The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-24
[For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
PEA NuT ONsIOW Co N c.
TEA NUT, ONsLoW Co, N. Q
April |. 1888.

1Apl1l /, 1000.
DEAR BRoTHER:-Since my return
from Duplin county, and my last re-
port, l submit the following report:
On February 25th organized Half
Moon Alliance, in Onslow county,
with 33 members. On Feb. 25th, all
Of the II sub-Alliances in Onslow
county having been previously mott
fed, and in accordance with a resolu-
ton of Tar Landing Alliance, I pro-
ceeded to organize Onslow County
Alliance, with Pea Nut, Southwest,
Tar Landing, Adams School House,
and Half Moon Alliances Git will be
noted that there was at the time II
sub-Alliances in the county in good
standing, but owing to high water,
only five could get at the county site)
with the following officers: President,
Aaron F. Farrell, of Wolf Pitt ALI
ance; Vice-President, J. f. Hoffman,
of Adams School House Alliance;
Secretary, VIM. H. Jarman, of Tar
Landing Alliance; postofice, Tar
Landing, Onslow county, N. c.;
Treasurer, VIM. N. Shepard, of South
west Alliance; Chaplain, Rev. D. F.
Aman, of Pollard Alliance; Lecturer,
Rev. T. j. Baker, of Tar Landing
Alliance; Asst. Lecturer, Mrs. Sallie
Mcmillan, of Southwest Alliance; Door
Keeper, Lorenzo Bryan, of Tar Land
ing Alliance; Asst. Door Keeper -,
of - Alliance; Serg't-at-Arms, 1.
b. Ketchum, of Southwest Alliance.
Executive Committee: H. L. Cox, A.
I. Parker, w. j. Groves, E. w. Far
nell and Benz. Ward, respectively, of
Adams School House, Southwest, Tar
Landing, E. w. Farnell and Shackel-
ford Alliances. A Trade Committee
was appointed, a committee on By
Laws, and a committee on the Good
of the Order.
A resolution was introduced and
adopted endorsing The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and requesting that one copy
be taken in every family of the Ali
ance.
Another resolution was adopted
requesting each sub-Alliance to elect
one-third of it's delegates to the County
Alliance lady members.
1t was indeed a very harmonious
meeting, and a proper spirit of brother
ly love, friendship and charity pre-
vailed, and great good, financially,
educationally, and socially, will ulti-
mately be the result of the county
meeting.
On February Sd, lectured at Cath
rine Lake and organized Cathrine
Lake. Alliance, with II members.
President, John Marshborn; Secretary,
NJ. M. Marshborn; Secretary s address,
.athrine Lake, Onslow Co., N. G.
Bro. j. D. Hoffman met me there
and we then set out for Adams School
House and arrived there at 8 o'clock
?. m. passing through the beautiful
little painted village of Richards,
where the brilliant lights from the
mansions, cottages and stores threw
off their tidings of thrift and enter.
prise as W. passed them, and could
zee the occupants of those neat little
cottages occupying seats around their
supper tables, partaking of the sweets
II their labor, our hearts desire was
o stop, but could not, even had we
'een hidden to do SOY We then were
lshered into Adams School House,
nd after warming by the stove, Bro.
'atrlck introduced me to the audi
nee, and such an outpouring of ladies
nd gentlemen The house was a
arge one fused as a church also.) E.
:. Francks, J. W. Mills, Elijah
Aoonce, Messrs. Ervins and Shaw and
everal others from the village were
here. We lectured for two hours to
n attentive audience, we hope with
ONE conceivable benefit to Adams
'chool House Alliance and for the
rider in that section of the county.
then went to the home of Bro.
Hoffman and spent the night;
nd for the kindness received at the
ands of Bro. Hoffman and family.
e shall ever feel grateful. He is a
Ill grown Alliance man, and in poll.
cs they say he is a Caesar in that
,
We then returned to the beautiful ,
llage and listened to an interesting
by Bro. T. J. Baker, on the !
nall and unruly member, "The t
ongue." In the evening, we were t