The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09

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election Law adopted by the last L'gis-
lature, and hat application will be
made for an il Junction restraining the
State board from carrying out the
provisions Of the law in calling and
holding said election. Chairman Hol
ton is to be furnished with the neces
sary funds in prosecuting the case
Col o de- c0rresp 1ndence, 4 b: To
day DR.. Cyrus Thompson had a confer
ence win toe POpui's5 central com
mittee and called the State commtrree
to meet here at z p m ] .nusry 10 n,
at which time the call for a conven6Ion
will be issued The Republican con-
ventIon ia to be held here May %. Il
is thought probable that the PopulIst
convention will be held about April
goth. It ia n t the purpose to hold it
until after the Democratic convention
10 held. PopulIsUs and Republican 8
will fuse.
It was cold Sunday in Winston
SLsm The mercury took a fall down
co 10 degrees. Toe low temperate g
had q varied effect about to wn. ] fl
g -ogan's mustacne was frozen ct IF
a d had to be tina we'd out. r ,lanO
Harris ventured out doors and was
unable to smile because his fac was
so 81 IF. Two young ladies on Fifth
street met and their o%'culatIon was
eluei on their hps BIT after the sun
came out the mercury began 10 eli Db
a little untIl a. 3 q m, it stood al % -
Winston SenIneI.
The Supreme Court has decided, in
the case of Cansler VS. Penland, from
Macon, that a sheriff cannot let out
tn collection of xes on commission.
Oansler, who was eher IF Of Macon
county, contracted with Penla d to
collect on a COMMISSION OF p Ger
cent. A d fiji .ulty arose yer ala &C
cunt of 1913 % Cansler set up the
claim that the contract was contrary
Co the statute forbddIng the sheriff TO
farm OUT the collt cEion of tex e iu
his county. The cOu go holds, de-
clsring that il is contrary TO public
policy.
Chatham Cit'z3n: A tobacco grow
ers association vas organic d here last
Monday. b. r. HarRrove was made
President and Alllus 8 ,ona 8 cretary
The folio wing we're elected delegates 20
che s late Tobacco Growers Association
which meets In RIIeiGh the II n II &c ,
at 2 o'clock p. m: Thomas Horton,
B. R. Hargrove, J D. Yates, Sam.
G joo win and ] P. Ss4rs. The obi 9ct
of the ORGANIC ACIon Is to work for the
best interest ct tobacco grove st
devise, If possible, some means wh.re
Oy tobacco gro Rers may get a fair re
enumeration for their product.
Chatham Record: Notwithstanding
county superintendent of health, to
stop the spread Of small PIX in Chat
han there are a few more cases. And.
ike those heretofore reported, they
we're caused by negroes coming from
Greensboro. By a rigid quarantine
here was no epidemic 10 G llf to Wn
ship On accoun OF The three negoes
who brought the smallpox from
@ 'eensboro, q month ago, but week
b fore last another negro, named
T sner Holmes, came from G eensbOro
sick and IN three days vas DAILY broken
out with smallpox. His family has
been qIarantned and 1t is hoped the
disease may be confined to them. It
is strange that the authorities o.
Greensboro will continue to GLOW
negroes sick With smallpox to leave
that city and carry IG to other places.
In order to project the citIz Is of
Chatham against any more snalIp K
cases coming from G 'eensboro our
county commissioners On last Tuesday
decided tt quarantine u county
q against the whole o. G Iilford county.
A Greensboro dispaEcn, 31Bt uls ,
says: At an early hour this norm &
fire was disc Jvered on the eco fl or
of the Hague McCOI kle Dry Goods
Oompany's wholesale h use, anu be-
fore the flames were suOduod they
caused a loss of almosG 500 900 The
fire originated in the elevator shaft
from what cause It IS not kn0wn-Rud
soon spread through the second an0
bird floors of the entire buIldIng,
enveloping in flames the adjoining
store, occupied by W. J. OIary'e Orgy
nal r acket sore "A second fire oC-
Cured New Years day. THIS broke
OUT at SergeanE's foundry and machine
sh, ps in the afternoon at 5 o'clock and