The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-22


High Point will vote on a $50, 600
bond issue November 9th, for water
works and sewerage.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has increased
his gifts TO the Charlotte free library
from $50, 900 TO g., 900
A proposition TO issue bonds for a
new railroad has been defeated by a
small majority in Mitchell county.
Ex-Chief Justice James E. Shop
herd publishes a card announcing
that he will not be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Chief
Justice, or for any other position.
Mr.. George Vanderbilt this year
paid $12, coo taxes TO the County
Treasurer of Buncombe county, the
largest amount that county has ever
received from a single property
owner. He is building thirteen more
residences in Biltmore village.
Charlotte Observer: The farmers
report that there is a fairly good
CROP of cartridges in Mecklenburg
this year, and that with the protec-
ton afforded by the new bird law
there will be the old time abundance
of birds in the county a year or two
hence.
Raleigh Post: 1t seems that
North Carolina Day" in the public
schools very much revived the move
ment for rural libraries. At least
the Superintendent of Public instruc-
ton yesterday received applications
for twenty new libraries. They
were from schools in Craven, Robe
son, Edgecombe and Rockingham.
Winston. Salem Cor. Post: Viii
liam Bailey, a white boy, aged -
years, was given four months in Jail
to day for killing Fred Carver, an
other white boy, 4 few months ago.
On account of Bailey's tender age
and the fact that he is in bad health,
Judge Starbuck accepted a submits
sion of assault with deadly weapon.
Fayetteville Cor. Post: The Cum
berland Monument Association at
It's last meeting, made arrangements
for the publication in neat pamphlet
form of u complete roster of all the
men who enlisted in the Confederate
army from Cumberland county. This
list has already been carefully com.
piled, and embraces the of
more than 1000 soldiers, officers
and men.
Greensboro Special to News and
Observer: The Greensboro Free
Public Library will haveall it's furni-
ture and fixtures in next week. The
tables and cases are being made by a
High Point firm and are of the finest
quality of quartered oak with rub
finish. Miss Bette Caldwell has
been elected by the board of mana
gers as librarian. The reference,
fiction and juvenile books r now in
the library and the history list has
been ordered.
News and Observer: Suit was
Yesterday entered by ex State Treas
urer Worth against the sureties of
Major W. H. Martin, who embezzled
something over SIG, 600 while clerk
in the office of the State Treasurer.
Separate suits we're instituted against
the Baltimore Surety Company,
which was on his bond, and also
against Messrs. o. J. Spears, Samuel
NJ. Jones, Lewis Daniel, Spencer
Taylor, W. F. Gibson and A. Dughi,
who we're likewise sureties on his
bond.
Chief Justice Furohes will not be
+ candidate for reelection. The
IredeI Republican says: The Re
publican mentioned in it's editorial
column last week that the Republi-
cans who we're booming Ex-Governor
Russell for Chief Justice would find
Hon. David NJ. Furches, of this
county, who is now Chief Justice,
very much in evidence when the
State Convention nominated its can
didate. We are very sorry TO an
nounce, however, that Chief Justice
Furcbes will refuse TO allow his name
80 be considered for a re-nomina-
ton.
The following, from the Charlotte
Jurisprudence Of The Textile Manu-
faoturers' Journal, Is confirmation of
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