The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
State News.
<oow CURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
Interest Cleaned From our Cores
pondents and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State.

:, Interest Cleaned From our Cores
nondents and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State.
o,,aigh aldermen have adopted an
D;nsnce which prohibits expector-
~ on the sidewalks. The pen
Ly is 81.
rbe State of North Carolina last
- Granted charters to more than
hundred and fifty corporations.
~ most of these are of course
Cton mills.
Senator Pritchard designates w.
8 Bryan, of Madison county, cadet
large to the Military Academy at
Cost Point and T. W. Jones, of
i~.beviIle, alternate.
NJ. ". F. Stevenson, a native of
,..5pIl and a brother of DR.. S. w.
Tsrenson, of Mooresville, was last
rssk elected Speaker of the House
: the South Carolina Legislature.
O. won over two strong competitors
:, the first ballot. Nh. Stevenson
rsduated at Davidson College.
Washington Duke, of Durham,
y c., who is now a millionaire,
srved through the wal asa Confed-
rate soldier, and after the war ped
led tobacco in a wagon. Buck
blackwell, of Durham, who became
millionaire, and afterwards a bank
mot. did the same.-Wilmington
Ear.
KnstOn Free Press: The investi-
nron of fires, suspected as being
hcendiary, under a State law, has
done good. 1t tends to prevent in
p1iiary fires. Fires have been in
rstigated at ten different points,
md as a result there were seven ar
rss. and several suspects are in jail
waiting trial. In nearly every case
he property was over insured.
The Charlotte Observer publishes
communication from Miss Rebecca
Cameron which is truly heartrend-
no: it tells of the unfortunate in
sane who are confined in different
PARTS of the State on account of the
wvlums of the State being already
filed and having no room for more.
The attention OF the Legislature
should be given at Once.-Exchange.
Chatham Citizen: Col. Charles A.
] Cook. of Warren county, received
theaDDOintment as Associate Justice
toll the vacancy caused by the pro-
motion of Justice Furches. Justice
Cook Is one of the most prominent
lawyers in Eastern North Carolina,
1 man of fine classical as we'll as
legal learning and is in every way
well fitted for the high position to
which he has been appointed.
SrateSviIle Landmark: Judge Fur
Ibes is not "a brilliant man but he is
IN able. safe and conservative law
yer. In politics he has been a strong
PARTISAN, but as a citizen and neigh
Dor he has ever been esteemed an
honest, honorable and upright man.
He enjoyed a large practice when he
was at the Statesville bar and he
was always found to be a safe and
Urservative counsellor. The APP
Pl.rtuent does credit to Gov. Rus
tel. Judge Furches will wear
vorthilv the honor which has been
bestowed upon him.
State Treasurer Worth has pre-
pared an interesting statement show
IN the States expenditures during
Gz-ve-r periods since 1876: From
81 u 1882 the expenses averaged
annually. 1904, 442 from 1888 to 1888
the expenses averaged annually
ts-,.4lg: from 1889 to 1894 the ex-
pen,e- averaged annually $1,143,672
from 1895 to 1901, the expenses aver,
aged @..415.685. The increase of the
last period over the first was two
and one-third times. The average
for 1888 1900 was s1,623, 929, which
lstwo and two-third times greater
than the average for the first
Pergl-Ex.
Oar Home, which is published at
Aar>hyiIIe, Union county, and which
las heretofore been Il strong Popu-
list organ, announces in its issue OF
This week that in future it will be
absolutely independent" 1t can
De sud that under the new policy