The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
State News.
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Parts of the State.

,-,---pai Jones, OF haIelSn, SOlCl
- Fourth district, vice E. w.
pou. resigned.
NJ. T. i. Bernard has been ap-
,-a7 Register of Deeds of Wake
,~r-r o. fill the vacancy caused
.rr death of Capt. w. Fl. Hood.
1-r.- been understood for some
that Dan Hugh Mclean, of
u-~~s-r. will succeed Spencer B.
-, as treasurer of the North
Carolina Railroad.
~r. new buildings are to be
,~..-.I at the Baptist Female Uni
~.~----.ne "a dormitory with room
s.r least $50 students the other
~ auditorium and music hall.
Mr. Clarence Sheriff., son of the
sr.-a Librarian, is Ii member of the
.rs.- that viii graduate at West
p,rr .n the 18th of February. He
Graduates second in a class of %.
Washington Cor. New York World
representative R. Z. Linney, of
North Carolina, is the only Republi-
can ever selected to Congress who
served as "a private in the Confed-
crate army.
The a.e-uut Mansion of Moses II.
Cone. ut Blowing Rock, will be com
Melted this week, we 7 told, all but
some inside painting. The building,
II i, ~aid. has cost near $75, OOO.-
Warau-a Democrat.
There Is some talk now of dropping
the matter IF the reapportionment
of the ConrreSsional districts and
leav-n- the districts in their present
shape. This would necessitate the
election Of 81 CongresSman-at-large
under the new apportionment or
derel by Congress.
The State Chairman of the Prohi-
mr.u Committee has called d meet
in IN he held at High Point Febru-
arv y. III 10 o'clock, Il. m. The meet
in is called for the purpose of map
uu- out the work to be done by the
Prohibition party in this State in
the next campaign.
Tie editor Of the Huyesville COu-
rlrr makes the following plaintive
plea. Bring u some wood. Why
a~- Wa waiting so long about it?
Al. We T needing the corn, meat,
maa. ana other stuff that was prom
.>a-u~. We Won t need these things
after We are dead-especiallv the
III. franklin Press says: 1T i
sail that Judge Shuw's rule is to
tine every person convicted of carry
m-a pistol SD and costs, to be paid
b.. - court adjOurns, or 60 to the
chain -aug." The judge has 81
m.-.-- god rule. The carrying of
pistols has become too general, and
TIT 4= should be enforced.-Ex.
TIE Ereatest curse, perhaps, that
we are facing in the new century is
the n.-arette. 1t IS true there is u
Vast deal IF money IN the cigarette
business. but shall we allow our boys
IN r.. t. the devil because of the
enormous profit men get in sending
them there North Carolina is the
great e~--urette centre.-Charity and
Children
lr. D. /. Harris on Friday showed
Us ue very pretty specimens of
tre. --5 ore that he recently dis
Covered IN his place three and IL half
mile below town. He says he has
tw. large veins of this and one
s1.l.rer gold. The free gold showed
up very nicely, being peppered
tlr.u-a the rotten quartz.-Con
cIt Standard.
Aa-~r~ Washington Duke and B..
\ Duke have given $1,000 to the
c9-Nr-- race at Durham to establish
ah.-.rtl. Work will begin in the
Near future and IL first class hospital
WILL .. erected. The amount given
1Er.- Dukes will be supplemented
oT other private donations and in
ere.-.ue the building and equipping
N-a . from $500 to $4,000 will
DE- ., coming.
#-.--.u- Salem Cor. Charlotte OBJ
".. ADDRESSES were made before
u. .ltv Commissioners here to
L. 81" .aHulf Of the public roads Of
'.- Tie discussion resulted in