The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-29

Central Railroad, thirteen miles from
here, was today sold to the American
Consolidated Pine Fibre Company of
New York. The amount involved in
the various properties taken over by
the American Company is about
$685., 900. The capacity of the plant
under the new management will be
increased ten fold.
The Aurora calls attention to an
article headed "SmaIlpox Outbreak
published on first page, which shows
that the disease is spreading in this
country, and also shows the import
ance of vaccination with a view
of stamping out the disease. Our
local exchanges show that smallpox
is at Kings Mountain, Blacksburg
and Rock Hill, and it would be ad-
visable to quarantine against these
places and let Our people be vacci-
mated as a timely and wise safe
guard.-Shelby Aurora.
In Our Raleigh correspondence this
morning the results of the expert
ments of State Chemist Kilgore as to
a~dulteration of food products are re-
lated. Out of 454 samples, 256 or Sc
per cent. we're found to be adulter-
ated. 1t is sad to think at the dinner
table that the baked beans, aspara-
gus, canned corn, etc, on ones plate,
T guilty of false p~retense or, at
the fountain, that ones soda water
is a limpid, liquid liar. 1t is bad
enough that people make lies, tell
lies, print lies, read lies, act lies and
believe lies. 1t is a little too much
to have to eat them and drink them.
Charlotte Observer.
One of the most prosperous towns
in South today is Durham, North
Carolina. Two very large cotton
mills are under construction, and eX-
tensive additions to two other mills
are being built. This is one of the
largest tobacco markets in the South.
The American Tobacco Company has
just completed a large warehouse
which Is said to be the thirteenth
one it has there, all of them said to
cover eight acres of ground. The
merchants and others are doing u
large business and the growth of the
town is rapid. 1t is in a good section
for ~homeseekcrs, and offers numer-
Gus NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Field.
1t is asserted that Vance was the
youngest Governor this State has
ever had and AycOck the next in
point of g Information on this
subject is Observation-Disclosures is
also greatly desired by legislators
and by the State Literary and His
torical Society regarding Junaluska,
the Cherokee Indian, who is said
to have so greatly aided Gen. Jack
son at the battle of Great Bend
Information has reached here that,
there is a severe outbreak of small
pox in Yancey county. The member
from that county today called on the
Secretary of the State Board of
Health and urged that an expert be
sent there-COl. Odds.
We see from the newspapers that
the widow Of the late Judge Fair
cloth has entered her descent to his
will as allowed her by law, and
claims her right to dover and per
sonal property instead of claiming
under the will. This, we learn, gives
to the widow one third of the real
estate for lite and One-half of the
personal property absolutely. Our
readers will be glad TO know that
this dissent will not affect the gift to
our University by Judge FairclOth,
which was an interest in real estate
after the death of Mrs. FairclOth.
We are informed that the estate of
Judge Faircloth consists of about
$50, 600 in real estate and about and
$40, 900 in personal prOperty.-Bibli-
Cal Recorder.
In the course of an interview to-
day with Superintendent Murphy, Of
the Western Hospital for the Insane,
he said: owe have $50 patients.
There are 400 applications on file.
This doesn't cover all the insane in
the western district. 1 estimate that
there are 500 such and that of these
perhaps 400 are in jails and 100 in
county homes. Most of these are
kept at home In many instances
they are kept in specially built log
hnts- sometimes in p rnnm the wills