The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-01
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer

this city, was dead. The news was
a surprise and a shock. Mr.. Burton
was 40 years of age and was the son
of the late Rev. Robert O.. Burton, a
noted Methodist preacher. Mr.. Bur
ton was born and reared in Halifax
county. He had a large practice and
was considered to be n of the very
ablest all round lawyers in North
Carolina.
At a meeting of the Board of
Directors of the State Hospital for
the Insane at MorgantOn Wednesday
it was decided to petition the next
Legislature to appropriate $4,000 to
meet the deficit in the running ex-
penses of the institution for the past
year $3.50, 900 to build an extension,
and $1,000 annually for the sup
port of the hospital. There are now
S85 inmates, and the per capita cost
of sustaining them is $135. Many
applicants cannot be admitted on
account of lack of roOm.-Ex.
Charlotte Observer: The police
census gives Charlotte a population
of 19, 81 The Federal census gave
the city a population of 1 8,O91. But
in addition to this number the police
have found 1911 persons residing
within the incorporate limits. The
total population outside of the city
but inside the police Jurisdiction
which extends one mile from the
city limits-is 1850. Therefore, &C
cerding to the police census, there
are p, 752 persons who live within
less than two miles of the public
square.
TarbOrO Cor. Post Joseph j. Mar
tin died a 1 o'clock this morning at
the age of 81 years. His death was
the result of lingering illness and
was expected. He leaves d wife, four
sons and a daughter. Joseph j. Mar
tin was three times elected solicitor
of the Second Judicial district and
served in Congress as a Republican
from the First District. He was post
master at TarbOrO under Harrison
and Mckinley and was "a personal
friend of the present president. He
was a model postmaster and was
popular with everybody. He was "a
member of the Tarboro bar.
Raleigh Post: Incendiaries COM
mitted three dastardly deeds at
Buie's Greek Academy, Harnett
county, Wednesday night. At S
o'clock "a dwelling owned by j. Nc
Kay Byrd was discovered on fire and
was destroyed, and the citizens, not
~suspecting that it was done by "a
felOn, retired early. But at l o'clock
the work was taken up again and Il
$4,000 dwelling house belonging to
Professor Ogburn was destroyed, the
professor making "a narrow escape.
At I o'clock the academy, worth
s., 900, was destroyed by fire also.
The parties are unknown, but are
supposed to be Harnett county
negroes.
GOldsborO Cor. Post: Christmas,
1900, is a by-gOne thing and [ am
frank to confess l am glad. The oc-
casion is so grossly desecrated that
instead of the day being one of glad
ness, one is on the alert in eXpec-
fancy of accident and crime that
brings sadness and gloom into many
homes. 1t is a funny idea that has
crept into the minds of many people
that to rightly celebrate the natal
day of our Lord one must take in
the damable stuff that makes sane
men mad, wrecks homes and fills
jails and asylums. In this respect
GoIdsbOrO is not unlike her sister
towns. The custom prevails almost
everywhere and it is as lamentable
as true. And it is not confined to
any n age in life-frOm youth to
him whose locks are white and whose
form is bent with the load of years
the habit of drink has fastened
itself on many and these move in
and out objects of pity.
News and Observer: Reports
from Lightweight counties of the
State have been received at the
Auditors's office. In seventy of
these there is an increase in the
valuation of the real and personal
property of IS, 598, 500, over the val
uation of 1899. Eighteen of the
counties show a decrease amounting