The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-31

OF meat bAC
Peanuts and Cotton
Seed From the
South.
Rains last week greatly benefited
CROPS in many sections of the State.
Roanoke Chowan Times: Mary
colored people who have registered
will either not vote at all or vote for
the amendment.
Railroad men say that the amount
of travel this summer has thus far
been greater than ever before known.
The prosperity of the railroads for
the past eighteen months has been
phenomenal.
If the census now being prepared
for publication proves correct North
Carolina will certainly gain one and
probably two, representatives in
Congress and one or two votes in the
electoral college.-Ex.
The Chadbourn Messenger says {:
The Farmers Alliance funeral ser
vices of the late Hamilton Dyson, at
Concord last Sunday, we're largely
attended" The Alliance funeral
service is always impressive.
Senator Pritchard has recon-
mended D. A. Tompkins, of Char
lotte, to fill the vacancy in the In
dustrial Commission caused by the
resignation of Mr.. Smyth, of South
Carolina, which takes effect Sep
tember 1st.
The registration of white voters
in Mecklenburg county is shown by
the registration books to be the
largest and heaviest registration of
white voters known in many years.
On the other hand the negroes only
registered a light vote.
Wilmington dispatch: New Han
over county registration books closed
today. They show a very large
white registration. Less than 20
negroes registered in the city and
not more than So in the entire
county of New Hanover.
The boiler of a thresher machine
exploded near Cleveland mills today,
killing Blanche Alexander and Tilden
Falls, both married and white men
of high standing. Alfred Falls and
Mr.. Buff were seriously injured
Shelby Cor. Raleigh Post.
GoldsborO dispatch: The articles
of consolidation of the various lines
of railroad embracing the Atlantic
Coast Line system were recorded to-
day in the office of the register of
deeds of Wayne county, The reve-
u stamps attached to the instru-
ment amounted to $18, 900.
The Newton Enterprise comment
ing editOrially on the Democratic
National Convention says: 1.-The
North Carolina delegation carried
out the spirit of the State platform
and voted against the specific
declaration for 16 to l. The course
of our delegates there is to be com
mended."
Salisbury dispatch Mrs. Ann
Hobson died last night at the HObson
homestead at Jerusalem, Davie cOun-
ty, aged 80. Mrs. Hobson was a
grandmother of Lieutenant Rich
mond P. Hobson.-Jno. G. Wool
lev. Prohibition candidate for Presi-
dent, delivers his only North Caro-
lima speech in the opera house here
on the night of the 31st inst.
Superintendent Goodwin of the
State School for Deaf Mutes says
that while at the last session there
were 2O4 pupils, there will be $50
next session. There are three build
ings, all admirable, and 800 acres of
land, on which is a farm which is a
model one. The entire plant repre-
sents an outlay by the State of
$175, 900. A new feature is a ''cook-
ing department" for the girls.
The large granite works now going
on by the Rowan Granite company
and J. c. McCanless, J. T. Wyatt
and others T beginning to bear
fruit. We hear that lumber is ar
irving for a depot at Granite Quarry.
1t is badly needed. Big business
will be done there as soon as an
agent arrives to attend to the bust
ness. Granite Quarry now has four
stores running.-Salisbury Sun.
Goldsboro Argus: A railroad to