The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-09
STATE NEWS

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in RuUherfoTdton
II IA said that there are two thousand
cases OF grip in Wilmington
Toe Catawba river Is frozen over,
for the fist time this winter.
7 L Torrance, OF Gassonia, killed a
hog a few days ago weighing 695
pounds.
the Ashville Citizen is to put in
type setting machines and to be other
wise improved.
The extension of the railroad from
Aberdeen, Moore county, to Concord
will De So miles In length.
Fannie Brooks, a colored woman,
aged 12O years, died C few day ego at
MarsnvIiie, Union county.
The Marlborough House, Raleigh,
which has been closed for some time,
is 10 re open February 10Th.
J D Carpenter, of Newton, had ripe
Strawberries a few days since. They
were cent him from Florida.
A correspondent of the M~organton
Herald wants the legislature to tax
weather prophets $25 per year.
The Ssimson Lumber Company Of
New bern lost $50. 600 by fire recently,
their entire plant being destroyed.
TIE G5lds0oro Argus says Royal &
Borden are erecting a mammoth chair
factory and paint STOP IN that town.
The State Agricultural Department
has Issued d handsome book on the re-
sources Of the State. 1t Is very credit,
able.
The British steamer Ardrishaig was
stranded on Frying-Psu shoals, near
the mouth OF Cape Fear river, last
week.
J,hn R Hicks, the forger, was sen
fenced to five years II the ~penitentiary.
He was convicted at New Hanover
court.
Carsou's chapel, a Methodist church
bulloIug l Mcdowell county, was
burned by inceudiaries Z night re-
Gently.
Several Building and Loan Associa
tions In Tennessee have recently failed.
Some of them had branches in North
Carolina.
Mr.. NJ. Il. Pinnix, one of the leading
men / n Piedmont Carolina, died at
Lexington last Saturday morning of
BslghV's disease.
Charlotte News: Mr. Macon Thorn
ton, proprietor Of Tnorngon's prescrip
tion drug store, il the arlington Hotel
building, made an assignment this
morning.
The Winston Republican says that
from the formation OF Forsyth county
until now noC q sheriff a got out Of
office except under financial embar-
rassm6nG.
Greensboro cuff red seriously last
week from the widespread falls report
that there had been a case of small
pox IN enc Of the hotels. 1t was only
chIcKen p0x.
Two hundred New Jersey editors will
visit Charlotte, Southern Pines and
Raleigh March 3135. They will come
on a special train rendered by the Sea
board AR Line.
From the Morganton Herald we
learn that Solicitor Spainhour got his
bicycle stolen one night last week.
This is a considerable loss to the Solici-
tor, as 1t was an $85 wheel.
a movement is on foot to erect g
new roller Mill in this city on the co
operative plan. The plan is a good one
and she project ought to succeed, says
the Hickory Mercury.
Il ia said that there never has been
so many marriages IN Stokes county
during the same length of time, as
have been since the first day of last
December, says the DAnbury Reporter.
A man by the name of Travis, was
killed at Wagner's mill, in Cline's
township on Saturday. He was cutting
ice eff from a water wheel. The wheel
started throwing him and breaking bis
neck.
The j Ill at Fayetteville is being we'll
guarded to save Archie Young. colored,
from a possible lynching. Young is
charged with two cases of rape and
last week murdered his mother with
an axe.
On last Wednesday Sheriff Suttle
arrested Monroe Giaescoe, near Cleve,
land Mdis, on a warrant charging him