The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-13
State News.
TAR HEELS ARE DOING,

"a Cations Seed from the South
..on and Cleaner: We find that
~ the leading colored men in
champion favor the Jim Crow"
car Is~.
p.v. jeremiah Hunter of the Meth
=, protestant church, died suddenly
~. week at his home near Kerners-
lille. aged 81 years.
u Farley, one of the patients at the
,..ta Hospital, who sustained a frac
go Of both thighs in the blowing
sovn OF the bowling alley on the Hos
.;,sI grounds on the evening of the
ist, died.
terrible storm struck Statesville
o,tnrday, 10th, doing so, 900 damage
:, the town and $40, 900 more in the
grounding country. The Baptist
~0robsnage's valuable crop at Thomas.
lille YES also destroyed by a storm
thursday.
Mr. N Duke gave Trinity College
.nWO last week. The gift was made
additionally and the trustees have
1T vet decided what will bedone with
+ II is thought that $25. 600 will be
added to the regular endowment fund
# the college and the other $25, coo
ussd to endoW the library.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: A note from
ID Anderson says that in his neigh
b1fbood there g a pauper drawing 81
nsr mon-h from the county, Amanda
Hall By name, and she keeps eleven
dogs to feed. Mr.. Anderson wishes to
know if it is charity on the part of the
county to help feed these eleven worth.
less dogs.
The Governor hes pardoned James
AM1ore, son Of ex. Sheriff Moore, OF
franklin county, a prominent R9pub
Gcsa. Moore was convicted of murder
the second degree, three years ago,
.br killing a negro at a political barbe
rue, in Franklin county, during the
esmpaign Of 1894. He was sent up for
IS years.
Hon. Giles Mebene, a prominent
citizen, died at his home at Graham,
Alamance county, Saturday, aged 90
he ives g native Of Orange county, 8
gradual, of the University end a tutor
there. He was a lawyer, and repre-
sgnted Orange and Alamance in the
legislature frequently, having been
Speaker of the House.
The faculty of the Baptist Female
viveIsity here is completed by the
saegaau Of Prof. Henri Abby, Of H1l,
land, hisvite and Miss Louise Jones, OF
Raleigh, to be in charge of the depart
melts Of instrumental and vocal
music, and Miss Hattie Farmer, oil
G1Idsboro, in charge Of the depart
ment Of s:enography and typewrit
ing.
The Wilmington Messenger tells OF 6
young girl at Burgaw who placed 6
note in a basket Of berries requesting
the purchaser to inform her Of the
price paid for the same. A reply wal
duly received stating that 35 cents 6
basket was paid for the fruit. Com
mission house returns showed that thu
grower received only s cents pc
quart.
dispatch from B 'autort June 8sh
says: Mr.. Z B. Weeks, a we'll to d.
merchant, who lives o. B9gue SounC
about % miles from Beaufort, wa
murdered last night in his store Oh
B9gue Sound near the cost flee know
81 B2gue. The parties who committe0
the deed are 50 far not known, thougI
strong suspicion points to men in tn
Dsigl6orhood.
Nr. H. H. II yrne, of Jobuston cour
i, who graduated with the highe7
b2nors at the University a few year
ago aud who was afterwards as9istan
professor OF Z oglish at the University
has received the degree Of Pm. D. fror
award Prof.. h)rne q accepted
c9u to 20 to Dartmouth College i
the fall as Instructor in the Dspar
nent Of Philosophy.
The Express learns that quite q for
Of hands are employed at the coal mir
recently opened on the Taylor plaC
tatween Cumnock and Gulf on Dee
river. Mr.. 8. P. Langdon, who WE
formerly connected with tde Cumnoc
nine, has charge of the business at ii
nine. He has laid eff a town thel
and erecLd a nice Office and eeverl
other buildings.-Sanford Express.
Al indignant Post corresponds
writing from R)xboro says: Here
another act Of our Democratic boar