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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07
Guilford's New Departure.

The newspapers of the State have
commented upon the fact that Gull
ford County has gone, not only out
of the county, but out of the State
to select it's Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction. Prof. Thomas A.
Sharpe, Superintendent of Schools
of Darlington, S. c., but as we
think, a native of Mecklenburg
County, this State, and a graduate
of our University, has been selected.
We are not personally acquainted
with Prof. Sharpe, but understand
hat he is a frst-class man in every
particular.
The Board, it is said, intends to
take advantage of the changes re
Gently made in the school law to en-
ploy a competent man, and pay him
a salary somewhat commensurate
with the Importance of his work.
Until recently, it has been the Gus
tom all over North Carolina to en-
ploy a man as Sounty Superinten-
dent who, on account of the meager-
ness of the salary, was compelled to
spend the most of his time in some
other employment, and do only
routine work. The law has been
changed so as to allow the larger
counties to employ a competent man
at a living salary; and Guilford is
one of the first counties to take adj
vantage of the change.
It is another long step forward in
the work of education in rural dis
tricts. Let the good work continue.
Greensboro Advocate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07

tedious case, for the earnest and
careful attention given to the wit
nesses and to the counsel in argu-
ment, and ordered that a mistrial be
entered. It is understood that the
jury stood eight for conviction and
four for acQuittal. Judge Shaw COM
mented on the apparent fact that
much crime and lawlessness abound
ed in this community, and said that
to a very great extent it was attrib-
utable to- neglect on the part of the
officers of the law to do their sworn
duty, and that the houses of i'll re-
pute and gambling dens from which
so much ~lawlessness proceeds could
be wiped out of town if the author
titles would only be brave and do their
duty.
Wake Forest Catalogue: The Stu
dents Aid Fund originated in a plan
suggested by Mr.. J. W. Denmak,
while a student at Wake Forest,
about twenty-five years ago. Under
wise management by it's trustees, it
has steadily grown until its total
funds now aggregate about thirteen
thousand dollars. Hundreds of
young men, many of them now filing
positions of prominence, have en-
joyed its help. Not one dollar of it
has ever been lost. It's purpose is to
make cash loans at five per cent in
terest, for expenses other than tut
ton, to worthy, non-ministerial stu
dents, During the past session all
applicants have been aided, thirty in
number. A large number may re-
GIVE loans next session. Prospective
students are invited to correspond
with the treasurer, Prof. J. B.
Carlyle, Wake Forest, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07
To Have a Female College in cOnnec-
ton With Trinity.

There is a great movement on foot
to build in connection with Trinity
College a great female college, and
a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the board of trustees of Trinity
will be held next week to consider the
organization of this college.
MI. j. III. Southgate, chairman of
the board of trustees, admitted this
evening that such a move was on
foot, and said that while the plans
we're definitely conceived, he was not
ready to give them to the public as
yet. Continuing, he said that the
woman's college at Trinity would
start out with the advantages of a
million dollar investment and that
when the plans should be perfected
it would be the greatest movement
ever made in the South in behalf of
higher education for women.
Something definite will be done9at
the meeting of the executive commit
tee of Trinity next week. It is con-
sidered that the woman's college is
a certainty.-Durham dispatch.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07
Last Weeks North Carolina Crop
Bulletin.

The. weather has been very favor
able for corn during the past few
weeks, and over most of the central
eastern portion of the State it has
improved materially, is strong and
healthy. Laying by is now general
in the central portion, though west
of the Blue Ridge much corn is just
receiving its first cultivation; in
some places there has been too much
rain for low-land corn. The growth
of cotton has been slow; too much
rain and cloudy weather, preventing
cultivation, has brought a large por-
ton of the crop into a very grassy
state; in the south some plants have
died from black rust; lice continue
to injure the crop; there has, how
ever, been some improvement, and
squares are beginning to form on
early planted in the south. Tobacco
is doing fairly well; some has been
cut and cured in Onslow, Bladen,
Greene and Craven Counties; fur
Their north stands are. good, but
plants are small and slender; top
ping is underway. Sweet potatoes,
Irish potatoes, peanuts and rice are
doing we'll. Harvesting wheat is
NOW ,,DJoru7ou woct of tho R111o
Ridge; elsewhere most of the wheat,
winter oats and rye have been
housed, and threshing continues.
Uncut spring oats are very poor on
account of damage by rust. Peas
are being sown in stubble land and
are growing nicely. Peaches are rot
ting badly in some sections; apples,
pears, grapes and blackberries are
promising.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07

John Osborne, the negro who bru-
tally assaulted, outraged and robbed
Mrs. Lizzie Wentz, an aged widow
who lives alone ten miles west of
Monroe, last Monday morning, was
captured near Indian Trail, in this
county, yesterday afternoon about 8
o'clock. His captors Immediately
took him before Esquire Brown at
that point, who gave him a hearing,
committing him for trial: He was
then started to the county jail at this
point, in charge of a deputy. When
about two miles of the journey was
covered the deputy was accosted by
a body of men who took the prisoner
and lynched him-Monroe dispatch
3rd.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07
STATE NEWS
FROM cURRITUcK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

jail, costing S9,75O.
Duplin County Confederate Vet
Grams will hold their annual reunion
Oh Thursday, August 6, at Kenans-
vile.
1t is said hal the payroll of the
Southern Railway at Spencer
amounts to upwards of $4,000 per
month.
An election is to be held in Sails
bury August 4 OF the question of is
suing 100000 of bonds for street i'm
provements.
Thirty-six banks have been char
tered and given permission to do
business in North Carolina under
the new law.
The number of rural free delivery
mail routes in North Carolina is now
1913, an increase of sixty since the
first of the year.
News and Observer: The new rec
tor for st. Mary's School, of Raleigh,
has been elecaed to succeed Bishop
elect Theodore D.. Bratton, resigned.
This is Rev. McNeeley DuBose, now
rector of Trinity Church, of Ashe-
vile, a South Carolinian by birth,
but for fifteen years in Asheville. It
is a selection worthy of the school
and of the Episcopal dioceses which
are behind it.
Laurinburg Exchange: Laurin-
burg will oon be known as a very
important trucking point. Large
quantities of beans are now being
shipped every day. Mondays ship
ments amounted to 178 crates, and
yesterday amounted to TIA. Laurin-
burg is already famous for it's fine
watermelons and canteloupes. More
than 800 cars were shipped from this
place last year, and the indications
now are that the shipments in 1908
Will by far exceed last years.
Tarboro S~outherner: The cucum-
Der is just now the most interesting
crop around Conetoe, Edgecome
County. While farmers in other
sections are talking about the pro-
Spective prices for tobacco, cotton
and peanuts, the Conetoe farmer has
ceased all his Irish potato, cabbage
and lettuce talk and rattles away
about cucumbers, which they call
cukes. They are selling now for
about $3.50 a bushel. One farmer,
it is said, has just refused an offer
Of $1,000 for the product on four
acres.
Announcement was made last week
OF additional rural delivery service
Tor Charlotte, effective July Is. Six
more carriers will be named. Length
OF routes is 1871 miles, covering an
area of 142 square miles. Popula-
uon to be served is 2,268, and num-
Der Of houses on route 567. The
following postof1ces are discon-
Inued: Cluster, Hornet, Gladis, Ar
nngton, Burdette, Madge, Shamrock,
hlngwood, Rankin, Sugar Creek,
kGnt GN--cL X . Oa,T ~ L.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-07

a considerable decrease in the TO-
bacco acreage in North Carolina
this year. A correspondent of the
Western Tobacco Journal estimates
that the decrease in Eastern North
Carolina for the year will amount
to at least 100000 pounds, while
other correspondents estimate the
decrease in acreage at from Is to 20
per cent. One of the chief causes
is said to be due to the spell of dry,
cold weather which followed shortly
after the young plants had been set
out in early April. One correspond
ent claims to have walked over at
least $4,000 acres of tobacco without
seeing as much as fifty acres of real
healthy plants. Many growers have
taken out their tobacco and planted
cotton.
S~tatesville Landmark: Judge Wal
ter H.-Neal, of the Superior Court
bench, has been collecting divorce
statistics in North Carolina and in
the returns received from IS of the
81 counties he finds that SIS divorces
have been granted during the past
year and COL cases are now pending.
Mecklenburg County heads the list
with 80 divorces granted and %
pending; Wake is second with 25
granted and % pending, and Gull
ford is third, with "A granted and 10
pending. Iredell, we are proud to
say, is well down toward the foot of
the list, only two divorces having
been granted within the year and
three now pending. The number of
divorce cases in the State in a year
will doubtless surprise the general
public. The rapidity with which the
solemn marriage tie is severed is one
of the results of modern life and
lax divorce laws. 1t is a matter for
serious thought.
Morganton Cor. Charlotte Obser-
yer: Messrs. w. II. Westall, of
Asheville, and A. S. Abernethy, of
Hickory, yesterday closed a deal for
the timber on a part of Mr.. Horace
Haney's fine Linville River farm.
The purchase price was $3.50. Mr..
Haney, who came here from Phila-
delphia, bought his farm several
years ago for $4,000. He has~sold off
timber to the amount of more than
$4,000 and would not take $4,000
for the farm he has left. This is but
another instance of the advance of
real estate values in the county. The
Observer has frequently deplored the
destruction of chestnut oak timber
in the mountains for tan bark pur-
poses. 1t is a gratifying fact that
the loss of timber is not complete.
The saw mills are now cutting the
chestnut oak logs, which were peeled
four of five years ago, and are get
ting from them good sound lumber,
which is in active demand.
Wilson dispatch: Judge Shaw
went upon the bench at $50 o'clock
this morning, and the jury in the Gel
abro+ad case against Morgan, Whit
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Uncertainties Resulted in n show
of Consery ntism.

New York. June 2s.-R. G. Dun &
Cos weekly review OF trade tomorrow
Will say.
No definitely unfavorable element is
apparent in the business situation, but
there are several uncertainties that en-
gender a conservatism. In regard to
distribution Of merchandise the long
period Of low temperature has cur
tailed trade in dry goods, clothing and
other seasonable lines. Stocks have
accumulated. and prospects for semi
annual inventories are not altogether
encoura ging. Railway earnings thus
far available for June surpass last
years by l0.2 per cent. and exceed
those of 1901 by ia per cent.
After further moderate concessions
in prices Of iron and steel. especially
in pig iron and partly finished shapes.
the market has steadied. and there are
indications that no additional reduc
ton OF consequence are probable for
the present. Buyers are still uncer-
tain as 70 whether the bottom has been
reached. and there is no eagerness to
place contracts. Concessions are no
longer readily obtained. however, and
the tone is improving.
Manufacturers Of cotton goods have
again advised quotations in several
lines. notably sheetings. although there
is no attempt 10 secure prices in pro-
portion 10 the present position Of the
raw ma terial Production is being
steadily curtailed and supplies of goods
will be abnormally light. Failures this
week were 223 in the United States,
against 200 last year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27
Kissimmee Neyvs Note..

Kissimmee. Fla. June 26.-Cattle
shipments begin on Saturday. June q,
for the season. when Rull Bess and
others will ship % carloads to Port
Tampa for the Cuban trade.
The orange crop in this county is
very fine this year, as are also all
farm products.
The new ice factory being erected
by Mr.. Summeriin VIII soon be IN OPP
Grafton. 1t had steam up several times
in the last few days. testing the plant
Mrs. NJ. Katz and family leave to-
morrow to spend the summer in the
mountains of North Carolina.
Mrs. G. F. Parker, Miss Virginia
Parker and Wadley Parker will spend
the summer in Georgia, South Caro-
lima, and at the Springs in Chase City,
Va.
Mrs. H. c. Stanford and Miss Hin
ton will leave in a few days to spend
the summer at Daytona.
A firm in Kissimmee is furnishing
the soft shell turtles for the Orlando
Canning Factory. Why not can them
at home? is asked here.
H. c. Stanford and ]. w. Watson
are building three brick stores on
BroodSy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, June 26.-Deals in stocks
were even smaller and the fluctuations
were even narrower than yesterday.
With the cessa ton of the liquidation
in United States Steel second IS the
activity of the bond market also fell
off to nominal proportions. Even the
usual Friday tendency to close up out
standing contracts and get away to
the country for Saturday which gives
an occasional impetus to Fridays bus
mess during the summer season failed
to make an impression on the semi
stagnation of the market.
There was as little response to the
seemingly favorable news of the day
as there was yesterday to the rather
unfavorable conditions. The whole mar
ket for stocks seemed to be mere fee
BILE echoes of the active speculation in
the cotton and cereal markets. What
strength was shown for stocks was as
ISOLATED with the reaction in wheat
and corn. The preliminary figures of
the currency movement indicate large
receipts and smaller shipments than
Iast week so that the weeks loss to
the sub-treasury, which includes the
payments for the gold exported, has
been more than offset providing a net
gain in cash of nearly 100000.
OF the days special movements that
IN Colorado Fuel was connected with
a rumor of a new bond issue and the
stock recovered with a denial of the
rumor. United States Cast Iron Pipe
preferred sold off 5 points from the
preceding sales, presumably on account
of the petition for a receiver. Amalga-
mated Copper rose nearly a point in
the last dealings on exports of more
favorable conditions in the trade.
American car was benefited by its
good annual report. Pennsylvania sold
at 1923, lowering it's record for the
movement by IL. There were buying
orders in the market for scores of
thousands of shares at 1913, but the
market for the stock above that level
was dull with the rest of the market
United States shipbuilding sinking
funds bonds sold at %, compared with
the last sale on June 1, at 40. The bond
market generally was dull and irregu-
lar. The sale par value 81, 1876, 900 Unit
ed States bonds were all unchanged
on the last call.
Total sales of stocks to-day were 209,-
400 shares, including Atchison, SIPS;
Baltimore and Ohio, 800; Missouri Pa
cif1c. 7,S00 Copper. 1880; Colorado
Fuel and Iron, $500; United States
Steel, $3.50; do preferred $500; Penn
sylvania, 1880; Reading, 13,500 st.
Paul, $500; Union Pacific $500; Wa
bash, $500.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27

Savannah shipping people are
amused at a dispatch which was sent
out from Charleston yesterday claim
ing 10 have the biggest ship yet 10
enter a South Atlantic port. The dis
patch reads.
THE steamship Rancagua, Capt. So
rensOn, from Hamburg, $500 tons
kainit. arrived here to-day. The YES
sci is the largest snip that has ever
entered a South Atlantic port, having
a capacity Of 5000 tons. She came in
drawing twenty-seven feet Of water and
had four feet under keel at full tide.
The ship will discharge here and pro-
coed to Norfolk for coal to South
America. when she will take on another
cargo and return TO Charleston"
Whether Savannah's neighbor has
this record must be left 10 the authori-
ties fixing the tonnage of the Ran
cagua According to LlOyd's the Ran
cagua is 1915 tons gross and 1878 net,
but Charleston claims she is 5000 tons.
Savannah had the steamship Drachen-
fels some time ago, which is, according
to Lloyd's, 1912 gross and 4.704 tons
net registry. If Lloyd's, the world
shipping authority. is wrong. then
Charleston may have the record
claimed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27

Pensacola, Fla, June 26.-Arrived,
steamer Arimatea (Aus). Vededich,
Philadelphia.
Sailed, steamer Normannia dam.
Erickson, st. Nazaire; barkentine Nan
sen DAM, Petersen, Ruisque.
Brunswick, Ga. June 26.-Arrived,
schooner Brooklyn O'Hara, Cienfuegos;
bark Conductor (Br), Lombard. Buenos
Ayres; schooners Edith H. Syminton,
Styles. Philadelphia; Hope Sherwood,
Gilbert, New York.
Fernandina, Fla. June 26.-Sailed,
bark lilly Baker. Guina. New York;
schooner Henry ]. Smith, Adams, New
York; Georgia Gilkey, Gilkey, New
York.
Charleston, s. c.. June 26.-Arrived.
steamer Rancagua (Chilian). Sorenden,
Hamburg: schooner Prince Frederick
(Br). Brdton, st. Andrews
BaItimore-Arrived, steamers James
Judge, Fernandina; David P. Davis,
Port Tampa; Hilda, Savannah.
adelphia-Arrived, steamer NJ. F.
Plant. Port Tampa.
Huelva. June 23.-Sailed, steamer
Washington, Pensacola.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27

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The Southern Railway has just IL.
sued q beautifully illustrated snA a
scripifye folder for the sun1p'er 20,
showing all the famous mountain 800
Heaahofe resorts on or reached vi. 80
nne. Win complete ilst u hotels 80
boarding houses, their manaFere 49,.
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UnexceIIed TraIn sorw,.o

To the East via Atlantic Coast Line
The famous Florida and West-India
Limited. with Pullman's highest stand
ara sleepers and dining cars, leave Sa.
vannah at 100 p. m. Getty time) AR
rive Washington 1870 a. M. following
morning, arrive New York 1:43 n ~
New York express train No. 40. carr
ing through Pullman buffet sleeni1g
cars Savannah to New York, leavins
Savannah 2:35 a. m. Getty tinel are
rive Washington 1:45 p. M: arrive
New York 7:l5 a. m. Ticket agents
De Soto Hotel and Union Station viii
give full information regarding SEIZED.
ules, etc.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27

Rough rice. 75cGsi 90 per bushei. ac-
cording 10 quality.
FruIrs and Nuts.
RANANAS-$1.25G1.T5
oRANGES-California navels. 1878.
LEMONS-Market easy; $4.75
PRUNES-2os 10 SOS. 3eszc; sos to 40s,
SIC; 40s TO SOS. 7%c; sos to COS, &c;
COS TO 7es. 6izc; 70s to sos. 5%c; sos to
S0s. SIC: 9os to zoos. 41ac.
PEANUTS-Ample stock fair de-
mand; market firm: fancy hand-pick-
ed Virginias. sac; n. c. peanuts Axe;
eX. Virg1nias. &C.
NUTS-Almonds, Terragona, 15c;
Ivicas. 141c; walnuts. French, 12lsc:
Naples. 15c; pecans. 12c; Brazils, lie;
filberts. lie; assorted nuts, 50-pound
and 25-pound boxes. 12Ac
Dried and EvapOrated Fruits.
APPLES-Evsporated. 71z9sc: sun
dried, &c.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lie pound;
nectarires. 101zc.
RAISINS-L. L.. 2-Crown. $3.50; s.
Crown. $500; 4-crown clusters, 81. 50;
loose muscatells 7Zc; 1Ib seeded, s1sc;
imperial cabinets, $500 per box.
PEACHES-Evapora peeled, Ice;
unpeeled, sac.
PEARS-Evaporated lie.
C1TRON-A. s. drums, 12sc; Fancy
Corsican, in 1o-pound boxes, 13c.
URRANTS-Barrels. 635c; 25-pound
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27

Much local interest is express
ed in the marine engineers
strike at New York and other
norris Savannah has never had
ANYTHING in the nature OF a strike
among marine engineers, though al one
time trouble was threatened. II vas
then that the Savannah inspectors
made clear to the intending strikers
what the consequences OF strike
would be- The inspectors regard II a
violation Of the oath taken as re-
ouisite TO government license ana
viewing it this way they declared they
would promptly revoke the license Of
any who joined in movement TO in
terfere with commerce. The oath Is
MADE clear 10 applicants for licenses
as government engineers, and they are
expected 10 live up TO all its provl-
aiOQs.