The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

and Cottonsee from the South
A Yadkin county man has caught
119 op0ssums this season. He has set
his peg for 200.
WASHINGTON Dec. II -Congressman
Pearson has notified Hon. W. T. Craw-
ford that he will contest his right to a
seat in the Fifty sixth Congress from
the Ninth district.
The Agricultural Department, in a
document showing the production Of
cotton for this year, states that North
Carolina produced GAG 776 bales and
used in her own mills 334. 873 bales.
Bishop Fitzgerald has authorized a
change of appointments between Rev.
T. j. Gattis, who was recently ap
pointed to the Warren circuit, and
Rev. J. n. Rice, Of the Greenville cir
cult.
Monroe correspondence Charlotte
Observer: David A. Covington, one
of Monroe's best citizens and one o. the
States foremost lawyers, died at 2
o'clock Monday morning Of BrighV's
disease after an illness of some weeks.
"IU go out of cfics with a good bank
account to the credit of my office" said
Commissioner OF Agriculture John r.
Smith yesterday, showing a statement
from the State Treasurer. This set
forth that the receipts Of the Agricul
turRl Department during the past
year had been $51. 315 AZ; It's expendi
lures $23, 837 SO; balance on hand,
$27, Att.
1t seems to be assured that a bill will
be introduced in the Legislature look
ing to a constitutional amendment
providing for a division of the school
funds, by applying the school taxes of
the blacks to their schools and, of the
whites 10 theirs. The Salisbury cor
respondent to the Charlotte Observer
says he has talked with a member
elect of the Legislature who will father
such a bill.
CHARLOTTE, N. @, Dac. Is In q
small fire this afternoon in the Brook
Ign section of the city the three year
old child of Minnie White was burned
to death. A fireman picked the child
up from the bed, burned almost to a
crisp, but still breathing. She died in
a few moments after being carried into
the open air. The woman had left her
child in the house alone while she went
to call On some neighboTs.
Soma parties have been surveying
and taking options on the land around
the Shoal Mill property located on
South Yadkin a6oUt six miles from
town. Is is thought that a cotton mill
and other manufacturing enterprises
may be established at that point. some
strong capitalists, we hear, are at the
head of the enterprise. 1t is only about
one and a half miles to the new rOad
from this point.-Mocksville Times.
Fayetteville Observer: We have
good authority for the statment that
it is the intention Of the promoters of
the Raleigh and Cape Fear Railroad to
extend that road to Fayetteville. In
proof of this we also learn that a mum
Der OF capitalists Interested in the road
have bought extensive tracts of land
in Harnett and Cumberland along the
proposed route of the road, also water
power sites along the river in both
counties.
S. g. Nine, of C%ontentnea township.
sold a load Of tobacco here Tuesday.
As he was getting ready to leave town
a colored man helped him hitch up MS
team and asked to be allowed to ride
with him, es he (tha colored mar) wee
going the same road. When a g. Cluded
part of the road, about three miles
from town, was reached, the colored
man dealt Mr.. Nine a blow that rem
dered him ~senseless. aud robbed him Of
t75.-GreenviIle Reflector.
A colored street preacher was in
town last week. His race did not ep
peartO tumble to his racket very much.
He ~prophesied that unless a change
was made there would not a colored
church in ReidsviIle ten years from
now that they were running after mu-
latto preachers; lit was a scramble to
see who could get the whitest one. The
preacher was a tell black fellow, agood
talker and seemed to be very much in
earnest. -Reidsville Weekly.
Murphy Bulletin: Two gentlemen
have just arrived in our midst who
will most probably introduce a new ip-
dussry which will likely result exceed
lngly profitable to our people. They
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