The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
State News.
@-.n HEELS ARE DOING.

stats ~Press-DrOps I 1urpenLlhe
nssn n Rice from the East Clusters
"a s--ss and Tobacco Stems from the
, 81 Sss-staIks Of Corn and Grains OF
) $3.50 from the West-Peanuts
; I5Cottons seed from the South
p,leish is to issue bonds to the
J hnUio n 800 900. Her public debt
sp pow $3.50 $50 81.
,,rdipg to the Star the exodus OF
; A Us from Wilmington in large
D.sgbers still continues.
.,nanitentiary executive board has
=, a statement which shows that
S,5ebs January 1st last was 1921. 935,
/, y, March 6 was $117. 5s1.
~. Odds etates that during the year
S.rsI round bale" cotton gins will
s-scsed in this State. There is now
81 one, at Weldon. One will be at
Snitbfeld.
The Corporation Commission has
I'm. completed it's answer in the fer
,Tiz ,rrate-injuuction case to be
.,-rsd at Ashsville, on July 15ih, be
Ers Judge Simonton.
Oysr 80 families are reported infect
! Win smallpox in Gates county.
Tho county has had no health officer
.,s no DrocautioDs have been taken to
stamp out the disease.
T3s trustees of Wake Forest College
have f led vacancies in the faculty by
.s,,inz J. F. Sellers professor of
,svsi,s. and ". B. Daniel assistant
s5ts5sor OF Greek and Latin.
Two entomologists from Washing
I'm will be lent to North Caroliua
bv the government to aid the State
rrp pest commission in discriminating
Bs San Jose scale and other dangerous
nscs pests.
Chief Clerk Denmark, of the State
ressury, says the penitentisry has
taTn $23 600 out of $55 600 specially
appropriated by the last Legislature,
md also all the earnings which were
% hand January 1st last.
It is. asserted by Vice President ST.
J5hn that in elk months to a day
thorough trains between New York
nd Tampa will be in operation on the
aab1ard Air Line, via Richmond
Rigeway, Raleigh, Cheraw, Colum
bis, etc.
John W. Weathers, a meat dealer
hRleigh, has been arrested for sell
hgrOtten meat and sausage. He had
rotten sausage reground, sailed, pep
vasd, saged and packed to disguise its
ryanness, and then sold it, it is
charged.
Tue Mormon elders r very active
in the State this summer, especially
in eastern North Carolina, where it
seems they have made many converts.
Each year the number of Mormon mis-
si01aues in this State is increasing and
III said thai the number Of sdherents
to the M3rmcn faith is growing
rapidly.
When the Est Carolina Truck and
Fruit 4c2wers' Association was organ
Hai in 1895 the total crop Of berries
shipped ron all points within the ter
rI2ry Of the Association was liz. 900
crates TIE Increase of production has
ban wonderful. the crop amounting
il 1897 60 165 900 crates; in 1898 70
?55,lJ0 crates, and in 1899 70 more than
$4,000 crates.
Its he plan OF John ". Thompson,
Immigration agent, to g ID the North
vest aD9us the middle OF July, proba
by Win a fine exhibit OF North Caro-
Ina rs-0urceg II s purpose is to work
II the States of Nebraska, Minnesota,
I9Tl and illinois. From t0es9 States
man zo3z pe7ple ere writing. He is
a17es i5G for desirable lands in this
'a.a, i5s settlers, either siEgly or in
Colonies.
43Tganton Herald: J G. Hall,
N~ea1al. Of the board of hospital
uIe3.5ss, was so fortunate as to get
attorney General Walssr on his side in
ne matter o. the contention with the
Sa.e Treasurer, and the H)spital will
%" get the ST. 900 of its last years ap
|Pua-ioa 50 long withheld in conse
Aeno3 Of the failure OF the local bank
sT5'ca It wsg deposiSed-no5 by the
0os2!sal, but by the State.
saturday, afternoon ga y the Norfolk
oS2ltaern passenger train, when with.
one mile Of Elizabeth City, N. c.,
S41ed into 8 buggy, in which three
S'!s were seated, killing all three, as
vel as the horse, and demolishing the
'1Ssy. The victims Of the tragedy