The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-08-12

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Asheville Citizen: According to the
last census Raleigh pays the highest
wages in North Carolina and Ashe-
vile comes next. Here are the aver
age wages for wage-earners, including
men, women and children, in manu-
features in towns of the State, %
Raleigh 1924; (2) Asheville 1912; 60
Wilmington $8O7; () New Bern
$245; 60 Goldsboro 1914; (6) Char
lotte 1924; CD Concord $21O; 60
Salisbury $2O2; (9) Durham 1892;
(1O) Greensboro $186; GT High
Point 1888; (i2) Reidsville $179;
OBJ Fayetteville SIG; (14) Salem
$172; C15) Winston $135.
Senator Pritchard's wife died a few
days ago. A Charlotte Observer cor
respondent, writing from Asheville at
the time, said: Senator Pritchard
was devoted to his wife. When away
from home he never let a day go by
without writing to her, and his
thoughts were continually turning
homeward, no matter what might be
the stress of politics and business.
To the writer it was known then, and
1T is known now, why Senator Pritch-
ard determined months ago to con-
duct the coming compaign from Mar
shall. He wanted to be near his wife.
To those who know Senator Pritch-
ard well it will occasion no surprise
to say that he is all but Frustrated.
He is tender hearted to a fault"
Raleigh Times: The Democratic
Executive Committee met here last
night and % of the 40 members were
actually present while the others we're
represented by proxy. Senator F. M.
Simmons was unanimously reelected
Chairman, and the selection of a Sec
rotary was left to him. He chose Mr..
A. J. Field, of this city. Resolutions
were adopted thanking Col. P. M.
Pearsall, the retiring secretary for his
excellent work. The committee dis
cussed in a general way the question
of candidates for the United States
Senate meeting Senator Pritchard in
joint debate but no action was taken.
The whole matter was tabled on mo-
ton of Mr.. J. r. Young. This leaves
it entirely with the chairman. The
sense of the committee was undoubt-
edly against joint discussion.
Smithfeld Herald: Mr.. Mike Cos
grove from the Catholic Orphanage
near Raleigh was here Wednesday to
have recorded a deed for an acre of
land for a Catholic church in Wilders'
township. They may sometime, he
says, build a school there. The place
is about ten miles north of Selma on
the road near Mr.. j. Berry Whitley's.
Mr.. Whitley and others sold the land
to them. We think this is the first
church property they have acquired in
the county. They have built five
churches in Wake County recently.
One of these is at Holly Springs.
Near their Raleigh orphanage a
school for colored children will soon
be opened. This is probably the first
effort of the Catholic church in this
State towards educating the negroes.
The school house is now about COM
pleted.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer:
Mention was made the other day of
the bad chewing made by Robson
County as to illiteracy, there being
2,O48 children of school age unable
to read or write out of a school pop
uIation of 1900. Bad as this is
one in six not able to read Dr. write
State Superintendent Joyner says it
is better than the average for the
whole State, as one white person in
four cannot read or write. 1t is a
terrible showing, very terrible inded.
long will it be before there
is compulsory education in North
Carolina? Will it be in FIVE years?
Principal Walker, of the South Caro-
lima institutino for deaf mutes and
blind, at S~partanburg, says he thinks
his State will have the law in five
years. Farmers, mechanics and teach
ers declare there is an overwhelming
call for such a law for North Caro-
lima.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer:
State Treasurer Lacy has had to
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