The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-29

III tlcketin the field. Henry Sheets,
OF Lexington, was nominated for
Governor, j. w. Long, of Salisbury,
Lieutenant Governor, E. L. Parker,
OF Dunn, Secretary of State; N. W.
Newly, of VAUDEVILLE, Treasurer !;
d. W. @. Benbow, of Greensboro,
Auditor H. G. Stout, of Burlington,
superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Edwin Shaver, of Salisbury,
and j. w. Holt, of BurliontOn, elect
Ors-at-large. Fast night the cOnven-
ton was addressed by Mr., Oliver w.
Stewart, of Chicago, the national
chairman of the party.
Greenville dispatch, 23rd: The
tobacco factory of M. P. Jordan &
Co., at this place was destroyed by
fire last night, together with about
one hundred and fifty hogsheads of
tobacco and an adjacent storage
warehouse. The buildings were
owned by Mr.. r. A. Tyson, of this
place. The factory was occupied as
d stemmery by M. P. Jordan & Co.,
Danville. The fire occurred about
9 o'clock. As the factory shut down
for the season about a month ago
the origin of the fire is surrounded
in mystery. The loss cannot be fully
estimated at this writing but is
placed approximately at SIS, 600, and
is thought to be nearly covered by
insurance. "l.
Weldon dispatch to Raleigh Post:
A bold and eccentric burglar entered
the residence of Mr.. NJ. D. AlsbroOk
here a night or so ago. Mr.. Ais
brook was from home and during the
night his wife discovered a man in
the room. He was kneeling by the
bed and feeling under the pillow for
money. Mrs. AlsbroOk is a brave
woman. She did not faint, but told
the burglar if he did not get out she
would shoot him. About this time the
young ladies, sleeping in an adjoin-
ing room, began to scream for help,
and the man left. In a few hours
he returned and shook the door.
When asked who it was he replied,
"A gentleman l want my shoes"
The alarm was given and he ran off
and did not return again. 1t appears
that he left an old pair of shoes in
the porch when he first entered, and
they r now the only clue as to his
identity. A queer burglar.-Mary-
land HOckaday, colOred, who lived
near town, a day or two ago ate a
piece of hemlock for i'll root and
died almost instantly. The two
plants are very much alike.
MI. n. c. English has written Mr..
J. w. Denmark, Secretay of the
Populist Convention, accepting the
nomination for Superintendent of
Public instruction. Mr.. English
says: Yours of the Bird inst, trans
uniting, officially, notice of the
action of the State Convention in
naming me as their choice for Super
intendent of Public instruction, has
been received and considered with
due care. This singular action of
that representative body of my fell
lOw-COuntrymen surely brings to me
a very great surprise, as we'll as a
very distinguished honor. In this
day of scramble for recognition and
place, it is certainly refreshing to be
the recipient of such a distinction,
and, as you assure, bestowed SpOn-
taneOuSly and with Il unanimity,
rarely seen in Il nominating cOnven-
ton of North Carolina citizens. |
have very much desired that our
public school interests would not be
disturbed by the political strife and
partisan madness incident to a cam
paign. The work and spirit Of
State public school administration
for the past four years has been emil
nently successful. Many h~indrances
in legislative and local authorities
have INSTRUCTED the work in detail.
The public press of the State, with
striking and emphatic unanimitY has
endorsed and sustained the State
superintendent in his efforts to
broaden and strengthen the peoples
school system. The taxpayers,
teachers, everybody, seems to more
and more recognize and admit the
Importance of, and the necessity for,
school facilities than we have
been able to secure and maintain in