The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
STATE NEWS.

a. F4rains of Rice from the E~ast-Clusters
Of cranes and Tobacco Stems from the
North-staIks of Corn and Grains OF
Wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
Jerry Thomas coli of Thomasville
ia only So years old and has 80 living
children.
The work of excavation for the new
hotel is about completed and brick lay
ing has commenced, says the Lexing
ton Dispatch.
Monroe Journal: The Monroe cotton
mills has put in a large new dynamo
from which not only will the mill be
Iiphted. but a number of stores up
town.
The Marion Messenger says Jack
Avery a coIored well digger, was at
work in a we'll in Mcdowell county
last week when a rock ELL in on him
and killed him.
Kinston Free Press: Mrs. Eliza
Rouse, the relict of Mr.. Noah Rouse, OF
LAGRANGE, died on Thursday, March
4Eh, at s $50 p. m, aged about 55 years.
She died quite suddenly.
Wadesboro IntelIigencer: Odomism
and Flakeism are dead in Arson county.
For this all of US, democrats and pcpu
lists alike, are duly thankful. Let the
funeral obsequies proceed.
A kettle used for cooking licorice 10
the factory of the R ]. Reynolds To
bacco company, of Winston, exploded
Wednesday morning and four colored
men were severely scalded.
R. P. Reinhardt, of Catawba, a Pep
ulist who wanted to be superintendent
of the p~enitentiary, will content him
self with the superintendency of the
State farm in Arson county.
Mr.. Levi Il. Cook, of Hickory Noun
tain township, has sent the Record an
q curiosity. 1t is 6 hens egg, brown
as a guinea's and on it is plainly to be
e the letter G. says the Chatham
Record.
Rocky Mount Phoenix: Jos. D. Bat
tie, Eze assistant cashier of the bank
of Rocky Mount, is very sick with
pneumonia at the Cool Spring farm,
the residence of his mother, Mrs. Tur
mel w. Battle.
Fry Terrence, who married the old
SegEer lady something like a year ago,
was jailed this morning on the charge
of embezzling 5000 of his wife's money.
He resisted the officers in an ugly way,
says the Lenoir Topic.
Greensboro Record: Rev. w. L
Grissom having sold his entire interest
in the Advocate, with his good will to
Rev. L. w. Crawford and the North
Carolina conference, has retired from
the business management Of the com
pany.
Henderson Gold Leaf: The cotton
mills is now running night and day, a
night force having been put on this
week. The capital ctock has been in
creased, more machinery bought and
the capacity Of the mill increased 80
per cent.
S~tatesviIIe Landmark: Mr.. Isaac
Wallace stated Thursday afternoon
that he thought he could detect some
faint signs Of returning prosperity.
He said the price of rabbit skins had
slightly advanced since Mckinley was
sworn in at oon
Salisbury Sun: The Rowan Knitting
Company is nov doing a good business.
The mill employs about seventy-six
hands and is working to it's full ca
pacity. There are On hand at present
more orders for goods than al be filled
in several week.
We learn from the Rockingham In
dex that Laurinburg has had several
incendiary fires lately and that Char
lotte detectives are here at work. This
is indeed news to us. The Index musr
have been dreaming, says the Laurin
burg Exchange.
Messrs. Smoot Bros, & Rogers store
at Salisbury, was burglarized last Fri
day night, the 5th, and about 5000
worth Of goods stolen. They have of
fered a reward of twenty five dollars
for any information leading to the ar,
rest Of the criminals.
huntsville Eagle: Mel, John Ed.
wards died at the home Of his son, on
Elk Shoal last Saturday night. Mr..
Edwards was one of the highly re
spected citizens of the county and we
suppose was the oldest in the county,
being 81 years Of age.