The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-16
FIRE IN BIC PLANT
At SPRING HOPE
Commissioners Dis
cuss Hog Question

pee ~ AN0"S olAo oDSS1 Il.
Spring Hope, N. c., March ia
fire in the engine room n fuel room
of the Nash County Manufacturing
plant at 10 o'clock last night threat
ened the destruction Of the whole
plant. An early alarm was given
and citizens with buckets and other
wise succeeded in staying the progress
Of the flames. There was no insur-
ance on the plant, but the Managers
say that hereafter insurance will be
carried.
The town commissioners of Spring
Hope held IN interfering meeting his
week. The greatest question OF in
terest before the board was whether
hogs be allowed in the corporate limits
Of the town. AT q previous meetinG
it had been decided that after March
18th not a hog or q hog pen be allowed
in the town anywhere. Now, Spring
Hope, like all other towns, has some
farming and pasture within its limits,
and a howl was heard concerning the
provisions Of the hog law. At the
meeting his week the law made at
the previous meeting was repealed and
the old law forbidding hogs Or hog
pens within 500 feet of a street Or resi-
dence was ordered enforced by the
chief Of police and J. J. Sanders, the
member Of the board who fought long
and hard to ave the law providing
for hog prohibition repeated
The town election which k place
in Nav is rather far off, but already
there is some discussion as to who
will constitute the governing boards
Of the city for the next two years.
There are some that want a new set
Of officials altogether, and still others
who are satisfied with the present
ones. There is little likelihood OF an
exciting campaign, since none are over
81 ryionc RI coryn the cifE in q DuOllC
capacity.
Their is a little girl near Sprins
Hope, Lille Turner by name, n
perhaps. has more grandmothers.
g~randfathers, uncles and aunts than
any other child in North Carolina.
Among grandmothers she has, one
grand mother two great grandmOth-
ers, and one great great grandmother.
She has two g~randfathers living, eight
great uncles and nine great annts, -four
great great uncles and three great
great aunts, and other uncles ana
aunts and cousins without number
The little girl is eight months OLD
and the great great grandmother. Airs,
Temple Collins, Of this place, is 80
years old. Her son, p. II. Collins.
the village blacksmith, and a good one.
too, says his mother can walk Il great
er distance today than he can. There
is every likelihood that she Will live
long enough to become a great Sreat
great grandmother.
The Spring Hope Leader had q
this past week of a pair OF boots
that has created some comment. The
boots belong to Joseph Hopkins, who
lives near Spring Hope. They were
made for him As years ago. He was
married in them, wore them three
years, went to the war and Wore
them constantly for three years. After
the war they were oiled and are now
in good condition, ready for wear.
Baines Bros. the Spring Hope man
ufacturing plant. shipped a carload
of wagons to Clinton last week. This
enterprising firm has shipped a nurn-
Der of carloads Of wagons this year,
and numerous smaller shipments.
Many of the wagons are shipped out
Of the State. The firm is doing a good
business and is advertising the town
throughout the State and adjoining
States.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new railroad being built by the Mont
gomery Lumber Company from here
in the direction of Raleigh or
Louisburg. Already the track is dow
to Tar River, and the bridge is now
being placed across the river. The
stock tf tthe lcompany has
been increased to a half million dol
lars.