The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-17

will be seen from this that the sheriff
has q right to take any property what
ever that a nan may possess to satisfy
his taxes.
A report is current in Morganton
that q wealthy Pennsylvania syndicate
has purchased the 16. 600 acres of land
belonging to the South Mountain Land
company, in that county, aud that they
will build at once a railroad to their
lands, which are eight miles south of
Morganton. Local railroad contractors
have been asked to submit bids for the
grading. No deeds have been placed
on record. The stockholders Of the
South Mount ain Land Company are
Hickory and Lenoir people.
The attendance at the Institution
for the 9at and Dumb and Bind was
291 yesterday morning at the chapel
exercises. This enrolment is larger
by fifty than ever before at the open
ing of the institution. There are 1876
pupils at the white department. for the
blind and 155 pupils at the coIored de-
partment for the deaf and dunno. The
main building at the white depart
ment, which has been renovated and
had another story added, will be com
pleted next Wednesday.-R ileigh
Post, 145a. s'
During a revival in Davie county, E.
D. Q. Pope was converted He was
the owner of a government dis,ilIery,
and Immediately after his conversion
he went to his distillery and tore the
stills from the furnace and destroyed
what beer or wash there was in the
tubs. What whiskey was on hand
was in the government warehouse and
he had no right to trouble that without
stamping it. He will have to account
to the government for the beer as
though he had converted it into whis-
kew, aud this will cost him about $32
L1uisburg Times: The new manage
ment of the Dispensary makes a very
good financial showing. In looking
over the report of the Commissioners
which is on file in the Superior Court
Clerks Cfi3e we find that the total
sales for the last quarter were 81. 2I5. 35
Amount PAID for expenses for quarter
1882 So Stock on hand July 1st, 1899,
81 932 80; stock on hand September
% 1899, 50 III % A dividend Of
81 600 was declared and paid to the
county and town treasures. Finan-
cially the DispensaTy seems to be quite
a success.
r ,idsviIle Review: We rejoice with
the Southern farmers over the good
price they are getting for their cotton.
We are glad that very few had sold
their crops before the upward move
ment began, for the people that raise
the cotton are the ones who ought to
get the benefit of he high prices. Cot
ton is now about three cents q pound
higher than at this time last year.
This will about make good the shortage
in the crop. 3ckingham farmers also
have cause for congratulsting them
selves. Tobacco is selling at exceed
inyIy satisfactory prices and our ware
housemen are this year more than
sustaining their reputation for getting
the highest prices. All of the big IT,
bacco manufacturers of the State have
their orders here and our manutactu1-
ers are anxious for the weed at good
prices.
State Auditor Aver has made esti
mates as to the State pension roll for
this year, sho wing q decrease Of nine
first class pensioners; an increase OF 70
second class; an increase of 1875 third
class ian increase of 279 fourth class; a
decrease of twelve widows. Total in
crease 478, total decrease 81; net in.
crease 457. OF this 3l6 are placed on
the roll by the acts OF b last L"gisla
ture- The amount realized for the
pension fund during the year is 1922,
600 of which $119 900 will be available
This will be distributed among 121
first class, BAL second class, SIG third
class, 2 234 fourth class, 2 674 widows
total 5 889 Toe amount apportioned
will be first class $64. second, $48:
third, $32; fourth, $16; widows, SIC. A
few applications still under considera
ton may make some minor changes,
but will not materially affect them.
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RALEIGH MILLS TO RUN. AT
NIGHT.