The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-31
NEWS.

e C-apes and Tobacco Stems from the
~rorth-staIks of Corn and Grains OF
wheat from the West-Peanuts
and CottonS Seed from the South
The son of the late Chief Justice Mer
rimon is arranging to go to the Klon
dyke country.
DIR. Stephen B. Weeks is writing a
history of the common schools of North
Csrolina-Ex.
The Andrews Sun says that G.. e.
Bryson, expelled from Cuba by Weyler,
il q native of Haywood county.
Il is estimated that the total valua,
ton of the property of North Carolina
has been increased between 81, 600, 600
and 81 600, 600.
G. NJ. kenyon, formerly business
manager of the detunct Raleigh Tri
bune, is now editing the Kewanna
Gnd.) Herald.
Morganton Herald: The rector and
vestry of Grace church have purchased
{ $1,000 pipe organ from Mr. E. ID.
Andrews. of Charlotte.
Mr.. N. Mex. Buie, of Oakland town
ship, has presented the Records
museum with the skin of a snake over
feet long Chatham Record.
Lumberton R0besonian: Farmers
who have pulled fodder say that the
corn is not near as good as they
thought it was q few weeks ago.
J. G. Brown of the Citizens bank
Raleig b, was elected vice-president for
North Carolina of the National Bank
ers' Association.-Asheville Citizen.
s J. Ginnings, Esq has asuDfower
stalk, as large as a mans leg, twelve
feet high and has 50 flowers on it This
beats the record. Chroni
Gle.
Hickory Times: Rev. F. E H. Pat
z9r, professor in ST. Paul's Lutheran
Seminary in this place, died Monday
morning the 18th instant of typhoid
fever.
3tatesville Mascot: MI. G. T. Ingram
of Bethany township has a peach tree
which is bearing the second crop Of
peaches this year. 1t has than a
dozen on it.
Concord Standard: Miss Carrie Nc
Canless, S~alisbury's artist, has received
an cffsr of $3.50 for n Of her paint
ings on Porcelain, which was on exhi,
hilton some time ago.
Charlotte Observer: Ed. Lucky,
colored, was shot twice late Saturday
night by VIII Neeley, colored. One ball
entered his side; the other his face,
Just below the right eye.
Durham Herald: Alice Ray, widow
Of the late Newman Ray, who "a
killed by a train on the Southern road
several months ago, has sued the
Southern for S., 900 damages.
Golds6oro Argus: The announce
ment that the Wayne Cotton Mil
would soon resume operations has IL
fused new life into business affairs Of
the northern part Of the city.
The railroads have paid in the fol-
loving taxes to the state: Palmetto,
SO; Pittsboro, sos; Raleigh & Augusta,
$ 1872; Carolina & North Western
$49I, Atlanta & North Carolina, 81, 378
We learn that the outlook for Trinity
was never so brighG as it is now. A
large attendance OF students is ex-
pec.ed, and every thiny is being put in
readiness for the opening in Septem-
Der.
Washington Progress: Lewis BloUnt,
colored, was arrested in this town yes
torday morning for an assault with q
knife upon Lewis Hill, colored. The az
fair occurred at Dover on Iazt Satur-
day.
Our Home, Marshville, says: The
meeting at the Baptist church here
closed Friday. There were ten acces
siong to the church. The pastor, Rev.
J. B.. r chardson, was assisted by Rev.
J. L Bennett.
Charlotte News: H A. Wolfsohn,
Mr.. Flies singer, left Thursday wen.
ing for brownsville to join the evan
gaiis5. They will soon begin series of
r~evivaIs, in which they will be engaged
Tor several weeks.
Goldsboro Argus: The Wayne cot
ton mill to day shipped a car lead OF
sd0eting to Rhode Isltnd, which is the
cCnser Of the New England manufac'
turing territory, and they also shipped
AGAR load to Mobile, Ala.
Winston Journal: James J. Britt,
who was recently elected adjunct pro