The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
State News.
WHAT TAR HEELS ARE DOING.

lam of the State ~Press-Drops of Turpentine
md Grains of Rice From the E~ast-CIusters
of Grapes and Tobacco Stems From the
North-Stalks of Corn ana Grains
of Wheat From the West
Peanuts and Cotton
Seed From the
South.
Ex-Governor T. J. Jarvis has with
drawn from the Senatorial contest.
The State charters the North Caro-
lima Peanut Company, of Weldon,
capitaI $50, 900, with privilege OF in
crease to 800, 900, NJ. w. Ransom, T.
l. Emry and others stockholders.
Rev. DIR. Ivey, editor of The Raj
eigh Christian Advocate, says that
If all the preachers in the North
Carolina NJ. E. Conference in 1857,
only one is now living-Rev. DR..
Levi Branson, of Raleigh.
Eastern Reflector: At a recent
meeting of the directors of the At
1antic and North Carolina railroad,
the building of a branch road from
LaGrange to Snow Hill was author
lied. That was a good decision for
the road.
Times Mercury: Col. A. NJ Wad-
dell. Democratic candidate for the
[. 5. Senate, in his speeches, says /:
Il am between the devil and the
deep blue sea-Carr on the one side
with his money and Simmons on the
other side with his machine"
High Point voted almost unani-
mously Tuesday in favor of a propo-
sition to issue $50, 900 of bonds for
water works. The measure had
twice before been voted down, but a
$4,000 fire in the town was an effec-
tuaI argument for water works.
Durham dispatch, 10th: AT noon
today there was a meeting of POpu-
lists in the mayors office, at which
time Mr.. J. T. B. Hoover, of Oxford,
was nominated for Congress to run
against Hon. w. w. Kitchin and Mr..
joyce, the last named being the Re
publican nominee for the position.
The annual meeting of the Con-
federate Veterans Association of
North Carolina will be held in the
hall of the House of Representatives.
at 5 p. m, on October 24th. Sub
jects Of special interest to the organ
nation will be considered. All the
camps are invited to send repre-
sentatives.
The biennial candidacy of Col.
Oliver H. Dockery is something that
can be depended upon with the same
confidence that we look for sunshine
and shower. If he does not run for
Congress-, he does for Governor,
e%.ector, or something else. He don't
get elected, but neither does he get
discouraged. 1t will not surprise
the reader of news columns to
see that he was nominated for Con
gresS again yesterday.-Ex.
Raleigh Cor. Wilmington Star: 1t
s learned here tonight, on good
authority, that ex- Governor Thomas
j. Jarvis will, within a few days,
publish d card withdrawing from the
race for United States Senator.
Governor Jarvis is now here attend
ng the Supreme Court, and it is ex-
pected that the withdrawal will be
published Sunday. 1t is learned
from the same source that a strong
efert will also be made to induce
Colonel WaddeIl to withdraw.
Greensboro dispatch, 8th: The
cases against J. T. Thompson and
Hunter L. Wall, registrars of Win
ston, were called in the Federal
lourt at I o'clock this afternoon and
continued for defendants until next
court April, 1901. District Attorney
bolton appeared anxious to try the
Cases, but Judge Boyd said the
grounds for continuance were good
and he would let the matter go over.
lne Burke county registration cases
are set for trial in the Federal court
next week at Statesville.
The property of the Blackwell
Darham Tobacco Company will not
e sold next month. An appeal has
oeen taken from Judge Simonton's
-eclsion ordering the sale by Major
81. \. Guthrie, one of the defend
ats in the action instituted by Geo.
'rents and others, who are large