The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

justify himself n c~arelessness in
these important matters now.
A report of the trial for the i'm
peaohment of the Supreme Court
judges, whiohsthe State is printing
~ an official document, will be- issued
from the presses of the State prin-
ters. Ali the copy has been turned
in and the finishing work is being
done. The publication will be in
one volume, though a very large one,
1t will comprise about 1000 pages.
. Gastonia Gazette: With the ad-
vent of the new year Kings Noun
tain postomoe advances from the
fourth to the third GLASS, with an
official salary of $1,000 attached. We
felicitate our sister town with sin
ceritY upon this added evidence of
her substantial growth and progress
i've prosperity. Without being on
what is popularity called "boom,"
her growth is as solid as it is con-
slant.
G~OldgbOro Argus: The rain of
Saturday night was the heaviest that
has visited this section in years. The
rise in Hooks mill pond, beyond
salem Ohuroh, was so sudden and
great as to completely wash the
church away and entail upon its
overs 3 loss of not less than
81, 0O0.-Several carloads of pine.
tops have passed through this city
of late ON through freight trains for
the North. A great many inquiries
have been made a. TO what disposi
ton would be made of these pine
tops and it is finally learned that
they are being shipped to New York
in time for the Christmas holidays
TO be used for decorations, and many
of them will be used for small Christ
mas trees.
Col. Odds: One OF the coming
State enterprises is very apt to be the
building Of two msCadsm highways
across the mountains into northwes .
ern, North Carolina q region now and
slWays heretofore shut out from the
rest Of the State, 80 that there is a
loss both ways of the trade and
ont and in. IL one goes TO
let Us say, he Ia ont of
the world SO far as North Carolina
il concerned. The people have prao
no interests or affiliations
other parts of their State,
and il is 90 practically all of them a
world unknown. Yet it is the most
part of the State so far as
money drops are concerned, and
as TO the grasses and stock
raising. The State must be in full
touch with all It's parts.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer:
Dr.. Richard 81 Lewis, Secretary of
the State Bard of Health, left TO-
dav for Edgeoombe county, at the
request of the health authorities, TO
look into the complaints as to small
pnx getting into that county from
Wilson, owing TO the Oarelessness of
the health authorities in the latter
county. For months it has been
that the disease in Wilson
is not smallpox, this in the face of
the report of the State inspector, DR..
Joshua Tayloe, who made an exami-
nation, and of the opinion of all of
the State Medical Society and the
State Board of Health, who at the
oonjoint session discussed the
question. There are also complaints
against Wilson by Wayne and Nash
counties, on the same ground
Raleigh Post: While waiting for
the train at the union depot yester
day, afternoon, ex Governor Russell
accOsted by the usual stereO--
question: whats the news2"
Let me tell you, SAID the Elk Gov
81 thought L made a big record
l was governor in pardOning
people +; but my record wOn't stend
now. Governor Ayoock is smash
ing my record all TO piece. He ia
doing just what I wanted SO do, but
[ was afraid TO d. is. When he
a Ease that is clear and ought
10 be pard med he does il, and when
\ care mi up that needs investi
he hires a lawyer and sends