The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15
STATE NEWS.

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Of Corn md Grains Of
wheat from the West-Peanuts
and ottonSeed from the South
During 1896 81 this State shipped to
China and Japan 2,517. 9O7 pounds of
cotton sheetings.
Distinct earthquake shocks were felt
Saturday, about 8 :3Op. m, in Caldwell
end Mcdowell counties. -Ex,
Mr.. 8. Meyer killed and shipped a
turkey this week that weighed fifty
three pounds, says the Enfield Enter
prise.
The State Supreme Court, on Mon
dsv of last week, granted law licenses
to forty six applicants. Thirteen failed
to pass.
The commissioners of Buncombe
county have made a contract to pay
the lawyers SO. 900 if they win the
suit brought to annul the railroad
bonds.-Ex.
Burlington News: Elmira Cotton
Mills have just added forty.eight new
looms to the new part Of their Mill,
which means work for about q dozen
more people.
Fayetteville Observer: Col. T. J..
Drewry, principal of the Fayetteville
Military Academy, died Sunday mos
ing of p%eritonitis, after an illness Of but
thirty six hours.
A fire at High Point, Tuesday, de-
stroyed the High Point Table Factory,
entsiling a loss of about $27, 900.
Thirty five men are thrown out Of en-
ployment.-EX.
Fair Bluff Times: The large amount
of guano which is being hauled away
from Fair Bluff indicates that the o
ton and tobacco farmers are looking
for good prices the coming season.
The many friends Of DR.. J. NJ. Worth
throughout the State are glad that he
is recovering from his recent severe
illness. 1t is now thought that he
will get up again Courier.
StatesviIIs Landmark: We have no
smallpox but the measles abideth with
us continually. The disease has deci
mated the ranks of the graded school
children, considerably for the past
several weeks.
Enfeld Enterprise: MI. NJ. T. Wood
killed a hog last Wednesday which,
after being dressed, tipped the scales at
76 pounds. 1t was seven feet eight
inches from tip to tip, and seven feet
one inch in circumference.
The Robesonian says that Lumber
toms sewer and water bonds have been
sold at par to a Chattanooga, Tenn,
firm, aud that a survey Of the town
has been made. 1t is expected to have
the waterworks and sewerage systems
completed by May.
The town commissioners did a wise
act Tuesday night when the appropri
ated funds for setting out trees, and
designated February 22nd as "Arbor
Day" One alderman from each ward
will assist the police in the work, says
the Smithield Herald.
Salisbury Sun: Two hundred and
Sky people, men, women and children,
were vaccinated at the city hall last
Saturday. Toe physicians OF the city
had offered their services for two hours
and during that time the number men.
toned aVailed themselves of the oppor-
tuni5y.
Very little tobacco is coming in at
present, the cured crop being nearly
all marketed in this section, Conse-
quently the warehouses here will close
Friday, the 18th inst. Already, the
farmers are, making active prepare
tons for the next NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Headlight.
Eff id Enterprise: Mr.. John Neville,
a section master on section No. 2, on
the Tarboro branch, became enamored
OF the charms Of a pretty young girl in
his neighborhood, and on last Monday.
without warning to any one, he eloped
with her, leaving wife, children, Job
and all behind.
Salisbury Watchman: The ordinance
making vaccination compulsory. pass
ed at a previous meeting Of the city
board of Alderman, was repealed
Thursday night. The following order
was passed: Moved that the ordi-
nance IN regard to vaccination be re-
Pealed, but the board advises vaccina-
0ocky Mount Motor: On Saturday
mofnlng a colored man was found dead
~ d 0ox car at South Rocky Mount.
aue'e were eleven negroes in the same