The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28
sTATE NEWS.

IN CIAbGS NAN
~orth-staIk of Corn and Grains OF
wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
Webster Herald: The sun is so hot
that the apples are actually baking
UPON the trees.
Indications now point to a short crop
of peanuts. The trouble is due to the
excessive drought.
Salisbury World: Reports come in
that rains have been general in this
State, particularly in the western por
ton.
huntsville Eagle: 1t is said that a
company will be in before many
months with machinery for working
the Crabtree gold mines.
Hon. Kerr Craige recently left Sails
bury for New York city where a hear
ing in the lease question was held the
week ending September 25th.
New postmasters recently appointed
in North Carolina: L. e. Stewart,
China Grove; J. G. Mathes, East Dur
ham j. l. Dolby, Jackson Hill; A. M.
Gemberg,, R cy Point.
The Charlotte News learns that Sena
tor Pritchard will go to Washington
the middle of the week to finish distri
buting the ''plums" to the hungry
office seekers. He is now at his home
in Marshall.
ST. Mary's school Raleigh, opened on
the morning of September %, with 121
students present-the largest number
on the first day in many years. Others
are expected. Prospects never SO
bright as now.
huntsville Eagle: Prof. N. Q Hon.
eycutt who has charge Of the Elk
Shoal school on Cane river was in town
last week and tell US he has the largest
enrolment of any school in the county
there being 100.
The corner stone of a Confederate
monument in the North Carolina lot in
Stonewall cemetery, Winchester, Va
was laid Friday 18th, with interesting
ceremonies. Rev. DR.. Jas. B. Avirett
delivered an address.
General Clingman is now in the
M~organton asylum. He once held the
highes position of trust and honor IN
the gift of his state, but 10 is a help
less wreck and without money and
friends. Such is life, muses. the Hick-
DRY Mercury.
The gold and copper mines around
Oxford are still being investigated and
capitalists are negotiating for the pur,
chase of the valuable lands. An option
on the Hammie gold mine was taken a
few days ago for s.. 800, says the Char
lotte Observer.
Burnsville Eagle: Burleson Manley.
one of Price Creeks best farmers and
one of the county's best citizens was
in town last week. Mr.. Manley is now
"a years of age, but q person judging
by his quick step would not take him
to be more than half that age.
Prof. Sledd, of Wake Forest College,
has a book of poems, From Cliff to
8caur" in press. His friends, advised
Of his scholarship, are grati6ed that
they are to have a volume from his
own pen that will add to his reputa
ton. says the News and Observer
Of 245h.
Gov. Russell has appointed as State
proxy OF the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad, L. J.. Moore, Of New
bern, and as directors, Daniel W. Pat
rick, J. E. Person. Robert Hancock,
William H hadbourn, Edward q.
Meadows, T. D. Hewitt, w. Il. Sawyer
and John F. MeWborne.
Fayetteville Observer: Alex. Gil
more. the notorious OUTLAW with price
set upon his head by two States, North
and South Carolina, and one county,
Cumberland, was in the city Friday
and witnessed Harris circus, at least
he said he was going to do 30. He
seems proof against capture.
Watauga Democrat: Near Virgil
on last Friday a threshing machine
was being moved when the team ran
away, and fractured the skull of Joe
Green, besides other il j%uries, and cut
Ctf the ear of Dolph Lewis, and seri.
ously if not fatally injured him in
other ways. Lewis is not expected to
live.
Among the horse swappers on the
streets here this week was q woman.
This is something new, so far as we
know, for this place. Women do al