The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-18


at the last meeting. By resolution at
last meeting it was resolved to con-
tribute from the treasury the amount
of ten dollars to the Business Agency
Fund.
Shady Grove Alliance, No. l448, is
less than FIVE months old, and was
organized with only six members, but
now has forty-fve members, and, at
the last meeting, about a dozen new
applications were accepted: The
bright side is seen and the member
ship. is hopeful.
BRO, g. T. Boyette, of Florence
Alliance, Johnston county, was elected
Corresponding Secretary at the last
meeting Of his Lodge. He writes to
notify US Of the fact, and to say No.
621 is progressing finely, and that the
outlookfor the farmers inthat section
is very: encouraging. 80 s. -.
Bear Grass Alliance, No. 1926,
Of Martin county, is progressing favor
ably. Having recently had the. mis-,
fortune. to lose by fire their place of
meeting, "a free school house,) they
are making arrangements to build a.
hall in which to hold their meetings.
The Alliance, organized a little less
than a year ago, with thirteen mem
bers, now numbers ffty-eight, all
males. , .5. ,-.t.
At a regular, meeting otsthe Red
House Alliance, held on Saturday, the
25th Of May, 1889, the following was
unanimously adopted: Whereas, as
q certain party in Danville, Va, has
been distributing circulars claiming to
be the House adopted by the Border
Alliance, Resolved, That all brethren.
of the Alliance be, and are hereby
warned against such designing houses.
Secretary W. E. Mccoy, of South
Mills Alliance, No. 1918, informs us
of the death of Bro. Jas. G. Rudder,
Chaplain of South Mills Alliance,
which occurred on May the 5th, in the
57th year of his age. Bro. Rudder
was a good Alliance man, a consistent
church member, a Sunday School
Superintendent and a member Of a
Missionary Society. A good man has
been taken from us.
DIN Alliance, No. 642, 1redell
county, at d regular meeting May 5th,
1889, agreed to appropriate one-half
Of it's quarterly dues for twelve
months to the State Business Agency
Fund. And, also, they agreed to try
to organize a Joint Stock Co-opera-
tive Alliance Manufacturing Company.
The Alliance is increasing in member
| ship and usefulness, and the indica-
tions are generally good.
On Saturday, the lst day of
June, Boomer Alliance, No. l,433,
met and elected officers for the ensu-
ing term. This Alliance has a mem
bership of thirty-two males and seven
females, who stick very closely to the
order. These brethren promise to do
something for the Business Agency
Fund soon. The correspondent says:
owe are a little slow to take hold, but
when we do, we are not easy to freeze
out, if we do live in the mountains OF
the State of Wilkes"
The following resolution was
unanimously adopted by Perry Al
lance at it's last. meeting: ResotVed,
That Perry Alliance, No. 1,244,
hereby accepts and adopts the act of
Assembly of North Carolina entitled
an act to incorporate the Farmers
| State Alliance Of North Carolina and
Sub-Alliances as it's charter of incor-
poration and the constitution, by
laws, rules and regulations which may
be prescribed by properly constituted
authorities Hereunder.
At the last meeting of First
Broad Alliance the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted: Re
sozved, That First Broad Alliance,
No. 795, Cleveland county, N. c.,
hereby accept and adopt the act of
Assembly entitled, can Act to incor-
porate the farmers State Alliance of
North Carolina and Sub,Allianees, as
Its charter OF incorporation, anu the
constitution, bylaws, rules and regu-
lations which may be prescribed by
the properly constituted authorities
Hereunder.
Secretary D. J. Philbeck, OF
Sandy Plains Alliance, Cleveland
county, writes a few lines for publfca.
ton, as follows: "Our Alliance is YET
in its infancy. We have twenty-three
male members, and, with the excep.
ton of one or two, they are as true
Alliance men as ever lived. W.
have paid $34 towards the Agency
Fund, and intend to pay more Oul
members are dreadfully in earnest and
are determined, hereafter, to make
their bread and meat at home, and
the consequence is that their crops