The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-17

The Asheville Gazette a " that up
to Monday about 200 bonds for brandy
distilleries to be operated in this dis
trlct this year had been executed in
the otbce OF the collector and the indi-
catlong are that the district will have
not less than 700 bonded distilleries.
From Wilkes county alone there will
be 40 lees than 300 applicants. The
increase IN the number of di~stilleries is
due to the abundant fruit crop this
saason.
Returns from the various election
precincts shows that the special tax
for schools has been defeated in every
township in the county by large ma
jorities. The vote in jackson town
ship, which is a very small township
with only two schools, one for each,
race was the closest. Had it carried
In this township the extra tax would
have heightened the term to nine
months, says Jackson correspondent
Rich Square Patron and Cleaner.
George Vanderbilt, who already
owned over loo, 900 acres of land in the
Blue Ridge country, has purchased
1000 more at the head waters of the
5wRnnanoa river. It is magnifcently
timbered. He will cut the ripe" tim
Der and send it to his saw mill at Bit
more. He is the largest individual
land owner in the State. His entire
property is being made an obi ect les,
son, says the Lexington Dispatch.
Durham Sun: Whether or not there
is anything in the old superstition that
Friday is an unlucky day, it seems of
late to BE- rather that way for the
Southern railway. On Friday of last
week an old man by the name of
William Crabtree was struck by a
freight train near Hickstown and his
leg broken and other in lries sustained
The same day five or six box cars were
smashed in a wreck two miles this side
of University station by q draw head
pulling out and dropping upon the
track. On Friday night this week
several box cars Jumped the track at
Efland.
Mr.. E. B. Chamberlain, of Denver,
Colorado, arrived in the city this
morning and will spend several days
here. Mr.. Chamberlain will head the
party Of young men from this and
near by cities who propose to take in
the rich gold fields of Alaska. He is a
mining expert and civil engineer and
well acquainted with the customs and
life of the mining folks. The parties
who will leave from this point are Mr..
Chamberlain, T. T. Jarvis, of Danville,
Prof. Butner, of Salem and 7. H..
Tatum, of this city. They have de
cided to leave about February and will
go direct to the Klondyke region, Gays
the Salisbury World.
Our town commissioners have added
more laurel to their crown. Last week
they purchased q machine for road
grading and it will be here shortly. 1t
is the same kind of machine as the one
purchased by Laurinburg, and they
are very much pleased with its work.
II is sold under a guarantee, and if it
does not give entire satisfaction they
can return it at the manufacturers ex
pense. The price of the machine is
$215, delivered here, which includes
the services Of q man to give ipstruc
tions in regard to road building.
Gentlemen, we take off our hat to you,
and only hope the good work may con
tinue, says a MaEton correspondent
OF the Robesonian.
Governor Russell receives some rich,
rare and racy l~etters, says an exchange,
O4e is from a.mRn in a Piedmont coun-
ty saying ne has a large family and
needs money and asking for a permit
TO ''stilI whiekey." Another is from
a man who says he has had a whiakey
distillery IN a boat in MatEamuskeet
lake, but that it was SO near a saw mill
that he was driven away. He wants
60 know if ne can move his still ''into
the canal" Another man, a darby,
tells of a Church FUSS and says
Brother Johnson tells it that he has a
permit from you to rule this church
and we want to know if that is So" A
German, evidently new to the United
States, wrote: Me life is in danger.
When will you be down NIT der
milishy3"
Concord Standard: Two young
white women had a lively fsticuf al
Cannonville yesterday, in which the
participants went at each other with
the rlnvaa eff There Was neither time