The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-05-21
State News.
FROM CURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From our Cores
p~Ondents and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State.

NIL OoWOS " OF NOr6n
WilkesbOrO, as a member of the
Board of Penitentiary directors to
succeed Mr.. Julian S. Mann, the
newly elected Superintendent.
His Warren county relatives have
received news of the death of Willis
A. Shell, who Unlisted in the volun-
teer service about two years ago.
Mr.. Shell was a private in the Thirty
ninth infantry and was on duty in
the Philippines.
The Greensboro dispensary board
last week settled with the city and
county for the last months business
of the institution, turning over
$89O.61 in profits. During the exist
ence of the dispensary, 10 months,
the county and city received $780,
S9O.61 in profits.
Greensboro Female College COM
mencement opens with an elOcution
recital, Monday, 9th, at s 80 p. m.
The annual sermon will be preached
Tuesday, 28th, II d. M, by Rev. DR..
R. G. Beaman, and at $3.50 p. m,
same day, Rev. Plato Durham will
address the alumnae.
One of the interesting political
events of the past week was the an
nouncement by ex-senator Butler
that he no longer regards free silver
as a matter of pressing Importance,
and that he "has to day no serious
quarrel with the man who advocates
gold as the only material out of
which standard money should be
made"
One hundred and sixty negroes
voted here in the city election. Only
eight of them voted 'EnO license"
and the straight dry ticket. The rest
voted the license and independent"
ticket. But they did not do it for
love or from principle. 1t was no
secret that their votes were for sale,
and the buying of them was not at
all a secret, either.-Hickory Mer-
curry.
An industry hat is paying the
people of Western North Carolina
handsomely is that of gathering and
shipping tan bark. In many coun-
ties it is being gotten out in large
quantities and sells readily for S.
per cord. Last year it got up as
high as 81, and, according to the
Scout, the farmers near Murphy
brought in over $50, 600 worth.-Ex.
The Blue Ridge Post has this of a
colOred brother of that vicinity
IAN old negro, in a neighbOrhOOd
town, arose in prayer meeting and
said 'Brederin and sisterin, l been
a mighty mean niger in my time.
1 had Il heap er ups an downs
specially downs-since 1 jined de
church. I stOled chickens and water
Mullins 1 cussed, 1 got drunk, 1 shot
craps, 1 slashed udder coons wild my
razor, and | done a sight er udder
things, but thank de good Lawd,
bredderin' and slsterin', I never
yet lost my religion! !"
The Blackwell Durham Tobacco
Company has been dissolved. A
meeting of stockholders was held
Nav 18th and the following resolu-
ton was adopted: "NOw, there
fore, be it known that we, the sub
scribers, being more than ~two-thirds
interest of all stockholders, being
met together on the 18th day of
Nav, 1901, in pursuance of said resO-
buttons, have consented and do here
by consent that the said company be
forthwith dissolved as purpOsed in
said resolution" Attached to this
is the names of the following stock
holders and the number of their
shares: J. B. Duke, 5O,OO1; w. w.
Fuller, O,897; Percival S. Hill, /;
j. T. Wilcox, l Edward B. Sperry,
III. B. Cobb, 5O,OO1 Geo. Arents,
%, 916 w. R. Harris, SO
Louisville, KY, Post: Former
Congressman Harry Skinner, of
North Carolina, has joined the Re-
publican party. In 1892 he could
have had the Democratic nomination
for Lieutenant Governor on the
ticket with Elias Carr. He was one
of the leaders of IA large section OF
the Democratic convention that re
fused to par icipase in the election