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S 37 2? 22 C ET 3L XT 3?t iL 3L 3f O J St v? JL E o 3 Officers of the State Grange : Matter Coi.umbcs Mills, Concord, N. C. - . Owwcr IIichard1 Williams, Greenville, Pitt Co , . U Lecturer J. S. Loyo, Newberti, N. C. 1 Steward E.C -Davidson. Charlotte, N. C. . - . . . Jgs'i. Steward A. J. Callow at, Goldsboro, N. C. . Choplaih RBT.-Coi.ra Shaw, Black River Chapel, Samp-' son County, N; C Treasurer?. L. Vail, Charlotte, N. C. 'Secretary -Lawk&xce, Fayettevilie, . C. Gate Keejr--J. M. Campbell, 1 onesboro, . C Ceres Vacant. . ; Wi07taMns. S. A. Mills, Concord, N- C. flora Mrs. E. C. Dayidsos, Uunteville, N.C. . -Lady Atft. Steward Mks.. A. T. Vajl, Charlotte, N. C. - EXECUTIVE COMMITTfcK : Azabiaq Graves, Locust Hill, Caswell County, N.C. . . A. T. Mial, Raleigh, N.C. Geo. Z. Fkesch, Wilmington, N. C. BUSINESS AGENTS- FOR NORTH CAROLINA Messrs. FarRy k Co., No. CI Park Place, New York City. Mr. T. G. Garrett, No. 100 So. Commercial St., St. Mr. W. B. Westbrook, Petersburg, Va. rV C i 74. j JOIITII CAROLINA STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. " Secretary's Office, Fatetteville, N April 27th, 1874. CIRCULAR NO. 8. It is hereby officially announced that the Worthy Master and Executive Committee, in conjunction with Virginia State Grange, for the benefit of both States, have appoint ed the lollowing named Worthy Brothers to act as business Agents lor our Order ia their respective cities, viz: J. WT. LEWELLEN, at Richmond, Va , W. B. WESTBROOK, at Petersburg, Va. - tt is contemplated by the same authority to appoint an Agent at Norfolk, Va., (whenever a suitable person is se lected,) ofvwhich due notice will be given. . . ; G.W.LAWRENCE, ' Secretary. - SECRETARY'S 0FFIC&, ) Fatetteville, N. C, May 1st, 1574. J CIRCULAR No. 9.1 V The Secretary of erery Subordinate Grange in N. C. is hereby requested to' at once furnish the Postmaster of the Postoffice from which he receives his mail matter, with' his name and the number of his Grange, so that the documents now being sent and hereafter to be sent from the office of the National Grange may be properly and promptly deliv ered, as these packages are addressed to the Secretary by the number of his Grange only, without giving the name of rthe Secretary.: Whenever a new Secretary is elected, it should be his first dutv to attend to thU matter. This ar- fnr ih( ronsnn that manv Gran ires are continually changing their Secretaries without reporting the change to this office. ; The, same plan may be adopted by this office in future 'KnciniicQ ucith Sr rut a r as . G. W. LAWRENCE, Secretary. The Leaders of (he Grange Move- meiit. We have read in a Northern exchange a lieve, by a large manufacturer of plows,) we determined to give it to our readers with pur full endorsement. We repeat, let every very complimentary account of O. EL Kelly, factory, every shop, be a Grange store, and the National Secretary of the Patrons of Hns- let tlierange as a body, have none otners. Let the farmer be his own merchant, as jar as possible, educated, informed, instructed by the Grange to think and act for, and to pro tect himself without any middleman. 1 - " . -'.r- - ; " - ARE GRANGE STORES A MONOPOLY. , ban dry. It is stated in that narrative, that Mr. Kellev, at the close of the war, was one ot the commissioners of the Department of Agriculture, sent to the South to examiue in to the condition of 'farming interests. One thing must have impressed all Southern mem- Ed Southern Agriculturist: f the Order, of which this distinguished r. Di:AR gTR :l wish to t oers oi uie uraer, oi wmcn mis aisuDguisneu Di:AR gIR .j wish to trespass upon your gentleman was the founder, that in all his of- valuable space once more in g'viug 'your ficial intercourse witli- our Granges, he ha3 readers the -views of one who has been watch manifested the most enlarged and liberal ing the farmers, movement (the Granges) spirit, as well as the anu nas enueareu inuiseu-10 uui peup.u uj nnlrl-irivA m nnv information concerninT scrnpiilon3 consideration of their agricnltural jt ana its principles, and I must say, that if wants. We believe that the only other na carried ont upon the principles, as l under- in all. laudable enterprizes. So whcii the urange movement reached this section of the country, he advocates, and pecamo one of its strongest oined this, the first one ox- lain, which posi He was manv Church South, a moments, his mi ganized in this county, and was, elected chap- ost enlarged and liberal mg tne larmers movement uie -oranges j e most courteous temper, since its Jirst advent into ihe countty. I . ,r , , , r, . have read everything that I could find that nmself to our people by his . , , mwnv (nfnrTyfttiori concerning tional officer who has had any commnnication with Southern Patrons, is Mr. Thompson, the National Lecturer! He was present at the last session of the North Carolina State Grange, stand them to be, it is calculated t,o do a great deal of good, and I am in favor of the movement, but I "fear that in certain quar ters the order is' making some serious move ments that in my judgment will injure them. Extract from the Address of the. Ra tional Grange. ' -. "We emphatically and sincerely assert the oft-repeated truth taught in our organic law that the Grange, National, State,, or suboidi- nate is not a.political or yparty organiza- tion. iNO urange. n xrue w us u.uiiguuun, and not only made many personal friends, but it is this: if I understand the principles and greatly elevated the Order in the confidence objects of the order, it is" -to do away with and esteem of all right thinking persons, middlemen, and make war upon all monop- Thongh setting up no pretensions as a popular olies That is all right and proper. But i j f it i is this being done now ? jVe hear of resolu- speaker, and putting on no airs of intellectual Jons bein sed and committees appoint- supenonty or greatness, he nevertheless clear- ed by Granges to make arrangements wjth ly exhibited a thorough knowledge of his du certain parties to keep a Grangers' store or ties, and magnified, hi3 Office by his fidelity, stores to purchase and sell to them on cer- earnestness and zeal. And we will venture conditions. In my judgment this is a to affirm that when, he left North Carolina, great. mistake. By such a move, you may ' ; n . vv j make a ten strike at the dealers it is - true, therq was not a smgie memoer oi ine uruer, who did not wish he would visit us again. The opinion of our excellent Master, Dr. Mills, who attended the meeting of the jSTational other monopolies or dealers out of his way, but establish' a monopoly, a special monop oly, throwing your whole trade into the hands of one man, who, so soon as ne nas all Grange, in St Louis, fully endorses all the National officers as gentlemen of the same broad, liberal character. The conclusion, which is most conspicuous in this connection, and which reflects the larj will then have vour order! under his control. No sir, I am opposed to all such moves. Every factory, every shop, should be a Gran gers' store. . ' . A ' When your order first started, you were hooted at, and' many manufacturers refused gest credit upon the Order is, that the leaders to sell to you. How is. it now t borne men of this Grange movement, though nearly all are yielding their prejudices and soliciting . , " T v, . r. i, . vour trade. There is not a sensible manu- of thenrNorthern men, have the fullest ap- I, . , u 1 . i n f 0 w j c facturer in ,the country but must see that his preciation of Southern rights, and Southern in- refugal tQ geU to the Grallgers would utterly terests, and are thoroughly unsectional and rujn his business. He - must sell to the far- unpolitical. In times like the present, when mers; consequently there will be a rivalry so many bitter'animbsities are stiiralive in amongst the manufacturers as to who shall' the countrv, it shows the unselfish vitality and produce the best article and oner it to the j n i " . x . tt .1 Granges upon the best terms. Lvery . Gran wonderful unity of the Patrons of HnsbandrT, vb - v iu .v.' f j j, v,Q,TinoP Up, rjvivi ftorp ot nnrcnaRuiD" from that the association can lift itself above all i i,nnnc00 Unn Wfi WlA in VV ilyAi liV IVVVWVW IVJ. VtJV. klXOlA AAA ion he held till his death. years a pillar in the M. R nd in his last wandering ud seemed' clear on two subjects religion and the Grange. In view of these things, be it . Resolved, Thai we make this affliction an occasion of rene wing our humble acknowl edgments to our Great Father, who giveth wise and good n 'en to the world for the up lifting, of manki id. Resolved, That in the death 'of our worthy chaplain, we fee , that his church, his1 family, our Grange and, community, have eaclcsus tained a loss long to be remembered. Resolved, Thai we tender to his beloved family our heartfelt sympathy. Resolved, That these proceedings be spread upon the Secretary's book, and a copy sent to his family, arid also to each, the Milton Chronicle and State Ag'l Journal for pub lication. ; - S. S. Lea J NO. Jtt. V INSTO .T, Caswell Co., IN -t 1 ' 1 Com. lay 1, 1S74. 1 1th day of May in Raleigh. . The hallowed tribute of respect and memo rial love to our Confederate dead was partici pated in and witnessed by a large assemblage of citizens old and young, mothers, maidens and children at the annual decoration solem nities in Oakwocd Cemetery, on Monday last, the 11th inst. The day was propitious and lovely. The sofi; breath of perfumed Spring difTused her spirit to enliven, devotion for the sacred duties of the occasion. Our space wil tended report of let a brief snmm programme was Defining the tim course of willing assembled and tl nigs Patrons, beware of politics and 'politi cians ! to ' I - t y-v 1 tn r tnl rl -Pr-tn' nn1 1MrAf a ' . J J '. "Li Jl t ' can discuss political questions, nor call po- "V" 4-- " At. every town OTCouuty uiiugiuua iniuuiemaii litical convehtions, nor nominate candidates, exclusively to tne promotion oi tne puouc witn power to control a wnoie aistnct, aim nor even discuss4heir merits in their meet- good. And we conirdentiy ask', where can require manumuiuie tu.eii tu . mm,,iiuu neto tne uranger. s ujuu urmgiiig tae pro ducer and consumer nearer together as you propose? 'J ; : Let .the farmer go to the manufacturer or mechanic and say to him we are farmers and Patrons ,bf Husbandry ; not dealers ; we want your wagon, plow, or whatever' it may be ; what are your least terms ? He will tell you ; if his prices do not suit, you can go to anofner and another, until you find a man that will deal with you as a farmer, upon the same terms that he would with a dealer. But if you establish this! one grand agent, vou will be compelled to pay him whatever another body of leaders he foutfd so entirely separated from all disturbing issnes,?anl so completely given up, to propagate the princi ples of their Order. It there was not another Ten thousand blank'applications for mem- argument tor tho multiplication ot .Granger, bership for sale at-this office. Only 75 cents and Dot another appeal' which would be made tp tne agricultural inieiugence or uie iani, this of itself ought to be sufficient to recom mend the institution to ever farmer in the nation, sr. ' per hundred. Patrons to the Rescue! The following circular suggests to the Pat rons of Husbandrv of North Carolina the dis- charire of a duty which, we doubt not, will be promptly and cheerfully performed. We copy elsewhere a late dispatch rom .Memphis to the New. York Herald, which contains samples oj messages that are now coming from all parts of theMississippi delta. SPECIAL CIRCULAR. N. C. State Grange, P. of II., Secretary's Office, Fayetteville, May 12,-74. he asks. You will have no other to go to, ed all the other dealers. the manufacturer because you have pledged yourselves to purchase om tiie agent vou nave appointed, l.nus for vou have kil You can t go to not admit of a literal or ex the entire exercises, but we ary in substance suffice. The carried out with a promptness e, and at 5 o'clock the con-i hearts arid gentle hands had e ceremonies of the day com-" menced by the chanting, in tones clear and emotional, a sojesmn ode,-by professed a ma teurs from several of our citv choirs. That j ml . M. Atkinson, then invoca- of Grace, in earnest appeaj Chaplain, Rev. , ted the Throne and petition ; after which, the Chief Marshal, J. JVl. late, .Lsq.!, introduced the Urator, Uen. W. R. Cox, in short bat appropriate words. Gen. Cox occupied the attention of his hearers in a speech, of about thirty minutes , duration, which was alike creditable to the head and the heart of. the speaker. We trust that the dead will be presence of our unison and sj it our future floral offerings to marked particularly by the country people, thousands f whom were heroic and brave defenders' of Southern soil, and whose hearts still beat in pathy with the memory ot Every Factory Every. Shop a Gran ger's Stored' ; As a friend ;of the Grange movementvwe have uniformly warned all persons joining it not to expect too much of the order. We . " 1 . , " 1 1.1 hnvfi,stPflflilv nnintd tn if soninl anH infol. byXcli a course you will compel tne manu- i , W -i , , .. r .. facturer to sell liis goods to this grand mo- lectual advantages in commendation of it; i i i ,i, fe Jir , -i-i. i & v rmnniv ihnt von have esrflh hshpri nr. acrrpnt.- and have said that, as a business organiza- 6r discount than he sells to Granges. It is tioii, it was a co-partnership oj information not suppesible that he will sell to the - I -7. mi. iivi,- i i i i t r x iu iw : l, :,i To the Master of each and every SuUrdinate meTC"J- J.s or Mioiesaie aeaiers oi "g U1fc PAie "V paxu iui xuem. Granae me country, nave oeen claiming tnat an v .. "viv- ju J . . - L . , . , cfo rtprl on f. iinnn to iriAnl wifn .trip mnrmfiir. Worthy Brother :-Yon will please call sorts ol manufactured articles and goods Z:" 7. the attention of your Grange, as soon as'pos- should pass from the factory to them be sible, to this circular, issued for a special be- fore reaching the. consumer, and leave a 1 x. pnTYiTniccinn nr nrnfif in thoiT honHe r Tho K UGVUlUilt pUOC. . j VAAAAAAAUKJAVA VA AWAAAAA VUUU X1U11UO. A 1 J W Our Worthy Master has just received the urange teacnes tnat, tne jobber nas no right I 1 1 .J. ? ... t-alnontn 1 TO thlG lirOflf. IT TllO TTfl Q T" 11 fn-Oll rOT O r rl inn . . . LU L11B UKIIitlllUS Ul it ItJW l I H )( 1 1 1 1 Ltil I HjrHIlIS. Great destruction among agriculturists in sumer can manage to , dal with each other tHen 1 am opposed to it, and I fear that such jiiauj x auuua luuaciccs niiuuuu yio jkjuukjx o imci,v eutiuii. j.iiis ui- a course by tne Uranges i will greatly dam- their comrades in death. . 1 - turer or producer in every particular ? . The writer of this is a f riend J to the farmers movemenij and would do anything in his power to aid the cause, if carried out xis in tended. But if it is the! inteiition to force the manufacturers of this country to yield overflowed districts. and penniless. Make our necessities known, rect communication between producer and age the cause, j jorwara contriDuiions to me as speeauy as consumer, has in many instances worked 1 -r-. -r,V 'r- 1 f H TTI 1 fA O I XT ' VVA alnrnirtS BOO With -rtlrrr'r.f onxr Master Louisiana State Grange."s notice of the appointment' " of a Grange mer - -i j .a itr ii i IWnr.R Patrons It is unnecessarv for cUa Ul uaywi(. no vvoum as quiCK me to make anv appeal to vour frenerositv in lT patronize an agent or merchant not ap li . .1 r. ' '.'jh ... . t i Tointed Kv fhfi rrmn(rpi!fl5tftpnfmcfmirKnsi. a case iiKe tins, it is sumcient to rmase j " .. known" to vou the necessities of our suffering ness to one so heralded to the world. It is not brothers in Louisiana. Ther have the right particular-men we aretrying to be rid of; to r.Pf.t prmnathv nr.fl all from tliP.ir hmtli. lt 1S the tax required to sustain a certain bus- ers in more favored lands: . . , f mess oi wnicn we want to be relieved. There Itemcmler vour obliaations as Patrons are as honorable and fair dealing commis- Ilnsbandry aud act accordingly. Send your sioh merchants, who will never be named as contributions by Granges to . me as speedily as orange agents as any who will get such ap possible, and I will forward the Bame as fast pointments. And men will seek those ap as received. Will acknowledge receipts by pointments irom the Grange and doubtless publication in our organ, the State Agrictl- sometimes get them who are -as rapacious tural Journal. Remit by Postoffice Order, and unreliable as any middleman has yet been found We have been intending, sometime, to say a few words on this subject,' and to-day seeing the following letter, (written we be- . T. E. C. Brinly. Bro. G. W. Lawrence, Worthy Secretary of our State Grange, informs us that the fol lowing brothers have been added to the list of Special Deputies : ! Rev. M. J. Hunt, Franklinton, Dr. E. H. Jones, Lake Comfort, Hyde co. T. H. Gilliam, Hertford, Perquimans co. Registered Letter, Check or Draft. ' Fraternally, 1 . G; W. Lawrexce, ; - Secretary. Resolutions of Respect hy New Hope Grange Ho, 113. The undersigned, appointed a committee to report proceedings in memory of our be loved brother, John W. Pinchback, late Chaplain of this Grange,1 respectfully submit the following: - j Brother Pinchback departed this life on the 30th day of March last after a painful illness of several months, in the 66th year of his age. ' ! His anxiety to further the interests of his community made him among the foremost . j. xress ssociaiion. The second annual session of the North Carolina Press ' Association, which convened iv this city, on Tuesday morning last, wa largely attended and a spirit of harmony characterized tHe entire deliberations of the body. The : many courtesies (of which we have not space to speak in detail) extended to the Press Convention by our citizens were highly appreciated and-greatly enjoyed. The editorial fraternity, and a number of invited guests, will leave the city this morn ing for an excursion to Haw River, where, they will be entertained by Col. T. M. Holt, Presi dent of the N. p. Agricultural Society, whose agreeable and hospitable nature is sufficiently well known to guarantee the excursionists a most cordial reception at his hands. Sunday School Excursion. On Thursday, the 7th inst., the two Metho-' dist Sunday Schools of this city, with teach ers, parents, and the pastors of the tro Methodist Churches, -enjoyed an excursion to Kittrell's Springs. t The Citizen's Cornet Band furnished mu sic, and speeches were made by Rev. Messrs. Mangum and Cole, and by Messrs. Enniss, Arendell and Theo. N, Ramsay. The train- carried; six hundred persons and returned to the city about sunset. These May pic-nips of Sunday Schools are getting to be a national institution. Long may the , institution be preserved. . - m m Pamphlets Received. We acknowledge reception from . the Cpmr tms3ionerot Agriculture of the monthly re port for April and May of , the Department of Agriculture, and will probably hare occasion hereafter to notice it more exiendedly. ; We have received, also, the proceedings ot the Seventh Session .of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry.