The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20

oounty having /, 800 negro voters
,sports only 281 OF them as having
Lid their poll tax.
THE next General Assembly should
t.bl;sh a reformatorY and set
's.,t 800, 900 for it.-Biblical Re-
OOrder.
co1 Odds: State Superintendent
,.-rar has returned from his educa-
nal tour, much pleased with the
,~skening of public interest in the
,.blio schools, particularly in the
rrsl public schools.
unite a number of warrants for
va free rural libraries will soon be
i.,nad. Among those on application
"a two for Surry County, two for
cumberland, and one each for Chero-
zoe. Person and Brunswick.
ssusburyS Sun: Capt. John Beard
So. one of the best money-making
.ovs in this section. The COW is Is
,.srs old and has given, besides a
.1#oient supply for Boards family,
u5O worth of milk every year since
ne was two years old.
Hon. John w. Atwater desires TO
,.t into communication with deserv-
NO bovs. in the Fourth district, who
rant TO take the agricultural or the
mechanical course at the Agrioul-
trral and Mechanical College here,
as he intends so give two scholar
sbips there.-Times.
Street cars will soon be running in
Greensboro and there is some pros
naot of connecting Winston Salem,
Greensboro and High Point by street
nr lines. 1t will only require 38
niles of track and it would greatly
ds7lop the property that it passed
hnugh.-Exchange.
salisbury dispatch: Representa-
tive E. Spencer Blackburn, who has
been here for the past three days,
saws he will be nominated and elected
to Congress in this district over
representative Kluttz, who will be
nominated without opposition by the
Democrats. Well advised politicians
here predict Mr.. Kluttz's election by
5000 majority.
Wilmington dispatch: g. B. Pat
terson, Esq, of Maxton, is in the
| city attending Federal Court, and
authorizes the announcement that
10 will oppose Hon. John D. Bellamy
for Congress in this district. Col
\. A. Mclean, of Lumberton, promi
nently spoken of as one time, will
not make the race. The convention
will be held in Fayetteville in Au
gust.
Post: Governor Ayoock is much
annoyed at the persistent reports II
une section and another of the State
10 the effect that he is Dr. will be 6
candidate for the United States
Senate to succeed Senator Pritchard
To q member of the Post staff the
Governor said yesterday that he
wishes it stated again that in nc
event will he become a candidate fol
Senator.
Wilmington dispatch Strawberry
covers are making a rush to for
Esrd as many shipments as possible
before the Northern markets are
completely demoralized by the heavy
receipts of Norfolk berries. Yester
day it took 125 oars TO handle 6
single days shipments, exclusive Of
the number that went for ward by
Southern Express. The prices nov
range from 8 to 10 cents per quart.
Pasquotank County is to be con
graduated in the matter of educa
tiOnal progress. The school build
ings throughout the country districts
will compare favorably with th'
rural school buildings of the State o.
Massachusetts,. In point of ability
and scholarship of the teachers VIZ
are entitled TO first rank. Now fol
& good-roads campaign and we viii
be in the vanguard of progress.-TaI
Heel.
Dr. TAFT Butler, the State Veterin
sriaa, has spent several days il
Wilkes County where he has beer
Investigating the trouble in tina
section with ticks on cattle. DIR
Butler Is making an attempt to or
gantze the cattle raisers in an asso
0auon that will so manage affairs al
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