The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12
State News.
-1R BELLS ARR DOING.

s.s F~rsss-Drops 4 TurDentins
Cream Egcs from the East Clusters
and tobacco Stems from tho
.-..Es OF Corn and Grains of
rom the WesU-PeanutB
~. cons seed from the South
~r-,.-n sold 4 058, 421 pounds Of leaf
- during the month Of Novem-
b,v. Of nineteen and.a girl of thir-
wara married in Raleigh the
o.ber day,
u,st If the sick at the State Normal
inor5vIng. Three students died
ass week.
The Raleigh cotton receipts for this
- e., November 80 were 9 .785 bales
proinst IA Ala to the same date last
year.
smeIter to handle ten tons of ore
zo1v has been completed for the Gran
borrv iron mine. The mines daily out
In; Is now $50 tons.
The White Teachers Association OF
Vaka county will meet in the chapel
II the Centennial Graded School build
= ar1l.Sla m, Dj3ember 16.
There are 3I7 pupils at the .Institu7
lion f5r the D at and Dumb and Blind
f. this cl.y. superintendent Ray says
h. bsa aspirations from $50, but he
r5ugd NOS accommodate so many.
d.. Lsvis, Secretary of the State
B7ard Of Il alth, reports smallpox in
bnIv two counties, Halifax and Gull
f5rd. &c Is said that there are 90
rssaz in the Scotland Neck section Of
Halifax.
David Wilson, OF Switzerland, Wa
tsuya county. has been granted a total
disability pension OF SIS per month for
Injuries received &C Savannah, Ga,
while Ia the servics of the U1ited
E.ases during the war with Spain.
John 4. Williamson, q well known
pegro politician of L7uisburg, has
written a book, the title of which is
the ex Save" in which he argues
~Bgai1sr the unwisdom OF the giving of
the franchise to the exslaves. Viii
hanson Is himself an ex--lave.
The American D 3veIopment Gem
pany which is composed principally Of
the Dukes OF the American Tobacco
C3myaly, has purchased Piedmont
Syringe and H)tel, uear Danbury, also
the fae water power near that place
wita q view to establishing one or
NOR big cotton mills.
Weller II. Guthrie, a brother Of
IMaj1r w A. @ lthrie. of D irham, who
IVA 8 member Of the Twelfth Ragi-
nent. Uai5ed States Regulars, died re
cn,Ir while en- route from Manila TO
Ban Francisco. His dead body has
been received at San Francisco and he
will probably De buried there.
An attorney made an inquiry as to
B1 error in the acts OF 1899 and the
BacFarary of State finds that IN section
4 Of the act il regard to the probate
b deeds, etc, the public printers make
.repaal chapter 1O48 Of the la rs Of
fS37 .vaich torbids gambling and lot
Eeries) Instead of chapter 1248 which is
ID regard to title of lands lying in two
counties.
Chatham Citizen: Mr.. A L John
a2n was here last Saturday exhibiting
a9me fresh cotton blooms, green pods
ot snap beans and butter beans-all
! green and fresh as in July-raised by
Ar Johnson and Nj. T. e Carroll on a
! Hlskogy Mountain farm. Some places
10 Hickory Mountain township seem to
! be almost immune from frosts-the
J pest crops Of fruit, even peaches in the
County tnis year, 80 far as we know
we're II his same township.
The body of d.. T. F. Nixon, resident
Phgsiclso at the State farm at Castle
dayns. aiae miles from Wilmington,
Fas found Saturday beside the Will
alag.u1 y Weldon r abroad track,
Eo mica rom his home. The entire
0po his head was knocked off and
pig 0ra.ns scattered along the track for
.ms distance. II is presumed that he
Sas 81. uck by the northbouud train
SHd7g night, while on his way home
Fom "IImington.
TIE Sa.is0ury Sun says that when
Paassr r train No. -. east-bound,
d tEa Western road, was passing
SzaI7 1lerever that is a few days
Fgo' 81 8a7 tagged down by a young
G pay. tsagman Fielding stepped off
Eoa oil red 20 assist the lady on, but
4e q 94rred. ~ only wanted to
A11" If .as train for AshevilIe would
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