The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-24
State News.
FROM CURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
Itsms Of Interest Cleaned From our Corres-
pondents and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State,

GOldsbOrO Cor. Charlotte ObSer-
YER: The information comes to your
correspondent from a reliable source
that the friends of Judge H. G. Con-
nor will present his name to the
next State convention for associate
Justice of the Supreme Court.
Reldsville Weekly: A petition is
being circulated asking the Governor
to offer a reward for the capture of
John Ware, who shot his father, and
a negro August 9th and has eluded
the officers so. far. No reasonable
effort should be spared to bring him
to Justice, for the crime which he
and John Stephens committed was
one of the most dastard1y that has
ever taken place in this section.
Reports from Richmond and Robe
son and other of the largest cotton
growing counties in the State are TO
the effect that cotton is being badly
damaged by boll-worms. Mr.. w. E.
Grassland, one of the penitentiary
directors, estimates the damage he
has sustained from this cause on his
large farm in Richmond county,
at several thousand pounds of seed
cotton. The worms so far have only
attacked the rankest of his cotton
News and Observer, 21st.
That was a pleasing statement
made in the Raleigh papers Satur-
day that the expenses of the State
prison have been reduced half. Mr..
Nathan O'Berry, of the board of
directors, said that the prison is be-
ing maintained at about half what it
cost formerly. The average monthly
expense is now about IS, 500 against
SO, 900 per month formerly. This is
a great saving and the people of the
State generally will be glad TO learn
of this economical management
Scotland Neck Commonwealth.
The North Carolina Coal and Iron
Company has purchased from Mr.
Samuel A. Henszey and associates,
the property of the Cumnock coal
mines, at Cumnock, Chatham county.
New and improved machinery will
be added to the equipment and the
capacity of the plant considerably
increased. Mr.. H. <. Myers is presi-
dent Of the new corporation and Mr..
j. o. McHenry secretary and treas
urer. 1t is understood that Mr..
Henszey will retain his interest in
the Raleigh and Western Railway
Greensboro dispatch.
Smithfeld Herald: We are glad
to state that Clayton township has
moved forward for the improvement
of its roads. The people of Clayton
have raised about one hundred dol
lars in subscriptions for road i'm
provement. A tax of ten cents or
every hundred dollars worth of prop
erty in the township and thirty cents
poll tax on each man, has been levied
for the same purpose. Last Monday
arrangements we're made with the
County Commissioners for all the
convicts from this and other courts
to be sent TO Clayton township to
to work the roads.
Faison Journal: There is a beau
tiful vine growing near the line of
Duplin and Sampson counties which
has not been found any where else
in the State, or if it has been we
have not heard of it. The oldest in
habitants here have watched this
vine for many years, and now it is
used by a good many for decorations
in winter and summer. About 25
years ago the late John Lane dis
covered this delicate and rare ever
green, so Mr.. j. D. Ireland informs
us. and the vine Is now known as the
sLane" vine. This, along with the
noted ''Venus Fly Traps" are two
of Duplin's uncommon productions,
that some day may be valuable to
this or another generation.
Raleigh Cor. Wilmington Messen-
ger In the course of an interview
to .day with Weather Observer Won
Hermann some astonishing facts
we're a~soertained regarding the Au-
gust rainfall in North Carolina, The
rainfall averaged -. 18 inches for the
State. This is the highest ever re-
corded for any month in any year
since 1872 when the taking of Obser
vations began. The nearest approach
to it was in September, 1877, when