The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-29
State News.
RON CURR1rUCK TO CHEROKEE.
,.v, Of Interest Cleaned From our Cores
pondOntS and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the statS.

B01danG@ &n0 G4Cn@n6S@
Parts Of the State.
15ttleton Reporter: A canning
factory will be in operation here in
In,e to can the surplus tomatoes,
20 of this section this summer.
Greensboro Record: The fruit so
.r has not been in the least injured
nd the trees are so full that some
.bing will have to be done to relieve
them.
Etstesville Mascot: From con-
,srsing with farmers from different
,aotions of the county we think more
oorn will be planted than for some
years and that the acreage of cotton
will be reduced.
President Truman j. Backus, of
Packer Institute, Brooklyn, New
York, will deliver the commence
ment address of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College Tuesday
night, May 27th.
The Charlotte Observer announces
the candidacy of Judge w. A. Hoke,
of Linoolnton, for the United States
Senate. He is a judge of the Su-
verior Court of this State and is we'll
known TO the residents of every sec.
ton of North Carolina.
Warrants for twelve rural school
libraries were issued in the Office of
the Superintendent of Public In
struotion last week. One each went
10 Caldwell, Currituck, Johnston,
Lincoln and Vance two 80 Person
and five to Montgomery.
The Republican State Convention
will not be held August 21st, by
reason of the fact that the date CON-
Hiots with that of the State Confed
srste Veterans Association. Is is
likely that the convention will be
held one week later, August 28th.
Stanly Enterprise: The little town
of Palmerville has virtually sold
itself out. The Whitney Reduction
Company has purchased almost every
foot of land in the place, besides the
surrounding property TO the north
and south for some three miles each
way.
Winston Journal: The r. j. Rey-
nolds Co., shipped something over
l55, 900 pounds of tobacco Friday 30
T. A. Davis & Son, in Baltimore.
This is reported to be the biggest
single shipment ever made from here
to one firm. The tobacco occupied
seven freight cars.
Charlotte Observer: At q meet
ing of the stockholders of the Nor
wood Manufacturing Company, of
Norwood, last week, it was decided
to build a new cotton mill, which
will operate weaving machinery ex-
olusively. This will make two tex
tile plants for that hustling town
and the seventh one for Stanly
County.
Mr.. H. Q. Brown, she competent
clerk of the State Corporation Com
mission, is a candidate for the Demo.
cratic nomination for Commissioner
to succeed d. FL. Abbott, whose term
expires this year. Mr.. e. G. Bedding
field, of Wake, former member of
the commission, il also q candidate
for the place, and there may be
others Exchange.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer
Maj James w. Wilson's open letter
TO the Democrats of North Carolina
regarding the candidacy of Judge
Clark for the chief justiceship was
read here to-day with marked inter
est. 1t was said quite frankly that
IN all probability ex Judge James E.
Shepherd or Judge Michael Justice
would be the nominee.
The Fayetteville Observer says
that the truckers expect TO ship not
less than twenty thousand dollars
worth of lettuce from that place
alone this season. Is is now bring
ing from S. TO 81 per barrel in New
York. There is an opening here for
good money by many farmers in
North Carolina who r advantage
ousIy situated.-Exchange.
M~OOresville Cor. Charlotte Oh
server: Inspector Boss, of the Post
o1ice Department, has been in she
ca1nty several days surveying and
making preparations to inaugurate
she rural free delivery system in
Lavie. So far 40 proposes to estab-
l-n four routes leading from Mocks-