The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15


Sunday afternoon, of Bright's dis.
ease. He served gallantly in the
Fourteenth N. G. regiment in the
civil war, ending as a lieutenant.
o. j. Carroll, we'll known all over
this State and by a host of
cial travellers in other States, fell
dead a few days ago at Morehead
City. He was. a native of Duplin
county and was 55 years of age. He
was in the Confederate army. For
over 20 years he was a commercial
traveller. During the second term
of President Cleveland he was U. S.
Marshal for the Eastern district of
North Carolina. He had lived in
Raleigh about Is years.
News and Observer: State Audi
tor Dixon has practically completed
the pension list, which will include
5000 old veterans, who will share
the 5000, 900 provided by the General
Assembly at it's last session.. The
Legislature made liberal provision
for the pensioners, who will receive
about 800, 900 more this year than a
year ago. While the increase in the
number of pensioners will be some
5000, still the amount of the pen
sions will be larger than in the past.
News and Observer: General
Julian S. Carr will propose at the
coming meeting of the State Liter
airy and Historical Association that
the people of North Carolina erect a
suitable bronze statue to Sir Walter
Raleigh in this, our capital city,
proposition will embrace the sug-
gestion that collection boxes be
placed in drug stores and other suit
able places where tobacco is sold to
receive the donations, especially of
all who use the famous weed.
The State Labor Commissioner
says furniture manufacturing in this
State has become an immense bust
ness how great the public will real
ize when it sees his report for 1901.
The increase in the number and ex-
tent of the manufacture of goods
from Wool many times exceed that
of cotton mills. The gain during
the past few years is wonderful and
the business very profitable, whereas
this has by no means been a good
year for many at least of the cotton
mills in this State.-Exchange.
Col. Odds: State Entomologist
Sherman came in this morning from
an inspection of fruit nurseries, look
ing for infected trees. There are 46
nurseries in the State. He says he
has inspected all save two and that
so far they show a ''clean bill of
health" As to the fruit orchards,
it must be said the San Jose scale is
widely scattered. 1t is now known
TO be in IA localities again this sea-
son and it is more than holding it's
own it is increasing. 1t is suspected
to be in two or three other localities,
which are TO be visited.
During the prevalence of smallpox
in Winston a year or two ago the
city passed a compulsory vaccination
ordinance. One A. M. Savery re-
fused to be vaccinated and the mayor
sent him to jail. He brought suit
against the then mayor, J. L. Griffith,
and Chief of Police Crutchield for
SO, 900 damages. The case came on
for trial in the Superior Court at
Winston last week and the jury
decided that Slavery was not illegally
arrested and imprisoned and hence
was not entitled to damages. 1t was
a righteous notwithstanding.
Raleigh Post: The query for dis
cussion on the occasion of the inter
collegiate debate in this city Thanks
giving's evening between Wake
Forest and Trinity will be-: ERE
solved, That North Carolina should
adopt the principle of compulsory
attendance upon her public schools"
This question was agreed upon at a
conference of representatives of
each college held at the Marlborough
house iii this city yesterday at moor
Trinity college had the refusal of
sides and chose the negative, while
Wake Forest essays the affirmative.
The students who represented the
colleges in the meetings were Mr..
w. A. Dunn and Mr.. o. E. Dickin
nnn fnr Wnkn Rnrast and Mr.. i B.