The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-19
STATE NEWS.

Il GRADES 64A O0@~N D~OAS ~" NAO
~North-staIks of Corn and Grains of
Tgheat from The West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
rbore were 25 or 80 conversions at
- recent revival at Elon College.
ppnhrheria is raging to a fearful eX-
.,nt In the western portion of Yadkln
o Tbe corn crop of Yadkin county is
-,rorted immense and selling at Is
ssRRts a busheL
rTrent rumor that Hickory is full Of
Tphoid tevers.
4 renter on q farm in Randolph
,onntv has made 1900 bushels of corn
this year.
The Raleigh News and Observer Is TO
i..re a s3eclal cotton mill edition on
thanksgiving Day.
R5bart w. Knight, former editor Of
ta Rockingham Rocket, died Satur-
dsy night, Nov. 9th.
sixty pound steel rails are being
ngced ON the North Carolina railroad
btween Raleigh and Greensboro.
George Washington, Jr, was cor
ricted of murder at TarbOro last week.
His name can't save him from the gal
OWg.
The Greensboro Record says the
rouble with the Southern Railway is
that it is trying to 90 a double-traCk
business on a single track.
Six negroes escaped Jail at Winston
ne day last week, by overpowering
an officer who had gone to the jail TO
take a prisoner out for trial.
Mr.. G.. Speed killed e fine buck a few
DAYS ago. Deer eeem rather plentiful
and spcrtsmen are having good time,
saws the Scotland Neck Democrat.
It's a good time to foxhunt, the only
ruble is there are not many foxes to
hfound. There's is q plenty of dogs
IN the county, says the WilkesborO
Chronicle.
The Statesville young man that was
rferred to in last weeks issue, as buy
ing a horse for a 81 20 watch, has since
invested So in a hound pup, says the
S~8tesville State.
The two recently escaped white
prisoners are still at large The sheriff
has them spotted and expects to cap
ture both before many days, says the
Goldsboro Headlights.
A gentleman who has travelled over
large portion of Union county tells
us that he has never seen 80 many new
corn cribs They are all full, too, says
the Monroe Enquirer.
Ga Sunday morning last, the store
OFF. II. williams & Co., Of Rialto.
came near being consumed by fire. 1t
was supposed to have been caused by
rats. Gays the Chatham Citizen,
W. P. BathelOr, Of RAleigh, sues E
D. & J Spur, Of Lexington, KY,
for so, 600, being the price of a halt
interest," IN the noted trotting stallion
PamlIco, which they never paid.
Moore'a old church, where General
Andrew Jackson lost his mothers gold
ring, was situated near the spot where
sschool house for the colored race
now stands, says the Lasker Patron.
Walter Wilson, the young klepto-
maniac, who escaped from Jul county
Jail just before last court, has been ar
Nsfsd in Wake. we hear. He has been
stealing again, says the Chatham Citi,
zen.
The little boy Of Mr.. R ". Carter,
who lives near Romola in this county
fell into jUe fire last Friday night and
burned oue of his hands very pain
fully, says the Scotland Neck Demo
rat.
Solicitor SeaweIl tells the Sanford
Express that twelve hOmicides have
been tried in his district since the 18Th
Of JulY. OF this number ten we're o
Ucted out only one of murder in the
trsE degree.
ACOrs e~Epondent of the Mocksville
Times says q little son of Jake Spry,
near Jerusalem, Davie county, acct
aentally shot himself while out hunt
ing a few days ago and bled to death
nj short time.
G~oldsboro Argus: The death of Mr..
Nm. Andrews, a well known citizen
and 6ttIIent farmer of the Salem
eaurch section Of this county, some
W years Of age, occurred Saturday
night of paralysis,
few weeks since some negroes got
mo e fight in q church near Bethel in
NO. 10. S ,veral of them were cut I'D
pretty badly. They were drinking.
several arrests will be made, says the
concord VestibuIe.
Tony Pearce, who was charged with
Ine larceny of kalnit bags IN the city
~urE on Tuesday, was discharged yes
Rrday. the e2iGence not being sufici
ent to bind hIm over, says the Will
mIpg5on Messenger.
Windsor Ledger: Mr.. James
Nincent. an aged and honorable gentle
non living near MuTtreesOuro, GIed en-
FrlGay tasI He had been confined tn
his nome for over Two years, and bis
suffering bad been intense.
The Washington Gtzatte s,ys the,
Mrs. Hodges. of CnUc1winIty. died q
few days ago. Sle vas III her hundred
and third wear and WIS the mother 0
seven children and sixty-seven grea
and g~reat-graud children.
Ar. J K Stewart of Grove, and en-
OF THE largest and best farmers In Lh,
cOTr - bod rt.r E+f &c "A ,a,li E-IIn1y