The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-02
STATE NEWS.

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Sorth-Stalks Of Corn and Grains OF
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and CottonS Seed from the South
Charlotte is to be connected by tele-
nbone with Augusta, Atlanta and
Charleston.
CASTOR county's cotton factories give
emploe ment to $50 men, 1,1i6 women
anu 763 children
Elgary per csn5 of the adult cotton
factory employees IL Catawba county
can read end write.
Fitly Eve men. 95 ONE and As
children fad employ meut IA the cotton
factories OF Cleveland county.
Give us better roads, or give Us
death Is the way Parrlck Henry puts
it. says she Wnkesboro Chronicle.
A nugget of gold weighing four
pounds vas found last Wednesday az
the Ingram Crawford mine near Able
marie.
An incendiary fire destroyed Bakers
wheat and gris5 mill near Princeton.
Monday night, causing an uninsured
loss u 81 500.
Toe Carolina Telephone company is
considering b e~dvisabiIsty Of putting
in a line from Kiuston 10 Dover, Core
Greek and Trenton.
KIns5on Free Press: Mrs. Mollie
Cummings, wife OF MT ]. Cummings,
died last Wednesday morning Of pneu
monia, eyed As years.
The Hickory Times says the Pied
mont Wagon Co, has let the contract
for brick to construct an additional
building at their shops 5Ox20O feet.
Biblical Recorder: North Carolina
people will rejoice to know that no
wines will be served from the govern
or's table during his administration.
From the StatesvilIe Landmark we
learn that Charles James, the colored
man who was killed here last Sunday
morning, was a convict, says the Sails
bury World.
Two prisoners in Randolph county
jail attacked the jailer and choked him
severely in an effort to escape from the
Jail. Assistance came and the attempt
was frustrated.
Winston Sentinel: We learn that
the colored people Of Winston have
taken SI4 900 stock in the cotton fac
tory to be worked in Atlanta by col
ored operatives.
Jack Miller, q negro suspected Of
murder at Norfolk, Va, for whom a
reward of 500 was offered by the
Governor Of Virginia, wal captured in
Charlotte Tuesday.
A row of frame buildings on Front
street, Wilmington, were burned Fri
day night. Mr.. George Cox lost his
life In the fire The loss is estimated at
$12 100, partly insured.
Charity and Children says that more
than 81, coo has been raised and ex
pended on the new building at the
brownsville Orphanage, ard that only
$500 more will be required TO finish it.
Mr.. Joseph w. Womble, of this
township, has a sheep that gives birth
to twin lambs every spring, and al
ways marks them by biting off the
ends of their tails, says the PittsOoro
Record.
Mr.. Harrison Curry's dwelling on
Centre street, together with most OF
it's contents, was destroyed by fire
Saturday night. Loss over 50 600; in
surance 81 800, says the Lexington
Dispatch.
The planning mill of ]. R Lane &
Son, at Sanford, was destroyed by fire
Saturday morning at 8 o'clock. 1t is
not known how the fire originated
The less is estimated at IS, 600. Nc
insurance.
A meeting of the citizens was held in
the court house last night for the pur
pose of making efforts to secure the
Winston Salem South bound railway
through Lexington, says the Lexing
ton Dispatch.
Secretary John B Sheriff. of the
North Carolina Press Association il
making arrangements for the members
Of the association to visit the Nashville
exposition. The trip will probably be
made In June.
Bill Conner, a negro, who recently
left the county home without inform
ing Superintendent Watson of his new
address, was captured last night and
returned to durauce vile, says the
Wilmington Dispatch.