The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-05
STATE NEWS.

~North-stalks of Corn and Grains Of
Wheat from the W~est-PeanUts
and OottonS Seed from the South
There is a Ga year old woman living
near Monroe who follows the ploW
every day.
Yea President Stevenson, his wife
and daughters will attend the com
mencement at the University.
The Press says since April 1st there
have been shipped from Hickory
800 bushels of sweet potatoes.
Dr.. Barnes, of Toisnot, had his foot
crushed by a stroke of lightning some
days ago.. says the Rocky Mount
PtWliX.
Clinton Democrat: Reports from
the huckleberry regions indicates that
the Sampson Blue will hit this year in
ample quantities.
Rev. DR.. Peyton II. Hoge, of Will
mington, has declined the call to the
Independent Presbyterian church of
Savannah, Ga.
Excellent progress is being made on
the great shops of the Southern rail
way at Salisbury. The buildings will
cover several acres.
Governor Carr appoints Charles L
Stevens, Thomas S Kenan and MRS.
T. A. ODDS a committee to select & gift
for the cruiser Raleigh.
Chatham Record: The fruit is now
considered safe, and a bcuntiful crop
is promised. The peach trees are well
loaded with young peaches.
Tne Asheville Citizen learns that
Philip Wilson, of Mitchell county, has
zen sons, ali living, eight of whom
served in the Confederate army.
The Wheeler lands in Stokes county,
once owned by Timothy Pickering, q
member Of Washington's Cabinet, has
been sold under q deed Of trust.
It Is stated that Hatteras will not get
light house on the outer diamond
shoal as an appropriation Of $50, 000
has been made for a light ship instead.
At Wilmington q gentleman who was
passing a dark nook on the street at
one o'clock at night, was bounced on
by an unknown negro, and beaten and
ChOked.
The Brevard Hustler says that it is
understood DR.. Geo. H. P. Cole, Hen
dersonvilIe's successful banker, will
open up his bank at Brevard by the
1st of May.
BStatesville Landmark: The potato
bugjs laying gold and silver bugs in
the shade now. He is eating the po-
tato tops as fast as they come out Of
the ground.
The Journal says that shad have
been selling at Newbern lately at I'M
precedently low prices-buck shad
only 10 cents per pair and o shad IS
cents per pair.
Ole young fellow in this c5unty hes
u sympathy. He walked twenty
miles last week to visit his sweet heart
and then failed to get to zee her, says
the Lenoir Topic.
TIE Durham Sun says Mr.. s J. Hes
ter has a duck that laid two half eggs.
It had the appearance Of Il egg in
two parts divided Numerically
through the centre.
l. L. Hanes, of State Road, Surry
county, writes US that his store vas
broken into on the 21st, and So IN sil
YER and a lot Of goods stolen, says The
Wilkesboro Chronicle,
Winston Republican: James Weir,
for assaulting his father-in-law, Mr..
Hanes, was bound over to court by
Mayor Gray in a 500 bond, in default
of which ne was committed to Jail.
John s. Carter has been placed in
prison, on account of having threaten
ell to kill his wife. Nothing is too good
for a man who would misJreat a weak
and helpless wife, says the Durham
Sun.
The Lincolnton Democrat says Mr..
jacob Carpenter, of Cleveland county,
died on the IS h, aged 1O3 years. He
had the measles after his 1881 birth
day, got we'll of it and died a month
later.
Rutherford Democrat: Mrs. Didama
Henson, widow of DR.. B. f. Henson,
will celebrate her 99:h birthday on
June p h.. Mrs. Henson lives in Sui
phur Springs township and js in good
health.
Tho woropor roojI case 0f