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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-01
no. 25
FARMERS ENCAMPMENT TO BE
HELD AT LILESVILLE.
Gen. Jas. B. Weaver of Iowa, /. E. Dean
of New York, Col. Harry Skin
ner and Marion Butler,
Speakers

The committee on arrangements met
at Wadesboro Saturday and decided to
hold the Encampment at Lilesville,
Anson county, on the 4th and 5th of
August. The following speakers are
expected to speak for the occasion: j..
B. Weaver, I. E. Dean, Marion Butler
and Harry Skinner. l. E. Dean will
deliver a eulogy on the Iamented L. L,
Polk. Harry Skinner will discuss the
Sub Treasury plan.
Each county is expected to assist in
arranging a programme and to get up
contingent fund to help defray ex-
penses Of speakers in case Of hindrance
by inclement weather. Each county is
also requested to appoint half dozen.
or more marshals.
The largest gathering of farmers
ever assembled in this part of the State
is anticipated. 1t being the native
county Of L. L. Polk, the noblest re-
former that America has ever pro-
duoed, the eulogy to his memory to
be delivered by Mr.. Dean will be high
ly appropriate. The committee could
have invited no better set Of speakers
to attract a crowd than the above.
Everybody should start for the En-
campment in time to be on hand early
on the morning Of the 4th. Club with
your neighbors and fill your wagon
full. Garry enough provisions to last
several days. Each County Alliance
is expected to discuss the matter at
the July meeting and urge the hearty
co operation of all Sub Alliances in
making the Encampment a marvellous
success. All that is necessary for the
triumph of the reform party is to get
people to thinking for themselves, and
there is no better way to do this than
public assemblies where our principles
are fairly discussed Our Home
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MADISON COUNTY MEETING.
MARS HILL, N. G..

mAho ILL., IN. ~.
Mr.. EDITOR:-The Madison County
Farmers Alliance still lives and shows
promise of rapid growth as in former
days. We had splendid meeting on
the 18th. The officers elected are Of
that grit that knows no faltering. We
had the pleasure of having one Ali
ance represented that had arisen from
the dead, and the signs are portentious
that there will be other resurrections
by and by.
We again, as one man, declared with
unfaltering devotion our purpose to
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EDGEC0MBE COUNTY MEETING
TARB0RO, n. G..

Mr.. EDITOR:-The regular meeting
Of Edgecombe County Alliance, which
was held here on the 18Th instant, was
well attended, and much interest and
enthusiasm were displayed
The routine business was transacted,
alter which new officers were elected
for the ensuing year.
Bro. J. A. Davis was elected delegate
TO the State Alliance, with Rce. II B.
MOBILES as alternate
The following resolutions were
adopted by unanimous vote:
WHEREAS, There is universal de,
preston prevailing throughout the
country, due to an inadequate supply
of money; and whereas, a continued
scarcity of that which furnishes life to
a nation means impoverishment and
ruin and distress to the masses of the
people; therefore be it
Resolved, That Edgecombe County
Alliance hereby petitions and requests
the Hon. Fred. A. Woodard, Congress-
man from this district, to vote for the
free and VI limited coinage of silver at
the present ratio, thereby righting the
iniquitous fraud of 1878; and that he
be requested to vote against the repeal
of the Sherman law until a substitute,
giving free coinage, is offered.
2. That a copy Of these resolutions be
sent to the Hon. Fred. A. Woodland,
Tarboro SOutherner, Goldsboro Cdu
ca8ian and THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
with the request that they be published.
The following resolutions we're
adopted by a majority vote:
WHEREAS, The last General Assem-
bly,, without the solicitation, advice or
consent Of the officers Of the State AL
lance or a majority of the County or
Sub Alliances in North Carolina, did
pass a bill amending the charter of the
State Alliance; and whereas, this act
was passed in direct discrimination
against our organization in that no leg
isIation was enacted revoking the char
ters Of every other corporation or
organization in the event that they in
crease the salary of the Office of said
organization or corporation; therefore
be it
Re8oIUed, That we, the members of
Edgecombe County Alliance, do here
by express our condemnation Of the
wanton, malicious and wilful attack
on our organization by denying us the
right to increase the salaries of our
officers whenever we deem necessary
and expedient; and we hereby censure
those members of the legislature who
professed to be Alliancemen for not
endeavoring to secure the defeat of
said Infamous bill.
2. That copy of these resolutions
be sent to the Tarboro SOutherneT,
Goldsboro Caucasian and The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER with request that
they be published.
JAMES B. LLOYD
Sec'y Edgecombe Co. Alliance.
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turn the school masters out. KICK
cavort, howl, tear up the pavement.
Kick against plutocracy. Raise a
rumpus in camp against the tyrants.
That's my ticket. Don't lick the boots
of the money lords. Don't crook the
supple hinges of the knee. Don't fol-
low behind gods and idolize wooden
Indians. Come over among men. All
who are in favor of this move, let me
hear from them, and address
HTNTOAT
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.FLCIt OF tFJS LJUUJC-T -TVt1'ItCC| JNtfIO' . VI :
.ested 10 keep the last standing on
first page Gnd add others, prOUided
q are dulu elected. .Any paper fail
! 10 GdUocGte the Oc0JG platform iCtH
dropped from the list promptly. Our
o56 can no1U see GChGt papers are
tIi8bed IN their interest.
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sec'y Edgecombe Co. Alliance.

Where are all these people who were
ascribing the ills of the nation to the
tariff, last fall9-BrOcktOp, Mass,
Diamond,
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NATIONAL FARMERS ALI.
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

~ ON4~Gs
razident-H. L. LOucks, Huron,
" ;no JlPresideut-Marion Butler, Colds
;, cot aTv-Treasurer-Col. D. P. Dun
Columbia, S. 9.
(lIgrer-Ben Terrell, Seguin, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
:. Toucks. Chairman; L. Leon
Mt Leonard, Missouri; Mann
'Brandon, Virginia; 1, e Dean,
,ooTe Falls. New York; H. G. Dem
- - Secretary, Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
JUDICIARY.
Southworth, Denver, Colo.
". Beck, Alabama.
D, Davie, Kentucky.
r CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLI-
ANCE.
.a-iient-Marion Butler, Colds
2&,ae,,pirssident-T. ; II re-. B. Long, Ashe-
:, ,crtsytaTy-Treasurer-w. ty s. Barnes,
,igh. n. G..
s,,sfullrar-Cyrus ,,ll Thompson, Rich
St5iai9-Rev. Jno. Ammons, Madi-
o.. n. G.
>6r.Eaeper-R 4. Henry, Ellijay,
.s;z-ant Door -Keeper-H. E. King,
ant .-e y. at-Arms-J. :. Holt, Chalk
2 81, \. Q.
. ATE Business Agent-W. Il Worth,
.1st9e nat. Business Agency Fund W.
{rabam, Machpelah, n. :.
. -rrrvE COMMITTEE or tbs NORTH
F7-:zA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
7 alexander, Charlotte, n. @,
irran: J. II. Mewborne, Kinston,
J. :. Johnston, Ru6i1t, n. g.
rz .LLIArCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEES,
Las Carr. T. Ivey, Raleigh, ". G. !;
VI. Cul0rsth, NJ. 6. Gregory, VIM.
ConnelL
TvALLEANCE LEGISLATIVEC COMMITTEE.
. Q. E421ish, Trinity College: J. J.
ing. 5santa; Fl. A. Forney, New
Nc.
II Carolina Reform Press Association.
;Fe.~s-.I. Z. Ramsey, Pre8Sd o'at )
ION Butter, Vjce-P President: ". ).
racs. SscretGrg,
PAPERS.
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liquor traffic. for the public good. And l
feel bound to say from my own observation
that the Act seems to be accomplishing that
benefcient object.
On this ground, as it appears to me, it is
without doubt q proper exercise Of the
police power Of the State.
II has been learnedly argued today that
the purpose of the Act was to raise revenue.
But it is TO be collected from the Act itself
that the raising Of revenue is only incidental
to the main purpose of tho Act, which, as
l have already held, is to restrict aud regu-
late the sale of and traffic in liquor.
And, as l understand the Chester cases,
ex rel. Hoover and ex rol. Groeschols, our
Supreme Court has already decided that the
Act 10 question is an Act to regulate the
sale Of liquor. In these Chester cases our
Supreme Court has said "Having reached
this conclusion that the said Act (the Dis
pensary Act) "being in effect an Act to reg
ulate the sale of sprirituous liquors, the
power to do which is universally recognized,
il is quite clear" etc. az S. E. Rep. 1861
Most of the argument against the consti-
tutionality of the Dspensary Act made
before me, and may say elsewhere, seems
to be directed more to the wisdom of the
Act than to the power of the General Assem-
bly, to pass the Act. The question is one of
power and not of policy. AS to the wisdom
or unwisdom of Acts of the General Assem-
bly, the courts have nothing to do. That is
n question for the people. 1t is proverbial
that ours is government of the people, by
the people and for the people and it is for
the people by the ballot box to correct mis-
takes in legislation when they are satisfied
| that such mistakes have been made by their
representatives, and not for the courts.
1t has been argued that the General AS
sembly has no constitutional right to ep.
| proprate money to engage in business. For
all public purposes the power Of the General
| Assembly is absolute in the absence of con-
stitu'ioual provisions. The same authority
holds:
"Thc power Of the Legislature in dispos-
ing of the revenue of the State, and It's
discretion relating to such disposition, are
complete and Unlimited in the absence Of
constitutional provisions" 6 Am. and
Eng. Encyc. of Law, 691.)
The State is daily engaged in the sale OF
| phosphate rock to individuals for reve
nue.. If the State can own phosphate terri
tory aud sell tho rock, it con purchase, il
necessary, other phosphate territory for the
purpoac of traffic in phosphate. 1t is with
out question that the State owns both rea
and personal property, and can dispose o.
it at will. These instances 1 give to illus
| tra,e the doctrine.
Holding the views have herein annouu
ced l cannot quash the indictment. The
motion to quash is therefore overruled.
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Bay- President Cleveland aud Gov. Till
man are getting nearer together. Each one
has appointed Thursday, the both of this
month as q day of thanksgiving and prayer.
Now, as these high fuuctionaries have
appointed day for the people to unite in
prayer and praise for temporal blessings,
we suggest that the people of this State, any
how, soemnly and earnestly unite in prayer
to Almighty God for spiritual blessing to
descend upon the Prc.ident, the Governor
and Senator lrhy, that they may be truly
converted and work together in harmony
for the religious AID so ;ial Advancement and
the political peace and harmony of the peo-
pie.
We believe in the efficacy of united, fer
vent, honest prayer, and it is beyond the
conception of mortal man what miracle may
be wrought in answer to such united
prayer on the 30th of this month, for the
peace harmony and prosperity Of The people
of this whole country. 1t may bring all the
recalcitrant politicians TO their knees to.
gether.
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BsS" Our correspondent, Telephone tells
us that hog drovcrs give notice that the
price Of hogs on foot will be 7 to 73cts.
That settles it with us. We cannot see
either sausage, backbone pie, sparerib, or
jowl and turnip green's for us this year at
those prices.
In the Light ol what we believe TO be the
farmers best interest, we are not much sorry
for it. 1t is notice to them that bacon will
be nearly out of their reach next year and
may compel them to raise their own bacon
in self defence hsreafter.
The "drowned" corn of this year, useless
and dangerous for feeding to other stock.
would be good for lattening hogs, and would
be almost enough 10 fatten all the hogs
needed in the county.
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GovERNoR TILLMAs WAS NOT INsuLrzD ~
Mr.. w. B. MEETzs.-Governor Tillmsn says
that the published reports in the papers
yesterday that he had been insulied by Mr..
w. b. Meetze were incorrect. He says he
did not 60 to Mr.. Meetxe's booth at tho Fair
grounds, bat ne: him not far from tho
entrance and spoke to him about tho matter
Of selling rice beer and that Mr.. Meetze did
not insul, him, but spoke to him iu re-
spectful manner.
The reason Mr.. Meetze was not arrested
at first by the consiables was because quiteI
q crowd of people were present. and as
Meetze and his friends were defiant,
trouble had been precipitated innoe
ISLANDERS would probably have been
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SHERIFF'S SALES.
FOR DECEMBER. 1898.

D1--vsrtao- of sundry execuuons 70 nv
ID directed, will sell before the Court.
house door, in the town Of Union, on Mon.
day the fourth day Of December next,
during the legal hours Of Sherif's sales, the
following described property, to-wit:
One tract of land belonging to w. 8. Greg
ory, lying, being and situate In Gross Keys
township, Union county, containing one
burdred aud ninety acres, more or less,
bounded by lands OF James +. Taylor, G.. s.
Gregory and Wiley Lawson. Levied on and
TO be sold rs the property Of W. s. Gregory
at the suits Of James T. Layton, P,ainiiff,
against W. s. Gregory, Defendant.
ALSO,
All the right, title and interest that T. J.
Harris owns in one tract of Ian .ly-
ing, being and situate in Union township.
Union county, containing two hundred aud
thirty acres, more or less, bounded by lands
of John McNeace, Philip Dunn, Samuel
Barnadore, John Giles Gallman. Lydia Sim
clair and estate Of DR.. l.. Il. Meador, de-
ceased. Levied on and 10 be sod as the
property Of T. j. Harris at the sui,s of F.
NJ. Fnrr & Co aud others, Plaintiffs, against
L. j.. Harris, Defendant.
J.G. LONG,
sue.
Sheriff. 0fica Nnvemhar A 1909
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Union County Baptist 8. s. Convention

Mr.. EDITOR. AS the proceedings of the
Union County Baptist Sunday School Con-
vention has always been published In the
columns of the TIMES, and as your regular
correspondent was not there, i have been
requested to give n short account Of the
meeting
The 18th session Of this convention met
with the Mt. Lebanon Church on Friday
before the 9th Sunday 10 October.
AT the appointed hour the Vice President,
j. W. Sanders, took the chair, and as the
Secretary was absent, w. o. Jeter was
elected Secretary pro TEN. 1t being such on
unfavorable day it was late when some of
the delegates reached the place, and the
only seven schools being represented. Not
withstanding this, the Queries were ably dis
cussed, and to the point. There were no
preachers until Saturday, when Rev. W. P.
snTdti9. Smith came n ~. dAa added largely to the
active part in all the slon ne toon In an
some good and interfs:ing speeches. He
also preached the missionary sermon on
Sunday morning The meeting was pleas
There was not much money sent to the con-
vention, there being so few schools repre-.
sented. The delegates were most hospita.
bly, cared for aud every family seemed anx-
ious to have some delegates. Judging from
the tone of The ,oiher delegates and speak
ing for myself and companion, we all en-
joyed ourselves hugely.
The next convention will meet with the
Beulah Church the last of December, and
that church is very anxious for full atten
dance, feeling that they can make that par
of Christmas TO bo well spent to all thos'
| who attend il. w. o. JETER,
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Ses- Our highly esteemed venerable
friend, Col. David Johnson, laid on our table
last Monday, largo and handsome bouquet
of the choicest chrysanthemums, for which
we return the thanks of self and family.
Col. johnson is one of the most intelligent
and devoted foriculturists in the South,
and we are pleased to learn from him that
he has gone regularly into the business and
is prepared u furnish plants Of the finest
Chrysauthemums and other choice flowers
on short notice.
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Bsy" The State Fair, it is now stated, was

BaS" The State Fair, it is now stated was
many causes assigned for the failure, We
have not read that the throng to the Worlds
Fair was considered one yet, judging from
this vicinity, it was the greatest cause.
Three went to the Worlds Fair from this
place, to one that went to the State Fair.
The Summer resorts! ali over the country
have been almost failures from the same
cause.
The Chicago Worlds Fair was grand sue
cess, financially as we'll as in every other
respect. The stockholders made millions of
dollars out Of it, and all who visited the
great exhibition were well pleased.
No doubt large amount of money was
expended to make it the creditable exhibit
that it was, but we are inclined to think
that the press of the country did more to
make it success and received less in
proportion for it than any other factor.
In fact, so far as We know, the press
received nothing, Notwithstanding there
appeared during the Fair, from one to three
columns Of illustrated Worlds Fair matter
in almost every weekly paper throughout the
country.
The conductors Of the press, particularly
Of the country pres', are doing more gratui-
tous labor and thereby contributing moro to
the success of public and private enterprises
the mora, social and educational advance
ment of the world than any other class
of people, while in oil business transactions
there is general disposition to grind them
down to the lowest NOTCH hardly allowing
them living ohaDoe. Ts-sy5s, s-7ss
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BIDS FOR COUNTY POOR
HOUSE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
UNION COUNTY.

UNION County.
UNION, s. c., Nov. 18TH. 1893.
N1HE selection of o Superintendent Of the
i Poor House and its Inmates, and
Manager Of the Poor House Farm will be
FRIDAY, THE lST DAY OF DECEMBER
NEXT.
Applicants must file their sealed hi IL,
addressed to the Clerk of this Board, marked
in plain words on the envelope,
bids FOR POOR HOUSE SUPERINTEN.
DENT"
on or before the 30th day of November inst.
No bids will be considered after that d,y.
OAK AND PINE WOOD.
Sealed Bids for the furnishing Of Oak and
Pine wood for tho Poor House will also be
received until the Both day of November,
inst to be considered on the day following,
December /.
Bids may be made in lots Of 2J Cords or
more.
BY order Of the Board Of County Com
missioners. CHARLES BOLT,
Clerk Of Board.
Nov. 17-46.3t.
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The State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF UNION.


BY JAMES NJ. GEE. ESQ.,, Probate Judge.
WHEREAS. 7. p. 'Whitesides and T. ].
w Patrick have made suit to me to
grant them Letters Of Administration on tho
Estate of and effects of X. Milton Patrick,
deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
oil and singular the Kindred and creditors
of the said r. Milton Patrick. deceased,
that they be and appear, before me, in the
Court Of Probate TO be held at Union C.
H., South Carolina, on the 4th day Of Da1>
cemher next, after publication hereof 49,
o'clock in tho forenoon. to Jhow cause: ~. "
my they have. why the said AZ aossrtst~efss..-
should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal this 10Th
day of November, Ammo Domini, 1893.
JAMES NJ. GEE,
Judge Probate.
Published on the 18th day of November,
1898, in the WEEKLY UNION TINES.
Nov. 17-46.2t.
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4ersonals.

Miss Fannie Tfompeter, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. IL. NJ. Cohen, for
some weeks, went to Jacksonville, Florida
last Monday.
Mr.. Cornwell Jennings, of the Columbia
Seminary. is at the bedside of his sick
brother, Rev. G. A. B. Jennings.
Our good old friend, DR.. A. E. FAINT, call.
ed on us Tuesday and put a broad silver
smile on our face.
Mr. Jasper Wilburn, Of Wilburn p. O.,
made his annual visit to the TINES office
dropped his $l.5O in the slot, "and we did
the rest" spent it. this week.
Rev. C. T. Scaife and wife, now located al
Woodruff, spent few days in town thi.
week.
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DR.. Jerome Miller's Card.

am the only living cancer doctor, and
hereby notify all jack-leg doctors to keep
out of my way.
have discovered in the vegetable king
dom medicine TO cure Cancer, Rheumatism,
Scrofula, Consumption, chronic darrhea
and every other disease you can mention,
including tax paying, and hereby warn all
imposters to stop invading my plans, al
once, or somebody will get hurt, sure.
My headquarters for the present Is some
where at Union C. III. When / move to
New York due notice will be given.
JEROME MILLER,
Cancer Doctor.
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Bay" The last day for paying taxes before
the penalty attaches is December, 3lst.
Don't forget that; and don't you forget that
we give you timely warning that there will
be no extension of time. The Treasurer is
awful tired doing nothing.
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CSS~ The present Board of County Com
missioners have done what no other Board
has accomplished since the war. !. g., paid
its ordinary current expenses for the year,
almost to the last dollar. We have heard
less complaint against the action of the
Board than ever before, and we may safely
conclude that it is Board Of capable and
good men, in whose hands the business of.
fairs of the county are perfectly safe.
By some oversight or from some other
cause, the legislature last year neglected to
authorize the levy of small tax for "past
iudebtedness'' or the tax for the retire
mcnt of railroad bords consequently
nothing could be done by the Commissioners
to reduce the obligations Of the county in
either Of those depar tments.
We hope the legislature vii! comply with
the request Of the County Commissioners
this year and authorize the levy Of suffi-
cicnt tax to meet all the demands for ordi-
nary county purposes, for the current year,
and for post Indebtedness, as we'll as for the
retirement of the railroad bonds. 1t will
be far better for the people 10 submit TO a
small tax fyr the retirement of certain
number Of bonds every year than to be
taxed, as they may be, in few years, to
meet the whole debt Every bond retired
now lessons the interest bearing debt of the
county, to be paid hereafter, that amount.
Let us hold up the hands and en- courage
honest and faithful officials whenever md
wherever we fiud them.
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New Advertisements,

New Advertisements.
Wanted.-J. W. McLure.
Shertf's Sales.-J. G. Long.
Masters Sales.-C. II Peake
Clerks Sales.-J. ii. McKissick.
Mortgage Sale.-W. A. Nicholson.
Assignc's Sale.-C. W. Whsonant.
Pstrick Military Institute.-J. L. Walker.
Blda for County Poor uouse.-Charles Bolt.
Citstion-Extsfe OF Andy Nance.-James NJ.
Gee.
Citation-Estate Of II. Milton Patrick
James NJ. Gee.
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gSy~ We call attention to the correction
of an error that appears in every publica-
ton of Judge Wallace's decision in the dis
pensary case at Anderson. In the Sd line
Of the I'd paragraph, instead Of awe have a
statute" it should read as we print it, ave
have no statute"