The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
State News.
wgAT TAR BELLS ARE DOING

and Ottons Seed from the South
There we're 300 conversions at High
Point during Ryv. r. G. Pearson's re-
yival there.
The Fayetteville Baptist church has
extended a call to R3v. s. ]. Porter, Of
Morganton.
Prof. Gore, Of the Department Of
Physics, at the University, Unsecured
a valuable patent for movements in
telephone systems.
Rev. Egbert w. Smith will probably
be called to the Second Presbyterian
church at Richmond, to succeed the
great Moses D. HOge.
Rev. o. O. Horton, a Baptist minis
ter, dropped dead after preaching a
sermon at Piney Grove church, Dur
ham county, q few days ago.
Mt. Tabor correspondent Chadbourn
Messenger: The Farmers Alliance re-
Gently re organized at this place seems
to be in a healthy condition.
The Tarboro Southerner says that
large poplar logs r being shipped
from that place to Germany. Some Of
them are four feet in diameter.
DR.. Ell Hornady, of Willow Greene,
one the leading physicians and q Of
Green's best citizens, died at his home
Tuesday morning. His death was
sudden.
Washington Gazstte: We regret to
hear Of the sudden death of Rev. L o
Wyche, the Methodist minister in
charge of Gore Sound mission, which
occurred on the 18Th inst.
Concord dispatch: Mr.. w. 8. Nc
D1fae, manager Of the stock exchange
here, lost his voice on Saturday and
has not been able to speak since.
Cigarette smoking is supposed to be
the cause.
The Vance monument will probably
be unveiled July 4ih. It was the in
tention of the monument committee to
unveiI the monument on or about the
both Of May, but the committee, on its
visit to Washington, found this plan
impossible.
The committee appointed at the last
session of the Western N. O. Methodist
Conference 10 purchase the Rutherford
college property has closed q trade
with Mr.. Geo. A. Gray, Of Gastonie,
for the same, and now have the deed in
their hands.
An Alamance correspondent of The
Progressive Farmer says: Ike White,
a negro about thirty years Of age who
was shot in the back, n night some
time ago while running from a crib
where he had been stealing corn, near
Sw~epsonville, has recently died from
his wounds.
Superintendent Murphy Of the West
ern Hospital says the State should
make speedy provision for the insane
in the State who have been denied en-
trance into the hospitals for lack Of
room. He says he knows Of 800 such.
The Legislature should provide for
these unfortunates.
Raleigh Faws and Observer: Mrs.
Louisa Virginia Holden, widow of late
Governor William w. Holden, died
suddenly of heart failure Tuesday
morning about ten o'clock at her resi-
dence in this city, corne Of Hargett
and MCDJweII streets. Mrs. Holden
arose in her usual health, and the end
came suddenly without warning.
Over six thousand dollars has been
raised for the Baptist Finale Univer-
sity during the past few weeks. Rev
J. E White and Mr.. J. W. Bailey have
secured "a. 600 of this amount, end Rev
o. L. Springfield has raised 90 600. The
sum of $50, OOO is the amount desired to
meet present demands. Tryon Street
Baptist Church, Charlotte, gave $500
last Sunday.
The citizens of Southern Pines were
startled by a terri IDLE explosion Monday
morning about 9 80, the boiler at 1. E.
Chandeliers Crate Factory exploding,
killing Bob Taylor and fearfully
mangling John Monroe. Anglers Kelly
was also struck and badly, though not
seriously, wounded. Two buildings
were terribly wrecked, and the money
loss will amount to considerable.
The Elkin correspondent of the Char.
lotte Observer says that Mr.. Thomas
Bizzel, aged 1s> years, a student OF
Bonneville Academy, Yadkin county,
died at that place Thursday night after
an iIInass NJ o1Iv Roy,w dova IA Oneu-