The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-28
STATE NEWS.

7rssm of the State Press-Drops of Turpentine
and Grains of Rice from the East-Clusters
of Grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
N~orth-Stalks Of Corn and Grains of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and CottonS Seed from the South
White shad have appeared on the
Newbern markets,
The Female Benevolent society in
Eewbern raised 1886 sc last year.
The Greenville Reflector says there
snow not a barroom In PamIlco
connty.
The Stanly Enterprise learns that
e Duke gold mine, neal Norwood, Is
brewing very rich.
Cabarrus county's sheriff has already
collected all the State and county taxes
except about 81, 900.
KInston Press: The indications are
that most of our farmers will engage in
tobacco culture this year.
In a little over a weeks time the
Dime Savings Bankat Raleigh received
deposits amounting to 81 600.
So far $50. 900 has been subscribed
for the Baptist University at Raleigh.
TIE amount wanted is 5000, 600.
The Watchman says Congressman
AShuford is making an effort to get a
sovernment building at Salisbury.
North Carolina made a record last
year In the absence Of ~lynchings. The
number was the smallest in years.
Rockingham Index: Mr.. 4. S. Dock
cry, the editor, left on Monday to com
plete his law course at the University.
The Cleveland Star understands that
Congressman Linney, of the eight dis
trict, will have to fight for renomina
ton this year.
1t is given out by authority that Col.
Julian s. Carr will not be a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor this year.
There are 245 subscribers to the
AshevIlle telephone exchange. The
Citizen says this is at least fifty more
than in any other exchange IN the
State.
The citizens of Augusta, Davie coun-
ty, offered a reward of 800 for the
person who set fire to the school build
ing in that place on Thursday night OF
, last week.
A oma by the name of Lou Can,
non, of Beaver Creek township, was
placed in jail last week charged with
SVOOSA4AS q Po4A "a SAONSj soy UAC
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Hale 6 Brothers, at Halifax, make
IS mattresses a day, which makes in
ship their goods all through North
Carolina and Virginia.
E P. Shields, of Scotland Neck, has
contracted with his farm hands this
year on q new basis. He furnishes
them ratiOns and pays them 100 pounds
of lint cotton per month.
The large tobacco firms, w. w.
Wood & Co., of WinsOn, and Key &
Co, of Statesville have consolidated
and will do business at Ststesville, Mr..
Wood having moved thence.
Scotland Neck Democrat: News came
by wire from South Carolina to Mrs.
W. NJ. Crump, of Tillery, last Friday
that her SOD, Mr.. Willie Saunders, had
been shot and killed that day.
Mrs. W. g. Gather, of S~harpesburg
township, being bothered with hawks,
last week made a trap and set it. She
caught two hawks IN as many days,
says the Statesville Landmark.
One of the residents of the Victor
Mills settlement, took a census of the
measles there yesterday. He found
113 cases, an average Of 8 to every
house, says the Charlotte News.
representative Settle has introduced
his bill TO enlarge by $25, 900 the appro'
priation for The Greensboro public
building, and a bill to pay the war
claim of W. r. Albright, g, 675.
Representative Skinner has intro,
duced a bill in the House to impose a
duty of 81 per 1000 for rough boards,
81. so for that planed on two sides, 20
per cent advalorem for laths, etc.
1t is reported that several suits for
amages will be brought against the
Langdon Henszey Coal Company by
the families of the men who were killed
in the recent explosion at Cumnock.
The parties who were jailed here for
the murder of the tramp, mention OF
which was made in the Gazette last
week, have been released for the want
of evidence, says the Warrenton Ga
z9tte.
Wadesboro Messenger: MI. John r,
Richardson's store, at Ansonville, was
b~urglarized last Thursday night and g
lot of merchandise and about $35 in
cash, was secured and carried eff by the
thieves.
Morganton Herald: The Waldenses
are building a pretty stone church al
their settlement in eastern Burke. The
rock is gotten from a quarry on their
own lands and conveniently close tt
the church.
The Office of Mr.. A. G. Craige, di
vision freight agent of the the South
ern Railway Company in this city, il
Is said, is to be abolished, and will be
closed up on February 1, says the
Charlotte News.