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C 77 INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY. T- TO; H Vol. 1. CUt the farmersN:lub. Large Meeting: of. Representative Farmers. mi cf i i a v7 t i ne ouuorauuue Linos Mepresenrea c a County Organization Effected. I A large assemblage of representa tive farmers of Forsyth county met in the Court House Saturday at 1 o'clock p. in. for the purpose of or ganizing a Farmers' County Club, Mr. E. C. Dull being called tempo rarily to the Chair, and Mr. J. M. Jarvis acting as temporary Secretary. At the request of the Chairman Col. L. L. Polk explained the object of the meeting, briefly showing the objects to be attained by such organi zation. The members of the Press were invited to tike seats at the Secre tary's desk. On motion a committee on cre dentials, consisting of the secreta ries of the respective subordinate clubs, was appointed "by the chair, which committee, after consulta tion, reported-the following clubs and the votes they were entitled to as follows: Cedar Grove, 39 members 8 votes. Sandy Ridge, 42 members 8 votes. Mount Tabor 24 members 5 votes. Pleasant Ridge, 31 members 6 votes. Spanish Grove, '26'-members 5 votes. Salem Chapel, .15 members -3' votes. - Kernersville, 27 members 5 votes. Boyer's School House, 9 members 2 votes. Rural Hall, . Harmon's Grove, 14 members 3 votes. It was then moved that a commit tee of one from each subordinate club be appointed on constitution and by-laws, which the Chair ap pointed as follows: G. W. Elliott, Joshua Ketner, J. N. Nifong, E. T. Lamon, Thomas Ring, T.J. Valentine, W. J. Peace, A. E. Pfaff and V. T. Warner, which committee, through its Chairman, T. J. Valentine, reported the follow ing constitution and by-laws, which were unanimously adopted : CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. CONSTITUTION. This Club shall be known as the For syth County Farmers' Club. Its object shall be to improve the con dition of the farmers and to.proniote the unci roii? xji aiiuitui-i This Club shall be composed of regular members of township . or subordinate clubs, the ratio of representation from each of the said clubs to be as follows : One for every five regular members, or fraction thereof, when such fraction shall exceed two members.' Its officers shall be a President, one first:' Vice-President,' one second Vice President, one Secretary , one Correspond ing Secretary, and one Treasurer, who shall be elected for a term of one year. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all regular or called meet ings of the Club. In his absence, it shall be the duty of the first Vice-President to preside, and in the absence of both it shall be the duty of the second Vice President, and in the absence of all these, then the Club shall . elect a temporary chairman. . 5 . It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep, in a book kept for that purpose, a correct record of the proceedings of each meeting of the Club, and also a correct record of the number of regular mem bers of each subordinate club. ' ; It shall be the duty of the Correspond ing Secretary to 'conduct such corre spondence as maybe required , by the Club or the Executive Committee, and keep a correct record of the same. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive such moneys as may be en trusted to him, and to expend the same only in such manner as may be directed by the Club or Executive Committee. The books of ; the Secretary, Treasurer and Corresponding Secretary, shall be open at all times for the inspection, of any regular member of the Club. ,; The Executive Committee shall be ap pointed for a term of one year, and shall consist of one member from each subor dinate club, five of whom shall consti tute a quorum. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee' to transact such business as may be required by the Club, and to make a full report at the next meeting of the Club. A Committee on Credentials shall be appointed to, consist of -tWee members, who shall examine,rfd-eport on the eligibility of imnwtfers. No special meetingicpthe Club shall be held unless theubordinate clubs shall hsve been dulv notified at least .ten days before the ay of such meeting The President, he two Vice-Presi- its, the SecreU y, Corresponding Sec- retarv ana lreasjarer, snail be ex oman - m T -at 1 representative members of the Club, to the Farmers1 State Association, when sucli Association s-hall have been formed, and liall have power to vote and act for the (Jlub, unless the Club shall decide to electother members as such representa tive: The Club shall have full power to draft by-laws for its government. Special meetings of the Club may be called by the President, whenever in his judgment it shall be necessary. This Constitution may be amended, but only at a regular meeting of the Club. Any proposed amendment must be submitted at the meeting next preceding the one at which the vote is to be taken, and must receive a majority vote of not less than three-fourths of the subordinate clubs. BY-LAWS. I. The regular meetings of this Club shall be held at Winston on the fourth Saturday in March, July and October of each year, at such hour as may be desig nated by the Club. II. The following shall be the order of business : I. Calling the roll. II. Reading minutes . of preceding meeting. , III. Reports of Committees. IV. Reports of subordinate clubs. V. Unfinished business. VI. New business. -Ui : ;ir VII. Election of officers. III. Elections shall .be by ballot, the tellers to be appointed by the President, and the names receiving a majority of the votes cast shall be declared elected, IV. After the regular order of business the Club may hear discussions, essays, or addresses on subjects pertaining to agri culture, but the discussion of no religious or political questions will be permitted, or anything calculated ' to mar the har mony of the Club. V. One-fourth ot the entire member ship ot this Jluo shall constitutar7juo- rum for the transaction of bus pro vided that not less than oneiialf of the"! subordinate clubs shall be represented. VI. Each member ot the Club will have the. right to express his views on all questions before the Club, but he must observe proper courtesy and decorum. Breach of courtesy , will subject the of fender to reproof, and if persisted in he may be expelled by a vote of the Club. An expelled member cannot regain ad mission to membership under one year. VIT. These Bv-Lavvs mav be amended j)bv a two thirds vote of the members present, provided two-thirds of the sub ordinate clubs be represented. It was then moved and carried that the Club proceed to the elec tion of permanent officers. The dele gations having', retired for. consulta tion, the following were put in nomi nation for President : E. T. Lamon and T. J. Valentine. The ballot stood, E. T. Lamon, 29, T. J. Valen tine 13, and Mr. Lamon was declared elected. For First Vice-President there were four. names put in nomination: E. C. Dull, J. II. Cox, T. J. Valen tino and P. A. Cox. T. J. Valentine received 21 votes, J. H. Cox TO, E. C. Bull 8 and P. A. Cox 3. Mr. Valen tine was declared elected. , For Second Vice-President Mr. A. W. Bevil received the unanimous vote. For Secretary Mr. E. C. Dull was unanimously elected.: , r Three candidates were put in nomination for Corresponding Sec retary: F. C. Hasten, 3VH. Cox and J. S. Armfield, Mr. Hasten receiving 21 votes, Mr. Cox 10 and Mr. Arm field 8. i C. E. Harper was the only nomi nee for Treasurer and received the unanimous vote. The permanent officers were then announced as follows: ; ; President, E. T. Laraoii ; 1st Vice-President, T. J. Valentine ; 2d Vice-President; A; W. Bevil; I ; Secretary, E. C. Dull; ! i Corresponding Secretary, 5 -F. - C. Hasten; ' ' !-- y- - ; Treasurer, C. E. Harper. t The Chairman, then invited the WINSTON, N. C, AUGUST 11 President, Viee-Yresidentsand Secre tary elect to takV seats, whereupon the President an i irst Vice-Presi- dent made briet s' seches thanking the Club for the or conferred and congratulating t present on the happy beginnin as indicated bv the large gatherin and interest mani- fested in the v Trtchin J rork ueiore them. Resolutions were introduced by Mr. J. H. Rich and unanimously adopted, as jollows: Resolved, lift, That a Committee, com- posed of one member from each club here rejore-jented, be appointed to pre pare an address to the farmers of our State, presenting the object and pur poses of this organization, to the end that we may secure their co-operation in promoting the same. Adopted. Resolved, 2nd, That the Committee be instructed to furnish a copy of said ad dress to the papers of our State, and to the Southern Cultivator, Atlanta, Ga., and respectfully request the publication of the same. Adopted. The following preamble and resolu tions were then offered and adopted: Whereas, Through the operations of the Signal or Weather Bureau, in print ing and circulating through the mails and other mediums the forecasts of weath er changes from day to day, by the Sig nal offices in the cotton belt, cotton planters have saved vast amounts of money by the timely warning given to them of approaching frosts and storms 5 & Whereas, Such warnings would en able the farmers of the tobacco region to so arrange in a single day as to prevent the loss of many thousand dollars worth of tobacco ; and Whereas, We believe the establish ment of a Station to print and circulate the reports each day of the week in Win ston, N. C, would be of great benefit to us ; and Whereas, Such reports mailed from Winston early each morning would reach the principal tobacco centres before 12 o'clock the same day ; therefore, Be it Resolved by the Farmers of Forsyth County in Convention assembled, That we respectfully request and urge the Chief Signal Officer at Washington, D. C, to extend to the farmers of the Piedmont belt of North Carolina this protection, by immediately making provision for the (stablishmeat ot a fcagnal station at Winston. , , Resolved, That a copy of these resolu- tions be furnished to Gen. W. B. Hazen, the Chief Signal Officer, and also to th Hon. James W; Reid, our; Representa tive, with the earnest request that such Signal Station be established at this point. . Carried. . :, ' The President then appointed the following committee to draft an ad dress to the farmers of the State : A. A. Carter, John D. Waddell, Jr., A. E. Pfaff, John Holder, Edgar Lineback; J. H. Reich, W. C. Lassi ter, R. L. Cox and Thomas Ring. On motion the President, Vice Presidents and Secretaries were ad ded to this committee: The following executive com mittee was then appointed: Samuel Alspaugh, S. L. Marshall, R, C. Linebaek, R. B. Flynt, G. W. Elliot, C. E. Harper, B. L. Bitting, M. H. Ogburn and. W. T. Warner. The following resolution was o: fered by J. M. Jarvis and unanim ously adopted : Be it resolved, That we fully appreciate and endorse the course pursued by Col. L. L. Polk, in his efforts in behalf of the farmers of North Carolina, and do heartily recommend The Progressive Farmer to the farmers of the County and State as being in every sense worthy : of their support. . H A ft X .T :i :j ' i- Appreciating the friendly disposi tion shown by the press of the coun ty : in the encouragement given to the formation of farmers' clubs,. the following resolution was offered and unanimously adopted: TH , Resolved, That the Secretary of this meeting furnish a copy of the -proceed-ingfito The Progressive Farmer, the Western SentineL the Union Republican, the People's Press and the News and Farm, and respectfully request the publication of the same. ; a . There being no further business before the meeting, after some pleas ant arid congratulatory remarks by several members, the Club adjourned to its next regular meeting at Win ston, on the fourth Saturday in Oc tober next, everyone who partici pated feeling thatf he had" done a good day's work for the farmers and farming interests not only of Forsyth county, but of the whole State. 1886. OUR FARMERS' CLUBS. HARMON GROVE CLUB. The Farmers around Harmon Grove, in Lewisville township, met July 21st, and organized a Farmer's Club. Fourteen members wrere en rolled. The following officers were elected: W. T. Warner; Prest; J. E. Jarvis, Vice Pres't;D.A. Binkley, Secretary; P. L. Doub, Treasurer; G. W. Harper, W. C. Turner, L. M. Vogler, Executive Committee. The subject for discussion at the next meeting is "Is it advisable to use commercial fertilizers." The next meeting will be the second Saturday in August. I). A. Binkley, Secretary. JERSEY CATTLE CLUB. The N. C. J. C. Cornet in Shuford's Hall in Hickory July 24th. A quo rum being present the meeting was called to order by the President. Two more thorough bred Jersey cattle were ordered to be registered. The membership fee was raised to three dollars and notice given that at next quarterly session action will be taken to raise the registration fees to $3. All persons in the State who have Jersey cattle to register, are requested to make application before the next meeting, which will be on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in October. This club is making fast progress in the interest of thorough bred Jersey cattle, and a large number has already been registered. S. E. Killian, Secretary.' Piedmont Press. NEW HANOVER GRAPES. Capt. Nobles, of Wilmington eclipsed all his competitors with his display of New Hanover grapes. There were seventy varieties on the table and some more in baskets underneath which were unopened. It seems a' little queer that New Hanover County with her low lying lands and corresponding climate should eclipse the upper and hilly counties; but it is true she beat them all, even with Womblc &Batchelor's 67 varieties from Wake. Fayette ville Neics. : '' TOBACCO CROP PROSPECTS. A farmer from the Dutchville sec tion of Granville county, who was here yesterday, gave gloomy ac counts of the crop of tobacco there. That is one of the most notable sec tions in the State for fine leaf. He said that much of the tobacco is "buttoning", and turning yellow on the hill. Many farmers . wish to plough up their tobacco and put in peas or corn, so as to at least make something on the land. Some farm ers have already taken this step. The crop in the Dutchville section is the poorest in years, and the farm ers are blue indeed. Much of the ews from Granville county, as well Vance, is of a gloomy character. rom Wake the information is mixed. ome reports are good; others are bad, 'and some very bad. Some farmers have ploughed up their tobacco and t in corn or peas. Among these Mr. T. N. Jones. The bad news rom the crop has had the effect of raising prices here fully twenty-five er cent., it is stated. The demand r all bright tobacco is lively and prices wilLbe paid.- J. he year. hls heen unfortunate for all kinds of cifons -and there are . many peolpo o apprehend , scarcity ofvcrv;ri id wheat aswelf f. other cVo;. alexqti Neves and Observer. - Mr. Andrew Moore, an old citi zen, who lived in New Salem town ship, about 17 miles east of Monroe; committed suicide on Monday morn ing last by hanging himself. -The Rocket complains that much of the country butter sold in Rocking ham is aduUeratod with ' lard and tallow.-- Verjr little that1 is sold in Monroe is fit to eat. The number of those who know- how to make really good butter; is few and far between. Monroe Enquirer. No. 27. We notice a stalk of corn which was raised in a garden in this town, that measured twenty feet in length. Washington Progress. Another cargo of steel rails for the C. F. & Y. V. R. R. has been received at Wilmington for the com pletion of the line between here and Mt Airy. Greensboro Patriot. The grading of the Winston k Fayetteville railroad will be sold at public auction at the court house door in Greensboro the last Monday in August. High Point Flat er prise. Splendid rains for the last four days, corn on uplands fine, good crop assured. Tobacco beginning to grow, though not more than half a crop can be raised in this section. Gennanton FJnterprise. The Ridgeway grapes sent to Northern markets in July were 109, 664 pounds and about 20,000 lbs. Monday, August 2nd, since which time there has been no report. Raleigh News and Observer. Duke's cigarette factory is boom ing. They are now putting in five additional cigarette machines, mak fifleen machines in all, with a capa city of 100,000 cigarettes for each machine daily. Durham Recorder. Ex-Sheriff A. H. Paddison, of Burgaw, has sent us the largest hen's egg which, we ever 0 saw. .It : was laid by a Plymouth Rock hen and weighs four ounces. It is a mammoth, as may well be imagined. Wilmington Review. A negro by the name of Dave Marley killed a white man by the name of John Dean, at a groggery, near New Salem in this county on Tuesday evening. The murderer , is at large and is being hunted by an enraged community. Bush Hill Prohibitionist. Good peaches have been sold on the streets at 40 cents per bushel -Bees are reported a failure this Summer, no honey ' having been taken. Our millers report new wheat of poor quality, and say they cannot mako good flour from it. Davidson Dispatch. Prof. Boone lost two fine milch cows last week, and Gen. Bamberg one. Mr. Barnwell also lost a steer. They are supposed to have died from the Southern Cattle fever, the peculiar disease that fatally affects cattle brought here from other ionts.Hendersonville Times. A correspondent of the Star, writing from Burgaw under date of of August 2d says that James Batch-, elor, Esq.,- who lives about two miles from Maple Hill, Pender county, killed twenty-six rattle snakes a few days ago. All tne snakes were found in. a hollow log. Wilmington Star. J. W. McNeill cured one barn of tobacco last week, and Gen. Brady will have one ready this week, we understand. He has quite a large area under cultivation, which is now looking very well, and the reports generally from the crop are that It has recently greatly improved in appearan ce. Fayetteville Observer. '7 Ksper Smith and family have just come' from 3Iisseuri to Davidson county. They went West a vear or more agcr, but they don't lfke the West well chough to make it their home. The t: largest sun flower that your correspondent ever saw is in Michael Bodenhamer's garden. The stem is six inches in circumference near the ground. It is twelve feet high and, has forty blossoms on it.- The watermelon crop is an almost complete failure in our vicinity. Most of our people went to & great deal of ) trouble to prepare patches but there will bo very few small melons, and what few there are are of very inferior quality. -5tiet Press.
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