The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-17
STATE NEWS.

Norlh-staIks Of Corn and Grains Of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cottons Seed from the South
Every township in Rowan county
voted against the special school tax.
Applicants for license to practice Law
IN North Carolina will be examined by
the supreme court on Monday, Septem,
Der q.
A Winston negro, Andrew Jones,
vbo stole the clothing Of several other
negroes while they were asleep, goes tc
the pen for five years. ".
The yearly meeting of the Society OF
r.iands has been in session at High
p,int, Four hundred ~accessions to the
society are reported, and 1913 CONVEX
sions.
North Carolina man was fined s.
for digging in his garden on Sunday.
TINS the law can raise money on Sun
day. but you must not raise vege
tables.
The Charlotte Observer says that In
Piaeville township there vas not a dis
aenting vote cast, and that the school
tax proposition prevailed at both
boxes.
The first open boil of cotton received
Of this Office, cane in Wednesday
August All, from the farm of MI. G.
n. Peacock neal here, says the Smith
field Herald.
Rutherfordton indicator Bud Brad
ley. working with a refractory mule
got his finger caught in the halter, and
bv a sudden jerk, his first finger was
pulled eff at the first joint.
Monroe Enquirer: John G. Starnes
Of Buford township, has three acres of
corn which bids fair to make 100 bush
els per acre. 1t is the finest field of
corn ever seen in that section.
Not a township in Forsyth was car
ried for the local taxation act for pub
lie schools at the election held. The
same reports were received from Gull
ford, Davie, Stokes, Surry and Wilkes
counties.
Winston Sentinel: The Winston
Cigarette Machine Company is arrang-
ing to make a big shipment in a few
days. Some Of the machines will go
to Mexico and others to France and to
St. Louis.
The old Gold Branch mine i'm Chero-
kee county, which has not been oper-
ated for twenty eight years, has re
Gently been sold to a northern syndi
cate, who will in a few weeks begin
operations.
Franklin Press: The wheat crop of
n. L. Barnard, which has recently
been threshed amounted to us bushels,
an average of % bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Barnard has the finest farm in
Macon county.
A. E. Holton, of Winston, N. O.,
has received has commission as Dis,
Jrict Attorney, for the Western Dis
trict Of N. Q. He took charge Of the
Of; e August Pad. Spencer Blackburn,
Of JEFF rson, N. O., is to be his assis-
tant.
The negro, Bracket, that 30 cruelty
Inundated and outraged Miss Kitsie
Henderson IN Buucombe county Aug.
8.h, was taken from the officers in
charge and hanged on the afternoon of
Aug. 11sh, in the presence of the I'LL
fortunate victim Of his passions.
The Durham Herald says there is
Only II per cent. of the population of
North Carolina II Sunday school
There ere neatly four hundred thou
sand children in North Carolina be
tween the ages of SIX and twenty one
VINO do mo- a55end Sunday school.
Raiigh Press Visitor: Yesterday a
couple from the country CANA here to
be married IN style by the governor.
They booted at the idea of a minister
or magistrate, and when they found
the governor never married couples
they decided to be married by the
mayor.
The Watermelon crop in Halifax
county is the largest for years. Yes
teFdag was a great day for them and
the streets were lined with wagons aid
carts loaded with them. The prices,
o. course, are low, and they r now
within the reach OF ali, says the Ronoke
Beacon.
The great yearly meeting" of the
Friends or Quakers, is in progress at
high Point The attendance is not
nearly as large as usual. About 5000
persons were present Sunday. None