The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18
State News.
cuRR1TuCK TO CHEROKEE.
1utsrsSt Cleaned From our Cores
poudsntB and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State.

IN ITO IA
"IJnooln county to life imprison-
~,snt at hard labor.
Gov, OdeIl, of New York, will at
hi centennial of the founding
; Salem Female Academy and
%yu.oe at Winston-Salem during
he week beginning May 3D.
csorge GiIlet, a Rowan man, who
baen in Texas for the last Is
writes a friend that he has
.--ot oil on his farm and been
,@sred 800, 900 for the property.
General William Paul Roberts, of
o~s.osville, last week announced
-. candidacy for Congress from the
e., North Carolina District, now
-~..rasented by Hon. John II. Small.
A. Greensboro last week Judges
,.monton and Boyd signed the order
.aninting W. s. Hyams clerk of the
T.;,sd States court at Asheville. He
N mot take charge of the office be-
fore April LIST.
CASTOR county is working forty
,.nds on its public roads. There is
:, rasson why every county in the
sste should not have a good force
: york all the time. Good roads
nat be had to make farming profit.
sble.-Exohange.
Charity and Children: The Anti
co1oon League will shortly hold a
convention which will no doubt be
largely attended, and which we hope
will result in more practical benefit
70 the cause than many such meet
ngs in the past have been.
Post: The very sad news that
Estate Senator F. @. Hairston, of
nS1s county, who has been in Balti-
nrs for several days undergoing
tYstment for pneumonia, died last
night, will be indeed painful intelli-
nnce TO his people throughout the
Rsdmont section.
Elizabeth City dispatch: The two
Yns of Thomas A. Edison, the in
rntor and electrician, were in this
iy last Tuesday. They decided to
Ave a good time and take in the
own. One of the boys took on a
little too much liquor, became dis
mierlv and was arrested by Officer
Bill
] representative Thomas has occur
.Es favorable report from the Com
nrcs Committee of the House on
BIZ bill for q new revenue Gutter
wsting $175, 900 for Pamlioo Sound
and Neuse River, with headquarters
hNewbern. This bill has the ap,
wovsl of the Treasury Department.
News and Observer.
It's next to a certainty that there
viii in a few days be two rural free
delivery routes out from High Point,
pralleling each other as far as Mr.
J. ". Armfeld's home, and there
SEPARATING, one going northeast and
lie other northwest. 1t is probable
est by April 1st the service will be
1Algurated.-Exciange
Congressman Kiuttz has secured
seventeen new rural free delivery
tOuss which go in operation April
!. There are three at Salisbury, four
@COuCrd, three at Statesville, two
stNeEAn, n at China Grove and
two stROokwell. He has thirty-two
AFFILIATIONS now and is promised an
Inspector in April.-Exohange.
4 thirteen-year-old daughter of
VI G H. Weddington, of China
G07e, died of smallpox Friday last
I'd was buried yesterday. Other
1anbers of the same family are
Affected with the disease, making
Hsir plight exceptionally unfortun-
A's. This is the first death to result
Hon the present visitation of small
HIat China Grove.-Exchange.
Col. Odds: Armour & Co., will
Stabish a refrigerattng plant here,
@e only one in the State and will
lAEe Raleigh a distributing point
W fresh meats and canned goods.
>e plant will be located in the cot
10 Yard at the cotton compress,
"alch is No longer used. The agent
"tae company was here to-day and
''apIetal the arrangements.
Warrington Cor. Post: Congress
IaQ PoU has obtained the promise
]oa the Postc foe Department that
Inspector of rural free delivery
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