The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
STATE NEWS,

"1s-StaIks Of Corn and Grains Of
crrsst from the West-Peanuts
agd CottonSeed from thaSouth
rbo second growth OF cotton is ap-
lin in places. Some patches are
P"rIv white with cotton blossoms.
fayetteville is in the midest of a
.-i,s Of burglary. The burglars are
sring to g9s that era of prosperity.
There are now 135 convicts at the
40 State farm near Wadesboro. A
psnsiderabIe additional acreage is being
nut il cultivation.
last week $25 332 was paid into the
cote treasury as dividend on the States
20 thirds Of the stock Of the Atlantic
{ North Carolina railroad.
The Hamme Cheatham geld mine,
,eqr Henderson is booming. The
owners have just sold an option for
On GOO. making $50, 600 already cold
The Sanford Express says that while
handling a bunch OF bananas Jennie
Nonger came across en- old tarantula
with her nest of young mes. They
we're promptly killed.
Monroe Enquirer: Nearly an average
crop of cotton has been made in Union
county this year. The crop is much
larger than it was thought to be the
middle Of September.
Greensboro Record: Ore is being
shipped daily from Ore Hal, and this
week the shipment Of coke and lime
stone will begin. TIE furnace will be
put in blast right away.
Newton Enterprise: r ports cCme
in that the farmers are sowinga pref
II large wheat crop, Notwithstanding
the unfavorabIe conditions for break
ing land earlier in the season.
Robert Lyon, who escaped from the
work house guards last Friday night
and was captured in Milton Wednes-
day morning, has again made his es
cape, says the Durham Recorder.
Oxford Orphans Friend: Progress on
the new buildings continue, and we
hope to have some of them completed
this year, but would appreciate addi
tional help to enable US to finish the
work.
Eight prisoners broke Jail at Wilson
and have flown to parts unknown.
Walter Armstrong, the negro recently
put in Jail for outraging a little six
year old colored girl, was among the
gang.
The largest cargo of cotton ever ship
ped from Wilmington cleared from
that port Saturday on the British
\ steanShip Ormidale-11 739 bales,
weighing $500. $50 pounds, valued at
$3.50, 1000.
Mt. Airy News: It is indeed graft
tying to US to state that Dr.. J. B Hol-
liDgsworth, who was so seriously in
jured by his horse running away with
him Wednesday morning Of last week,
is getting along nicely.
Cherokee Scout: Argus Blown, a
young white man. was convicted of as
sault with intent 10 rape on the person
Of Mrs. A, @. Hampton in the superior
court, last Wednesday and sentenced
to fttcen years imprisonment.
The first fire has been kindled in the
furnace of the North Carolina Steel
and Iron company at Greensboro,
which was recently purchased by DIR,
J. NJ. Worth and others and it is said
that it will soon be in operation.
An inabriate fell an struck his nose
against a BARRIERS pole last Tuesday
night. o. being raised from the ground
ne asked: "What'n thunder 'z9t (hic y
woman wi striped stockins on got
(aic) agin me7" says the Weldon News
An incendiary fire destroyed the
pack house of N. D. Switzerland in New
Hope township, Thursday morning
about 2 o'clock, with it's contents of
O,OOO pounds Of tobacco. Loss, $1,000;
insurance $500, says the GoIdsboro
Headlight.
1t Is rumorad on our streets this
week that E. M, Delaney, a young mar
well known in Elizabeth City, was con
Vlcted last week in Hartford county
under a charge of forgery and sent to
tne penitentiary, says the Fisherman
and Farmer.
we hear that the stables and barn OF
mr. j j Mobiles, six miles below town,
were destroyed by fire Wednesday
night. Particulars of the fire and ex.
tent of loss coul3 ,a