The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02
STATE NEWs.

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Wheat from the West-Pesnuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
The Greensboro telegram brings for
ward John Baptist Smith Of Guilford
county who served in the Contedert
signal corps, as the inventor of the
fash light signal.
Concord Standard: Friday evening
Frank Vanderburg, who lives neal the
depot, killed a long, lean, lank, blue
crane, which measured 5 feet 4 inches
high when stretched out, and 6 feet
and 2 inches aeross it's wings.
Winston Sentinel: We notice that
one of the district conferences has be-
slowed upon Mr.. W. Duke the royal
title of prince of Lsymen, " because Of
his gifts to Trinity college. This
gmacks very much of monied arts
tocracy.
Bryson City Democrat: John II
Everett CT Bryson City and Amos Cal
lahan Of Knox county, Tennessee, will
begin the erection of a so, 900 roller
-four mill at the mouth of Kirklands'
creek at once. The expect to have it
ready for work by October.
Thomasville correspondence Colds
boro Argus: The brownsville orphan
age is Is years old. It's anniversary
was celebrated in royal style today.
Probably 1900 people we're on the
grounds and they came by rail, wheel,
buggy, cart, on horseback and on
foot.
We learn from Mr.. Thompson, the
contractor for the telephone line to
Bakersville, that the poles we're al
ready erected to a point within five
miles of town on Mondar and the full
line would be up in a few days more
He will then proceed at once with the
stringing of the wire. Marion Demo
crat.
Dolly Gray, doubtless the oldest per
son in North Caralina, died at her
home in Northampton county last
week, aged los years old. This old
woman formerly belonged to the Gray
family of that county and her age is
duly authenticated, it having been pre-
served in the family records Weldon
News.
Lincoln Journal: When he started
to the war in 1861. at the age of Is. Mr..
Calvin Dellinger's mother gave him a
-oTI l-I11- THsg ho m ~wToH oil %h~OVT~h
the four years of battle and when he
came home he gave it back to her. The
other day this same dollar came back
to him in a subscription to a church
Building fund.
Rutherford indicator: Ben Nor
Vile had a dog which he thought q
great deal of. and the dog bit his boy,
and while he was gone for the mad
stone the dog very properly die d. The
family are naturally are uneasy, but it
is not believed there is any danger of
hydrophobia, as 80 cases out Of 100 are
simply dog bites.
With the death of Isaac Lamb, of
this county there died the Oldest man
probably in the State. Mr.. Lamb was
we'll known in this part of the State
and for a long time was one Of the
most prosperous farmers in the county.
He died yesterday at his home in Tay,
lor's township at the age Of one hun
dred and eleven years, Wilson News.
During a recent thunder storm the
home of l. J. Brown, on the Goodyear
farm near town, was struck by light
ming. The family were at dinner,
when they were startled by a sudden
fash, followed by a heavy jar, and the
sight of pans, pots, etc flying all over
the room. No one vas hurt, and the
house damaged but slightly -Waynes
vile Courier.
During the severe electric storm OF
last Saturday nigt, a small house on
Hope Lodge farm, in which were sleep
ing 10 colored children, vas struck By
lightning. The current came down the
chimney, passed over the floor, went
under n of the beds, turned over fur
niture and then darted through the
floor, killing a dog under the house as
it went out.-Tarboro Southerner.
Wataugs Democrat: On last Thurs
day Mr.. Finley Trivett was drowned in
Watauga river while floating saw logs
down the stream. He was below the
splash dam" when the gate was raised
and there being more water than be
thought he was caught in the food OF
water and logs and his bruised and