The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-30
STATE NEWS.

Wheat from the
and CottonSeed from the South
LeaksviIe Gazette: Chinch bugs
have damaged the wheat crop some.
They are now turning their attention
to the corn.
The tobacco warehouse Is now com
pleted and the priz9 will be completed
in a month or so, says the Lumberton
Robesonian.
Six convicts escaped while engaged
in grading the Asheboro & Montgom
erv Railroad last week. Some of them
have been r~ecaptured.
J. G inton Smoot, of Alexandria, Va,
who is establishing a big tannery at
North Wlkesboro, passed through
Greensboro last evening en- route from
the latter place to his home.
The Scotland Neck Democrat now
the name changed to Common
wealth. Editor billiard makes the
change because this latter name is the
first under which the paper was pub
lished.
Graham Cleaner: Mr.. Thos. R.
FJust has been elected principal of
Newbern academy and graded school.
He is we'll qualified for the work, and
N9wbern is to be congratulated on Sc
curing his services.
1t is reported here by one who lives
in the neighborhood, that the terrapins
are cutting off H. B. Prices corn, at
Poores Knob, and carrying it to the
creek. II is said that he caught them
at it, says the Wilkesbor BRO Chronicle.
The North Carolina Dental Society,
at Morehead City, appointed a com
mittee of three to arrange for an inter
state meeting with the dental Societies
of Maryland, Virginia aid North Gro
lima, to be held at such time and place
as they see fg.
Bright little Hamilton Underwood,
while playing circus last week, fell and
broke his arm in two places. Though
the little fellow suffered great pain, he
bore up manfully. He was resting
quietly this morning, says the Fayette
vile Observer.
Nashville Optic: The large four
story tobacco pr , house, near the de
pot, that was blown down last spring,
is being rebuilt .-We learn that the
hail storm did considerable damage to
crops in the Sandy Cross section last
Saturday night.
Winston Sentinel: At a quarterly
conference of the Methodist Protestant
church, held Wednesday night, the
names OF O Kte3n members were drop
ped from the church roll. Steps were
also taken looking to the exclusion Of
a number of other members.
Jake Everhart was up before Squire
Meyer last Friday charged with steal
ing a bicycle from Mr.. Ave DArr last
December. He confessed the crime,
and in default of a $3.50 bond was sent
to jail to await the next term of David
son Superior court, says the lexington
Dispatch.
Nj. T. J Shoat, an employee at
Thompson's machine sop, has one
hand in a bandage. While sharpening
a moving knife, the knife caught in a
belt and few around striking MI.
Shoat on the hand and cutting it in
several places, says the Salisbury
World.
Yadkinsville Ripple: Thomas Driver,
of Yadkin county, who is serving a
sentence on the Forsyth changing for
general cus3edness happened to a bad
accident a few days ago. He was
working on the public roads when a
large rock fell on him, crushing his
shoulder.
The dwelling house of w. M. Morris,
of Hudson, vas destroyed by fire Sun
day evening about three o'clock. 1t is
supposed that rats carried matches in
to the attic Of the house and set it on
fire, as the fire originated in the root
L2ss about 81 500, with insurance
amounting to 81. 500. says the Lenoir
Topic.
While in a sitting position feeding
her little chickens last Saturday even
ing at her home near Jonesville, a
vicious rooster few upon the head of
Mrs. Susan Godfrey, anaged lady, and
epurred her deeply five times before he
could be gotten off. The old lady is in
a feeble condition and could not with
stand the attack of this vicious fowl.
Winston Sentinel: A large barn be
longing to Mr.. Henry Enoch. a farmer
living for miles south of Salem, was