The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-14
STATE NRws.

-;son Cerro Gordo; James P. Hill,
Ekoka; N1fus F. Barber, Collision.
Fayetteville Observer: Gao. King,
# the east side of the river, has a calf
one year old, less three weeks, which
IA giving milk.
Washington Gazette: A, 8. Mason
# Gavlords, although only So years
nd. has 20 Grandchildren, the oldest of
whom Is q years old.
Toe Wake Forest college trustees
meet at Oxford this week with the
Bsptist state convention to establish a
chair of history and political economy.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
solicitor at Winston has sent seventy.
FIVE or more bills to the grand jury
against merchants for selling cigarettes
TO minor.
The S.atesville cotton mills are now
running day and night. Not all the
new machinery is in place yet. When
running at full capacity the mill will
work aOout so more hands. -Ex,
Charlotte Observer: The dispatches
tell US that Representative Pearson, of
North Carolina, introduced in the
House yesterday a bill to repeal the
civil service law. All, there, Rich
mond!
S~tatesvilIe Landmark: B. L. Long
or S5atesvIlle had instituted suit
against the bank (Morganton) for non
resident parties for the sum of $12, 600.
The suit probably precipitated the
failure,
The fall term of Forsyth superior
court opened Monday of last week.
Seventeen people who failed to list
their taxss this year we're convicted
and paid 80 80 each. Ojher cases
we're called -EX.
Rltherfordton Vindicater: Another
rich silver vein is reported to have
been discovered on the lands of John
Hill on Cove Creek. If Mr.. Harrison
caps the stalk on his mine at $25, 600,
Mr.. Hill Is remarkably low on his.
TIE Labor Commissioner will report
that during the year ending November
30 there were manufactured in North
Carolina 26, 929, 900 pounds of plug to
bacco. $500. Of snuff, 1929, 600 cigars
and SO O9l, 600 packages of cigarettes.
Davidson Dispatch: A correspon
dent writes that H. Y. Clodfelter Of
near Wallburg, this county, has a
horse and mule which he drives, that
is probably the oldest team in the
State. The mule is 40 years old and
the horse 80.
At the North Carolina conference
Bishop Halsey, of the colored Method
ist church, made and appeal for Paine
Institute, and $26767 was raised in
small contributions. Colonel Julian S
Carr of Durham then added 81, 600 to
the collection.
Winston Republican: A week or
more ago a requisite legal notice was
inserted in one of the daily papers
praying for the divorce of Rev. 7 Fl.
Pegram and wife, residents of this city.
Since then there seems to have been re
Cancellation and adj lstment Of differ
ences.
The Supreme court decided in the
case of the State against Jones, from
Rockingham, that it is not the duty OF
the sheriff to make report of tax delin
quents to the court until after the day
Of levying and selling has passed. This
fully sustains the attorney generals
opinion.
In a letter to the labor commissioner
Thsopailus White, chief oyster inspec-
tor Of the State, estimates that there
are 5000 or more persons in the State
engaged IN the oyster indstry. Be-
tween 5 600 and 5000 bushels are
caught annually and sold at from Is to
SC cents a bushell.
In production of tobacco North
Carolina stands second in the Union.
kentucky alone preceding her. For
the year 1896 1.-THE State produced IS,
go 10 pounds, against 42,044 62C
pounds for the year ending January
1st, 1895 The product for 1896 was
valued at So .783. 926.
The suspended Piedmont bank, Nor
canton, George B. Erwin, president
had a capital at last report, October Is,
Of $50. 900, surplus $40, 600. The State
had only $500 there, but held $50, 600 Of
collateral. The examiner says the
bank was in good shape at the exami