The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-21
STATE NEWS.

and Cottons Seed from the South
One man in Salisbury has killed 245
4 hogs this season and the World says
he has not stopped yet.
The Durham Sun is raising a fund
for the Cumnock mine sufferers. 1t
has reached nearly 1926.
The Commissioners of Buncombe
buntv offer a reward of 81 each for
ae scaIps of wolves, panthers and wild
ats.
The Morganton Herald says the
Waldenses are building a pretty stone
church at their settlement in Burke
county.
\ A military company has been organ
Gzed among the boys of the blind asy-
hum at Raleigh. They are reported to
drill well.
NWork on the Baptist Female Sem
}. nary at Raleigh, is being pushed. 1t
Dis expected that it will be completed
this year.
Rev. DIR. J. A. Mundy, late pastor of
the Baptist church of Wilson, has &C
Hcepted a call to the Baptist church of
Reidsville.
J.. F. Jarvis, a special policeman, of
Asbeville, has been committed to jail
Without bail on the charge of assault
ing a woman.
The Bessemer City Messenger under
stands that Congressman Linney says
he would rather hunt 'possums than
be in Washington.
A Jewish couple were married in
Reidsville a few days ago by Rev. D.
Craig, pastor of the Presbyterian
church al that place.
A colored man fell off a wagon load
of hay, on Mr.. G. A R0per's place last
week, and broke both arms, says the
Laurinburg Exchange.
1t is claimed that a we'll of water
has been discovered in Greensboro, the
drinking of which causes the hair to
fall out in great chunks.
February 18th the people of Char
lotte vote on the issue of $500, OO0 in
bonds for the purchase and improve
\ mert of the water works.
Rev D. II. Tuttle, pastor of the Cen
trail Methodist church, Raleigh, is Of
fered a professorship at Asbury col
lege, Wilmore, Kentucky.
The property owners whose houses
we're burnt in Rutherfordton, r plan
ming new brick buildings which will
greatly improve Main street.
There seems to be a considerable
amount of measles and whoopiDg cough
in some sections of the county, says
the WiIkesboro Chronicle.
Capt. A. P. Rhyme will soon add
5000 additional spindles to his Mt.
Holly Mills; also 5000 more spindlee
to his Stanly Greek Cotton Mills.
Letters received at the agricultural
, DEPARTMENT indicate the development
ia good demand at Allegheny City,
! "a for North Carolina scrap mica.
Y, Alfred Williams, an old and we'll
nown citizen of Raleigh, died Thurs
n lay night, aged 81. He was for 80
years in the book business in Raleigh.
The young men of our town have
been enjoying the ice hugely since the
late hard freezes. Skating is fine on
New River, says the Boone Democrat.
The Gazette denies the report that
GastOnia is afflicted with small pox.
1t a Y the report that has gone out is
a foolish rumor and a very silly scare,
Lumberton RObesonian: Seventeen
new pupils have entered Robson in
stitute since the holidays-making 6
total enrolment since September Of
147.
Durham now has a "LoxoW" com
mittee which has investigated a report
that a police officer had taken a bribe
from a woman. Tie officer vas &C
quilted.
Wilmington has a board of finance
and audit, which has been established
for many years, and which has proved
of signal benefit to the tax payers o.
that city.
Sheriff Sims thinks Steele, the No.
township murderer, is hiding about
MooresvilIe. He is spotted and nab
bling is in store for him, says the Con
cord Standard.
Arthur, son of Mr.. J. W. Potts, o
Steel Greek, is q good one for size. H
is II years old, is six feet and six inche
tall and weighs $50 pounds, says tn
Charlotte News.
Warehousemen in Raleigh say thu
prices of leaf tobacco are eve highe
than they were before the holidays
that the breaks are good and that thu
color of the leaf is fine.
Mr.. Joseph T. Griffin, of this town
ship, seems to be Chatham's champion
turkey hunter, having killed % will
turkeys since the LIST of November
saws the Chatham Record.
Greensboro Record; Hucomuga Mill
started up this morning with a few
looms running. There are q bun
dred and fifty looms in the mill, all o
which will be going very o
The Elkin Times says Mr.. Will Sim
mons and Miss Elvira COckerhan
were married near Roaring Gap, Al
leghanv county, recently. The groom
is Is and the bride Il years of age.
Mr.. Orren Prevatt. who lives abou