The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
STATE NEWS

~ GRADES MO IOD8CCU Stou9 AEOW IA
N~orth-StaIkB Of Corn and Grains Of
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
Raleigh comes to the front with the
Infant prodigy"-a negro child which
It is declared, has talked from its
birth.
A true bill has been found against
Mr.. J. L. Graham, Superintendent
Mechanics clerk for arson by the grand
Jury at Newton, N. O.
The store of II. e. Ramsey & Co., at
statesville, was robbed recently and
the goods have been found in the pos
session of a Durham thief.
The body Of a new born colored babe
was found in Poindexter creek at Eden
ton last Wednesday. It had probably
been drowned by its hendish mother.
The Southern railway has bought
IS 900 tons of heavy steel rails. This
amount will lay $50 or 800 miles of
track. Some of these rails will be laid
between Atlanta and Charlotte.
The smoke house of Col. P. ]. Sin
clair, a prominent lawyer Of Marion,
was burned Saturday with about 2 600
pounds OF meat and lard. Smoking"
the meat originated the fire.
Cards are out to the marriage at
Grimesland, Pitt county, March 10th,
Of Miss Charlotte Grimes, daughter of
the late General Bryan Grimes, to
Major Alfred Williams, of Raleigh.
A horse belonging to Mr. W. NJ.
Thompson fell from the upper story of
his livery stable Monday night and
broke its leg, hip, etc. The distance
was about twelve feet, says the Lex
ington Dispatch.
The World says 10. White, a brake
man on the Western road whose home
is in S5atesville, was run over by a
train in Salisbury Sunday afternoon
and his right foot cut off half way be-
tween the toes and heel.
T. @. Hely, of Randleman, aged As
years, was bitten on the wrist by a
mosquito three months ago. Blood
poisoning resulted. His arm was am
putated. Yesterday he died. The case
attracts much attention.
Louisburg Times: Jerry Neal, col
cred, who stole a bale Of cotton from J.
Z Jones cotton gin last October, was
arrested and brought here last week
and tried before Justice o L. Ellis. In
default Of bail he was sent to all.
The r e'ectric lights are being put
Up. The engine is here. The dyna
mos are expected in q week or ten
days. 1t is hoped to have the streets
lighted with electricity within two or
three weeks, says the Kinston Free
Press.
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs. F. A.
Hall, reject of the late W. P. Hall,
died last Friday night at her home in
list. The deceased lady, who was in
her seth year, recently caught the
grippe, and at her age medical aid was
Of no avail.
AIamance Cleaner: The last will of
the late Nh. James b. Holt was ed-
mitted to probate Monday. Four of
his o Messrs. Walter L., Erwin O.,
Jas. H, Jr., and Robert L, qualified
as e~xecutore. His estate is estimated
at about 5000, coo.
The Governor has offered a reward
of 500 for the parties who burned Mr..
Walters barn in Ashe county. Mr.
Walters has also offered a reward of
$50 for the parties who burned his barn
in this county last October, says the
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Two young men, Will, Dysart and
Frank Weaver, of Marion, were play
fully boxing Sunday afternoon in a
drug store at that place, when Dysart
struck Weaver over the heart when
Weaver fell dead. A fatal rupture
was thought to be the cause
Greensboro Record: E. T. Lambeth,
a we'll known citizen Of his section,
seemed as well as usual yesterday and
at supper time eat his usual meal,
Some time afterwards he suddenly
dropped over and expired. He lived
about sever miles north of this place.
Some of our readers will be surprised
to know that there is a burial ground
within ten miles of Laurinburg that is
owe 100 years old and has not a tomb
stone or monument in it. 1t is sup
posed to have been in existence before
the Revolutionary War, says the Laur-
inburg Exchange.
The Charlotte Observer learns that
Mrs. Oates was assisting her husband