The progressive farmer., 1902-07-08
State News.
FROM CURR1TUCK 10 CHEROKRE.
r.sms Of Interest Cleaned From Our Corre-
spOndsnts and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State.

EeTb9 o1 the S6a6e,
Col. Olds: There is a quite general
belief that the vote next autumn viii
he a light one. Present indications
confirm this belief.
The constitutional amendment went
into effect July 1st. One effect of the
amendment is that it requires a two
years citizenship in the State instead
of one year, as under the old law.
North Carolina has more postof-
fees which make less than $50 a year
than any other State. Only four other
States have more postofices than
North Carolina" says Postmaster
Bailey, of Raleigh.
Rich Square Times: Conventions
have been held in Hertford and Hall
fax counties this week and the vote
Capt. PEBBLES received insures his
nomination for judge at the Weldon
convention next week.
The Randolph Republican Conven-
ton endorsed Judge Coble for Supe-
rior Court Judge; Zeb Vance Walser
for Congress; J. R. McCrary for So
licitor, and commended the cause of
Senator Pritchard, and pledged hear
ty support for his reelection.
The Mecklenburg Democrats have
composed their differences. The reg
ular organization, which insisted on
every man who participated in the
primary taking an oath, dropped the
oath feature and the dissenters agreed
to the terms, as the oath was the bone
of Exchange.
News and Observer: Mr.. J. /. Ram
sey left last night for Baltimore,
where he may make his future home.
He has been a resident of Raleigh
about ten years, and his friends here
regret his departure from the city.
[Mr. Ramsey was for several years
editor of The Progressive Farmer.l
Exchange: StanIy County has taken
a long stride forward in adopting a
new road law. Stanly County is rap
idly becoming one of the most pro-
gressive counties in, the State, and its
earnest efforts to improve the high
ways is one OF. the best evidences of
the progressive spirit of the county's
citizenship.
News and Observer: Hertford Coun-
ty was yesterday given $358.9Of of the
second 100000 appropriated to bring
up to the constitutional requirement
of a four months school term those
districts which are not able to con-
tinue school for that length of time.
This winds up the apportionment of
the fund for the needy districts.
Newbern Journal: The railroad
meeting at Bayboro Friday, of which
we gave a brief account Saturday,
was mcst enthusiastic, and to that
was largely due the triumph that was
scored yesterday in the election in
which the people voted to bond the
county for $4,000. The road is to be
britt from Bayboro to either Wash
ington, Greenville or Newbern.
Col. Olds: Governor Aycock makes
requisition on the Governor of South
Carolina for Daniel Gould, alias Thos.
Maddrey, colored, who twenty years
ago was convicted of murder in An
son County. Pending an appeal to
the Supreme Court he fed. Not until
a few days ago was he discovered and
returned. He is now in jail at George
town.
Smithfeld dispatch, Sd: The Dem
ocratic Judicial Convention of the
Sixth District met here today and
nominated by acclamation W. r. Al
len, of Wayne, for judge, and Armis-
tead Jones, of Wake, for solicitor
The counties comprising this district
are Wake, Johnston, Harnett and
Wayne. The convention was harmo-
niOus.
News and Observer: The total vote
ton will be 1887, of which 619>will be
necessary to a choice. As Wake
County, where Judge Clark resides,
gave him last Saturday her sOhd Is
votes. so his native county of Hall
fax on yesterday gave him her solid A
votes, and carried him beyond the 6l9
necessary, and by a singular coincl-
dence has named him for Chief JUS