The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-20

runa. It will puE the growers OF ru'k
in that section twelve hours nearer
New York. With the present trans
p Ftetion facilities their shipments
have TO LAY over" in Florence or WIl
MIR gton all night. When the new
road Is completed all freight will go
through direct.
l. Hickory Mercury: A nearby editor
who 1t ia believed, wouldn't imperIl he
immortal soul unnecess 4rIly, prints 'be
tolloWing: Two well known caDdl
dates running for the same off e we're
canvassIng near town last week B tn
h4pDened on the came road a snOr6
d ance apart; tue hlndmosio ne called
az u certain house, where q bright little
g'rl came TO the doDr. AID me-, g ssle,
will you please bring me a drink OF
waterG which she quickly old then be
gave her candy and said: D d tn
nan let ahead OF me give you candy 2
Y e, SIR Then he gave her a nickel
and sad: D d he give you money
Yes, sir, he gave me ten Cents TT 81
picking her 10 10 his arms, he kissed
ner and SAID: Did he Kiss you4 .Y5s,
cir, and be kissed ma too"
TT s iata Sunday 8 ,hool Convention
at Charlotte last week was we'll at
tended. In the election OF Cmo3rs for
the III year the presideD t selected
was B r L ICY of R leigh; vi % pref
dent, CuarIes r ss OF A~sheOoro; re
cOrdIOg secretary, R. N 5lmns OF
R sIeIRn treasurer, J A. 8 'utngate Of
D rham; s5ati tlcal secretary, Il N
SNOW Of Durham. An executive com
mlEtee OF fifteen was appointed with
N B BrouEhton of r leigh as Chair
mau Tnls committee will sele CT the
tIme Of tne next meeting, which will
take place at II 90 POiaE. A resolution
wa passed, providing for the formation
OF CCnmIGUees IN every township Of the
State GO C 4nvass the entire popuIati q
Co ascertain churo1 and Sunday Schoo'
a~tihaTIoDs Inc cOnve 1EIOn &C burned
FrIOay night
a recent Charlotte special gives this
Encouraging report OF menllDess and
virtue OF factory people: Ooe hundred
Operatives Of the Charlotte Clothing
Manufacturing Company struck this
mUrLlDg the trouble arcs, about q
Jh,-legged Deggar soliciting aims from
Ope aliyes. Tie over e attempted TO
onve The b,gRRr out The begger
went to the floor above, when the over.
Fer made another attempt. Ogera-
tives Claim thai The overseer used
SIR, language before female opere-
avs ana wien IemCneCTe ted with
saIu there were no ladies there. The
Overseer denies this entirely. TIE
.p1ratlves said they struck as a pro-
,esG aeatUsJ tie ltu ark quoted. Later
ne lr, Ub!e " "a siactOI lily 40 ju9Led
Toe Progressive F rmer feels proud of
he maUIS move Of these operatives
MorganGon special 60 Charl1U o.
20 YER: Tie WORK Of tue CrLmtnai
CourJ, which mas been IN session here
for zoe past week, Is WellnIgn fpIsne0
the m 1sG interesting Cases On trial we're
wv ILdIcSmenGs against Gne IuGhern
Rad way for issuing fr3e passes TO I
New,oa 81 Ally ourCon and Samuel Huff
nan ourlug or l5G after toe lease tiET
IN GQe 'gislaJure Of 1897 HAlly our
ION WAS DOOR. keeper of ,he Senate dur
nS That SESSION. He Uestlfird that
passes were issued to MIN from Raleigh
10 Morgan5un ana from M rganton TO
WasbIDgG, n Huffman Uts flied tina.
oe Got a pass rom Morganton t.
Wa hIngton CnrOugh one h ait, who
was q Senator from this dIs[rIc5 Toe
r4l,r Al Was Represented by Mtssrs
G . f B4s1n ano + 81 BusOee, and
x Judge A q. Avery assisted the
SOLICITOR in the prosecution. Cnt point
Was urged for the de enoe b IA as TO
the o .ss - ISSUED TO Washington, no
ind cCment would lie In the State
courts, as thes9 passes were Inter
S,a @ commerce." There were vtrd cte
OF guilty. 10 both cases ard J rdge
Stephens impcs d a foe OF 81 500 10
each case, the act providing tnaC for
each violation a psnaltv Of not Less
thar 81, 900 or more than S. 600 snoulG
be imposed. Toe railroad appealed to
the Superior Court, whence the cases
will probably GO 70 the Supreme Court
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