The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23
State News.
now CURR1rUCK TO CHERoKEE.
interest Cleaned From u Cores
noudents and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State.

=, Parts Of the State.
# u s,ustor Marion Butler has settled
poIeigh and hung out his sign as
-rdu- N attorney-at law.
lifted The Christian Advocate records
50 death of Rev. Solomon Pool
the ~ time President of the University
and = North Carolina.
d IN Three North Carolinians Ire in the
Of --.dnating class at the Naval
lud academy this year. They are
~ wossrs. Frederick L. Oliver, Percy
and y Foote and John F. Green.
Charlotte News: When North
Carolina has successfully popped all
# her peanut politician into obscur-
iv. and gotten rid of her razor-back
hogs and bad roads, you can't hold
her back, in the race of progress,
with d curb bit with ohin-stay at
tchment.
Lumberton RobesOnian: We are
informed that Mr.. Richard Humphrey
has bedded 14O bushels of sweet pota
toes for this years planting. His
nv success in the potato business for
several years past has been marked,
A., and this year he expects to make
larger shipments than ever.
It Is announced that the stealings
is Of Maj. w. II. Martin, clerk to insti-
I'd utions under e~x-Treasurer Worth,
al will mount to about $3.50 Ali
a this was taken from the penitentiary
y funds. He stole from other funds,
but later repaid them. He has nov
begun serving his ten year term in
the State Penitentiary.
e The Insurance Department., under
J. the new management, yielded S91,-
g 900 revenue to the State last year.
That Is highly creditable to Commits
sioEer J. Richard Young's manage
ment. The year of this department
ends with March. The Department
is now, so to speak, permanent, and
/ is put on d footing with other State
Departments.-EX.
W AaLlLl-lDA DUAL Liz OAOSO "a
the continued cool weather is TO still
further delay the strawberry crop to
such an extent that it is said to be
provoking serious comment upon
the part of the trucker. Conserva-
tive rOwar say that the season now
can't possibly open before the first
of Nav and it is likely that no ship
meuts of consequences can be made
even so early as that date.
The Governor appoints the follow
ing members of the State Board of
Health: Dr. Richard H. Lewis,
Raleigh J.. l.. Ludlow, Winston
Salem DR.. Francis Duffy, Newbern
Dr.. George q. Thomas, Wilmington
DR.. W P. Ivey, Lenoir. The last
legislature greatly enlarged the
Boards powers. The Governor also
appoints J. VI. Gudger, Jr., of Bun
combe county, solicitor for the fiji
teeth district.
Gastonia News: The Raleigh COY
respondent of The Charlotte Obser
yer SAYS lie does not think there are
any foundations in this State among
the cotton mill operatives, that the
efforts of New England ~agitatOrs
We're thwarted. We think he is
clearly mistaken as there are several
hundred labor union men here and
there are organizations in most of
the cotton mill towns throughout
this section of the CarOlinas.
Salisbury Truth Index: As is we'll
known, Salisbury is the center OF
amujorIty of the gold mining inter
ests Of North Carolina and that a
great deal of the precious metal finds
Its way to market through this place.
We learn through Il reliable source
that the activity of the mining inter
ests IN this section is greater than 1T
has been before for years. This is
encouraging, therefore, to Salisbury
IN Particular and the public in gen
eral.
Prsr. John B. Brewer, of Wake
Forest, long president of Wilson Fe
male Seminary and MurfreesbOro
fema.e College, has been elected
PRESIDENT of Franklin Female Semi
nary, at Franklin, Va. Mr.. John I.
r. Fol.er, Of Raleigh, succeeded him
On the Board of Trustees of the
baptist Female University. In this
connection, it may be said hat the