The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25
STATE NRWs.

wheat from the West-Peanuts
and Cotton Seed from the South
The Bank of Pitt county, it is off
cislly announced, will go out of bust
ness.
Six more Mormons have arrived to
do work IN the State, bringing the
number up TO 90,
At the next meeting Of the railway
commissioners the question of who can
and who cannot have free passes will
be speedily taken up.
John @. Davis, the Wilmington EN-
bezzler, lately released from the insane
asylum, is at work in a Raleigh cotton
milI.-Asheville Citizen.
Watauga Democrat: Larkin Ray,
an aged and we'll known citizen of this
county, died at his home near Todd, on
Thursday night Of last week.
Fair Bluff Times: As usual at this
season Of the year, the guano is begin
ming to roll in by the car load to make
new crop of five cent cotton.
Lumberton Robesonian: J. F. Ward,
q Of the best men of the county, died
Of heart failure Sunday night at his
home near Mt Elm church. He was
sick but a few days.
High Point Enterprise: While at
Asheboro, Monday, the Enterprise was
told that a cotton factory would be
b1iIk fba-o ooroo kipoo Tho Gnripn Tbo
stock is now being made up.
Marion Messenger: The public school
per capita TAI has been reduced from
800 to so cents. This will reduce the
school terms from 10 weeks to six, or
40 per cent, the teachers receiving the
same pay as formerly.
Wilmington Review: Stephen John
son, c~oloreo, the smallpox patient, is
reported by those who know as being
on the mend and it is believed that
with precaution the spread Of the di
sease will be prevented.
Louisburg Times: Mrs. Eneline
Joyner, an aged and highly respected
lady of this township, died at the resi-,
dence of her son in law, Mr.. ]. K.
Spencer, near town, on last Saturday
night. Her age was 80 years.
Monroe Erquirer: Sales in the dis
pensary have been about $25 per day
since it opened. That is too much, but
we venture the assertion that not as
much liquor is sold in the ~dispensary
as was sold in any one of the barroOms
here.
Salisbury World: A petition was
circulated and signed by the entire To-
cal bar Friday urging the appointment
of Capt. Chas. Price as the successor
Of Judge Dick, whom the papers an
nounce will shortly retire from the
bench.
The Wake grand jury returned a
bill for assault upon Aurelia Hampton.
the criminal insane inmate of the peni
t9ntiary, against Kirby Smith, but as
this charge would not hold water, ii
was not pressed, on motion Of the so
licitor.-Ex.
Lenoir Topic: On last Sunday, un
der the shadow Of the Lick mountain,
at the re sldence of Robert Shell, Yves
lev Watson, aged 70, was united il
marriage to Mss Sarah Palmer, aged
about 65 Col J. Q. Hartley performed
the ceremony.
Rockingham Index: T. P. Richard
son and Co, who have been doing con
siderable general merchandise business
in Rockingham for the past two years
assigned TO Mr. Cameron Morrison las
Thursday. We are unable 30 secure
an accurate list Of assets and liabIli
ties.
Murphy Bulleting: F. r. Hewitt il
opening the McAden Tale mine west o.
Red Marble Gap, this county, thai
looks very promising Pluck and en-
ergy will will win. Capt. A. H. Isbell
Of Shooting Greek, Clay county, ha:
stocked his coIundum mine for $3.50,
GEO.
Murphy Scout: Another fine gold
mine has recently been discovered or
Gum Log on the ridge above McJon
nen's mill, says the Young Harris
News. Mcdonnell and Self have strip
ped the vein. Tt is a pink quartz,
about 80 feet wide between substantial
waIling, and pans gold.
Marion Messenger: Messrs. ]. w.
Kirby and B. B. Price are arranging tc
put in a telephone system for Marion
and which they may and should be en-.