The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-04
State News.
WHAT TAR HEELS ARE DOING.

4NbAhA
of Wheat From the West
Peanuts and Cotton
Seed From the
South.
Rev. J. A. Campbell, Principal of
Buie's Creek Academy, says that
there are 29O students enrolled.
The Legislature will meet on the
9th day of january, that day being
1.-The first Wednesday after the first
Monday" as provided by law.
William H. Balm, son of late State
Treasurer Donald Balm, will be assist
ant clerk in the State Auditors office
under Auditor Dixon's regime.
Troy Examiner: Reports from
that recent gold discovery down near
Candor gets better and better. There
isn't Il doubt about this being the
richest find made in this country in
many Il day.
Raleigh Post: The Agricultural
Department OF the A. & NJ. College
makes a fine show in hog raising.
Day before yesterday five Poland
China hogs were killed, with the
aggregate weight of 1885 pounds,
two of the five being under nine
months old. One SOW weighed 700
pounds. These hogs were not forced
at all.
Lettuce growers are % beginning
to snip their stock in a]ppreciable
quantities to the Northern markets.
The largest shipments by express for
the season went forward Sunday
morning. Prices usually are very
satisfactory, some sales having been
made aS high as So per barrel and
$3.50 per basket or half barrel.-Wil-
mington Star.
The States attorneys in the So
900. 900 tax assessment ase Of the
corporation commission against the
railroads must prove actual fraud in
the assessment of other property.
They declare that the railroads are
now only half-valued, and cite the
case of the Wilmington and Weldon,
which, they say, wassessed by the
commission at $l1, 600, 900, yet was
sold to the Atlantic Coast Line for
SIS, 600, O0O.-Ex.
One of the most unique marriage
ceremonies ever celebrated in Raj
eigh was that at Tabernacle Baptist
church on the night of the 2Sth inst.
1t was the plighting of troth between
Miss Siewers 2. Angler and Mr..
William H. Taylor, both being deaf
mutes. The ceremony vas performed
by Rev. w. D. Hubbard. Prof. Z
Nick. Goodwin, OF MOrgantOn, acted
as interpreter, translating the words
of the service and the responses into
sign language.
Aberdeen Telegram: The town Of
Sanford is going ahead and is likely
to surpass any town in the county in
a short time all on account Of its
manufacturing enterprises. This
town IS equally as well situated as
Sanford, and has many natural ad-
vantages and would grow as rapidly
as that town if our people would
make it so. The Sanford people
themselves have made their town
what it is by investing some money
and thereby inducing others to in
vest.
Nebane Cor. Charlotte Observer :
Mr.. George F. Nesbitt, a prominent
and very wealthy society man Of
Kingston. Pa, and we'll and favor
ably known in shooting circles, came
to Mebane last Friday with the eX-
p~ectation of spending the shooting
season here. Today while in the
field three miles from the village, he
accidentally shot and killed himself.
He was alone when he was shot.
When his body was found two of his
dogs were watching by him faith
fully.
Aunt Nancy Hollifed, who was
said to be the oldest person in the
United States, died at her home in
EIlenboro on Tuesday, Nov. Goth, as
the result of a fall some time ago, in
which she was seriously injured.
Her mind has been clouded for sew
cral weeks. She was III years old,
we are informed, but we e her age
put at 121 years in the daily papers.
She was a lovely character. Corn
Cracker" the genial and versatile