The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-06
State News.
rom CURR1TUCK TO CHEROKEE.
r.nu Of Interest Cleaned From our CORES
pOudsntS and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State.

naudoHtn ana 14oAb4BS3
Parts Of the State.
sheriff Page, says at least 500
vbite men failed TO pay poll tax in
wake. and something like 1900
negroes.
The father of James Wilcox has
,,b1ished a card in the Charlotte Oh
sarver, denying that his son is a
Gambler or a drunkard, and deolar-
ing that the report that he and his
son we're not on speaking terms is
fslse.-News and Observer.
J. It. Patrick was in town Mon.
dav talking up a shoe factory for
this place. He succeeded in inter
esting the local merchants and the
factory will probably be in operation
in the near future.-Southern Pines
letter in Aberdeen Telegram.
Goldsboro Argus: The scarcity of
corn is going TO be a blessing in dis
guise to many farmers. They are
planting more and giving it more at
tention than heretofore, and with
good seasons more will be gathered
this year than in many years pre-,
vious.
The following item from the
Chapel Hill News simply adds en-
phasis 80 the fact that "boys will be
boys: There was several gates
taken off, and the steps that could
be moved, we're taken from the
houses on Main Street Saturday
night. There is a gate on top of the
store next to this office.
At a meeting held here last night
it was decided TO hold q conference
in Raleigh June 18th and perfect
organization TO work for the estab
Hshment of a reformatory by the
next Legislature. Among those ao-
lively interested are DR.. T. N. Ivey,
Capt. G. B. benson, Senator Brough-
ton, A. L. Chamberlain, G. 81. Poe,
l. G. Blair and others.-Raleigh
Times.
Asheville special TO the News and
Observer: The idea of a fusion
ticket composed of Republicans and
Democrats, has taken a strong hold
of Republicans here, and there is
good reason to believe that the Re,
publican Party will be for it. 1t ia
proposed TO divide county and legis-
lstive offices, but all the legislative
ticket is to be pledged TO the re,
election of Senator Pritchard.
News and Observer: Mr.. John
Blake, of Cheraw, s. c., was in the
city yesterday after a long drive
through the country. He came to
see his wife, who is i'll in the hospital
here, and as there had been so many
railroad wrecks of late he chose his
own route, making something like
forty miles a day, and consuming
three days in the trip. He left on
his return trip at eleven O'Clock yes
terday.
A competitive examination for the
appointment of a naval cadet for the
Second North Carolina district to
the Naval Academy at Annapolis
will be held in Weldon, June
9Th. All applicants must have re-
sided in the district two years and
be not under Is or over 90 years of
age. Each applicant is requested to
send Representative ClAud Kitohin
his full name, age, residence and
politics.-Exchange.
Cooleemee dispatch: The Coo
leemee Mills will give the operatives
the benefit of a graded school. A
modern school building will be
erected within the next few months
and all arrangements perfected for
the opening of the school by Septem-
Der 1st. It is probable that several
public schools will be consolidated
and that the Cooleemee district will
number nearly 1000 school sub
ieots.
a cotton mill man said to-day that
he did not in the least belle We the
yarn spinners would accept the Un
derwood proposition. He said he
was at the Charlotte meeting this
week and except tab; :" that "a mills
were represented, with 574, 900 spin
dies, by rs persons that two of the
mills in this list are weaving mills
and have no idea of going into the
combination. These weaving mills
have $4,000 spindles, he says.-Ex-