The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-07

VII SICduy 1dFOT 8 il tQ6y VIII aIWAGS give h
No. Of their Alliance. We have given the sixth and
seventh pages of our paper to the exclusive use of
the Alliance. Use them, brethren: For all official
ordefs, rulings, notices, &c, the brethren will ex-
anime these pages.1
The State Secretary will send
some important matter for the Ali
ances, to all the Secretaries this week.
Secretaries of County Alliances
are requested to forward their quar-
terly reports as early as practicable.
Quite a number are behind.
The Alliance Tobacco Manufac-
turing Co., of Oxford, made their first
shipment last week to the State ALI
ance. Store, at Putnam, Texas. *
IS: LLUnion Springs Alliance, No. 976,
Cleveland county, at their last meet
ing decided to use no guano after the
first day of June, if it could not be
bought In cotton sacks at a less price
than, heretofore. .
-Hexlenia Alliance, No. i, 3451 of
BERTHE county, which was organized
FIVE months ago with sixteen charter
members, now has a. membership of
thirty-four. The brethren are in good
spirits and are generally prosperous.
Bro. J, J. silyey, Secretary of
the State Alliance Of Virginia. has
changed. his. postoffce address from
Bridgewater, Va, to- Amissville, Va.
The brotherhood will take due notice
thereof and govern themselves accord
ingly. ~1"s us. ol1v=1:a
-Bunn's Level Alliance, No. I35,
in open meeting, decided to. use no.
jute bagging during the coming cot
ton season: The Alliance has con-
-tributed literally to the business fund,
and gives every evidence of being a
live organization. ~, !
Bro. H. M. Anderson informs us
of the death of Bro. J. P. Johnson, of
Loves Alliance, No. 1880, of Wilkes
county, which took place April 8th.
He had reached the age of 81 years,
and leaves a wife and two daughters
to mourn. their loss. !.
Capt. S. B. Alexander and w. A.
Graham will be with the Catawba
County Alliance at Newton on the
oath inst. Bro. Alexander will be
with the brethren of Burke county, at
Morganton, on the first Friday in
July, at their regular quarterly meet
ing. +",n
The Secretary Of Whites Cross
Roads Alliance, No. 425, of Durham
county informs US of the death Of
Bro. James Carroll, who had reached
the age of 56 years. At the last
meeting of the lodge, resolutions of
respect to his memory were adopted
and spread upon the minutes.
Organizer j. L. Haynes, Of Rock
ingham county, organized Taff's Greek
Alliance on the Goth of April last
with G. E. Walker. President, and G..
A. Goulsby, Secretary. The organizer
thinks this Alliance will soon be a
large and efficient one, as there is
plenty of good material in the neigh
borhood. 's:'d
Bro. j. T. Hill, of Alliance No.
545 Lenoir county, says Friendship
Alliance is the banner Alliance of the
county. 1t numbers between 80 and
100 and stands fifth on the first roll
of honor of the Business Agency
Fund. They are making efforts to
raise additional funds for the Business
Agency.
DWake County Farmers Alliance
Institute will meet in this city on the
10th inst. at 10 o'clock a. m. lmme
diately on adjournment the Wake
County Farmers Alliance, will meet in
special session to consider matters Of
Importance. 1t is hoped there will be
a full attendance on both occasions,
and that the brethren will meet
promptly and get through in time to
participate in,the memorial ceremonies
of the day. 90 eli
-AGcorrespondent of Sandy Greek
Alliance, No. LOG, says his Alliance
is not buying near so much guano as
formerly. he says: "IlDerty farm-
ers' Association ordered 1872 bags of
Double Eagle which arrived in Liberty
on the 9th Of April, and by o'clock
on the 10th, about IS wagons from
Randolph, Chatham, Alamance and
Guilford counties had gotten the word
and were there. We saved or this
one order about $3.50. There won't
be one-tenth the mortgages given this
year in this vicinity as for previous
years.
X-The National Economist says: A
correspondent asks if the Farmers
Alliance is a holy alliance. 1t is, In
the fullest sense of the term, because
every object it seeks to achieve is OF
such a nature that it is worthy of most
sincere prayers for its success. 1t is,
because it tends to make man better