The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-11
State News.
-..r rAR HEELS ARE DOING.

a. Gv.0es and Tobacco Stems from the
y,-+a-staI OF Corn and Grains Of
erasat from the West-PeanutS
and CottonS Seed from the South
pov Charles Fetter has resigned as
r~niseopal pastor at Wadesboro, and
ill 90 to Rocky Mount.
The model for the Vance Monument,
- he erected in Capitol.square, RAJ
eigh, has been selected.
The drOuth prevailing in many parts
II the State closed with the glorious
aims Of July 4th, much to the delight
Of the farmers.
At the meeting Of the. Winston school
b,srd on June 9Th, Webster's Blue
Rack Speller was unanimously adopted
for use in all the Winston schools.
charlotte has followed suit.
Saws the Norfolk Landmark of June
och: Three days is the time the 8.
Al. made on a car load peanuts Nor
folk to New Orleans. This is almost
equal to passenger time"
An exchange says that there are
some B8ptists who consider the open
ing Of the 4. and NJ. College to women
IS an indirect blow at the Woman's
College they have just established
here.
Goldsboro now has a woman physi
clan. Miss DR.. Sallie Borden, who re
cantIy graduated with high honors at
the Women's Medical College in New
York city. She is now a full f9dged
physician and surgeon.
By queer error the last Legislature
enacted a law which repeats the section
Of The Code which forbids lotteries Or
the sale OF lottery tickets, when the
real purpose was to repeal the old sec.
ton regarding private examination Of
married women in probating deeds.
In the Eastern Revenue District
Democrats are being bounced with
aIacriJy. Over 300 names have been
forwarded to Washington for store
keepers and gaugers and the Collector
adds that in the next Is days he does
not hope to have a Democrat in the
service.
The fireman at the ~penitentiary, his
wife, an ex convict, John Breach, an
eIconvict, and Walter A. Phillips,
owner Of q store at Raleigh, all white
people, are under arrest, the three first
named charged with stealing meat,
four and other provisions from the
vnitentiary, and Phillips for receiving
g1i selling the same Elk.
NJ. James 8outbgate, Of Durham,
opened his heart last week and pre-
scented the boys at the Orphan Asylum
with BASEBALL GU fits and each cottage
OF girls with a croquet set, and they
srs really enjoying their gift. We
want to see the old days come again
when all the people took interest in
and contributed for the support Of the
dear children. Oxford Ledger.
R3leigh Post: The Commissioner of
Agriculture, Mr.. 8 L. Patterson, and
III. Frank Z Emery of the Expert
--LA Os1E1Du "CAE O0g C6eC4O0y W
Nr. John Broughton's farm and in
spec.ed his herd of cattle, which are
affected with a fatal disease supposed
to be s~pIenesic fever. Mr.. Emory is Of
the opinion that the cattle have the
disease. He gave. Instructions for their
proper treatment. Mr.. B:oughton has
lost three COWS.
The farmers all over the country are
COMPLAINING Of the destruction OF the
corn crop by cut worms. At Mr. B +.
keith's plantation at Keith, Pender
county, where he usually has nearly
$40 acres of fine swamp lands in corn,
the worms have been so destructive
that $50 acres OF corn have been aban,
1cusd Beside cut worms, army cater
pillars and hard bill bugs are also CON
Iiibu.iDg to the destruction.-Wl
nunggon Messenger.
Monroe Journal: Not a single vote
vas cast at the election Monday
against the proposition to issue $50, 600
o. bonds fer putting in the water and
light plants. OF course the vote was
agairss the registration books but the
tacs that not a single vote was cast
against it, and that nearly the whole
registration came cut and voted,
Showed the wonderful unanimity Of
Toe measure. Tue people want water
ana lglC and the o the aldermen
Ste able TO give them, the better.
APi-saboro dispatch July 3cd, says:
af3Lr0ad mass meeting was held in
we court house today at which quite a
lumber Of citizens from town and
..l-L-. 80 nrn,nnt Contain London