The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-30
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~SSrtn-StaIkAof Corn and Grains OF
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
add ottonS Seed from the South
Wilkes county leads the State in the
number of Masonic Lodges. 1t has no
less than nine.
On April 7Jh the Orioles of Baltimore
will meet the Wake Forest baseball
team at Raleigh.
Gov. Russell has appointed Eugene
D. Carter as police justice of Asheville,
10 serve one year from May LIST.
J. NJ Milliken, of Randolph county,
is appointed United States Marshal
for the Western District of North Caro-
lima.
A $3.50 gold brick form the Brewer
mine IN KershaW has been received at
the assay Office in this city, says the
Charlotte News.
The weaving of willow into articles
of rustic furniture is an industry that
gives employment to a number OF taml
lies near Asheville.
Mrs. Lewis, of Durham, is appointed
matron of the ~penitentiary. Sam
Smith, a son of the superintendent, is
appointed clerk at 81, 200.
Harriet Tuck, a young colored wo-
man, is in jail at Oxford, charged with
eremating her infant and afterwards
buryiDg it in a pile of ashes.
An mcendiary fire destroyed the to
bacco factory of Fl. E Robertson &
Son. at Mocksville, on Thursday night,
causing an uninsured loss of IS. 900.
We are pleased to learn that the
wheat crop in this county is very
promising and a bountiful HARVEST is
hoped for, says the Chatham Record,
Green Scales, a young colored nan,
was killed by a train at Rufin, Rock
ingham county, on Saturday night
while drunk and asleep on the
track.
The Odd Fellows and Masonic lodges
here both continue to grow in member
ship. At nearly every meeting degrees
are conferred, says the Greenville Re
Hector.
It is said that the Murfreesboro Rail,
road will apply for permission to take
I'D it's tract, which is six miles in
length. 1t is operated by the Seaboard
Air Line.
The Southport Leader, established
seven years ago, suspended with last
weeks issue. The Wilmington Mes
Senger will fill out its unfinished sub
E%crlptions.
The present term of Surry Superior
Court indicted thirty three merchants
for failing to return their merchants
purchase taxes. The fine is $50 for
each ~offense.
Asheville Gazette: There ia marked
increase OF business in the passenger
and freight traffic on the Southern
railroad. Tneir business on this divis-
ion Is very heavy.
To pay q bet on the FitEsimmons-
CorbeCC prIze fight, w. E. Holman, a
Durham negro, had { eat a baked Cat
before a large audience in a tobacco
warehouse, Friday night.
We are informed that the Ca'awba
River Lumber Company has received
An order for Is, OUO goods boxes to be
completed at the mill and shipped
north, says the Hickory Mercury.
The wife and child of NJ. A. Hyatt,
of High Point, have been missing since
February 265h. He Is satisfied that
they were stolen Oy a man who left the
town the same day they disappeared.
In CurrItuck county March 18th
Boston Turner and Mills FELTON, quar-,
relied about the treatment of Turner to
FELTON, shot and killed Turner. FELTON,
escaped.
1t Is announced that DIR. Eugene
Grissom, tormeJy superintendent Of
the neane asylum al Raleigh, now Of
Colorado, Is an applicant for the
superIntenOency of the insane asylum
at MoTganton.
Gorge Bennett, a factory employe
at Fly ettevllle, killed himself with
lauonum last Wednesday. He left 6
letter say ing the cause of the act was
Domestic trouble. His wife bears 6
gGOG character.
The board Of agriculture advances
$500 to ne A. & ID. College to be
usau IL building the hospital contem
plated by the Legislature, and to put il
RddICloual boilers. The O is to be