The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23

county TO meet here Monday, 29th
INST, to form a Cotton Growers AS
ISOLATION similar to those in the
states of Georgia, South Carolina
and Alabama, and to send delegates
20 an interstate convention which
VIII assemble in Macon, Ga, Novem-
Der 2O.-Tarboro Southerner.
The Asheboro Courier says there
was an effort to indict the registrar
OF Cedar Grove township, Randolph
county, at Greensboro Federal Court
last week, but the grand jury ignored
the bill. Finally they made a pre-
sentiment and at next term it is
hoped to get further testimony.
Madison Hammond and Lownev
Johnson, two negroes, are the. wit
nesses who went before the grand
jury.
News was received here last week
that Rev. Jno. E. White, the Secre-
tary of the Baptist Mission Board,
has been called to the passionate of
the Second Baptist church at At
lanta, Ga. Mr.. White was elected
to the position he now holds in
December, 1896, and is one of the
leaders of the Baptist denomination
in the State. He was last MAY
elected to the presidency Of the Bap-
fist Female University, but declined.
He will probably accept the Atlanta
call.
Raleigh Post, 18th: Mr.. j. w.
Bailey returned yesterday from
Franklin county, where he attended
the Tar River Baptist Association.
The sum of 81, 500 was raised for the
State missions. The Tar River is
one of the largest Baptist Associa-
tiOns in the State.-The immigra-
ton of negroes to the North con-
tinues. Almost daily there are de
partures. Last night eight negroes
purchased tickets to Philadelphia
and two to Boston. All of them have
engagements promised them.
The programme for the meeting
here in the Raney Memorial Library
this, Tuesday, evening to organize
the State Literary Association has
been arranged. Topics and speakers
will be as follows: ''How 80 Collect
and Preserve Materials for Local and
State History" Graham Dawes, of
Newbern j. S. Bassett, of Durham a;
practical Plans for Publishing
What We Produce" E. j. Hale, of
Fayetteville "How We May Stimu-
late Production of Literature in
North Carolina" B. F. Sledd, of
Wake Forest.
On Friday when the Biltmore
farms exhibit was being unlOaded at
the piggery, on the BiltmOre estate,
the mules attached to one the wagons
became frightened and dashed away,
throwing out the crate containing
HighGlere Topper, the famous prize
winner, which was killed. Highclere
Topper was the finest hog on the
estate and valued at 81, 500. He was
the undisputed champion Of America
and England, having won prizes
wherever he was taken. He had
just won at all of the State fairs in
the closest competition.-Ex.
Wilmington Star: County Com
missioner w. F. Alexander, who
was in the city yesterday to attend
the meeting of the Board, brought a
practical illustration of the short
ness of the peanut crop by reason of
the continued drought during the
growing and maturing period of the
plant. On one peanut vine of the
Virginia variety which Mr.. Alex
ander showed to a reporter, there
were 50 we'll and partially matured
pods. while there were 80 faulty ones
of no commercial value whatever.
Mr.. Alexander feels no hesitancy in
saying that the crop is off fully so
per cent.
Raleigh Christian Advocate: The
Convention of the Daughters of the
Confederacy which met in Raleigh
on Wednesday, October 10, and adj
iourned on Thursday, was an inter
esting occasion. The attendance
was large, and quite a number of
new members was added to the roll.
The meetings were held in the splen-
did auditorium of the new Agricul-
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