The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-06-24

OF two young men at HaysviIle, this
county, Monday afternoon, from
drinking wood alcohol. While in a
bicycle repair shop a young man
named Whitley, it is stated, dared his
companions to join him in imbibing
the fiery liquid and the proprietor of
the shop took him up. This bout be-
gan Saturday, and Sunday afternoon
both were seized with spasms, which
increased In violence until death re-
ieved them of their suffering.
Col. F. A. Olds writes to his paper
a bit of interesting news regarding the
proposed railway from Rutherfordton
to Asheville and other points. For a
month the reconnaissance has been in
progress. R. J. Latta has been max
ing it. He was for eighteen years an
engineer on the Atlantic Coast Line.
In a course of a week or ten days, at
most, the location of the line will be-
gin. Nh. Latta is the chief of the To-
eating party, which will report for
duty this week. Preliminary lines
will be run to Asheville and also to
Columbus, in Polk County.
Raleigh Cor. Messenger: Capt. W.
J.. Tally, superintendent of the Cum
mock coal mines, is here and says the
strike of coal miners in other coal
fields is proving a bonanza for Cum
mock mines. They have more orders
on file than can be filed for months to
come with the mine going full capac-
ity. One hundred additional miners
were ~telegraphed for yesterday.-
The school COMMITTEE for Raleigh
Township has issued an order that if
any schools in the district will raise
money for establishing school Libraries
the Board will supplement the amounts
raised by so per cent.
Washington Cor. Post: The Repub-
lican campaign in North Carolina will
be opened at Pittsboro, in Chatham
County, August 5th. Senator Pritch-
ard has selected that occasion to make
his opening speech. A. Fl. Price of
Salisbury will accompany him. Sena-
tor Pritchard said today it was his
purpose to make an active campaign
over the State, speaking in all sections.
Congressman Blackburn is booking
star attractions for the Republican
Congressional Convention, which meets
in Wilkesboro July 8th. He will have
on hand that day Congressman Lester
of New York, who defeated Perry Bel
mont, and Congressman Pearre of
Maryland, both of whom will address
the Convention
Here's an interesting story sent out
from New York, that tells about the
colonization plans George White has
in view for negroes from North Caro-
lima: George White, the last colored
man to sit in Congress, a member from
North Carolina in both the Fiftieth
and Fifty-sixth Congresses, is report
ed to be at the head of a syndicate
which has purchased from Senator
Robert E. Hand, 957h acres of land
near Burleigh, n. J., near Cape May.
It is intended to establish a colony of
negroes from North Carolina The
name Of the town is to be Whiteboro.
Already several venues have been laid
out. Each c~olonist is to buy a house
on the installment plan and is to have
ten years in which to pay for it"
News and Observer: Col Pearsan
yesterday announced the appointment
by the Governor of the following gen
tlemen to compose the Board of Ex-
aminers of the State Institutions pro-
vided by the last Legislature: Col. W.
P. Wood, of ASHORE; DR.. I. P. Jeter,
of Norganton; Capt. T. W. Patton, of
Asheville. The last named gentleman
is a Republican, this being a nOn-parti-
san Board according to act establish
ing it. The duties of the Board are
set forth in chapter 424 of the Laws
of 1901. They shall, between August
Is and November Is, 1902, and every
two years thereafter, visit and exam
inc all State institutions, and make
reports to the Governor, who will, be-
fore December 1, 1902, send a printed
O of the report to each member of
the General Assembly.
EXAMINATIONS FOB ENTRANCE TO THE