The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-14

TLaat from the Wesf-PeAnuts
md cotton Seed from theS South
r,vin P. Moses has been elected Su.
.~-intandent of the Raleigh public
scbols.
~ nav cases Of smallpox among the
IN population of Statesville have
.seolonsd within the last week. How.
the cases seem to be Of q mild
form.
mbo Free Press says that the con
1t for the main building Of the
I:"oton Cotton Mill has been let. It
A.~nected that the building will be
%n,mnleted by September 10Th.
Uovsland Star: John Smith, the
~ miner from Bessember City, gave
call Saturday and exhibited some
SSo snecimens of tin found in che mine
.avon miles from Kings Mountain. He
oIso showed us several samples of gold
wbieh he found near Shelby.
Murphy Scout: The big Love suit
from Waynesville. involving $3.50. 600,
-os before Judge w. A. Hoke Thurs
Jov and Friday. An effort was made
- remove R. D. Gilmer as trustee,
which failed.--We learn that an
other tract of gold land on Valley river
has been sold at a fair price.
Kings Mt. Reformer: Mrs. Mary
Patterson, widow Of thelate Armstrong
Patterson. who was 81 years old and
had been in feeble health for a long
time. died on last Saturday morning.
She has long been a consistent member
of the Baptist Church and was the last
living charter member of Bethlehem
church.
Tuckaseige Democrat: Thomas A..
Cox has discovered what he thinks
will prove to be a very valuable mica
mine near his home on Cullowhee.
Some very heavy blocks have been
taken from the place and Of extra large
size, sample cutting as high as 12x1S
inches. The indications r that the
quality is good.
Mr.. J. Van LindIey tells The Green's
boro Telegam that he has q splendid
crop of peaches at Southern Pines and
that the shipping season is just open
ing. The shipment of black and dew
berries has been on some time and Mr..
Lindley says prices are good. He has
received checks for his first sales ard
is we'll pleased with the result.
The Wilmington Messenger says that
the schooner Carrie L Tyler is at the
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railway
ehutes, on Point Peter, and began yes
@rday morning taking ON thirty car
losds of crushed granite from the Mt
Airy granite quarries, to be used in
constructing the emplacements for the
Pinch disappearing guns at Fort Gas
well.
Wilmington Messenger: The George
F. (r John P Phillips, mentioned as
one Of the heroes who was with Lieu
tenant Hobson when he won undying
fame by blowing up and sinking the
Aerrimsc, is believed to be Nh. George
Phillips Of Wilmington. Mr.. Phillips
left here on the cruiser Lot. N. Morrill,.
and it is said he was transferred to
some other vessel.
Goldsboro Argus: All the old -four
barrels and lime barrels and all other
Kinds OF barrels have been used recent
y for shipping potatoes to. the North.
T. Y: OVerman made q good many
truck boxes, crates and barrels, but he
ad not make enough to supply the
Taaa Truckers lost money on peas,
Out they have been coming the shekels
On beans and potatoes.
Hickory correspondence Charlotte
observer: A box will be sent to the
Frst regiment from this place next
week. "nen Mrs, Green reports the ur
gen needs of the soldiers. The vet.
Grams are saying that Governor Vance
became the idol of the State through
S Pa'ernal care and provision for
tnem when times were harder than
sney nave been since the days at Val
icy Forge and Westinghouse men were
almost baretooted.
stony Point correspondent States
.ue Landmark: N. L. Lentz, who
was 30 seriously hurt while working in
a"el e M~ocksville, has been visit
s In this neighborhood. He exhib
~ the splinter which penetrated his
.'ao TO a length of II inches. It is
%Snalt by thr~ee.fourths inches in
GAneter. It took three men to hold
While the splinter was drawn and
slS Strong man had to exert himself
"Pul 1t out. His recovery is almost