The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-07
STATE NEWS.

wheat from the West-Peanus
and Cottons seed from the South
Fire-crackers caused a small fire at
Henderson Christmas night. A. small
frame building was burned.
Christmas night at Enfield a fire
cracker set fire to the cotton platform
ana 40 bales of cotton were burneo'
News has reached Raleigh tina a
millionaire named Palmer 1 I've"
York. has given Zion college Jul.
Labor Commissioners B. R.. Lacy's re-
mort, now in press will be the most
| complete and valuable ever u by
his Office.
| The election held in Wilson regard
ing the Issuing of 81, 600 in bonds for
3 sewerage system, was carried by AZ
lmajority.
W. II. Wooten, of Newbern, fell from
third story window of a hotel at
Washington, N. O., and is very serl
Nusly hurt.
From the amount of marriages re-
korted, we may look for a hard winter
Beloved by a equally fall, says the
Hickory Mercury.
Chairman Holton, of the Republican
ate Executive Committee, mas re-
owed to Winston, and will have
eadquarters there.
The Gastonia Gazette says there is
man So years old In Castor county,
Who has bought a blue back spelling
book for his own use.
R-venue officers made a great raid
pf illicit distilleries in Person and
Orange counties recently. They ver
Aged rs gallons capacity.
Messrs. Eccles and Bryan, 50 long in
charge of the Central Hotel, Charlotte,
have leased the Buford of that city
and will take charge TO day.
The Record says Sheriff Jenkins, Of
chatham, while collecting taxes took
a. ''unbeknownst" at the time, a IS
bill of the Bank Of Mecklenburg.
Collections are being taken up for
he families of the men killed IN the
Cumnock mine disaster. There are "
widows and about 100 children OF
these.
The annual meeting of the State AS
location of public school superintend
gnts began in Raleigh Thursday, State
Superintendent ]. @. Scarborough be
ing present.
Associate Justice Walter Clark of
Inc Supreme court left Wednesday for
months tout in Mexico, in the course
Sf which he will visit all the States Of
hat republic.
Raleigh's street committee decides
Is urgently recommend granite curb
be- for all streets and for the paving of
Al cutters. Extensive paving Of side
walks is ordered.
DR.. r n. Norment, of Robson, is
sarly in the field, He will in a few
laws announce his candidacy for Con
Bss in the sixth district. He will
n on the silver lay.
.yZG Simmons, cashier In the Office
MR9venue Collector Simmons, has re-
med and Samuel A. Ashe is ap-
pointed to that position of which he
took charge January 1s5.
Mr.. J. D. Presley, who lives about
Vo miles west of Monroe, has a COW
hat laps water like q dog when she
rinks. There is nothing wrong with
he cows mouth or tongue.
And now it is denied that the next
tsesaiOn of the North Carolina Teach.
ers' Assembly will be held in Raleigh.
Secretary Parker says that as yet no
choice Of location had been made.
Dr.. Peck. Of Newbern while riding
in his buggy near there was attacked
lby two negroes. They dubbed him
until he was unconscious and then
robbed him His injuries are severe,
James Ellington, a respectable farmer
8gRho lived near Henderson, was found
q an open well on the Burgwyn fec
ory lot Christmas morning. He was
lead and had evidently been killed by
the fall.
No. 35, the fast mail on the Southern
railway, ran into a hand car neal
Salisbury last Saturday night, from
which one man was killed and another
fatally injured. Two others narrowly
escaped.
1t is again said that the Marietta anC
North Georgia railway is to be made
standard gauge, that the Hiwasseu
river will be 6ridged at Murphy ant
connection made with the Southern
railway.
Last Tuesday, the little child of Mr.
George Hank, of near Granite, Will
standing before the fire its dress ig
nited, burning it badly before it coulC
be extinguished, says the Hickory
Mercury.
DR.. R. L Payne and family lef
Lexington Monday for their new HON
in Norfolk, Va. A number of countr,
people rode miles through the rain t
see them off and to bid them a sa,
good bye.
Mr.. J. II. Wood, a prominent farme
and fruit grower, living about Cw
miles from Weldon, accidentally sho
his right arm off recently while gettini
ready to go hunting. He is expected
to recover.
Alonzo Turner has a curiosity in tn
shape of a white 'possum. Mr. Turne
Rught this animal a few nights age
is perfectly tame and allows hand!