The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-18

Agent or Chairman of Executive Com
mittee of the State Aliance.I
. Bro. N. G. Stroup writes from
CASTOR county that Chapel Alliance
has a membership of 80 good, true
members.
Bro. q. W. Phelps writes from
Scuppernong Alliance, Nc. 1851, that
his Alliance has paid $l2 to the State
business agency fund.
Bro. w. A. Aderholt, of Eakers
Alliances CASTOR county, writes that
they have given SIS to the business
agency fund; that they are going to
q cash for their fertilizers.
Bro. J. B. Smith asks us to say
that he is sick and in bed but will
answer all letters in a few days. His
p~ostofice is Osmond, N. c., instead OF
"Ormand," as published sometime
ago.
"A committee from New Hope
Alliance, No. 76O, sends us resolutions
20 the effect that they will buy no
cigarettes from the tobacco trust, and
that they condemn all such combina-
lions.
BRO. G. S. Robertson writes from
Chestnut Grove Alliance, Ne. s797,
Person county, that he has some good
cane seed of the orange variety that
oop coll To the brethren at so cents
per gallon.
Bro. l. T. Bishop, of Sarecta,
Duplin county, writes that he raised
Is pumpkins from one vine last year.
The heaviest weighed 6s pounds and
the total weight of the Is was 592
pounds.-It pays to raise pumpkins.
Bro. w. H. Cox, Secretary of Fair
grove Alliance, No. 1907, Randolph
county, writes that his Alliance has
so male and % female members.
They had a good public dinner recent
ly and an address by DR.. D. Reid
Parker.
BRO. R. w. Fitch, Secretary of
Union Ridge Alliance, Nc. l,l70, |
writes to say that their membership is
growing; that they have their new
hall, 1896, nearly complete, and have
raised a fund for their business agent
to work on.
Bro. VIM. II. Witherspoon, Sec
rotary of Ashe County Alliance, sends
nine new subscribers, for which he
has our thanks. He says that the
Alliance is on a boom in Ashe, and
he thinks that they will have 1900
by the first of April. Twenty
five Sub Alliances have been organized
in Ashe county since the first of July
1889.
"A committee from North Cstswbs
sends US resolutions that we
are not willing to publish. We are
to give publicity to anything
will benefit the order, or even in
dividual members, but can't see that
these would benefit anybody, and
think it better plan for the brethren
of that Alliance to pay no attention
10 their assailants. !
Bro. T. w. Bradley, Secretary
Of CASTOR County Alliance, writes
that at a meeting of the executive
of that county on the oath
Of January, it was decided that ar,
engagements be made for the county
lecturer to canvass the county by
and they also recommend
the county business agent to patronize
the State business agent as far as
practicable.
Bro. II. A. Forney writes from
Newton, Catawba county, that they
are moving along all right, and the
membership is growing rapidly. Bro.
Forney thinks that more of our mem.
bers ought to read our State organ.
The Alliance will have a meeting in
the eastern part of the county at
Hopewell Church on the 22d inst,
and have a dinner and speaking and a
good time generally.
Bro. J. E. Finley, President of
Daniel Boone Alliance, No. l,646,
Watauga county, writes that they now
have 80 male and 20 female members.
They have sent $40 to the business
agency fund and expect to pay more
soon. Watauga county now has Is
Sub-Alliances with a membership of
more than seven hundred. Bro Fin
ley says that they want a lecturer to
visit their county soon.
Miss s. W Wilson, a bright and
energetic young lady, was the first
to join the Alliance in Vance
county. Her lady friends ridiculed
the idea of young ladies joining, but
she went ahead and is now one of the]
best workers in Vance county. She
has subscribed to the business agency
fund and is a subscriber to The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Last week she
sent an order accompanied with the
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