The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
STATE NEWS.

and CottonS Seed from the South
1t takes "a barrels of -four a month
at the Oxford ~orphanage.
The estate of the late Gov. Holt is
said to be worth $3.50, 600.
The telephone line between Hender-
son and Louisburg has been completed
Buncombe county Democratic con-
venUion has been called to meet May
pad.
Eighteen bales of cotton were burned
at Kings Mountain Saturday night
week.
In a radius of 100 miles from Char,
Iotte there are no less than 1913 cotton
mills in operation.
An effort is being made to get up a
fair at Wilmington. The subsc riptions
so far amount to between S., 900 and
Sc 900.
At a union service held in Gastonia
Sunday night a week ago a collection
was taken tor the Armenians and $15
was raised.
| We learn that the contract has been
let for two large brick torres at Ossipe
and Altamahaw mills, says the Bur
lington News.
Mrs. Carrie Gamble has become the
local editor of the Newton Enterprise,
for the Hickory department., so says
the Enterprise.
Fayetteville Observer: This morn
ing the bridge which crosses the old
canal, near the Kyle place, was burned
by incendiaries.
The stables of A B. Shaw, of Laurin
burg, with n horse and nine mules,
we're burned last Wednesday night.
Origin of fire unknown.
Mrs. DR.. E. o. Elliott, of Catawba
Springs, had an arm and leg broken in
a runaway accident Wednesday morn
ing, says the Hickory Press.
John Tillman, a whiskey dietiller
near Roxboro, killed himself by taking
+. ~strychnine, because he was indicted
for violating the revenue laws.
Rockingham Index: Farmers are
about done planting cotton. The early
planting is coming up but there will
not he a stand until a much needed
rain comes.
An interesting trial is in progress at
Greensboro. Peter Ireland and James
Coffey are charged with burning the
roller fl During mills of o. L. Sapp at
/ Gibsonville.
: BIZ lard %7ttNa: 1t IS with a feeling
of qualification that we are authorized
to state last month the II. & B. rail
road paid nearly 5000 more than run
ming expenses.
Brevard News: Pennsylvania county
is in the silver movement to stay, and
at the ides of November next she will
be reported as true to the white metal
and prosperity.
Forest fires have been raging about
Poore's Knob and around Esq John
loves, doing serious damage TO tenc-
ing, forest growth, etc., says the
Wilk ~Sboro Chronicle.
Fire got out in the John Patterson
woods about three miles from this
: place Sunday afternoon and destroyed
a fine lot of valuable timber, says the
Laurinburg Exchange.
The Democrat says there is no issue
in municipal politics in Clinton. Tine
hog" it says, roots in unmolested
freedom and town taxes are not high
enough to grumble at"
A thief raided the Rev. A. D. Nc
Clure's chicken house on Sunday night
and stole several Leghorn hens. The
lock was broken and carried away,
a Y the Wilmington Messenger.
A wedding in Caldwell county had
to be postponed because the prospect.
i've groom got caught on the jury in a
murder trial and the jury hung until
after the day set for the marriage.
The Wilmington Star learns that
strawberries, which are now being
shipped from BurgaW, Fender county,
to the Northern markets, are netting
SIC per crate or so cents per quart.
The sho:iff eff Iredell has advertised
over 400 lots and farms for sale for
taxes. Among them are two belonging
to Sen. Sigmon of this city. Such is
goldbugism, says the Hickory Mer
curry.
Aberdeen Telegram: ]. T. Patrick
has sold to Chicago parties the McDut