The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-01

rural free delivery routes. He is an
exceedingly clever and painstsking
man. For a month he has been in
the sixth district (the old sixth) and
has approved 90 new routes in it.
Of these IA are in Robson County,
out of 20 applied for. Meoklenburg
gets 8 new routes, May LIST. It now
has only one. Mr.. Bousbee says that
in this district there are 80 applica-
tions. He showed these. He really
cannot in a month get around to see
all of these properly, but April 20 he
has TO go TO South Carolina, such be-
ing the orders. There are 16 applica-
tions in the sixth district now
pending.
Washington, N. c., dispatch, 25th !:
The body of James Walker, the
negro who poisoned the whole fam
lily of Dr. David T. Tay1oe, of the
State Board of Medical Examiners,
was found dangling from q limb of
a gum tree on the Greenville road,
just outside of the town limits early
this morning. A man coming to
town ran, into the body which hung
out over the walking path. He
FASTENED in to inform the authori-
ties. Coroner Tayloe was summoned
and he empanelled a jury who
brought in a verdict that the negro
came to his death by lynching at the
hands of unknown parties. The
order of Judge Brown that was given
last week to remove the prisoner to
Williamson called the negro Jim
Boston. Where he worked he was
known as Jim Walker, and this is
the name he bore in his home. He
was about nineteen years old.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer {:
The board of directors of the audi
forum this afternoon purchased
from the Methodist Orphanage trus-
tees the Academy of Music for
SIS, 600 and appointed a committee,
composed of William B. Grimes,
Frank T. Ward, W. Williamson
and r. G. Rivers to have entire
charge OF the alteration and enlarge
ment of the building. The plan is
agreed on. The work of tearing
away the interior of the building be-
gins at once and work on the build
ing will be in operation by May 1st.
The lower floor will have 600 chairs,
the family circle $50 and the gallery
400. There will be 8 private boxes
The stage will be 40 by 50 feet and
for convention purposes will seat 400.
The only thing which will remain of
the present building will be the
walls. These will be raised 30 feet,
except over the stage, where they
will be raised 45 feet.
Statesville Landmark: Some years
ago the town of Oxford issued and
sold bonds to aid in building a rail
road. The railroad was not built
and the town refused to pay the
bonds because it received no value
for them and for the further reason
that the bonds were not issued ao-
cording to law. Suit was brought
in 1884 to enforce payment and the
case was decided in favor of the
town. The bondholders recently
petitioned the United States Supreme
| Court for a writ of certiorari for the
purpose of carrying the case to that
court, but the court has refused the
writ and this finally ends the case.
This is the status of the Wilkes and
Stanly bond ases except in these
cases the bondholders won. The
defendants (Wilkes and Stanly coun.
ties) have asked the United States
Supreme Court for a writ of GER
t%iorari. The court can grant the
writ or refuse it as it deems best. If
the writ is granted the ase will be re-
heard. If it is refused, as in the Ok
ford case, that will end the matter.
A LITTLE POLITICAL GOSSIP.