The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-01-15
sTATR NEWS.

IL An0
stalks of Corn and Grains OF
N%ISa.t from the West-Peanuts
~ Cotton Seed from the South
Lo7se of A. P. Long, at ROx
fhe Os entered Sunday night week
kro. os0 IN cash stolen. One hundred
On aors of the amount was IN gold;
dGpDntberford Democrat; A colored
Ibid five pennyweights of gold to
nslscbont here Tuesday. The gold
spsnicked up on Cathey's Greek.
70 thought that a large crop Of
We Viii be planted in this section
0osCoCCr and a corresponding decrease
tbS ~ acreage of cotton, says the Viii
an Advance.
ItIants Constitution: North Caro-
sue os a promising poet in Henry
lDs DE Stockard. He has written
JefUm Notable verses for she Century
nd other publications.
n, vere shown a braEch from a fig
We ,ssterday which had budded.
nee 5ering the cold it seems to be
GGHninc the season considerably, says
tSs New Berne Journal
WOKE has now 40 convicts ON the
As They are Quartered at the State
20 Grounds and are mRCadamiEinR
Isn 4iiIsboro road. There are % in
mates Of the county home.
Tho store and general merchandise
10y OIL Holt at Holly Springs, this
S so,,ntv have been burned, The loss
G"ouams * 600. with very lit Ia insUr
.nca Thieves did the work.
The farmers of Robson county are
uatino a carload of corn to be sent to
tLo no0nle of Nebraska. Ladies are
"nIscsing money for the same purpose
~ soverai points in North Carolina.
wilmington Messenger: Two per-
,ors we're badly burned at the poor
S pms recently. They are getting
aIong "a we'll as could be expected IN
der the care of the county physician,
DR.. ROdman-
lexington Dispatch: We heard
twoO old citizens Say a few days since
that there was more pork this year in
the county than they ever knew be
fore. and indeed, more supplies OF
every description.
Mr.. II. 7. King, who, a few years
AGO published the Carolina Banner II
this place, has purchased the Green
vile Index from Andrew Joyner, and
will hereafter be it's editor, says the
TrbOro S%outherner.
Rutherford Democrat: Ben A.
Hampton, doing "a general mercantile
business aE the Sos depot, made an
assignment. Assets 81 600, liabilities
about 81 500. Inability to collect was
cause Of assignment.
Greensboro notes: The nineteen
pupils Of the First Presbyterian Sun
dsy- school. who were in attendance
IVery Sunday last year, were given
two silver Columbian half dollars in
Esad of the usual gold dollar.
On Tuesday afternoon Of last week,
Hs. Daniel D. Anderson. who lived
Ibout three miles east of Wilkeebor :,
Ummited suicide by drowning her
Rfi David Calls mill pond, says the
Rlkesboro Chronicle
Carthage Blade: Moore county has
more meat and bread TO begin the new
year with than perhaps ever before,
and although our people have very
little money, they r in better con
iitiOn for a hard year than Ordi
lsrily.
New B4rne Journl: Rev. W. B. Lee
and wife are in the city. MI. Lee was
lppoinsed by the State Methodist con
ference a missionary to BrREil and he
and his wife expect to start for that
country about the middle of next
month.
W. T. Jones, Jr., in ten hours the
latter pars Of last week, killed As biFde
and 2 rabbits. Out of one COvey he
hled Ain the same number of straight
ihOts. This is the best reported by
any huntsman in these parts, says the
Aamance Cleaner.
Ga Saturday night, Kemp Newell, a
worthy cOlOred citizen of Hawtree,
had the misfortune to have his dwell
ING and It's contents, and the fowls I'M
Ger his house, burnt, The building be
ionged to Mr.. Willie st. Sing, says the
Warrenton Gazette.
The Directors Of the National Bank
NHigh Point met at-the Bank Monday
morning. The usual semi annual divi
asnd Of 4 per cent was declared. The
profits and surplus at emu of year
we're something over $50, 900, says the
hlgn Point Enterprise.
Windsor Ledger: Mr.. John 8. Drew
Paa the misfortune to lose his store at
DfeW's Station Caristmas night, TO,
sether with his goods, the postomce
ana 800 In money. The explosion Of
lamp set FIRE to a can Of powder,
"ulcn Old the damage.
me recent burning of the hGh house
@Fotter & Son, Beaufort. with a re
Sul'ant loss of a thousand or fifteen
aSlndred dollars, has caused the couu
sLmen 10 decide to to purchase a fire
,ug9e, 1t is proposed also to let the
EItsnese fund be increased by private
Inscription.
AS year old child of Cora Mitchell,
SSOred, at Danburv, was fatally
SJIthed last week, Ruth Benton, q
SIofed woman, was also severely
Suned about the hands and arms in
ItueaVOripQ TO remove the hT1rnino