The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-31

W COus0ub 10 Vn9 experiment, 6Qu6S
ing that DR.. DIvidson be notifie1 not
to attempt any such experiment.. It
was a great disappointment to the
doctor not to be allowed to pursue his
scheme.
Col. Olds' correspondence % b: The
moonshiners continue to move to the
eastward and are now actually at work
In the coas counties. There ia no fall
ling eff in the number of applications
for land grants. The average is about
one a day, the Secretary of State says.
The acreage wanted runs all the way
from n acre to 1 76O acres. An ap
plicRtion for the latter large area ia
now on hand. The books containing
old grants are searched constantly.
The Oldest grant date is 1693.-The
Southern some Company, of Lynch
burg, has a large contract to furnish
ballast for the North Carolina r abroad.
lie Is taking the stone from a quarry at
the foot Of q muntain at Hlllsboro.
Dynamite is used and the blasts awake
the historic old town about 25 times a
day. The noise is heard as far as Ok
boro.
News and Observer: By a special
order the Hon. James Wilson, Score
tary of Agriculture, has suspended the
quarantine on Southern cattle from
November 1Jt to December 31sf, and
will permit them to be transported to
Northern pastures subject only to local
regulations. Toe local regulations Ct
this State, however, forbid the n
trance CT cattle from the quarantined
States into the mountain counties of
North Carolina until November Is b,
and the Federal exemption does not,
therefore, apply to them. Cattle with
ticks on them are not allowed to be
driven in the mountains and the stock
law counties at any time, and all
drovers moving cattle after November
18th are cautioned about driving in
feCted cattle. Secretary Wilson's
emption enables the shipment Of feed
ers to Northern markets fifteen days
earlier than has been the case for
years.
A Lumberton special the News and
Observer, % b, says: Last night as a
young lady, her sister and small broth
or we're going from church. Ell BIount,
a negro, made an assault upon the
young lady alb ut a mile from town
He tore her clothing from her trying
to pull her into the woods. S1e escaped,
but he pursued and caught her a seo
ond time. H3 then attempted to
assault the younger sister who easily
out ran him. Finally they got 80 near
their home that he left them. He was
arrested before midnight. Judge Bat
tie suspended the Williamson murder
ers' trial today; the grand jury found
a true bill against Blount, an" he was
put on trial, convicted of assault, and
sentenced to fifteen years in the peni
Tertiary before one o'clock today. The
sheriff carried Bouns to the peniten
tiary this evening, in less than thirty
hours from the time the crime was
committed. He is now under the walls
of the pen.
The SsatesviIle Landmark, describ-
iug the Republican speaking there
says: 1T was left for Mr.. Jas. M
M body to state clearly, from a legal
standpoint. the plan of the R publican
opposition % the election law. Mr..
Moody, who made a short speech,
stated that when the State board Of
elections, provided for under the law,
organized, an application would be
made to the courts in some county for
an in motion to prevent them from
carry ing into eff .ct the law, and that
thus it's constitutiopality would be
brought before the courts, end in his
mind there is no question but that they
will declare il unconstitutional. Then
the election would be held under the
former law and the constitutional
amendment defeated by rs 600 ma
jority. This closed the evenings
speaking, and the republicans tactics
as outlined, point 10 a fight, fret: %
the constitutionality OF the election
law. II this succeeds, then a rousing
campaign to defeat the amendment. It
the fret effort fails, there will still be
a fight on the adoption of the amend
mens and a declared purpose to con-
test it in the courts if carries
Raleigh Post, 27Gh: The case of Rev.
T J. GAttis VS. DR.. John @. Kilgo, Presi-
dent of Trinity College, Mr.. B. N. Duke
and w. R Odell, which vas instituted
to recover 800 900 damages for alleged