The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-01-08
STATE NEWS.

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Crean of the State Press-Drops of Turpeutine
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
Wilmington has has four lodges of
Odd Fellows.
A little colored girl froz9d to death
here Wednesday night through neglect
n mean treatment, says the Laurin-
burg Exchange.
Capt. r @. Brown, one of Tarboro's
Oldest citizens and proprietor of the
we'll known firm of r. @. Brown, died
at his home al z o'clock last night.
Alamauce Cleaner: Mr.. Jos. J.
Trolinger, a good quiet citizen, aged
about 20 years, died at his home near
Carolina Cotton Mills Monday night.
The ParkhiIl Manufacturing Com
pany, of Fitchburg, Mass contem
plates locating at Charlotte q 1000
spindle mill for weaving cotton cloth.
MI. L E D. r cry fell from a lader
a few days ago and broke his arm. It
was set by DR.. Pope and is getting
well, says the Scotland Neck Demo
crat.
The Shocco Game club, of Warren
county propose putting in water works
to supply their elegant club house at
MOntmorenci, and furnish the build
ing handsomely.
Gastonia Gazette: Miss Mollie
Suggs one of the triplet daughters of
Mrs. Tom Suggs, q widow living on The
factory hill, died last Monday night
She was about 20 years of age,
New Berne Journal: Monday, Feb
ruary IS, the East Carolina Fish, Oys-
ter Game and Industrial Association
begins its eighth annual exhibition in
this city. 1t ends on Saturday, Feb
ruary 81.
Noah Wilkins, while digging pota-
toes at the old Payton Harvey place,
near Ringwood, Halifax county, found
a lump OF gold which he sold for $40
It was found on the lan1 where the old
Harvey house once stood.
Gastonia Gazette: 1t is understood
in a quiet way that the First national
bank has received q Straight offer of
enough money to double its capital
stock whenever it wants to double it.
The present capital is $50, 600.
A gentleman, whose hair is not as
thick as it 8 to be, was asked if he
hung up his stocking this Christmas
Yes sir" he answered, Il always do
that for sanitary purposes, if for no
other reason" says the Durham Globe
A tramp was permitted to sleep in
the guard house at Charlotte Satur
day night. Monday morning as he
was about to take his leave it was
discovered that he had stolen a blan
ket He wanted 1t probably as q
souvenir.
Greenville r, factor: The thermom
eter in front of j B Cherry & lO's
store was down to II this morning --
This market and Washington have
both been bare of oysters the last few
days and orders had to be sent to Nor
folk for them
Smithfeld Herald: There has been
more cotton brought to this market
this fall than has been during any
other season for several years. There
will have been about 8 500 bales sold in
this market by the first of the year
during this season.
The infant child of police officer r L
Dixon-only nine months old-was
terribly burned yesterday evening al
6 o'clock and died last night at 1C
o'clock from the injuries it received, al
the home OF the family on South Sixth
street. says the Wilmington Star
Stanly News: Another big piece OF
gold weighing 1t5 pennyweights was
found at the Crawford formerly the
Ingram) Gold Mine in this county last
Friday. Messrs. Daniel P. Kirk and
Calvin Shankle were the lucky finders.
They found in all 232 dwts. the same
day.
Hickory Press and Carolinian: A
very aggravating disease of the eye is
prevailing at Bridgewater, especially
among the children. The nature of il
is peculiar. The eyes become in1amed
red, and emit a constant flow of fluid
which is painful, and also impairs the
vision.
Durham Globe: A gentleman who
has been mayor of the town more than
once said yesterday that he had nc
recollection of having ever hung up
his stocking. When a boy he was
warmly clad with hosiery, but in his
section of country they knew nothing
of hanging up stockings.
Asheville Citizen: Marshall, N. c.,
Dec. 81 George Norton and William
Henry Taylor had a desperate fight on
Bull Creek, this county, Christmas
fday. Taylor was stabbed several
times, and Norton was shot in the side.
Both men are supposed to be mortally
wounded. 1t was aIdrunken row.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Ct. M
Stinson, OF Grab Orchard, was show,
ing yesterday a fine nugget of gold he
had picked up on his place. There il
no mine On the place, but the gold pick
has been stuck in the soil and judging
from Mr.. Etinson's find of the pasl
week, more prospecting will go on.
New Berne Journal: Mr.. Thos. L
Wetherington. keeper OF Streets