The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-19

AOWS III "65beEu CuaGl6n. DEs
Chaplin deserves credit for his great
efforts in trying to stamp the disease
out. Hs leaves nothing undone in try.
ing to check the spread of it.
Selma Special, 18th: News reached
this place yesterday morning Of a fatal
tragedy that occurred at Micro, N. O.,
this afternoon. Alfred Brown entered
the bar room of Ballard & Borden late
Saturday evening. Charles W. Bal
lard asked him for some money which
was due him. Brown replied in words
not very pleasant, whereupon B sllard
ordered him out Of the bar, advancing
on him with q beer bottle, but before
any blows were passed, Brown stabbed
B 4llerd in the region of the heart,
death resulting in a few hours. Both
Brown and Ballard are white.
The Democratic State Committee
adopts the following resolution: "R3
solved, That the next Democratic State
convention be and the same is hereby
called to meet April 18th and that in
4 EAO AEA4hAAA0 OuE y IAkS C46AELlAA AS
directed to open the campaign at such
time and places and in such manner as
in his good judgment will best serve
the interest Of the party" a. II Jus
tice offered the following resolution,
which was adopted: r. solved, That
this committee be authorized and re
qIested 20 at once take steps to open
the campaign in the State on such lines
as it deems proper"
Raleigh Corresp ondence Charlotte
o )server: Eiitor Stevens, OF The
Newbern Journal, was here today and
brings doleful news regarding the
North Carolina oysters. He says the
feet OF dredges has returned after hav
ing been out q week, and that while
the take of oysters should have been
500 bushels a day, it was.only so to 100
bushels for the whole six days. The
August storm covered the oysters with
sand and mud even in the deeper
water, mainly with black mud. There
are more canneries than yer before
at least a dozen new ones-and some of
these will have to shut down for lack
Of oysters.
At the recent Methodist Conference
a resolution was passed to invest 81. 900
OF the permanent conference fund in
stock in the R1leigh Christian Advc-
cate. Dr.. Ivey made a fine speech,
which was warmly received. Resolu
tions favoring keeping Roberts out of
his seat and thanking Congressman
Taylor for his fight were adopted
Bishop Hendrix made an excellent ad
dress for the twentieth century fund
and 50 500 was raised. The trustees of
cue Methodist o 'phanage met and ar
ranged to prosecute the work so that
the orphanage could be opened soon
Resolutions Of appreciation Of Mr..
Pages gift were adopted.
FJIlowing are the names Of soma
c candidates for Democratic nCmjna-
rtons: Col. Julian s.. Carr, of D Irham,
U lited States Senator; Hon. F. M
simmons, of Raleigh, United States
Senator Mr. M. 81. Justice, of Ruther-
ford, G )vernor; Col. John 8 Cunning
ham, Of Person, G )vernoT Mr.. Dan II
Mclean, of Harnett, Secretary of
State; Mr.. r D. Gilmer, of Haywood.
Attorney G neral; Mr.. Francis D
Winston, Of B rite, Attorney G neral;
Mr.. Ashley Horne, of Johnston, State
Treasurer; Mr.. J. D. Bouahail, Of
Wake, Safe Treasurer; Mr.. 8 A.
Ashe, of Wake, State Treasurer Mr..
! B R. L1cy, of Wake, State Treasurer.
Raleigh Caucasian: Qlite a peculiar
case was before the mayor Ct this city
on last Saturday. On Friday night a
white man named Wesley Pearce,
from near Raleigh, who is said to have
been partially intoxicated, went to the
store Of Mr.. 7. T. Johnson, on vii
mingson street, and picking up a half
dozen eggs started off, when the store
keeper called him he broke into q run,
buf Mr.. Johnson ran after the thief
and finally caught up with him, and
in the scU m which ensued the country
man got the left ear of the s%torekeep
ers in his mouth and bit IF a portion of
it completely covering it. The part
chewed of could not be found any
where and it is not known but that the
couutryman swallowed it. TIE mayor
exacted a bond of 800 for assault and
a S25 bond for larceny of the defend
ant, but he failed to give bond and was
committed to Ill.