The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23

o The mill will be capitalized at
$50 600 or 5000 600 aud will be one Of
the largest In that section.
Prof. Coon, Superintendent of the
Salisbury graded schools, was ar
rained before the mayor Saturday,
charged with severely whipping two
young boys, pupils OF the school Prof
Coon was discharged. This is the same
Coon that got into trouble over alleged
Biblical fairy tales a few weeks ago
Sow Hill Standard: There is no
longer room for reasonable doubt that
Snow HILL is TO have a railroad. Tne
| right of way from Tarboro to Snow
HILL has been Ought, paid for and
surveyed, and the road ia now under
construction, about one third of it be
ing already completed, and before the
close Of the nineteenth century SloW
HILL will be in gear with the outside
world.
The grand lodge Of Masons, in ses-
sion at r Leugh last week, elected thu
following off ,ers: Beverly 8 RIyst r,
of Oxford, grand master; 81 l CLARK.
OF TarborO, deputy grand master !;
Walter 8 Ltdde |, Of Charlotte, enIor
grand warden Francis D. Winston. o
Windsor, junior grand warden; VIII
liam Simpson, of Raleigh, grand treas
urer; Jonn y. DreWry, of Raleigh,
grand secretary.
SiaUesville Landmark: For some
Ims Msssrs j Ct Shelton and " A
Thomas have besn working quietly but
ef9cnvely on a fuI nICure factory for
5,atesville, and their work has been 80
far successful tina they have secured
subscriptions amounting to $I4 600,
enough to make the factory a Certain.
". 1t is hoped t. get at least 81 QUO.
aud possibly g 600 or So. 600 more,
making the capital stock SIG 900 or
$l7 900.
r ". ]. A r msey, o. Hickory, il
dead Dr. Ramsey was bora In Sails
curry, Angus s. 1852 He was a gradu-
ate of D .vios)n College and OF Union
8 nilarF. h vas ordained pastor OF
C7yasirs and Back Greek churches In
1877 and remained there until 1884
when he wac called to II ckory where
ne remained until his death. III
served the Newton church in recent
ear He was highly estee ned by all
hat knew him.
R)xboro Courier: Col. John 8
Cunningham, executor of the late john
} Terrell. with his lawyers, Major J.
w G .auam and J 8. Merritt, have
made q hlai eeUJle nent with the Coun
Y of the Terrell estate. Alter takln4
IF che appropriations for the % school
muses. to be built, the puolic = coOols OF
ne county g9t the sum of $55 900, the
tat rest of which will go annually TO
toe running of the free schools The
money aud bonds have been turned
over TO h trustees. M5ssrs. 8 A.
L 'ng, John s Cunningham and J 8
BradsheT.
Wilmington Star: A gentleman who
vas in the City from the Country yes
5erd67 said that 10 some secGion farm
ers are now receiving a handsome pric
for their cotton seed, and many Of
Gnem VINO have hitherto he'd the ra y
product for tertll ,zing material, are dis
posing Of it to the mills. In several
sections, he said, where indepe1den
mills and those of the trust are com
peJitive buyers, the price has ranged
as nigh a 224 cents per buehel. Ulder
normal c1ndiCl1ns, too, the prices nav
been very satisfactory to the farmer
this year n many # them have either
sold or exchanged for meal.
Raleigh Post: George Lee, colored.
a ffteen-year- old boy, will be tried at
the March term Of Wake Criminal
Court for his life. A. noon yesGer 4ay
the grand jury returned a true bill
against Lac for murder in the first de-
gree, n Judge H)ke ordered that he
be brought into court at $50 O'Clock to
stand trial. Toe prisoner vas brought
in at that hour, but on motion Of his
counsel, Colonel Argo and W. B
Snow, Esq Judge Hoke continued the
case until the March term of Wake
c , urt. Lee is a blight mulatto, about
fifteen years old, and appeared little
concerned at the enormity Of the
charge against him. He is charged
zith che deliberate poisoning of Julia
Hobby on or about OctQOer 1 last.
Experiment farm citations will be
located near Tarboro and Rcd Springs