The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-05
State News.
TgAr TAR HRRLs ARR DOING.

-s1saf from the West-Pe&nutR
as Cottons Seed from the South
Pref. Robs. L Crsmic' a died at the
home of mis- mother 10 Salem Monday
Of consumption, aged IS.
A. Covington, a native Of Wades
bor9. slot aud killed himself at Cam
den, s. o, Monday night. He was
disappointed IN a love affair.
L il said, that the three known aspir-
ants for the Democratic nomination
for chief jIsti g are jams E Shep-
herd, Henry G.. Conuor and Walter
CLARK, end that there are perhaps half
sdczsn dark horses.
Rev. Q. A. g. Thomas has resigned
the p~astorate of a Baptist church ct
Fayetteville to take the place of asaia
tant t. Rev. Mr.. SPRINGFIELD, business
ageut of the Baptist Female University
at Releigh.
The M0oresviIle Record Times says
that Miss G n Gavin, who lives near
OssvaIt posts flee, that county, broke
lamp chimney a few days ego that
was bought in 1859. Is had been in use
just 40 gears.
TIE Salisbury Sun ssys that Dr.. J.
w. Ling has bought very desirable
property and that a $50 600 hospital
will shortly be erected on II. Dr. Long
il one OF the first surgeons aud special
ists in toe SouGh and Salisbury is to be
~cor0retufayed
The annual meeting Of the North
Carolina Asscc citation of A sademies will
be he'd in this city in the Senate Cham
Der o. the capitol on Thursday and
Friday, December % h 20 n. Re-
duced rates will be secured on railroads
and at leading hotels.
Mr.. a. D Shutord, treasurer of
Catawba county and a prominent
citizen, died suddenly at 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon, aged 81 years. He was
sitting in a chair at his home, appear
emily in his usual health, when he
suddenly expired without falling eff
his chair.
Mr. P. Q. C1|ling, Of Chicago, has
bought about 1000 acres of land in the
country a few miles north of Green's
boro. He proposes to use the land for
stock fsrm for sheep, goats, hogs and
cattle, Mr.. Oowling has been in the
business for years and is thoroughly
experier Ced.
There is sn epidemic amongst cattle
in BERTHE county. Mr. Soruill, chair
man OF the Bard of County Commits
sioners, has lost over thirty head, and
a good many other persons have lost
from two to twelve head. AL Of these
cattle are very poor in faeh, and their
death is ascrib9d TO eating acrons, Of
which the range is full.-Ex.
News and Observer, 2t: News comes
from the Southern part of the county
to the effect that there Is an epidemic
Of typhoid fever in tn It section. Near
Myat5's Mills postohce there hes been
one death and two others are expected.
Last week Wal Adams. son of Mr..
James Archer Adams, died and an
other son Is now very sick. Mr.. John
Wyatt ia expected to die at any time.
Llst GUNNER, while eating a piece of
melon, a bee ssung Mrs. w. S Cafey
on the tongue. The pain did not last
long and the in ;idsnt wa soon forgot
ten. O1e day last week her tongue be
gan to swell and continued until she
was unable to talk. Dr.. Doughton vas
summoned and soon located the cause
the singer was still in her tongue. It
was remoued aud she was soon all
rjght.-North Wilkesboro Hustler.
General R 9bert B. Vance died at his
home at Alexander, neal AsheVilie, last
week after a lingering illness, The
G neral was seventy-two years old
He was buried with Masonic honors
Thursday afternoon. General Vance
was a brother OF Senator z '0ulon
Baird Vance. He served with distinc-
ton il ne O)ntsderate army and after
wards for thirteen years al R9presen-
ta-ige to Congress from this district.
L.suteuant o. e. D1cksry, Jf, who
was the fusion candidate for the solici
t0rshio IN tue r aieigh dissric5 last
election, and who went to the Philip
pines a 70 months ago as al officer in
ths regular army, is now with the ed-
vance troops in the firing line, and
seems to De more ~succe5stui as hitting
ths mark there than in MS own STATE;
for an American paper publicaed in
Manila, cpmDliments hIs bravery and
Craftsmanship -Ex.