The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-29

hao tRa very closest attention of ~
people who had assembled to hug
me- oI,did my best for the cause cor
Travelled seven miles towards nv nort
appointment.
On Tuesday, the 9Th, l addresses
quite an audience at Spruce PM
Mitchell county, and in the a~fternoon
travelled twelve miles towards Mario
Mcdowell county, my next speakina
place. iHs@...s ~ g
There I found the Superior Conn.,.
in session, His Honor, Judge PhilIins
presiding. When court adiourned
His Honor announced that CON-.
would not convene until 8 p. N. to 81
low those who desired to speak -
have the useof the court room. Isnoto
for an hour and aquarter and then snr,
rendered the hall toaa gentleman wbo
desired to make an agricultural aJ
dress, etc. In bshalf of she Farmora,
Alliance ofNorth Carolina, 4tenderad
70 JudgePhillips thanks for the con-
tesy~ he had extended to our associ..
ton by allowing ms>the1u use, Of the
court room when the dockets was
overlooking with business North
Carolina has always been noted for
having heightened gentlemen O tho
bench,yand the conduct of His Honor
In that occasion was but an exhibition
e6 the gentleman &ndr}utist that he
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IF travelled several miles that after:
noon and on next day, Thursday, the
10TH Twas rendered the use of the
Presbyterian church at Old Fort
Mcdowell county, which 1 accepted
with many thanks, and addressed q
select, heightened, virtuous, christian
audience-ofthe cream,of the country
Excepting my plain, farmer.lik k
speech. The meeting was a success,
Travelled a;short distance that after.
noon, and early next morning crossed
the Blue Ridge and arrived at Black
Mountain station about ten o'clock
and was sorry to learn on my arrival,
that the closing exercises of a school
near the residence of Senator Vance.
only six miles distant, would take
place that day, and this world re.
nowned orator would address the peo.
pie, patrons, scholars, etc.; and lust
here let me say the man that divides
the crowd with him, must have a sub.
ject in which the people are deeply
interested. Nothing but the princi.
pies, policy, doctrines and growing in.
terest in our order which is shown
everywhere would have given anyone
the audience I had on chat occasion.
The brethren and sisters all rallied to
the flag, and I had a full house of
noble women and men, all determined
to sustain the principles of the ALI.
aaee. The closing exercises was coz.
Quoted by DR.. Cliff, President of my
Surveillance, Coopers, N. c., a man
thoroughly identified with everything
that points to the improvement of the
farmer. l must not forget to mention
the elegant dinner spread on that &C.
caslon by the fair hands of the farm.
ers' wives and daughters of Black
Mountain Alliance. It was all that
human could wish. To do Justice to
Senator Vance and Mr.. Locke Craig,
the speakers at the school picnic
above mentioned, 1 must say they re.
GREETED exceedingly that the appoint
ment had conficted with mine and
would have had changed it if they
had received information in time.
The next day, Saturday, the 18th,
[ attended meeting at Vests Chapel,
Buncombe county. To attempt a de.
scription of this meeting is almost i'm.
possible. On a high and beautiful
ridge, e miles south of Asheville
in one of the most magnificent groves
stands this chapel, at its altar wor.
ships a pure, unadulterated, christian
people as lives. Surrounded by the
grandest mountains under the sun,
this noble church stands as a monu.
ment of the character of those who
have already crossed the river-that
inside It's walls had professed that
faith which enables fallen man to
meet grim monster death without
fear. This was the place selected by
the committee of arrangements OF
several Sub-Alliances to hold the ALI
ance picnic. On my arrival l found
hundreds had assembled; l found the
speakers stand laden with the rlcn
products of this mighty land. The
fair hand of noble woman could be
seen In everything-such CAKES, tns
magnificent evergreens wove ana
interviewer around the posts, tne
sweet, fragrant flowers, the work o.
God and women; the huge potatoes
such as this country alone produces,
the fine, transparent jellies; in TACT "
was a show that would have done
credit to any country. There was tnS
matron, then the beautiful mountain
@lassie, the happy children, the grey
headed grandfather and grandmo.nsi,
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