The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-29
State News.
WAT TAR HEELS ARE DOING.

of Corn and Grains
of Wheat From the West
Peanuts and Cotton
Seed From the
South.
Mount Olive suffered another de-
structive fire a few days ago. The
store of B. II. Hatch was totally de
stroved entailing loss with stock of
g. 600; insurance 81, 500.
Mr.. james II. Enniss died in Raj
eigh last week aged Y. He was born
in Petersburg, Va. He had for 80
years published Turner's North
Carolina Almanac. He established
The North Carolina Farmer.
State Treasurer Worth has insti-
ruted suit against the board of COM
m~issioners of Wake county. The
action is brought to recover between
$1,000 and 5000, paid out by the
county for making out the tax lists
and deducted by the sheriffs in their
settlement with the State.
During the summer great improve
ments will be made in the Wake
Forest college buildings, some of
which will be remOdeled entirely.
On account of this, the Summer
School will not be held this year
The Law School, however, will go
on aS usual Professor Gulley eX-
1000, 1.-ro r,-,hor ~ +oD1a
Fuison Correspondent Post: The
strawberry season is now about over.
Though the crop throughout the
country has been very short on ac-
count of the long dry spell, berries
have paid far better than since 1898.
The prices have remained through
the season fairly good, and the en-
tire crop will be sold. Potatoes and
beans are only ordinary, and it is
hoped that good prices will be re-
ceived.
OF the 70 applicants for license to
practice medicine before the State
Medical Board last week 50 passed,
25 failed and 2 withdrew their APP
pications. OF the women applicants,
3 out of / were successful. One
colored person failed, 3 being ad-
mitted. The grading of the differ
ent papers of the applicants has just
been made public. DR.. Elizabeth
Dixon, of Raleigh, and DR.. Sally
Borden. of GOIdsbOrO, lead the class,
with an average per Centage Of %.
Good for the ladies!
Newbern Journal: By a substan-
tial majority vote, cast by the citi-
zens Of Newbern last Tuesday, the
city authorities have been given
power to issue and sell $50, 600, in
City of Newborn bonds, and with the
proceeds Of these bonds to buy the
Water Works and Sewerage Com
pany's properties, in this city, pay
some amounts due the Water Com
Dany and make some extensions of
the present systems. To sum it up
briefly, Newbern enters the list of
towns and cities where municipal
ownership prevails.
Corinth Correspondent Chatham
Record The carcass of an unknown
man lies in Cape Fear river, just
above what is known as Red Horse
zap in BuckhOrn falls. The man
-unnot be identified as his skin is all
IL and head gone. He has on a dark
vest and a pair of dark pants. One
shoe Is there and that has a patch on
r.. He is a large framed man. There
no one missing in this section and
IT is the opinion of the people he
anne down the river in the big
src~het. but no one knows. There
"a mystery about it somewhere.
Durham Correspondence Post
some of those who shove the plane
and drive the saw in house building
nave organized a carpenters and
i~oincrs' union here, and are expect
ny to get their charter at an early
late. The leaders in this move are
-onliIent of a large membership as
soon as the get in working oder.
They claim that they re not band
ny together for the purpose of max
.ng excessive demands or to inaugu-
rate strikes, but for sci representation
against incompetent wOrkmen, and
10 lay up a fund for the time of mis-
fortune.
After b%aIloting from 4 p. m. Thurs
day till . a. m. Friday, the Demo