The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-09
STATE NEWS
FROM cURRITUcK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From Our Correspondents
and Exchanges.

to the needs of the school.
Governor Aycock is being strongly urged to
commute the sentence of Jabez Register to life
imprisonment. Register is from Columb
County.
Plans are being submitted by architects for
buildings to take the place of those destroyed
by fire at the Normal and Industrial College of
Greensboro.
Capt. W. |. Everitt, the largest cotton farmer
of Richmond County. has just sold his crop Of
527 bales, at fifteen cents a pound, which
brought $4,000.
Forty applicants are before the Supreme
Court for license to practice law. Of these
fourteen are froln the University Law School and
fifteen from Wake Forest.
The friends of the Baptist University all over
North Carolina will rejoice to know that every
dollar except two thousand has been raised to
pay the debts due to that institution, and that
amount has been subscribed by responsible par
ties who will soon send in the cash.
Chatham Record: If there is any truth in the
old grounding tradition we may expect a good
deal more wintry weather, for it certainly saw
it's shadow on last Tuesday, as that day was
as bright and sunshiny a day as could be. 1t is
SalQ lndJ II tue SUN SIIueS Oh III ScCOlIu VI
February the winter is only half gone.
S. Hill Terry, the murderer of George Tate
Bland, his son-in-law, committed suicide in his
cell in the county Jail in Wilmington Wednes-
day. The weapon used was an ordinary steel
case knife, which was sent in to him with his
food. He made a deep cash in the right side of
his neck large enough to admit a mans fist.
Within twenty minutes he bled to death.
Washington dispatch 9th: Representative J. NJ.
Gudger, Jr., of the Tenth North Carolina Dis
trict will retain his seat by the unanimous vote
Of the House of Representatives. This result is
assured by reason of the action of the sub-com-
mittee of election committee No. /, having charge
of the Moody contest, which decided unanimously
that Mr.. Gudger was legally elected and is emit
tied to hold his seat.
Greensboro dispatch: An effort is being made
here to set a movement on foot that will result
in bringing to the idle farm lands of North
Carolina practical, Woodworking men who know
how to farm. There are many successful farmers
in the State, but there is room and opportunity
for many more. To further this end, q meeting
of all parties interested in this feature of de-
veIopment for the good old Tar Heel State has
been called to be held in this city February 10th.
Greensboro dispatch, 9th: At the meeting Of
the Republican State Executive Committee here
to-day all the members were present except b. +.
Mebane and J. p. Wilson of Charlotte. State
Chairman T.. S. Rollins presided and Secretary
II. II. Mcneil was at his post. A committee OF
citizens representing the various interests OF
Greensboro appeared before the committee, invlt-
ing it to hold the next Republican State Conven-
tion in this city. The invitation was accepted
unanimously and May 18th was named as the
date. There will be only one convention, at which
delegates to the National Convention will be