The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-15

assistance of $3.50 from Mr.. Charles
b. Rouss, of New York, to the North
Carolina dead in Stonewau cemetery
at winchester, Va, will be unveiled
on their memorial day, June 9Th.
General Carr, the head of the
Veteran Association of North Caro-
lima has consented to prepare and de
liver an address suitable to the oc-
casion.
If nothing happens to the crop
Randolph county will yield a large
supply of wheat. The fruit crop bids
fair to be one of the largest known
for years. There are enough peaches
on the trees if allowed to remain
until matured to break down the
trees. Corn planting is about half
over Owing to the hard rains, fol
lowed by wind and sunshine, a hard
crust has formed on the soil, caus-
ing much corn to fail to come up.
Strawberries are beginning to ripen,
vegetables of all kinds are somewhat
backward. The price of corn has
declined in the past few days from
seventy to sixty cents per bushel.-
Exchange.
Mr.. w. A. Guthrie of Durham has
filed an exception to the ruling of
Judge SimOnfOn making Mr.. P. S.
Hill + rOoO;vrOr OF +bOD 1oo1-
we'll Tobacco Company. Mr.. Guthrie
is of the defendant company. The
exceptions are taken-1. Upon the
ground that the court had no juris-
dictiOn over the subject matter of
the cOmplainants' bill of complaint.
2. Upon the ground that P. S. Hill is
a party to the suit and therefore not
disinterested-he is a nonresident
and an officer of the corporation.
3. That Judge SimOnton instructs
the standing master in equity not to
take testimony as to the character,
purposes and interests of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. Further; that
there is no equity in the complaint
upon which the court could take
jurisdiction.
Raleigh Post, 9th: State Treas
urer Worth yesterday made demand
on the county commissioners of
Wake for S., 46O. O6, which amount it
is claimed has been expended out of
the taxes due the State without war
rant of law, for making out the tax
list of Wake county. Treasurer
Worth has been advised by Attorney
General Wa1ser to bring suit against
the commissioners of Wake, unless
payment is made. The Treasurer
will take the AttOrney-General's ad-
vice if he does not receive a favor
able reply from the Wake county
authorities. Treasurer Worth has
retained Nh. w. G.. Douglass as cOun-
sci in the case. The claim made by
the Treasurer covers amounts of
taxes withheld for a period of years,
dating since 1898. AS The Progress
i've Farmer goes to press Q4th) Mr..
Worth has received no reply to his
demand.
Rocky mount Argonant The
Burt gold mine, in Warren county,
near the famous Ports mine, is prov
ing a bonanza. The placer shows on
bed rock ore which yields as high as
So. so per pan. The present workings
are on the most primitive plan but
still big money is being made. One
small tom worked by three men
yielded $83 dollars in one day, and
$50 to $50 to the "tOm" per day is
quite common. The Eastern Gold
Belt is entering an era of prosperity
that will rival, if not eclipse, the
famous days when the "POrtis" was
turning out its millions of virgin
gOld.-FrOm present indications
this will be n one the largest fruit
crops we have had in many years.
Tobacco plants are very scarce.
Farmers have not planted very large
beds and those planted I showing
up badly. A large percentage of the
seed did not come up and what did
does not show we'll.
Mr.. J. P. Sossaman has been APP
pointed provisional state Chairman
for the national middle
or anti-Bryan Populistsf and Percy
L. Gardner of Cherryville, secretary,
with authority from Chairman Deav-
er to sign the credentialslOf any Pop
ulists in North Carolina who desire
to attend the Cincinnati convention
ns NJ oh Among the dnlnrateS Sc