The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
STATE NEWS.

Cream Of the State Press-DrOps Of Turpeutine
and Grains of Rice from the E~ast-Clusters
of Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
N~orth-Stalks of Corn and Grains Of
Wheat from the West-PeanUts
and Cotton Seed from the South
The Kinston Free Press reports five
burglaries in that town.
The Atlantic Coast Line and the
Southern Railroad have formed an
alliance.
Wilmington has guaranteed the sub
scription which secures the Fruit Fair
this year.
A company has been formed to erect
a telephone line between AshevlIle and
Rutherfordton.
Mr.. John M. Rose, Secretary of the
@. F. &Y. V. Railroad, died in Fayette-
vile Thursday.
The news comes from Alexander
county that several persons have been
poisoned by eating honey.
The Christian Advocate says that
Rev. J. D. Arnold has retired from
the faculty of Greensboro Female Col
lege.
James w. Tuft of Boston, has bought
5000 acres of land in Moore county on
which he will erect cottages to be
4 E0lG6O W LUZ 1lo1A PCSPACS
The Goldsboro Argus since changing
hands, has changed from a morning to
an evening paper and from a sound
money to a free coinage paper.
Mr.. John D. Wells one of the wealth
lest citizens of Wilson county, died on
Wednesday. He was chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners.
The enrolment at Wake Forest last
year was: North Carolina, 204; VIr-
GINA, 6; Tennessee, 4; South Carolina,
8; Georgia, 8; Maryland, 1. Total, 221
The colored people had another big
baptising at the river Sunday morn
ing. The ordinance was administered
to twenty-five, says the Greenville
Reflector.
Greenville Reflector: 1t has been
suggested that a small monument be
erected to the memory Of the unknown
soldiers who are buried in Cherry Hill
cemetery.
Pamlico did we'll on potato ship
mehts Tuesday. Over a thousand
barrels came up for shipment from the
city to northern markets, says the New
BeTne Journal.
At the first meeting to consider
building a new Methodist church in
Oxford Sc, 600 was subscribed. DR.. E.
T. White gave 50, 900. A SO, 600
church will be built.
The cigar and tobacco store Of
Kasperweiz & Gerkin, Wilmington,
was closed Monday by the sheriff who
held executions against the firm
amounting to about s $4,000.
A cow belonging to Mr.. E. D. Man
ming, of Bethel township, dropped a
calf a few days ago that weighed SO
pounds at birth. The calf died, says
says the Greenville Reflector.
s. K. Fountain has about completed
his arrangem ents for his local tele-
phone line-about 20 or 80 business
and private houses will have phones,
says the Rocky Mount Phoenix.
Tarboro Southerner: Mr.. H. A. Gill
liam was ~carelessly handling a pistol
last Monday night, when from some
reason it vas discharged, the ball
piercing his fore finger on the left
hand.
The New Berne Journal learns that
the value of fish shipped from Roam
oke Island this spring is estimated at
$3.50, 600 The island is a very small
one and less than 100 families reside
on it.
A correspondent of the Charlotte Oh
server suggests that it would be more
seemly in the friends of the ex cashier
Holland to buy the house he lived in
for his family than to let their love
stop with signing his bond.
R8ids7ille people regretted not a
little to hear of the assignment of
J. A. Roach & Son last Saturday even
ing, inability to make collections is
the cause. Mr.. Jno. T. Pannill is the
assignee, says Webs5er's Weekly.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: 4 New
vein of good ore was struck at the
Mann-Arrjngton mines a few days ago.
On account Of a slight cav in the
work has been retarded SO that the
true value and size of the vein cannot
be estimated.
Passengers arriving in the city this
morning on the II 80 train from Ocean
View, brought the distressing intelli-
gence of the drowning of the three
colored fishermen at Moore's inlet,
near the Hammocks, early this morn
ing, says the Wilmington dispatch, of
the 18th.
One young man won q prize at the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
last week who walked from his noun
tain home to obtain an education. He
arrived in Raleigh without money. He
was determined to have an education.
Such determination will always
achieve SUCCESS.
Cleveland Star: We learn from the
Progressive Reformer that the sulphur
mine located near Kings Mountain mas
resumed work. They shut down as
there were no orders to justify a con
tinuaDce, but the orders are now com
ing in in q satisfactory manner, so work
has begun anew. One of the orders
Dow or bop1 IL from atlanta oD6 for