The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14
STATE NEWS.

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OF 80 stalks of Corn and Grains of
Norr Lasf from the West-Peanuts
md Cotton Seed from the South
nhis il the worst yet: A Concord
i cleans her white shoes with her
laC go of Greensboro over % object to
JILL torm old maids" They want to
~ tn9 called "batchelor girls"
We learn that there is a considerable
MIIIo of apples in the county and a
noaches, says the Lenior Topic.
Genuine African from the heart of
.bo dark continent was IN town this
S%ook. He claimed to be a shlp-Wrecked
roiior. says the Washington Gazette.
The reports of good crops r heard
very hand. Instances are reported
corn falling down from the weight
the ears, says the Gastonia Gazette.
earn was slightly damaged by the
IN and wind last Saturday night.
Tho land was so very wet that a slight
Ind was enough to blow down corn,
US the Monroe Enquirer.
Maxwell Fesperman, a young white
non was Jailed at Salisbury, Tuesday,
fr chicken stealing. He was found at
.5a home of his brother, hidden be,
tween the ceiling and upper floor.
Mr. D B. Evans has a hammer that
bo has been using for thirty.nine years.
~ Ia also has a small hand wise that was
aood nv his father when he was a small
SoT saws the Greenville Reflector.
traders in horse flesh say that AMI
mails which brought $500 two or three
Tpars ago can now be purchased for
ioif that amount. In fact a tip top
horse can now be bought for 800.
A barn owned by Rev. z T. White
side in Rutherford county, vas burned
last week. While carrying water to
nnpnch the fire Mike Whiteside, col
cred dropped dead from excitement.
The Charlotte News says that the
telephone line connecting Charlotte
with Concord, Harrisburg and Newells
will be erected as soon as the wire,
which has been shipped, can arrive.
Mr.. J. Wallace Cook, of Forest Hill,
who runs a livery stable, lost one of
his fingers Monday evening. He got
iii a feed cutter. 1t was a clean,
smack up JOB, says the Concord Stan
dard.
Rockingham Rocket: Miss Anna
Little. of Wednesboro, who is visiting
Mrs. Bessie Steele, slipped upon the
foor Sunday morning and got a severe
fall, breaking her right arm just above
the wrist.
Il seems that the Democrats have
given up the ghost in Chatham. Bear
Greek, the banner Democratic town
ship was not represented in their con
7ention last week, says the Chatham
County News.
corn of Mr.. s. A. Finley's just above
the bridge on this side of the river, is
said to be the finest ever grown in this
section. Many of the stalks r over
twenty feet high.
Oxford Ledger: The pro5racted meet
ing of Enon closed on Friday last.
There were quite a number of canverts.
Thirty four joined the Baptist church
and we're baptized Saturday morning
at Tar river bridge.
George Vanderbilt is now the largest
landholder in the State, He has just
purchased 9S, 900 acres of mountain
land in Henderson and Pennsylvania
counties. This adjoins a tract of 16, 900
acres bought recently.
Liberty Herald: The farmers of this
section are greatly elated over the pros
poets for the corn crop. The seasons
have been delightful and a few more
rains will make the crop. Other grow
ing crops are doing fine.
Mr.. J.. W. Shuford and Col. M. E.
Thornton were arraigned before the
Mayor Monday morning last for an af-
Tray. ShufOrd plead guilty, while
Thornton made the plea of self defense,
says the Hickory Mercury.
LumbertOn Robesonian: Up to date
the crops in this county r the finest
Tor over twenty years. - Ransom
4cDIarmld, a cOlOred man residing In
the Antioch section of this county, was
killed by lightning last Saturday.
henderson Gold leaf: A revival
meeting is being carried on at Cokes-
bury church this week, conducted by
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Daily. Much in
lterest has been manifested and a num-
DER Of persons have made profession.
Raleigh Press: Some of us had a
Watermelon feast last night, and Will
Macy tells us that Wharton Separk
saw John Brown and Bill Utley open a
melon in which was a partridge nest
with % young live cartridges in the
INST
Greensboro Record: Wilkesboro pro
GQce8 something besides chickens.
While other parts of the country are
Oare of apples a small crop has been
raised IN that section and dealers find
no trouble in finding a market for
On Monday night last chicken thieves
Entered the hen-house of Mrs. Allison
Ghk, IN No. 5 township, and took
soeretrom quite a nice lot of chickens,
among them a hen with a brood of
dard.
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