The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-11-13

with first honors at Horner's School.
and took a course at the University
of Virginia. A sketch of him in The
National New Era, of Springfield, O.,
furnishes these facts and informs us
further that ION his mothers side
he is descended from the Cornells
and Van Wycks, of New York"
Quality, then.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: The TO-
bacco crop, although far from being
a frst-class one, is showing up bet
ter than expected a month or so ago,
and prices are much better than last
year. The farmers are rushing in
their tobacco at a famous rate. Up
TO this time the weeks offerings
have averaged 100, 900 pounds per
day, and this week will show at
least 100000 pounds sold on the
floors of our tobacco sales ware
houses since last Monday morning.
Fayetteville dispatch, 9Th: Hon.
R. P. Buxton died today after a brief
attack, while sitting in a chair. He
was a prominent Republican, a mem
Der of the Constitutions convention,
candidate for Governor against Jar
Wis, and was for years Judge of the
Superior court. He was highly es-
teemed in the community, a mem
Der and vestryman of st. Johns
Episcopal church. He married Miss
Rebecca Bledsoe, of Raleigh, who
survives him. He leaves no chill
dren.
One of the most interesting ex-
hibits of the recent State Fair was
that of Cole combination planter, in
vented by Mr.. E. NJ. Cole, of Garth
age. This exhibit will also be at the
Newbern Fair this week. Instead of
making three separate planters for
the three staple crops, corn, cotton
and peas, Mr.. Cole has made a re
combination which can be
produced at the average cost of a
planter and is very simple and
operated. The Cole Manufac-
Company, of Charlotte, will
utilize this very valuable invention.
Raleigh News and Observer Ray
mond Hunt, supposed murderer of
Ellis Cline, was captured near Nor
gantown Saturday morning. The
murder was committed last Christ
mas at quilting near Hickory. Hunt
fled to Tennessee, but returned re-
Gently and was captured while sleep
ing at his fathers sawmill.-Par-
ties coming from Candor, in Mont
gomery county tell of a rich gold
mine discovered near that place. Elk
pertS and miners who have been
there pronounce it the richest find
in this State in many years.
The Synod of the Presbyterian
church of North Carolina will meet
on Tuesday, November 18th, in the
First Presbyterian church, Raleigh.
1t will probably continue until the
following Friday night. 1t is ex-
pected that quite a number of the
visiting ministers will remain over
Sunday in Raleigh. About $50 or
300 members T expected to be pres
ent at this Synod. The moderator
will be elected ON the night of the
first meeting, and, according to the
usual custom, will remain in the
city and preach on the following
Sabbath in the church where the
meeting takes place.
Durham Herald: The divine healer
continues to draw the crowd and oc-
casionally a few shekels from the
pockets of the people who attend the
meetings. At the meeting yester-
day afternoon il was stated that the
collections since the two, DR.. Gilbert
and Rev. Mr.. Sutton, came to Dur
ham, had not paid more than one
third of the expense. At each r
vice great crowds of people 1ocked
to the front to be healed of their in
frmities and from the number it
seems that all who go to hear these
men are more or less afflicted and
want to be healed. Some say they
are benefited, others say they I
not.
That is a pathetic story copied in
another column from The Green's
boro Telegram about the appearance
of Joe Turner in that city Wednes-
day and his rambling talk to a hand