The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-30
State News.
FROM CURR1TUCK TO CHEROKEE.
r,,ms Of Interest Cleaned From our Cores
pOndsntS and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State.

Parts OF the state.
Kings Mountain Democrat Farm
ors from different sections of the
country report to us that the small
Grain crop is very promisir g, and
with no unforeseen misfortune a
large T of wheat and oats may be
expected, a situation very agreeable.
The Commissioner of Agriculture
IS quoted as saying that the sales of
fertilizer tax tags up to this season
are about % per cent. greater than
they were to the same period last
year. At one time, about three
weeks ago, they we're 80 per cent.
greater.
GoIdsboro Argus: Mr.. j. w.
Lynch, President of the Great West.
ern Railway Company, which is lay
ing a road bed from Fremont to Snow
Hill, says every arrangement has
now been perfected for the final
completion of the road from Engle-
hard to Raleigh.
High Point special to News and
Observer: A gentleman who owns
a gold mine near Candor, Montgom-
cry county, was in town yesterday,
and with him had a nugget of gold
which weighed nearly V pounds.
Gold is said to be located in large
quantities there.
Danbury Reporter: Wheat looks
fairly well.-The fruit crop is
thought to be safe We heard the
notes of d solitary old time bluebird
several days this and last week it is
the first "bluebird song" that we
have had the pleasure of of listening
to for several years.
Under the new school law, upon
the petition of one-fourth of the
freeholders of any Town or district,
an election Will be held to levy a
special tax to supplement- the shool
fund. Oxford is the first town to
order an election under this new law.
The election will be held on May 9TH.
Winston dispatch, 24th: Winston
had larger tobacco breaks to day
than for several weeks. Prices con
tirue high. The warehouse men
estimate that three fOurihs of last
years crops has been marketed. If
this is rue Winston's sales this to
bacco year will aggregate about L.,
600, 900 pounds.
Asheville dispatch: The citizens
non partisan convention last evening
nominated a full municipal ticket
headed by W. A. Boyce for mayor.
The nominees were selected from
both parties and from the usual in
dependent element. The ticket is
thought to be a strong one. A few
years since d Democratic mayor was
elected here by a majority of one
vote.
Monroe Journal: Messrs. j. T.
Bivens and J g. Tomberlin live on
adjoining farms in east Monroe town
ship. There is surface gold on their
lands and they occasionally pick up
nuggets and finer gold about the
branches. Some years ago Mr. Tom
berlin found a lump worth $I76.
Recently he found d $40 lump and a
considerable amount of gold dust.
Mr.. Bivens also recently picked up a
81 lump.
Col. A. Fl. BeIo, n of the editors
and owners of the Galveston Tex }
News and the Dallas (Tex) News,
died in AsheviIle Friday. He was
born in Salem, this State, in 1889
and entered the Confederate army as
Captain of the Forsyth Rifles in 1851.
He was wounded at Gettysburg and
never fully recovered from the
effects of the wounds. He had been
in feeble health for some time. The
remains were inferred in Salem.
About four years ago President
Dudley began holding summe nor
mails for the negro teachers of the
State. The A. and NJ. College fac
ulty was assisted by the Leading
white and cOlOred teachers of the
profession. During the last two
years with an appropriation of $4,000
d year less than formerly received,
this summer normal was suspended,
but now President Dudley informs
The Greensboro Record that the
summer sessions will be resumed
Exchange.