The progressive farmer., 1901-11-26
State News.
EROM CURRITUCK 10 CHEROKEE.
IISnI Of Interest Cleaned From our Cores
pondentS and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State

reached in the Granville court last
week. 1t will probably come up
TO. day.
Ireden county will present the
name of Benjamin F. Long to the
next Democratic convention OF the
Tenth judicial district for the noml-
nation tor judge.
But very few farmers in this Sec
tion saved any peanuts this year for
market, the price being sc low.
Hogs were turned on them.-Roan-
oke- -Chowan Times.
Charlotte dispatch, 21st: Col.
John L. Morehead, died suddenly at
the Buford House last night. He
was reputed to be the wealthiest man
in Charlotte. He was 67 years old
and son of Governor Morebead.
Col. Olds: TIE Eastern Hospital
for the negro insane at GOldsborO, is
declared to be full A man who was
sent from here there, was to day
brought back and has to be taken to
the county home.
Col. Olds: There is little or no
falling eff in the number of land
grants issued by the Secretary of
State. 1t has long been thought that
the number would decrease but it
continues nearly the same from year
to year.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer: ::
Joseph BrOughton, a we'll known
farmer of this county, was probably
fatally shot near his home at Garner
this afternoon while partridge hunt
ing with some friends from Ralei gh.
The gun of one of the party was
aocidently fired.
Sanford Express: 1t is said that
Cape Fear river is alive with wild
geese and ducks this season. Wild
turkeys are also plentiful in the
river section. are said 30
very numerous this season. As birds
are also plentiful there is sport in
store for the man with gun and dog.
MIR. H. A. Williams, of Kinston,
writes The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
that he recently found in mari bed
six feet from the surface some petri
fed bones, evidently those of a hu
man being, and with them petritied
heart. He reports that some physi-
clans are convinced that it is indeed
the heart of man.
The Governor employs James E.
Shepherd, James II. MerrimOn and
George ROuntree 80 aid the Attorney
General in representing the State in
the defense against the suit to be
brought by South Dakota against
North Carolina involving the pay
ment at par of certain bonds of the
Western North Carolina Railroad.
Wilson Special to News and OBJ
server: The board of trustees of
Wilson Christian College met Friday
night and with great enthusiasm
elected DR.. Daniel E Motley, of
AsheviIle, president. Prof. Joseph
Kinsey. who has been for many years
one of the leading educators in the
State. was unanimously elected Pro
fessor of Latin and Mathematics.
The Governor pardons J. S. Cren-
shaw, of Mecklenburg county, who
killed a negro watermelon thief and
WAS sentenced to ak months on the
roads. The petition for his pardon
set forth that frequent depredations
on melons and other crops had been
made in that section. The pardon
was recommended by the solicitor,
the MAYOR of Charlotte and $50 cit1-
zens. including the pastor of the
PRESBYTERIAN church of which Cren-
shaw is a member, and sets forth
that Crenshaw is a man of high
character Col. Olds.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer:
There are now 81 orphans in the
Methodist Orphanage here. As soon
as more room is provided there will
be q large increase An attorney
here to day predicted a number OF
b7siness failures in the cotton grow
ing region during the coming six
months. He says the pinch of 'hard
times" is felt wherever cotton is
depended upon.-The board OF
+r7s+aaa of the State Library at a
meeting to-day decided to allow DR..
5. B. Weeks, now at Santa Fe, 800