The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-08-14
State News.
- rAR HEELs ARE DOING.

tho state P~ress-Drops of Turpentine
Cream inns of Rice From the East-Clusters
anuoI|nos and Tobacco Stems From the
%Torth-stalks of Corn and Grains
Of Wheat From the West
Peanuts and Cotton
Seed From the
South.
The new Harriet cotton mills at
~rao5erson will be completed in
about six weeks.
The Bayboro trouble seems hard
~understand. A number of citizens
sssart that there was no trouble
whatever.
Gentleman from Hyde says the
,nonght still continues in that coun-
and none of the recent rains have
reached there.
The July number of the Bulletin,
u-bich is issued by the North Caro-
lima Board of Health, shows that
smallpox prevails in 10 counties.
Tarboro S~outherner Throughout
Tho State during the election, and
since. if is undeniabIy true that the
NEGROES have behaved extremely
well.
In the Twenty-third Senatorial dis
.-;ot Cameron Morrison and James
leak. Democrats, T elected by the
largest majority ever given in the
State.
The taking of testimony before
Ex-Judge James E. Shepherd, the
standing master, in the railway
AVIATION cases., will be resumed at
Charlotte today (Tuesday.)
# is said that H. G. Shook has
bonght the plant of the Haywood
Messenger of J. E. Rideout, and has
moved it to Clyde, where he will
conduct a Republican newspaper.
Charlotte Observer: Who is to
snccped Marion Butler in the Sen
ate? This is a question that is to
the front for consideration now. 1t
will be decided at the primary at the
time of the November election.
Senator Pritchard has been So
Hcited by the National Executive
Committee to deliver a number of
speeches during the campaign in the
Northern States, commencing about
the 18th of September and has agreed
to do 50.
The State Board of Canvassers
meets the last Thursday in this
month, to canvass the election re-
turns. Governor Russell, Secretary
| of State Thompson, Walter H. Neal,
w. G. Lamb, j D. Mcneil and E. H.
Wilson compose the board.
Watauga county last week voted
for the railroad bond issue of $50, 900
giving the measure $50 majority.
This, we think, is one of the wisest
steps neighbOr county has taken
in years, for there is nothing Wa
tauga needs more than a railroad
Lenoir News.
While other counties may have to
their credit larger m~ajOrities for the
amendment, New Hanover and Scot
land lead in the matter of the small
number of votes cast against it. In
New Hanover only two anti-amend-
ment votes were cast and in Scotland
only seven.
KinstOn Free Press: We believe
that Ienoir will be the banner
county Of the State this year in re-
gard to the largest number of young
ladies' attending u State Normal
College at Greensboro. OF course
the county in which Greensboro is
situated is excepted.
The Democratic Convention for
the Sixth Congressional district is
called to meet in Wilmington on
Saturday, 18th inst, at 4 o'clock p.
n, for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for Congress and one for
Residential ~elector. Representative
beUamv will be re-nominated by &C
camution.
Raleigh Times-Visitor One pecu-
Aarlty of the campaign is that in
some western counties the amend
nent ran ahead of the ticket, while
IN an adjoining county the ticket
ian ahead of the amendment. In
Wake county the vote cast is short
u two years ago. While the Demo
Vratc majority is nearly 900 greater,
suI the Democratic strength is a