The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
STATE NEWS.

at Grapes and Tob&ccO Stems from the
~ac-th-StaIks of Corn and Grains Of
wheat from the
and Cotton Seed from the South
Durham now has a lady doctor, Miss
Clara Martin, who is a graduate of the
school of o~steopothy, of Kirksville, Mo.
GoIdsboro is coming to the front as a
watermelon shipping point. Wednes
day II, 1000 melons we're sent north
from there.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Cbas D.
TAYLOR, who recently cut his hand with
g piece Of tin, is suffering greatly and
fear is entertained that blood poison
may set in, says the Goldsboro Head,
light.
The governor appoints Assistant
State Geologist II. Q. B Ni'ze, who is
now in Europe, to represent North Caro-
lima at the international geological
congress at ST. Petersburg, Russia, in
August.
There is a bad outbreak of fever in
Rutherford county. It is diagnosed as
typhoid, but is as malignant and fatal
as typhus and extremely contagious.
Last wear there was much fever IN the
sandhilI country, but this season it is
said there is very little.
The Beaufort Herald tells of an acci-
dent that Is rather remarkable. Some
days ago Mics LOWE Dixon, of CRrteret
COUNTY. knocked from the mantel
niece 2 cartridge which exploded as it
fell. Tie bail entered her breast and
she subsequently, died.
I. the Superior Court, in Raleigh,
Berry Cook, colorCd, charged with
numbering by strapgiing, Rose Morgan,
his mistress, pleaded guilty to murder
in The second degree and was senten-
ced to the peniteptiary by Judge
Robertson to twenty years at hard
labor.
Our friend r n. Garner, of Hunt
irg Creek, is ahead in the apple bust
ness. Along in March be grated an
apple tree, and about three or four
weeks ago he found four we'll developed
apples on the grafs. VIZ have never
heard of anything of the kind before
Wllkesooro Chronicle.
The Laurinburg Exchange says it is
remarkably strange to note that editor
Daniels, Of the News and Observer,
should feel called upon to write an
editorial on indigestion, Immediately
0 his return from a Methodist Dis
tric5 Conference. Guess chicken pie
doesn't agree with him.
Crops alI over North Carolina are in
fine condition. The wheat crop is har
vested it is one OF the largest and best
ever produced iU the State. Corn and
cotton are doing we'll. Tobacco has
fallen behind. The prospect of better
prices is improving. Added to it all is
the encouraging fact that u farmers
have produced more meat and lived
more economically the last two years.
Rocky Mount Phoenix.
The Weldon corn mill has decided to
Increase its capacity 1. 200 bushels per
day. The present equipment IS for
LOCO buehels daily, but running night
and day it turns out abcu5 1,6OC.
When the new machinery arrives 1t
adj to its present capacity consider
ably making a total Of $500 bushels
daily. The mill is ding a fine business
and cannot supply the demand, Gays
the Rocky M0un5 Phoenix.
AlittIe six year old daughter Of Mr.
George r lite. who lives about three
miles from to #n, Was bitten by q sup
posed mad dog yesterday morning.
After biting the child the dog seizad a
hog and didn't relax It's hold until shot
and killed by Mr.. Fritts. The little
gsEl wGs brought to Lexington and a
maidstone applied t the bite. The
stone adhered to the wound and the
child is doing very we'll, Gays the Lax
ington Dispatch.
Mr. E. G. Erwin, who lives at Saun-
der's postofice, near the upper part Of
necklenburg, but across the line Of
CabarIUs, is raising a e variety OF
Watermeions. The melon is in all re-
speCts Ike the ordinary watermelon,
except that as it ripens it turns yellow.
The color is brighter than that Of a
pumpkin. Inside the meat Of these
yellow rined melons ia red. Mr. Erwin
brought the Observer one of his yellow
melons NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Obser-
Yer.
Ali is not serene in the eitorial sanc,
tum OF the Star OF Zon, 'organ OF the
American Methodist Episcopal church