The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-06-10
State News.
,,ow cURE1rUCx TO CHEROKEE.
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Parts of the state.F

1t the people of Roxboro have voted
sneeial tax for public schools, only
i, votes being cast against it.
The POSTS Washington correspond
saws that Ex-Attorney General
In Vance Walser will be the Repub-
lr.on nominee for Congress in the new
seventh District.
News has been received of the n
,,oement of Miss Louise Lee Vann
parker. daughter of Col. and Mrs. Ny
,on N. Parker, of Washington, to Con-
FRESHMAN Spencer Blackburn, of this
State. The wedding will take place
next December.
Hon. H. L. Cook, in a card in the
Fayetteville Observer, withdraws his
name as a candidate for Congress.
Hale's friends say this gives Cumber-
land to him unanimously. They also
claim strength for him in the upper
Cape Fear counties.
S~tatesviIle Mascot: Crop reports
from Ireden are not encouraging. A
few-very few-farmers report good
wheat; most of them say they cannot
make even one-half crop. Corn and
cotton have come up badly in many
places, especially on red lands and
we're needing rain.
A Kildee, Randolph County, cor
respondent of The Progressive Farm
er. writes: Corn planting is over;
that which is up is looking well. Peo-
pe are well up with their work. Cot
ton acreage about the same as usual.
We have good stands and it is looking
veil. Wheat crop small and thin"
Warsaw Cor. Post: Again Duplin
bounty has the honor of shipping the
|hrgest number of crates of strawber-
RES this season, and in a few weeks
thousands of plants will be set for the
purpose of winning the championship
next season.-Shipments of the "big
blue" have begun and our people hope
to realize a good profit on the crop.
Elizabeth City dispatch End: The
Godfrey brick building was totally de-
stroyed by fire today and two men
persisted. The dead are W. K. Carter
and Benjamin Ward. The lower floor
of the building was occupied by J. r.
BergerOn's saloon, and the upper floor
was the sleeping apartment of Berger
lon's son, Garter and Ward. Young
BergerOn had a narrow escape. His
dominates were penned in the blazing
building and every avenue of escape
closed. Their charred remains were
removed from the ruins this after
noon,
Washington Cor. Charlotte Observ-
er: Postmaster Mullen today had an
extended interview with Superintend-
ent Machen with reference to the free
rural delivery situation in Mecklen-
burg. 1t has been determined to have
q map prepared, showing all roads in
the county and the localities not at
present served by carriers, with a view
Of establishing a network of rural de-
livery throughout the county. MI.
Aachen's credulity was given a severe
jar when the Charlotte postmaster
told him that there were 95 miles of
macadamized road in M~ecklenburg.
Much eloquence was necessary to con-
vince him that Mr.. Mullen was not
speaking in a pickwickian
Raleigh Cor. Messenger: There is
beginning to be quite a lot of talk
about the aspirants, other than Judge
CLARK, for judicial nominations. For
example it is said hat the race be-
tween Judge Brown and H.. G. Con-
nor is lively and closer than was at
1rSt expected; in other words that
Brown is developing strength in some
Unexpected places, along the southern
border, for example. As to Judge
Winston it is more than limited that
L. b. PEBBLES will defeat him. Judge
Meals denomination is now regarded
as quite well assured. 1t appears GER
tam that this district will nominate
W. R. Allen.
S~tatesville Landmark: The State
Board Of Agriculture has increased
Inc appropriation to the Agricultural
and Mechanical College from $4,000
TO $4,000 for running expenses, a part
u the increase being larger salaries
Ior the members of the faculty. The
Board also appropriated $4,000 to pay