The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-29
State News.
FROM CURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
rtsnS Of Interest Cleaned From our Cores,
pondsntG and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State,

grades. Current news and litera-
ture embracing all the leading publ
cations will be studied.-High Point
Cor. Post.
Chatham Record: Mr.. E. M.
Collision, of Gulf township, has a
son who is nearly six years old, and
yet has never had IN anniversary of
his birthday. This may strange
and yet it is easily explained.
Stanly Enterprise: There will be
a large crop of wheat sowed this
year. Corn is fairly good on upland
where it was cultivated, but bottom
land and up land that was not Quilt
waited is a poor yield, or none at all.
Louisburg Times: Mr.. G. B.
Cheatham made another big ship
ment of tobacco TO Liverpool Thurs
day, several cars being required for
the 80 tierces shipped. The money
value of the shipment was over
$4,000.
1t may be of interest to the people
of the State 80 know shat Charity
Wiggans, the mother of the musical
prodigy "Blind Tom," was brought
up in Halifax county, this State.
She was a slave and belonged to the
Wiggans family of that county
Exchange.
The wife of ex Governor Russell
has long conducted one of the best
dairy farms in the State andis proud
of it. She has recently made a oon-
tract with Mr.. Warren, of Whining
ton, who will take all the butter and
milk from Belleville farm, her farm
near w lmington, situated in Bruins
wick county.
Statesville Landmark: What was
probably the first car load of round
bale cotton aver shipped from the
State was shipped Thursday from
Stony Point, Alexander county, by
Messrs. Lentz Bros , who operate a
Lowery round bale press there and
who are succeeding we'll with it.
The cotton was shipped to Au-
gusta, Ga.
Atthe meeting off CnfederateVete
ans in Raleigh last week there was
an admirable address by Gen. Julian
S. Carr. 1t was followed by speeches
by Generals W. R. Cox and W. 2.
Roberts. At the election of officers
Gen. Carr was re elected President
by aoolamation, W. P. Wood, Vice
President, and Claud B. benson,
Secretary and Treasurer by a rising
vote.
"Here's a gold brick" said Mr. G.
A. Ames, manager of the Wilhemina
mine, of this county, as he passed
over the Observer counter a small,
heavy, yellow bar. "And here's an
other" he added, holding a second
bar in his hand. One is worth
1912 81, and the other 1922. 81. Both
came from the Wilhemina this week
the result of a two and a half days
run.-Charlotte Observer.
Mount Olive Advertiser: The
WAYNE county board of health has
ordered that all children attending
the public and private schools, white
and coIored, who have not been sue
cessfully vaccinated shall be vacoi-
mated within the next thirty days,
and no child shall be admitted to
any such schools until so vaccinated.
The county will furnish virus for
those unable to pay for the same.
Tarboro Southerner: The tobacco
growers of this and adjoining ooun
ties are strictly Sin it" this year.
Good O have been made in this
section. and because of the general
shortage prices are much above
those of previous years. Common
tobacco this season almost sold for
what the better grades brought pre-
viously. A great increase in acreage
next year will send price TO the old
stage.
In the mountains along the line
5etween the counties of York, in
South Carolina, and Cleveland, In
North Carolina, " it is noted, ''there
Is an area of about fifteen square
miles so filled with dense underbrush
.rut q man might hide from hun
5-6ds Of persons FIR weeks" 1t Is
IA ideal country for Angora goats,
md d few f0cks of them would clean
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