The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-15

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several instances have returned dis
satisfied and paid q double price to
get their old homes back. After
they have tried the West they realize
what q great old State they have
left.
Charlotte Observer: Il was q wise
instruction that Judge Shaw gave
the grand jury of Da7ie County that
when they visited the county home
they were not to dine with the
keeper. It cannot be said that this
was IN unnecessary preoaution
against a too favorable report. There
Is a good deal of human nature in
men and little things influence them.
The right sort of a judge does not
accept the hospitality of litigants be-
fore him nor accept presents from
them.
Supt. Joyner URGES those who have
old school text books in their hands
TO exchange them before July Let
III pAO "O" OOOAS IN N8NO DCOA
adopted for the public SCHOOLS, or
the exchange prices agreed on by
the publishers in their contract with
the Text Book Commission cannot
be taken advantage of by patrons of
the public schools. Is is important
then that this matter be attended to
ait once as these old books will be
worthless after July 1st.-Charity
and Children.
Greensboro Cor. Charlotte Obser-
YER: The people of the Alsmance
church section, one of the best neigh.
borhoods in Guilford County, are
agitating the question of establish
ing a rural graded school. They are
encouraged by the prospects of re-
ceiving aid from the fund raised at
the big educational rally here Friday
night. A gentleman who is in close
touch with the educational senti
ment in the county says the people
of several districts will, in the near
future qualify themselves for reoeiv-
ing a portion of this fund by voting
a special tax upon themselves.
Greensboro Cor. Charlotte Obser-
YER: The graded school at Guilford
College, the first rural graded school
established in North Carolina, will
CLOSE next Saturday. The first term
has been very successful, and while
the school was established by a ma
jority of only four votes, one years
experience has brought everybody in
the community 80 a hearty and COR
dial support of the school. At the
closing exercises next Saturday DR..
Charles D. McIver will deliver an
address and the patrons of the school
will raise a handsome United States
flag over the building.
Durham Cor. Post: At the ap-
preaching commencement of Trinity
College there will be a list of dis
tinguished speakers. The bsccalau-
reate address will be delivered by
DIR. John T. Crowell of Washington,
formerly president of Trinity. DR..
J. NJ. Buckley, editor of the New
York Christian Advocate, will preach
the baocalaureate sermon The oom-
mencement literary address will be
delivered by DR.. Henry Van Dyke of
Princeton University. The oom-
mencement will begin June 1st and
hold through June 4th. A large
number of distinguished visitors +
expected.
CASTOR now has three miles of
macadam road. The county has been
two years in building this road from
Dallas TO Gastonia, but this practical
illustration of the benefits of good
roads has inspired the people of the
county with the idea of issuing bonds
for the purpose of building roads all
through the county. 1T il estimated
that there are 800 miles of public
roads in the county andthat $780, 600
would macadam themE AS CASTOR
has no bonded debt, and'but an insig-
nifcant floating indebtedness, she
is possibly in a better position to
float bonds than any other county in
the State.-Exchange.
Greensboro Cor Charlotte Observer {:
While no official announcement of
the fact has been made, it is we'll I'M
derstood that Republican headquar-
ters will again be maintained In
Greensboro this year. The selection
of the place is in the hands of the