The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
STATE NEWS.

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~,Eo-th-staIks Of Corn and Grains Of
wheat from the West-Peanuts
and lotions Seed from the South
ooIem has a white English spar
row.
caldwell county is to have a chain
gang =.
county.
charges against Marshall Carroll
hova been withdrawn.
storm did considerable damage at
oortbern Pines On the 18th.
The next meeting of the State Press
Association will be held at Waynes
vile.
Hickory has increased the value of
fs taxable property 800, 600 within a
year.
Cabarrus county authorities have
purchased 81. 800 worth OF road ma.
chinery.
Counterfeit money is being widely
oirculated in Western North Carolina,
it is said.
An exchange says the potato crop
around Elizabeth City is almost a total
failure.
Hendersonville will be dry next
wear. The vote was 115 against license,
and 80 for it.
Dunn goes for prohibition by Sc ma
iority DRY" towns seem to be IN the
lead just now.
A carpenter in Winston fell from a
scafold ten feet high but sustained no
serious injuries.
Ex-senator Ransom has $500 acres in
cotton. There are IT'S ploWs at work
on his Roanoke farm.
Mr.. Aft A. Thompson bought the
Raleigh Daily Tribune which was cold
last week. The price paid was 81. 365.
The Gastonia Gazette claims that
there is an apple tree in that county,
seven feet 5 inches in circumference.
A. F. T. Polk, of Goose Creek town
ship, Union county, has sold sixty
seven bushels of onions from one acre
this year.
Winston had a novelty the other
day. Two drummers man and wife,
travelling for different houses entered
that town.
The sheriff of Yancey county was
very seriously injured by a horse a
short time ago and some fear the
sounds may prove fatal.
Among the counties so far heard
from that elected negroes on the edu
cationgl boards are Craven, Richmond,
Hartford, Warren and Wake.
An old gentleman, aged about 80
years was killed by a freight train
near Concord a few days ago. 1t is
thought that he was intoxicated.
Morganton Herald: This county
pays ABOUT three times as much per
day for feeding the criminals as it does
for feeding the unfortunate poor.
An IS months old child near Gastonia
drank some carbolic acid from a bottle,
as a result of which, che became very
seriously sick, but has now recovered.
A mad dog created considerable ex
element in Kinston on Saturday 18th.
Many dogs were bitten, and havoc
reigned until Sunday morning when
ne was killed.
Mr.. Mebane, SUPERINTENDENT of Pub
lie Instruction directs the indictment
Of the Washington county commission
ere for refusing to notify the people of
the August school elections.
DR.. ". J. McLendoD, president of the
Wadesboro Cotton Mills Company,
says he has received three large orders
for the product of the mills, the largest
that have been received in six months.
Hendersonville Times: John Ship
man was blessed with two babies on
June 4, both girls, He isS8 years old and
has been very feeble until the advent
OF his babies, but now he is as supple as
a'kid.'" Great climatel
Crops are very promising. The
wheat crop is excellent and there are
Indications of good crops Of corn, to
oacco 4 cotton. The fruit crop, too,
was not nearly 30 much il jured by the
late trosts as was at first supposed.
The Pittsboro Citizen says a Chat,
Mantle was recently thrown from
amule, the mule being frightened by a
bicycle. He recently appeared in town
again. This time, however, he hitched