The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11

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wheat from the West-Peanuta
and dttonSeed from the South
Thieves broke into the ~postofice at
cleveland, Rowan county, and stole
two packages of jewelry.
Jacksonville Times: Mrs. Emma
Johnson, wife Of Mr.. Ivy johnson. died
Last Friday morning, after a painful
illness of several months.
Iumberton Robesonian: We learn
from a reliable source that the tobacco
PLANTERS of Robson county last year
realized 800 per acre from their
crops.
Newbern Journal: Last month,
December, was one Of the biggest
months in the oyster business Newbern
has ever known, the receipts being es
timated at IS, 900 bushels.
A dissolute woman known as ma
ME Mays" who suicided at Whining
ton, was really Nettie Blake, aged 90, of
Raleigh. She was a beautiful girl but
went astrsy over two years ago.
Exchange.
The WaypesviIle Courier starts the
new year with the best of luck-F. A.
Luck having combined the Sylvia Sen
tinel with the Courier. Luck & Boone
will be a strong team, and a good paper
must result.-Ex.
Salisbury World: Jim, the old horse
belonging to the Wiley family, was
chloroformed and buried yesterday
afternoon. The horse is 80 years old and
had been in the Wiley family since he
was a young colt.
Statesville Landmark: The small
pox is uncomfortably close to States.
vile. The disease is at Greenville and
Blackstock, 8. O., and it is more than
probable that it will appear in Char
lotte in the near future.
Marion Messenger: The Messenger
took a census of the population of
Marion. The census of 1890 gave the
population of Marion as 799. At the
close of 1897 it is 954, very nearly 200
of which are colored people.
Greensboro Record: Prof. Claxton
of the N. @. Journal of Education, has
secured two hitherto Unpublished let
ters of Gen. Lee on education, which
will appear in the next number Of his
paper to be issued next week.
Crowson Hartsell, 10 years old, of
Leo, Stanly county, committed suicide
last monday. He was in love with q
young lady and his love was not re
turned. He shot himself with a pistol
in the presence Of several people
Exchange.
Goldsboro Headlight: A negro man
named Kenyon Langston, of Saulston
township, has twenty two chill
dren, sixteen of whom are now living.
the baby being only a year old. He
has been married about 25 years and is
now 48 years old.
The Concord Standard says that Mr..
J. W. Cannon, of that place, has Sc
cured a company of men. and will
double, if possible the capacity of the
present cotton mill at Albemarle, and
will put up a new one that will involve
5000, 600 of capital.
Elizabeth City Carolinian: While,
during the past decade, the system Of
farming in this section has improved
in this locality, there are yet some
things to learn also to do. There is no
reason why, with our soil and climate,
double the yield of crop from the acre
should not be produced.
North CarolinaNaAs 1s5 cotton mills.
with 1,O23, 1872 spindles and %. S34
looms, according to recent statistics.
This represents an invested capital of
over 800, 900, 900 in this one enterprise
alone, over 80 per cent. of which is
North Carolina money-oWned by
North Carolina home folks.
Goldsboro Headlight: The negro
John Smith, who was serving a term in
our county jail for shooting another
colored man at Mount Olive some
months ago, made his escape, by aid
of confederates on the outside, Sunday
night. He had eight months yet to
serve, but was regarded as a 'trusty."
The Bank of Brevard, at Brevard,
closed its doors Saturday, having cold
its good will and assets to the State
Bank of Commerce, He~ndersonville.
The depositors and stockholdersIwin be
paid in full as fast as the claims are
presented. The Brevard bank found
business improbable. -Asheville Cit,