The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
sTATR NEWS.

North-stAlks Of Corn and Grains Of
wheat from the West-Peanuts
and ottonSee from the South
Fayetteville Observer: The Lee
hardware Company of Dunn assigned
Friday.
AT Goldsboro, while two children Of
4 Sumner were asleep the bed caught
Are. The Oldest child escaped, but the
child aged four was burned to death.
Lumberton Robesonian: We learn
from a reliable source that the tobacco
nlanter of Robson county last year
realized 800 per acre from their crop.
Elk Park Mail: Last Thursday Mr..
E P. Tatum shipped two very fine
curly logs to eastern markets. Mr..
Tstum paid $40 % for two Of the
logs.
Monroe Journal: Mr.. 8. A. WIN.
liams of Meadow Branch a few days
ago killed the largest hog of which We
have heard this season. It brought the
beam down at 664
Franklin Press: Uncle Buck De-
Weese, who lives on the head of Burn
ingtown is 90 years old and his wife is
the same age. Last Friday was the SO h
anniversary Of their marriage.
Suit was on Wednesday instituted
By the Rutherford ceaAty commission
ers against the county treasurer, to an
null the two issues of bonds outstand,
ing end for which the county will be
Eable.-Ex.
The r tiIway Commission has issued
and order reducing the rental Of tele-
phones. The rentalrof q special wire
in a place of bushes is reduced from
$40 to $50 per year. The order is ef5c
tive February 1st.
Louisburg Times: Rev. Forest Smith,
the popular pastor Of the Baptist
Church here was married to Miss Jes
ss Thomas, of Gainesville, Texas, in
the First Baptist Church Of that place
On December % h.
Cherokee News: The Globe cotton
mill of Rock Hill, that went into the
hands of q receiver some time ago, will
be cold at public cutlery Monday, the
7sh Of February. The mill building is
$50 feet long and 100 feet wide.
Goldsboro Headlight: A negro man
named Kenyon Langston Of Saulsson
township is the father of 90 children,
Is of are still living, the baby being
only q year old. He has been mar
ried about % years and is now 4s years
old.
Kinston Free Press: Mrs. P. L. Daw-
son made an assignment Thursday,
naming DR.. 81 o. Hyatt as assignee.
Preferred credits amount to 81 995, and
and there are about 81. 600 unpreferred.
The assets are estimated at 81. 500 to
s.. 5000.
The Bonded Warehouse company at
C~harlottee has begun work. 1t is to
receive and store cotton and other pro
ducts at low rates, issuing negotiable
certificates. The warehouse will have
a capacity of 20, 900 bales of cotton
Exchange.
Smithfield Herald: An old gentle
man, aged 70, was here last week tC
purchase q suit of clothes in which tC
be buried. This was the first ready
made suit he ever bought, but was
anxious to be dressed In style for the
last journey.
Davidson correspondence Charlottt
Observer: At the directors meeting
Wednesday the Linden Cotton mill de
clared a dividend of 4 per cent. The
mill has recently placed a $40, 900 or
der with the Charlotte Machine com
pany for new machinery.
Raleigh Post: Mr.. VIM. B. Gattis
one of the Oldest citizens of the com
munity, died Saturday morning at the
residence of hio grandson, Mr. e s
Cheek. Mr.. Gattis was "a years old.
and had been feeble for some months
though his death was somewhat sud
den.
Franklin Press: Hon. J. T. Ray
commenced work last Wednesday
framing a new residence building or
his beautiful lot near the Oabe bridge
one half mile southeast of the court
house. It is q fine building site and
Mr.. Ray will erect a handsome build
ing on it.
Kings Mountain correspondence
Charlotte Observer: Our people are
somewhat agitated over the recent dis
covery of coal near this place. Ar
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