The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-25

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good; cotton, the last ten days is do
ing well; although the stand is broken;
spring oats about half a crop. Have
had plenty of rain and all crops r
promising. Farmers are blowing corn
for the last time.
Secretary Williams says: at is
with a sad heart that I report to you
the death of our brother and Presi-
dent, F. B. Williams, of Glencoe
| Alliance, No. 663. He was 80 years
of age and was killed in Kernersville
by the falling of a tobacco warehouse,
on the l4th inst, during a wind
storm. His .postofice, was Glencoe,
Rockingham county
-Hominy Hill Alliance No. 1907,
at it's last meeting accepted andrati-
fed the act of Assembly entitled can
act to incorporate the Farmers State
I Alliance of North Carolina and Sub
Alliances, as it's charter of incorpora-
ton, and the constitution, bylaws,
rules and regulations which may be
prescribed by the properly constituted
authorities Hereunder. :
E NJ! B~lankenship,~ Of Alliance
No. 1859, of Yancey County, writing
from Rice's creek, says they are get.
ting along very well with a~member-
ship of seventy. He closes his note
with this laconic statement, which is
not as explicit as we could wish: III.
J, Ledford, aged forty years, died
on the 14th2 instant. He died from a
pistol shot,
Turner's Alliance, No. $500, sit
uated in Polk county, in the noun
famous part, near the Henderson
and South Carolina lines, is in good
condition. awe have over twenty
males and two females, and a number
of applications pending. The usual
fquantity of corn and other grain has
been put in. No mortgages are given
in this section. No cotton, ne mort
gage"
Secretary Little sends the follow
ing resolution which was passed at
the last meeting of Triangle Alliance:
RESOLVED, That Triangle Alliance, No.
34l, hereby accepts and adopts the
act of assembly, entitled can Act to
Incorporate the Farmers State ALI
ance of North Carolina and Sub-Alli-
ances," as it's charter of incorporation
and the constitution, by laws, rules
and regulations which may be pre-
scribed by the properly constituted
authorities Hereunder.
Sister S. J. Cooper, Secretary of
Eureka Alliance, No. 1913, of Sampson
county, says: cat our annual election
of officers, June 1st, Mrs. S. J. Cooper
was elected Secretary of our Alliance,
D. A. Cooper was reelected President
and F. H. Howard, Business Agent.
Our Alliance is moving on slowly, but
surely, I think. [ I'm very much in
terested in the Agency Fund. Some
of our members have paid as much as
$3.50 to this Fund, while others have
not paid anything as yet, and I think
it the duty of every member to pay
something. I hope soon to send you
announcer cOnLrlOuC1Ou.
David l.. Beach, of Cross Roads
Alliance, No. 1858, says the death
of the Railroad Commission bill has
been a great affection to the Alliance
brethren, who sincerely desired its
passage. Let US not give up the
project, but keep at work and keep
straining until we gain the victory.
A full set of officers were elected for
the ensuing term at the last regular
meeting. The farmers and business
men of our State will get a commits
sion when they do their duty-go
into the primaries and vote for no
man who is not known to be in favor
of it.
Mill Bridge Alliance, Of Rowan
county, was organized in April, 1888,
with nineteen members. Its mem
bership rapidly increased and it now
numbers forty-fve in good standing.
All are in perfect accord on all vital
Alliance questions, while from a
church standpoint, some are Presby-
t~erians, some Baptists, some Metho-
dists and others are Lutherans and
German Reformers; politically they
are Democrats, Republicans, Prohi-
bitionists and Union-Labor party
men, STILL contrary to expectation,
the most perfect harmony and oneness
of purpose prevails in the Alliance.
And why not !? The Alliancei is bigger
than all parties combined.
After holding an election for
officers for the ensuing year, in which
most of the old officers were re
elected, Mt. Pleasant Alliance, No.
269, adopted the following resolu.
tons: Resolved, That Mt. Pleasant