The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-26
STATE NEWS.

Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and CottonS Seed from the South
The Sentinel says that about 40 citi-
zens of Winston Salem are liable TO the
income tax.
The railroad commission recently
filed a long list of decisions in OF
minor Importance.
In Wilmington an old negro was
found sitting In his house where he
had frozen to death.
A car load of watermelons passed
through Fayetteville recently from
Havana to New York.
Several steamers were frozen up in
the ice on the North Carolina Sounds,
but none were wrecked.
Stanly Hall, a school of the Northern
Presby terrain church, in Stanley coun-
ty, was burned recently.
Miss MOllie Dodson, q teacher in the
Concord graded school, was thrown
from a sled and leg broken while coast
ing.
The commission of Hon.. Marion
Butler as senator for the long term was
issued to him last week by Governor
Carr.
Governor Carr has appointed Angus
tus w. Graham of Oxford, Superior
court judge to succeed Robert w.
Winston.
S. J. Lowe Company, of Concord,
made an assignment last Monday,
Charles F. Richie, assignee. Liabili-
ties 81 900.
Capt. John r Erwin, a prominent
Mecklenburg county farmer, made an
assignment last week. Liabilities
about 5000.
1t is reported in Marion that Mrs
Eliza Afford, aged about 80, froze to
death at her home near DysarGville
Tuesday night.
There we're exported from Durham
in three days last week 5000, 600 cigar
etts, one lot going to Bombay and an
other to Shanghai.
The Tate family, colored, at Char
lotte, consists of father, mother, six
tee girls. and fourteen boys. They all
live under roof.
The loss by the burning of the Sea
board Air Line freight depot at Char
lotte is $500, and a new n will be
built at a cost of SIC, 900.
The ice and snow floating down the
river accumulated against the bridge
at Washington until 1t made the Stream
solid for some distance.
Rocky Mount Phoenix: We regret
to chronicle the death of Mrs. ]. M
Gray, which occurred at her home
Tuesday of Pneumonia.
Senator Pritchard early in the next
Congress will introduce a bill to give
Jurisdiction to the revenue commits
sloners for all minor ~offenses.
Mr.. Jere Perry has finished hog kill
ing, and reports $50 pounds. He
killed 55 hogs, the heaviest weighing
38S, says the Louisburg Times.
The drygoods firm of Rose & Leak,
of Fayetteville, has assigned. LIa0lll-
ties $50, 900 to SIS, 900. It was the sec
ond largest house in the aforesaid
city.
High Point Enterprise: There are
about ten gold mines here which have
been worked at u time and another
Some of these have paid handsomely
at times.
The Blue Ridge Inn at Mt. Airy was
sold the past week. 1t was bought by
Messrs. r r Galloway and Jas. H.
0pdEk0ES PEOu1LAShU OuSAAONS W0A VI
that place.
The cotton acreage in Eastern North
Carolina will; it Is estimated, be re
duced at least Is per cent. This will
be made up in the acreage in peanuts
and tobacco.
Senator PEitchard will attend In
ferior court next week and theSuperior
court of Madison the following week.
He is employed as counsel in two
capital cases.
A correspondent informs the States
vile Landmark that in Alexander
county on the 18th a little child of
John Mayberry was accidentally
burned to death.
Chief Justice Faircloth is IS years of
age; Justice Furches liz 81, and Justice
Montgomery so. Justice Clark is still
the youngest on the bench, just as he
was in the last court.
. Alamance Farm started three trot-
ters-Gregorlan, Alice Burlew and
Blondeite-to New Berne last Friday
night in charge of trainer Fred Burnes,
says the Alamance Cleaner.
Messrs. John Smith, and B. A. Jones
went out hunting a few days ago and
bagged nine coOns, three ducks, one
turkey and several small birds, says
the Washington Gazette.
We learn that there are three Nor
mon Elders in Carthage, and that they
intend making q thorough canvass of
Moore county In the work of ~proselyt
ing. says the Carthage Blade.
The extension of City Water Works
is an assured fact. The Aldermen have
just placed an order for twenty-odd
car loads of piping and fittings with
which to do the work, says the Win
stOn Republican.
The Cluster Springs Distilling COM
pany's plant, at Blue Wing, Person