The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
STATE NEWS.

CTeNEI4,so f Rice from the E~ast-Clusters
na 49, and Tobacco Stems from the
"C-+b-StaIks of Corn and Grains of
Wbaat from the W~est-Peanuts
md Cotton Seed from the South
rhite blackberries grow in Wilkes
TTnion county is stirred up on ar ac-
Ut If a so called haunted house.
fellow with a patent churn dash
vas doing up Davidson county last
week.
sS000 a vast body of land in Washing
ton county
prof, John @. Kilgo, of Wolf, ri
CoIiege. South Barolina, is the new
President of Trinity College.
The directors of the Atlantic & North
Carolina railroad have declared an
ether dividend of 2 per cent.
Mr. Thomas Rafin, of Wilson, has
baan promoted from a $500 to 81, 1000
nosition in the Land Office.
Drinking fountains will be placed
along the public roads in Mecklenburg
county. Rams will be used to force the
water.
A little child was killed Saturday in
the Allegheny poor house by it's 16 year
old mother, Eunice Phipps, who beatit
to death.
The grand jury failed to find any
bill against Victor Taylor for killing
Charles Stewart, says the Newton
Enterprise.
Some of our grape growers are get
ting as much as 20 cents per pound for
grapes in New York Failure Of the
peach crop keeps them up.
A Wilson county negro who wanted
to get married pretty bad and had no
money, stole a cow and sold her to get
some money a few days a go.
A negro near LilesvilIe shot himself
accidently while fOOling with a pistol
last week, the ball taking effect in
his left knee. sit wasn't loaded" of
course.
The trial of Edwin Fuller, charged
with the murder of Ben Parker at Fay
etteville last August has been moved to
Richmond county and set for Septem.
Der 18th.
G~oldsboro Argus: The death of Elder
James R. Parker, a Baptist preacher,
occurred at his hOm9 in Brogden town
ship, Friday night, of paralysis, aged
"a Years and 6 months.
Monroe Enquirer: Quite a sensation
has been caused by the death last Sun
dav. of a son of Mr.. Thomas Mum, of
Jefferson, S. O., of a disease his physi-
clan pronounced cholera.
Animportant electric railroad project
is o to be carried out in Western
North Carolina. 1t provides for the
building of a II mile road from Ruther-
fordton to Chimney Rock.
The police court this morning de-
yeloped several cases. John Neathery,
for wife beating, was discharged, be-
cause his wife did not appear against
him, says the Durham Sun.
VIM. A. Gaskil was examined before
Mayor Ellis yesterday and bound over
to court in the sum of 800 for assault
on his grand father Mr.. Jos. Gaskill,
says the New Berne Journal.
William Lyman, a colored gentle
man of rather unSavOry reputation,
eloped with a sack of oats belonging
to Slade Barnhill on Friday night last,
says the Washington Gazette.
Lexington Dispatch: This section
has been blessed with abundant rains
recently. Corn is growing finely and
bids fair to make the largest crop that
has been produced in many years.
Mr.. S. J. McElroy, of Mecklenburg
county, has 125 acres of cotton that is
expected to yield more than a bale to
the acre, and also has ten acres in
tomatoes and will put up 10000 cans
Eight watermelon trains passed
through going north Thursday. The
trains had twenty cans each, and the
cars were said to contain an average Of
500 melons each, says the Charlotte
News.
Deputy Sheriff McLaurin brought
two colOred prisoners to town Thurs
day morning accused of stealing clothes
from Mr.. Elmore's yard about five
months ago, gays the Laurinburg Elk
change.
Mr.. R. L. Duffy is back from Balti
more where he has just purchased the
outfit for a candy manufacturing es-
Enlistment which he is about to start
IN New Berne, says the New Berne
Journal.
Last Friday evening at Eureka
Springs Mr.. Jno. @. Thompson per
formed the wonderful feat of killing
ten bats in ten successive shots. A
record hard to beat, says the Fayette-
vile Observer.
L~aurinburg Exchange: 1t is reported
that lightning struck Mr.. Frank Nc
Neill's dwelling in Rockingham, and
the Ledbetter factory, seven miles out
of town, Saturday night and both
were consumed by fire.
New Berne Journal: Mr.. Guy S..
Lanes store at Bellair, about six miles
from tho oitv WAS broken into Sunday
night last, and robbed of money and
some few other articles. The loss was
about one hundred dollars.
Last Thursday evening, Mr.. Thos.
Raw. who lives about five miles from
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