The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-08
STATE NEWS.

The damage to the cotton crop of
North Carolina by the drought is now
estimated at forty per cent.
A new branch railroad is proposed
to run from Rural Hall, Stokes county,
to S~tatesville, via Yadkinville.
Mr.. Robert Draper, living near Hob
good, while chopping with an ak a few
days ago, cut off two of his toes.
The State auditor has received 400
new applications for pensions, with
twenty. five counties yet to hear from.
The grocery men of Concord have
organized to protest themselves against
dead beats. What a pity newspaper
men are not grocery men!
Because a preacher called at the resi-
dence of an Elkin man who was not on
friendly terms with him, the man
fired a bottle at the preachers head.
Some of our potato raisers are minus
of underground fruit this year but
have as pretty lot of vines as you could
wish to see, says the Laurinburg Elk.
change.
There is an epidemic prevailing
among a large number Of COWS in this
city and county and several have died
during the past week, says the Colds
boro Headlight.
a large mob of Chowan county CT
liens attacked the 'Sanctifi I'd Band"
on Chowan river, near Montrose. One
woman was killed and several men
were wounded.
Just across the mountain in Alexan
der county, at Lebanon church a revi
val meeting closed last week and there
were "a conversions, says the Wilkes
boro Chronicle.
One of the large boilers at the Elm
Grove Cotton Mills, near Lincolnton,
exploded the other day. doing consid
cradle damsge to the boiler room. No
body, however, was hurt.
a prominent Democrat of Siler City,
says, 25 per cent Of the Democrats will
vote fer Guthrie. This is good news
coming from Siler City, for it has been
the Democratic strong hold, says the
Chatham Citizen.
A carriage factory is now being
spoken of for Goldsbcro. A number
of our moneyed men are interested in
the movement and will form a stock
company within a few days, says the
Goldsboro Headlight.
George Hoell was in Jail in Martin,
but escaped. He deserted his wife, ran
eff FitR her sister and lived with her
net married. Fearing trouble he mar
ried No. 2, and at once was arrested
for bigamy. He is o in the woods.
Winston Republican: Near County
Line, Davie county, Mrs. Shields Mar
low has just died of typhoid fever.
Two weeks ago her daughter Alice,
was taken away with the same disease,
while three more of the family are al
50 virtually Frustrated with it.
Footpads are quite active in Sails
bury. According to the newspaper re
ports some one is held up almost every
night. The World says Matte Hair
ston, colored, was knocked down on
the streets Sunday night by an IN
known man and robbed of St.
Mr.. N. A. Powell who is nearly 50
years old, was sitting on the street
reading a newspaper, when a friend
asked where was his spectacles7 He
replied, II don't use any. Il is all I
can do to see without anything over
my eyes" says the L9noir Topic.
Two Spanish silver coins were un-
earthed this morning by the workmen
engaged in excRvating for Mr.. Rigler's
building, on South Tryon street. They
are of ancient dates, but we'll preserved.
Mr.. D~everaux, the shoemaker, has pos
session Of them, Gays the Charlotte
News.
Wash Atwater, colored, is still in the
land of the living, and a proclamation
Of outlawry has been issued against
him by Esquires A. 8. Barbee and
VIM. s. Suggs, of Chapel Hill. The
proclamation is posted at the court
house door, says the Hillsboro Oh
server.
Greensboro Record: T r. billiard, a
son of the late Judge billiard, who lives
at HillsdaIe, lost his dwelling this
morning by fire, together with about
everything in the house. 1t &C ;urred
between daylight aud sun up, while