan, of Roanoke town
ship, tells us that this year he made
Il 700 lbs of cotton on Al acres. There
are few as good farmers and managers
as ne, says the Warrenton Gazette.
Mr.. Frank T. Hine, has been bound
over to the next term of the court in a
oond of IS 600, which he gave. He is
70 be tried for the murder of Martin