The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-11-12

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der horn of that period and a buck
skin shot bag also used in the battle.
all now the property of the Guiltord
Battle Ground Museum, a presenta
ton of patriotic descendants. The
major is having pictures of these
taken TO aid Mr.. Mullins, of Ohio, in
the manufacture of a statue true to
lite of a North Carolina militiaman
of 1771-the pioneer of American
liberty who at that date set the
Revolutionary ball in notion
Greensboro Record.
Raleigh Cor. Messenger: "Peg
Leg" Williams, who twelve years
ago induced 80, 1000 negroes to leave
North Carolina to go further South
TO work, arrived here to-day and
wants large numbers of negroes 80
go 81 Kansas, Tennessee, and other
States. When last in North Caro-
lima he had several narrow escapes
from mobs, as then there was violent
opposition TO the exodus he was
promoting. His license as labor
agent was made 81, ZOO for each
county. The Legislature three years
ago repealed this law and peg Leg"
is now welcome.
Goldsboro Cor. Post: The election
to,day on the bond question for pub
lie improvements has shaken the old
town from center to circumference.
The total sum of bonds voted upon
was clio, 600, divided as follows /:
Fifty Thousand dollars to buy water
works, $25, 900 to buy electric light
plant, $4,000 for street improve
ments and SIS, 900 TO build city hall.
Each proposition was voted upon
separately and all were carried by d
handsome majority, thus attesting
the public spirit, patriotic sentiment
and city pride which pervade the
hearts of Goldsboro people.
Biblical Recorder: The trouble
about the book business in North
CarOlina-slnce Charity and Children
asks the question-is this: A num-
Der of good and true and competent
the emphasis ON the compe-
tent-men were appointed TO select
books. After they had worked and
warred and suffered for sixty day g.,
resisting all Influences, their seleC-
lions were largely overruled by the
officers OF State, who were neither
so competent as these educators nor
so immune TO bOOk-house influences.
This Is the trouble, Bro. johnson +;
and it Will not down simply because
you stop your ears.
State Commissioner of Labor Fl. B.
Warner, Is reported in the Raleigh
Times that new factories are spring
ing so fast you can scarcely keep up
wish them. Furniture factories lead
at the present: ''Ihere + SAID 10
be 80 Woodworking factories at High
Point alone, and as Lexington anu
Tnomasvile there are IL more New
ones are being built at almost every
point In that section, ana the indus
try Is assuming large proportions.
one thing l am glad TO report" saiu
Mr.. Warner, land that is that the
cotton mills are endeavOring to hive
up TO their agreement regarding
child labor. Exchange.
Kinsbon Free Press: A night
school has been esta bIished at the
Eird cotton mill at Albumarle for
the benefit OF young men who want
to obtain the rudlments of an educa-
ton. The Free Press thinks Is prob
able that such school might succeed
at the K1nstOn Cotton Mills. We
ask some of our eduators to consider
the matter and see if there is d prob
ability of success for such a school
East Klnston. It might be that a
night school for all the youths and
young men engaged in the various
manufacturing industries of KinstOn
could be established and do greas
good.
The editor of the Marshville Home
duns dellnquents gently. Hear him
Here is an incident which is more
conclusive evidence that editors are
not able to keep up appearances.
This time it caused us TO be cleft at
our own game" Recently we ap-
preached a we'll dressed citizen who
had lust come out in a new suit. We
were dressed. as usual, in our IN