The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08

Farmers Cooperative -
ty Conmiss-o ners viii Be Petit
toned to Create the O.1ice.-Exam-
nations for Census Supervisors.
Dog Controversy Causes a scrap.
BY ANDREW JOINER.
Greensboro, n. c., Feb. 5.-At a
largely attended meeting in the court
house here today Of farmers compos
ing the membership in Guilford Conn
~ branch OF the Farmers Co-opera-
tive Union, a resolution urging the
Loard Ct County commissioners to
employ a competent farmer to fill the
pJa4uon of commissioner of Agricul-
tuIe Tor GuiIioTo touIily, was unan-
Inously = Although the SEES
5AonS OF the Ln4on were executive, it
Was freely given out tllat the resoiu-
ton Was the occasion OF several en-
tnuoiaollc talks conIGenuatory OF the
law autnoIIlInG tins once which was
passed by The last LEGISLATURE. The
NnoIe discussion tuIne on whetnei
il Was not nIsh time To create Tor the
county a SPECIAL department OF Agrl-
cu4.ure to LOOK alter the ounty' in
teIests in TINS important matter. as is
zone III the Matter o. schools anu
ioouS. ii Was uAdnillOusIy agreed
that there should be d Commissioned
o. agriculture Tor the count,' ~ act
1t c.-~peIauon wan the National anu
STATE bod4uS OF Agriculture and the
county Commissioners De Requested
to create the department. A Coin-
ntiTIIa was SAiarft. A a, n,---1t th. RAJ
Ol-ton to me board Oh toanty Com
n.4osIoners at their meeting mkt Tues
Gay. me law unoer winch tAe Board
Is asked to act, was ntroouced by
KEEP esentative Gordon. and vas
Passed al the last General Assembly,
re1uIng as follows:
Sec. i. 1nat the Board of Com
m~iasIoneIs of Guli1ord county are
hureuy empowered, If in their juug-
ntnt 1t snail be Tor the best inter-
ests of saiI county. to employ some
person educated and skilled in agri-
Culture aau sanitation, who shall De
a bacterioIogist to assist IN building
up the agricultural interests of the
county and the protection Of the
health of it's inhabitants.
Sec. 2. That said Board shall fix
bis compensation and the time for
which he shall be employed"
Among other matters Of importance
considered was the question Of fer
tifizers. the prices, etc. An address
was made on the sub ect of fertilizers
and the best means of purchase and
of use, by Mr.. @. O. Smith. of Coats.
one of the State officers of the Union.
Epplit ants for Census Taking.
The examination Of applicants for
census taker in this city and county
was held here today. An eXamina-
ton for High Point was held there.
a cIacC of twelve NEGROES was exam
ined in the morning in the civil se.-
vice room of the Federal building. At
Lindley Street grFded school in the
afternoon a class of seventy-fiVe white
applicants was examined.
Here's a Fight.
The piece Mr.. Bob Rice wrote about
his dogs, and had published in all the
city papers, brought forth a very spir-
tied reply from Mr.. 5. O.. Melvin, one
Of the parties named by Mr.. Rice in
connection with the mad dog prosecu-
tons.
The reply of Mr.. Melvin appeared
yesterday morning, and in about two
hours MessrS. Rice and Melvin met,
and in a few moments thereafter
"hitched." There was a lively knock
out proceeding betwee the two before
b~y-tanders parted the belligerants. In
fRhting for his dogs, Mr.. Rice dis
played the same spirit that he showed
a rev months ago, When on a SOulh-
ern train. He was sitting quietly
reading a newspaper. when some
brr!y fellow very roughly ordered 4
scantily clad lady and her little girl
up out Of his seat. The lady, no
knowing the "ethicr" of travelling, did
not appear to be willing to get up;
Y hen the fellow talked so roughly TO
f'r she began to weep in fear. Mr.
Flee didn't do a thing but get up
walk to where the fellow was stand
Ing in the aisle, and rave him a first
class drubbing, and then kicked him