The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-04
STATE NEWS.

Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
It is said that there are 800 bicycles
in use in Raleigh.
The acts Of the last Legislature will
not appear until June.
Durham has a new ice factory with
a capacity of twenty ons a day.
Negroes employed in tobacco priH
cries in Winston are kicking for in,
crease in wages.
The Southern has abandoned it's
double track system between Sails
bury and Spencer.
The new directors of the North Caro-
lima railroad are called to meet at
Greensboro May 7th.
The Mercury says 6O5 bushels of po
tatoes were shipped from Hickory to
points in Georgia n day recently.
Monroe Enquirer: A company has
been formed to work an abandoned
gold mine about a mile west of town.
at Columbia, Tyrrell county, q five
year old son of Willie Rhodes was
kicked to death by a horse, a few days
since.
Danbury Reporter: Fire is raging
on the mountain between the Hang
ing Rock and Moore's Knob this
week.
The municipal campaign in Charlotte
is at white heat. The News says 9 free
hght broke up a meeting Wednesday
night.
The illicit whiskey dealers are now
shipping whiskey in boxes marked
meat" Revenue { Ulcers have captured
some.
Mrs. Traywick, of Charlotte, was az.
saulsed by an unknown man on a de
serted street in that city Monday
night.
R. Il. Groom has been appointed
postmaster at Bingham, Fender county,
and G. A. Reid at Catawba, CataW5a
county.
Thomas s. franklin, of Charlotte
has been appointed major and assistant
Inspector general on the stef of Col.
G. B. Register.
Concord Standard: A twenty FIVE
barrel roller -four mill will be built at
Ooddle Greek by Messrs. NJ. F. Nesbit
and B. ". Presley.
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs. Louis
Page, a we'll knoWnand respected lady,
died at her home in Aberdeen Thurs
5,v =, bor ROkh voor
A special term of Burke county Su
perior court will begin June 14th and
continue about four weeks. Judge Rob
inson Will hold this court.
Charlotte News: Rev. L R Pruett
last Sunday at Twelfth street Baptist
church received on profession of faith
a man ninety-two years Of age.
Sylvia Democrat: Heavy frost Sun
day morning and cold mornings and
evenings since must have seriously in.
jured If not destroyed the fruit crop.
The Newton Enterprise says that
clock peddlers are in Catawba county
soliciting orders for clocks at $40 so
each. Look out for them.
All the negro employees in the TO.
bacco factories at Winston r on a
strike. They met last week and raised
$50 TO feed the poorer nee.
-Four companies have notified the
adjurant general of their purpose to at
tend the Tennessee centennial-Ashe-
vile, Charlotte, Stetesvil!e and Win
ton.
Salisbury Sun: Eighteen car loads
Of poultry will come down the Western
Sunday morning il one train. They
will be shipped from Tennessee to Jer
sey City.
Elm City C~arolinian: 1t is stated
that Mr.. Thomas Sawyer, Of Camden,
Is the father OF 81 children-the Oldest
born 60 years ago, the youngest two
years old.
The Blade says a party Of Northern
men contemplate the erection Of a new
and modern hotel at Carthage. If
built, the hotel grounds will occupy
seven acres.
IN addition will be built to st.
Marks Lutheran church at China
Grove. The contract has been awarded
to Rankin & Co, of Gastonia, says the
Concord Standard.
Durham Sun: MI. Dorse Hall, a
highly respected farmer of this county,
aled at his home about four miles from
Inc city, on Thuredey. Mr.. Hall was