The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-03
sTATR NEWS.

No. o. rom the West-PeanUts
- o,tonS Seed from the South
announcement is made Of the
I.isce Of J R. Wilkes, of Charlotte,
n. g., Carrie Settle, sister of Con
p",map Thomas Settle, on Novem,
pr16.h.
-TB HollingswoTth, Of Mt. Airy,
i.,osi9ned by a runaway accident
s;.b occurred near that town last
Wednesday.
Tonrce E0quirer: The old Hemby
IA nine in Vance township, is being
s,rsIoped by Boston capitalists. Sew
..oI tb5usand dollars will be spent for
nachinery.
Miss Clara Crowson. a lovely young
r.3v of Wadesboro, died Thursday at
,bo age Of twenty one, the second vic
nm Of the ice cream poisoning at a re
cent wedding.
Flsh Point had a small strike last
raek. Brick carriers on the Groom
hiding struck for higher pay.
Whether they got it or not, the Enter
prise does not say.
On Friday a calf belonging to Agent
IR Moore jumped in q well on his
LOT. The animal was pulled out and
sra ge to say, was not hurt, says the
G.seuville Reflector.
Washington Progress: DR.. 8. 7.
Nicholson is now getting up stock to
build q cigarette and smoking tobacco
factory. The firm that wishes to come
,re have subscribed SIS, 600.
Oscar Coley had the misfortune to
kse q good horse Tuesday night. The
snimaI got down in the stable and re
:ivtd injuries from which it died,
ays the AIamance Cleaner.
Rev. Jesse Howell, a Baptist minis
ter of Wake county, died last week
sged $ years. He had preached about
:5!ears, baptized about 900 people
0twhom 25 are now preachers.
Dr. Peter E Hines, of R Raleigh, is
elected president of the North Carolina
Confederate Veterans ISOLATION.
Capt . B benson, of Raleigh, is re
a5cted secretary and treasurer.
The State Swine Breeders Associa
ton has elected I. L Hammond, Of
Aamance county, president; W. E
BsDbow, Of Guilford, vice-president ;
re Emery, Of Raleigh, secretary.
Eghty-fve per cent. of the corn crop
On the great State farm on the Roam
Loke river is found to have been de-
stFQTpd by freshet in August and only
.SYN cent. of the estimated crop is
saved.
Mr. Dan Sides, the young man who
.E@ recently kicked on the head by a
mule, and whose life was at one time
ie:pa!red Of, continues to improve,
si Will get well, says the Concord
Tines
The State Diarymen's Association
has elected the following others: H
4 Whiting, Of Wilmington, president;
G F. Weston, of BlItmore, vice-presi
dent; Z B E HambIey, of Rockwell
secretary.
We regret to note the loss by fire of
aCorn barn and valuable machinery
b! v. R Mann Of Gold Rock. The
less estimated at about $500. There
vas n Insurance, says the Rocky
Mount p plix.
Charlotte News: DR.. Bays, pastor
dTryCn street Methodist church says
That l25 persons have been converted
Or Proclaimed as a result of the School
aed meeting, and that great good has
oeel done IN the church.
lexington Dispatch: Mr.. H II.
Tsraue, Of Conrad Hall township, drop
Pe1 dead last Monday in his field while
aliIng cheat. He was apparently in
'Na health IN the morning when he
cent cut to his work.
Mr.. J n. Myers was in town last
'sek oza biting some sweet potatoes
,Nica he raised this summer. He
|o"ed U5 one which weighed six
S'uHds-I0 Of which made a bushel.
tusy were indeed fine, says the Lex
0gIon Dispatch.
greensboro Record: Mr.. A. A. Wells,
superintendent Of the bridge force
- 'oe Southern, and resides on Church
"eS'' not far from Judge Dicks. Yes
~oay morning when SIR. Wells woke
~ ne found his purse containing $57
80 gone and SO was his pocket knife.
Neo' IGOn3s was killed near Spout