The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03

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had destroyed five dwellings, and left
s~helterless twenty.six persons. The
buildings burned we're the block of
five on the south side of Ninth street
near the Scotland Neck cotton mills.
They had been built this year and
we're occupied largely by operatives
in the mills.
Chief Clerk Denmark, of the Treas
urer's office, has figured that the
present Legislature, regular session
in 1899 and adjourned session last
month, cost the State $40, 1912. A
few items yet remain to be paid. The
cost of the present Legislature, in
Guiding both sessions, is $58.37 in
excess of the cost of the Legislature
of 1897. The fusion Legislature of
1892 cost $40, $50. rs. These figures
do not include any appropriations,
but represent the expense incurred
in holding the sessions.-Post.
Raleigh Post, Both: The North
Carolina penitentiary is no longer a
Federal prison. The Federal prison
ers confined in the State prison
that is the larger number of them
will be taken away Monday after
noon. They will be carried to Knox
vile, Tenn, where they will be con-
fined in the Tennessee State prison.
The government authorities r not
pleased with the treatment accorded
Federal prisoners in the prison, and
this is understood to be the reason
for the action taken.
Mayesville Courier: Tanbark is a
great thing with the people of this
section just now. Many wagons pass
through town every day on their
way to the Junaluska tannery. At
every station along this road one
sees many box cars loaded with bark
for the tannery here, the one at
Asheville, the one at Andrews, or
for the Chattanooga concern. The
prices for bark were very much ad-
vanced lately, and the sale of this
product is a great help for the farm
r in a rather dull season for
money.
Fayetteville dispatch, 28th: The
Third Democratic Congressional Con-
vention met here today. j. G.
Kenan was elected chairman, Hon.
c.. R. Thomas was re-nominated by
reclamation for Congress. H. l..
Cook was chosen elector, and H.
Med. Robinson elected delegate to
the Kansas City convention in place
of c.. G.. Lyon, resigned. The dele
gate to Kansas City, was instructed
to vote for E. j. Hale for National
Committeeman. Resolutions were
passed reafirming the Chicago plat
form and condemning trusts and
imperialism.
Raleigh Post: A SIS, 900, 600 mort
gage was recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds of Wake county
Yesterday. It was the first mortgage
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway to
the Continental Trust Company, of
Baltimore, which was originally filed
in Petersburg several weeks ago.
The mortgage is for SIS, 600, 900 and
the Seaboard gives as security all of
it's railroads, equipments and prop
erty. The instrument, which in
wolves a larger amount than any
that has ever been spread on the
record books of the county, had
revenue stamps attached to it of the
value of $40, 217. This is Uncle Sans
take out as a result of the var tax.
Wake county did not fare so we'll, as
the Seaboard will only incur an ex-
pense of $50 for filing the paper in
Wake county.
The commencement exercises of
the State Normal and industrial Col
lege at GreenborO occurred last week.
CONGRESSMAN DeArmOnd, of Missouri
made the principal address, and the
constitutions were presented by Con
gresham Small, of North Carolina.
There were 80 graduates. At the
close of the exercises DIR. McIver
read the following letter from Mr..
T. B. Bailey, of Mocksville, who lost
two daughters during the fever
epidemic at the Normal last winter
my wife and 1 subscribe 81, ZOO to
provide a room in the students
building for the Young Women's
Christian Association, the same to
be marked in some way and known