The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-23
STATE NEWS.
Pres't Edgecombe Co. Alliance.

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and Grains of Rice from the East-CIusters
of Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
North-Stalks of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
North Carolina Presbyterian reports
81 additions to its church in North
Carolina.
A negro was severely cut, probably
fatally at Pine Leve4 one night last
week, says the Smithfeld Herald.
Alamance Cleaner: At Bellemont
Cotton Mills on Monday. the Sth inst,
Mrs. Mary Merritt died in the 9Sth
year of her age.
Mrs. Jordan Wood. of Cedar Rock
township, in this county, died a short
time ago. aged 1O1 years. says the
Louisburg Times.
We learn that Mr.. G. N Warren, of
Carolina township, met with an acct
dent this morning, in which n of his
hands was nearly cut of, says the
Greenville Reflector.
Laurinburg Exchange: Mr.. Dan1
W. Livingston, aged go years, died at
his home In the Spring Hill neighbor-
hood last Saturday night.
The sheriff of Rowan county has Sc
cured 100 veterans to act as a guard at
the double hanging Of Anderson Brown
and White Ferrow July 25th.
Whiteville News: The death of Miss
Sallie Howell occurred at the home of
Mrs. Rachael Baldwin in this town last
Wednesday evening She had been a
great sufferer for several years.
News of a very rich strike of ore
comes from the Mann Arlington mines.
The gold mines of this section will be
heard from in the next few months,
says the R cky Mount Argonaut.
The Southern Biblical Assembly is
to in Asheville Thursday next,
and it's sessions will extend through
four weeks. The indications are that
the attendar &c will be very large.
Mr., P. s. Heath has six acres of up.
land corn from which he expects to
make As barrels of C)rn-eight barrels
per acre-at three 50 per barrel the
corn will be worth $144, says the
Smithfield Herald.
Mr.. H. M. Emerson, the rich owner
of Bromo Seltzer, has given $3.50 to
the Alumni hall at Chapel Hill. Mr..
Emerson was clerking in a drug sore
in Chapel Hill a short time before he
began to manufacture bromo s~eltzer.
Wilmington Star: The Fayetteville
Independent Light Infantry of Fayette.
vile, N. @ the oldest military organ
il alton in the State, will celebrate its
1O2nd anniversary on 23rd OF August
by a grand excursion to Wilmington.
Columbus News: The corr crop has
improved wonderfully during the fine
weather of the last month, and the
prospects are now that q good crop
will be made, although later than
usual. Cotton is doing fairly well,
tOO.
Wilmington Dispatch: A terrible
/ g ccident occurred at Greensboro Thurs
dav evening in the railroad yard of the
G. F. 81 Y. V. Mr.. Gray Bremen,
! Waterman at the depot was run over
and instantly killed by q shifting en-
CINE.
Iumberton Robesonian: Robson
county should feel proud Of the prog
ress Red Springs is making as a poPu-
lar resort. It's popularity has been In
creasing every year, and this season
the hotels are p~atronlz9d nor tnan
ever.
Charlotte News: The blackberries
this wear are too much for the plckers.
iUsuallv at this season, the bushes are
p,cked clean, but farmers say that
along the roadsides blackberrles oy
/ the bushel are allowed to go to waste
| Even the birds are surtelted.
Goldsboro Headlight: The rice crop
of this county this year is not as large
| es us1sL-We regret very much 20
learn of the assignment Of Messrs. Hall
e. lancaster, dealers in general mer-
c6oTdise made to Mr.. D. W. Cox Mon
day. Liabilities about $1,000.
Graham Cleaner: According to the
returns made by the tax listers and
assessors the gain in valuation OF real
and personal property in the county
Is about $500, 600, about $4,000 OF
which comes from the territory &C
C,1;~oJ frOm Chatham county.