The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-01
State News.
-,-gAr TAR HRRLs ARB DOING.

~rorth-StAIkg of Corn and Grains Of
wheat from the West-Pe0nutR
and CottonS Seed from the South
The Baptist Sunday School Chautau-
ma was in session at Shelby last week.
r. was a fine body of enthusiastic
workers.
II is now certain that NJ. Justice
and John s.. Cunningham will be can
didstes for the Democratic nomination
for Governor.
Bishop Cheshire, Of the Episcopal
church, of North Carolina, and Miss
Bessie Mitchell were married at the
home of the bride in BeltsvilIe, Nd,
Wednesday morning.
We are glad to learn that The Lives
Of Distinguished North Carolinians has
been adopted as a text book in the
higher classes of the State Normal and
Industrial College at Greensboro.
Have you seen any wasps this sum
merR We have heard several persons
say that there are no wRsps this sum,
mer, and it is thought they were killed
out by the severe cold of last winter
Exchange.
These are days of great rejoicing
among the farmers. The rains of last
week have been general over the State
in fact over the entire Middle Allan
tic States-and the crops are now as
good as made.
Teachers County Institute will be
held a. follow: At Tarboro, July 31st;
at Jackson, August 9Th; at Warrenton,
August 21st; at Newton, September
4sh; at Waynesville, August 7Eh.
Dates for other Institutes are being ar.
ranged.
The Smithaeld tobacco break last
Thursday exceeded the first sale there
last year by several thousand pounds.
There was about IS. 900 pounds sold,
including sales &C both warehouses
here. The highest price paid for any
was 40 cents.
Franklin Times: The Agricultural
Department will consider the establish
ment Of experimental farms in every
Congressional district in the State.
This would undoubtedly be a good
move. Oar farmers, as a class, badly
need enlightenment in all matters per
tanning to agriculture.
Raleigh News and Observer: News
comes from Southern Pines that the
Niagara grapes in the large vineyards
there r decaying 80 rapidly that it
seems that the crop will be a failure.
The Niagara Grape Company sustains
the heaviest loss. The D Jlaware grapes
are all right and are a fine crop.
Kings Weekly, Dem }: Rumor
a = that Bryan lost another new coat
at the recent Chicago meeting, the re
suit of one Josephus, surnamed Dan
iels, swinging everlastingly to it's
tails.--It is e be regretted that many
people do not agree with our legislators
in their great opinion of their own
work.
Arrangements have been made for
holding Farmers Institutes as follows:
Red Springs, Robson county, August
2, 3, 4; Chadbourn, Columbus county,
August z, s; Clarkson, Bladen county,
August 9 and 10. The Commissioner
will be pleased to hear from the far
mers of any locality feeling an interest
in having a farmers meeting, and to
correspond with them for fixing a
time and making other arrangements.
Statesville Landmark: AS Mr.. J
Wash. Brawley, of Coddle Creek to Rn
ship, was driving his wagon, heavily
loaded with wood, to the Mooresville
Cotton Mill Saturday evening, his team
became frightened on First North
street, opposite Mr.. j. Fl Hodgens.
house, and ran down the street to the
mill. When near the engine room Mr..
Brawley was thrown to the ground
and both wheels passed over his body,
producing injuries from which he died
an hour or two later.
The State Hospital at M~organton, the
most extensive of the charities Of the
State in it's operations, for the first
time in the history of North Carolina
reached four figures in the statistics of
current numbers, there having been
! o73 patients under treatment for the
biennial period of 1897 SO. The report
notes 12O discharged during the past
year, and PSI for the biennial term.
The percentage of mortality was only
3 So From Report of Public Charities.
Llrham Sun: We have been MOTTO
inc Fo- , 1o- or on tbat tho 0artjtiopo