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THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER : JULY 21, 1896. 3 STATE NEWS. Crta of the State Press Drops of Turpentine Mid Grains of Rice from the East Clusters of Wrapea and Tobacco Stems from the North Stalks of Corn and Grains of Wheat from the West Peanuts and CottonSeed from the South The Burgaw Star ia reliably informed that Elijah Walker, of Pende r county, i3 104 years old. Mr. Morrison SteveDa, of Catawba county, was drowned while bathing in the Catawba river last week. Plans havo been accepted for new complete quarters for the horticultural department of the A. & M. College at K.ileigh. Prof. W. E. Darden, A. M. , of the S:ate University, haa been elected prmcipal of the white graded schools 0; tfjUsboro. jbe Wilkeeboro Chronicle reports a Urzc raddish which is shaped like a human hand, having the four fingers and the thumb The railway commission report shows 0 miles of railway built in the State during the past twelve montns. The total mileage is 3,7t 7. The railway commission increases the assessment of value on two or three the railways. This total increase in assessed value will be substantial. The dyke at the Northampton farm, the finest of the great State farms on the Pvoanoko river, broke Sunday. One thousand acres of corn were over sowed. Tne Hickory papers say that John B.3S, who was shot here on the night of the 3rd, escaped from the rock pile in that town, says the Statesvillo Landmark. Wilson Times: List Friday the oldest citzen of the Stantonsburg town ship, Mr. II. M. Thompson, died at his home in Stantonsburg, of heart and kidney trouble. L?.st week lightning struck the house o' Mr. Monroe Lingle, of Burke, de molishing the house and instantly kill ici; his daughter, who was the only occupant of the house. In Beaver Creek township, Wilkes county, Saturday week, Sylvanus Barnes caved ia the skull of Dave Barnes with a gun, both black and both full. Dave will probably die. Dave Barnes, the negro in Bonner township, who wa3 knocked in the head with a gun, is recovering, and it is very probable that he will get well, eaya WiUresboro Chronicle. The S:ate Prohibition Convention will be held in Salisbury, Aug. 19th, and it is said will nominate a full. State ticket. This means four tickets in the fieid, if there is no withdrawal. Chatham Record: Tnere are two near neighbors in Hickory Mountain township, who have been married 15 years; and have 20 children, 10 of whom are srirls and none of them twins. VvVhear that a young lady in this county attempted to commit suicide last week, because her lover did not make his appearance cn the day ap pointed for their marriage, says the Chatham Record. State Agricultural Commissioner Paterscn has returned from Greenville where he held a farmer's institute. He says tobacco in that part of the State is three week 3 earlier than usual and remarkably fine. John DoUthit, who lives at Oak Grove, while wrestling yesterday, fell and aeeidentaly broke his ankle. Dr. McGuire, of thi3 place, rendered the necessary medical attention, says the Mocksville Time3. a Sunday, a crowd of men at Beaver Crook, Ashe county, forcibly prevented Bishop Cheshire from hold ing services; in an academy which the Episcopal Church has rented and in vhieh it conducts a school. Mrs. Pink Fjlbright, of Catwba county, g-ve birth to triplets two girl 3 and a boy, Sunday. Rena Sloan, colored, of Wilmington, on Monday, presented her husband with four child-r'-n-three boys and one girl. According to the Monroo Enquirer, A- V;. Fundeiburk, of Union county, has a male which sweats blood. The animal is seemingly in good condition, k-'u' cceasionaily it breaks out in a most profuse perspiration of blood. The collection of gems and gem stones Jn the State museum is now complete aw is very beautiful. Many are shown u '- i ii'i ruober trays, each restirg in a n;r-' - opening. Tnere are fine crystals Cl r"dtniio -and also a diamond. :'r,:n City Times: It L Porter - u his eight and one half acre field of ?-'at threshed Saturday, and it av r - ijttje oyer go bushels to the i ' there being one and one-half ' - n in excess on the whole lot. ' 1 regiment State guard en v ur w rightavillo next Friday. A n -, a: ; its - "-m p ury nan been accepted one ' T . .r, rn . 1 - 1 " ! '"''-'tl Ihfl 4-.h rpoimnnt hpc.ns !-tice march from Statesville to -to Au-iHt 13:h. It will devote tvur i:y3 to the march, camping each The recent rains have done immense damage to the crops all over the State. Streams all over the State were very high. One of the State farms on the Roanoke, the one net diked, was over flowed and the whole crop destroyed. The jury iD the case of J. D. Parks, administrator of T. S York, against the Southern Rulway company for J20.000 damages, in the United States court at Asheville Friday, returned a verdict in favor of the plaint) IE for 16,000. Marion Republic : Captain Joe Mills who lives sixteen miles south of Ma rion, took frcm a vein 4f pounds of pure gold in one day, week before last. This gold is worth $180 per pound Gold mining in this section is a great industry. John Myers' mill, near Eupeptic Springe, his mill dam, still house and nine barrels of whiskey were carried away by the flood. Some of the whis key was recovered one barrel six or saven miles away, says the Statesville Landmark. Charlotte Observer: Mr. J. Stewart Boyles lives not far from Squire H. D Stowe, in Berryhill township, and, like his neighbor, ia a good farmer. Tnia season he sowed two bushels and two pecks of wheat, and harvested there from 90 bushels. The Lincoln Democrat learns that J. C. Rudisill, of Iron Station, found in one of his wheat fit Ids not Ion since a bunch cf wheat containing 23 heads, all growing from one grain. These 23 heads contained 1,033 grains of wheat by actual count. A force of hands is at work tearing down the old machine shop buildings. Wo are glad of this. The thing lacked a great sight? cf being an ornament and was besides a source of danger to rail road men as well as to citizens in pass ing, says the Laurinburg Exchargc. A Southbound freight train came uncoupled a mile above High Point Monday and when the front end slowed up at the station the hind end ran into the others, which caused the demolish ing of four or five cars and a general ecatteration of freight goods. No lives lost. The heavy downpour of rain Friday washed out a portion of the Fry trestle on the C. and L. railway, a short dis tance ncrchwest of Hickory, and one or two other washouts were reported along the line. Trains were running on regular time, however, Monday, says the Hickory Mercury. Mr. Henry Deaton's barn and stables on the blue place, were struck by lightning Sunday between 12 and one o'clock. His horses and mule, three in number, were instantly killed. This is a sad loss and M.. Deaton has the sympathy of the v itire community, says the Laurinburg Exchange. Salisbury Truth: Mrs. Henry Peeler, who lives about four miles from town, while driving two horses to a wagon was thrown out and run over by the horses becoming frightened and run ning away. Mrs. Peeler remained un conscious for several diys, and died of the injuries received Sunday night. Washington Messenger: Some one fired a pistol in front cf the house of Polly B;-yaut on Fifth street, between Gladden and VanNcrden streets, Thursday night. The ball passed through the window facing just over her bed and had she been lying on the bed the ball would have wounded her. Near Statesville, Tuesday week, Thos. Morrison and Jas Bradley, each aged about 13, were out hunting. Brad ley wes carrying his gun acrosa the back of his neck and was toying with it, when it was discharged. Tho load en terred Morrison's leg, shattering the bone, and causing his death that night. At Waynesville last Tnursday Tnomas Linner, white, and Jeff Turn er, colored, got into a row about $30 the latter owed Linner. Turner is said to havo attempted to strike Linner with a brick, when Linner cut him under the arm and in the bowels, kill ing him almost instantly. Linner was arrested. The Salisbury World, of last Thura day, say3 that Mr. P. H. Thompson, whose foundry, machine shops and s ffi -e were recently destroyed by fire at that place, haa decided to rebuild, A handsome brick structure will take place of the frame building which he occupied up to the time of the fire. The building will alto be of metal roof. It will be the same sizo as the eld build ing, but will be a great improvement over it in every way. On last Saturday morning Mr. J ames Brown while making flues, a piece of acale from the iron flew in bis left eye and it wg3 painfully hurt. On Satur day part of it was removed by JJrs. Zmo Brown and La&ghinghouse. He continued to suffer so much that the doctors examined it again and another part of it waa removed. He is suffer-in- a great deal now. The eye is very much inflamed, but he will not lose hia eye eight, says the Greenville Rector. Samuel Garner, a well known farm er of Halifax county, was accidentally shot and instantly killed by Mr. L F. Laffoon at Weldon Thursday. Garner was looking at the freshet in Roanoke river, and Laffoon was ninety yards away on a hill, and shot at a rabbit. The ball struck Garner, with fatal ef fect. Roanoke Beacon: John White, colored, for years a familar figure "on our streets, a kind and inoffensive old man, and the faithful sexton of Grace church, walked into Mr. L. B. Bowen's saloon Wednesday morning, where he was taken with a fit and fell. A phyti cian was called but before he arrived the old man was dead. Marion Messenger: J. S. Elliott, our townsman, accidentally shot himself last week. He had, unknown to him self, a cartridge in his pants' pocket. In carrying a plow through his yard it struck the cartridge, discharging it in his Docket. The powder burned and lacerated the sur . e of the flesh pain fully, but he will eoon recover. Waynesville Courier: Capt. T. B. Edmonston of Retreat, was in town ytsierdy and reports great damage to the crops along Pigeon river. Ho says they aro apparently worse damaged over there tnan on thia side of tho mountain. Around Waynesville the corn ia thrown fl it, oat crops are al most destroyed, wneac and hay are greatly damaged. On last Saturday night Will Rous seau was cut up pretty badly by Will Walker. Several gashes were left about hi3 head and shouldera. They were at tho Widow Walker's and were drinking. They fell out something about working the crop. Walkers are renters of Rousseau. It is not thought that the wounds will prove fatal, says the Wilkesboro Chronicle. A cyclone passed over Spring Hill, a small village m Halifax county, Wed nesday with fatal results. Several houses were wrecked and many trees were blown down. Mrs. Harding was caught by a falling tree and iustantly kilied. It is learned that one or two other people were killed. Tho storm struck the town with terrible force and the damage is considerable. Gestonia Gazette: The remakable longevity of tho common goose has found another illustration hero close at home. Oa the third of this month a goose belonging to Mrs. Harriet Groner of Belmont, N. C, died at tho ripe old ago of 27 years, four months and four days. She was raised by Mrs. Groner. who knows well when she was hatched as a gosling. The go. 30 died apparently of old age. Goldsboro Argus: Late Saturday afternoon the sad intelligence reached WTiison that Mr. J. T. S Young had been drowned in Contentnea creek, about four miles south of Wilson, near Rountree'a bridge, while in bathing. Frinds and relatives immediately left for tho fated place and search was in stituted for the recovery of the body. It was not recovered, however, until yesterday afternoon. Mr. Young was one of Wilson's oldest inhabitants, be ing 65 years of age. We were shown an old brass watch the other day that waa found recently at the old Williams mill, about 6 miles from Kmston, by Sam Kjrnegay. It was found on the bank among the sand thrown aside in cleaning out the mill run. It is supposed to be the watch of John Coaton, an oysterman from Onslow county, who was mur dered while on his way home from Kinston, after having sold oysters hero during court week, in 1SG7. He was murdered for hia money, of which he had $27, by three Brinkiey brothers and a man named Mitchell. Tney tied his body under the water in the run of the creek below the dam to some cy prees knees, where the bedy was dis covered. Mitchell at d one of the Brinkiey s escaped. Tom and Jim Brinkiey were convicted. Tom was hanged in Kinston. Jim, the younger one of tho Brinkleys, was pardoned by Gov. Holden, say3 the K'.nston Free Press. Municipal ownership thould receive the attention and favor of organized labor at every point. Citie3 are being added monthly to the list of those who are advancing in the lino of municipal ownership 'of light, gas and water plants. There is no reason why every municipal corporation shouli not only own and control these, but the tele nhone and street car lines as well, and run them in the interest of the people and have them as a source of revenue, lessening the tax burdens of the citi zens and relegating to the rear all man ner and form of private monopoly and extortion upon the masses of the peo rn If vour citv council does not act nnnnrnin? to vcur desires, banc your partisan prejudices out in the back shed somewhere and hustle some one into council that will legislate in favor of the poor as wei' as the wealthy. Think over the matter seriously and give some sort of demcntration tbat you aro earnest in your professions for measures of relief from your incumbrances. PERSON COUNTY CONVENTION. Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer. At a convention of the People's party of Person county, held at Roxboro, Monday, July 6,h, 1896, the following resolutions adopted and reported by the Committee on Resolutions were unanimously adopted by the conven tion, to wit: Jie3olved, That we declare our stead fast adherence to the principles of the National People's party as enunciated in its Omaha platform, every plank in it. Especially, are we in favor of a sound, honest dollar, a dollar worth neither more nor lesa than 100 cents ; a dollar that is as good aa the nation's credit and as untarnished aa its honor ; a dollar as good in the hands of the poor as in the tills of the rich ; a dollar worth its face value in the products of labor ; a dollar that speculators cannot corner; a dollar that will pay debts and taxes; a dollar that will bo good as long aa the Republic endures. We favor bimetallism, and to that end we demand the free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1 as standard money with equal legal tender powers, independent of the action of any other nation on earth. Wo are the pioneers in the fight for the free coinage of silver. Free silver coin ago would increase business, wages and demand for labor. Free silver coinage would double the volume of money. 2. That the People's party is the only true silver party in existence, having advocated the free coinage of both sil ver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1 without awaiting the consent of other nations since its organization. 3. That we oppose the endorsement of a Democrat for President, Vice President or Congress, even though that party should declare for free silver and nominate free silver men. The Democratic party ia honey combed with goldbuga, haa had its chance, be trayed the people, violated its promises, demonetized silver, killed eleven free silver bills (one after it had passed a R publican Senate), bonded tho pres ent and future generation, piled up the public debt by $202, Ov. 0,000 in time of peace, pawned American credit to alien syndicates, produced shrinkage in values of property, brought bankruptcy upon thousands of business men, blighted industry, and further impov erished the great mas3 of people. It haa placed the interests of money above tho3e of humanity ; it haa fed organized greel with golden spoons whilo the cry of the husbandman was unheeded and the sweat of the toiler brought him no bread ; it has violated every principle that i3 vital to repub lican institutions and every precept of Jefferson ; every doctrine fundamental to Democracy it has stamped into the earth. It should step down and out, which we are glad to eee it i3 rapidly doing. Wo cordially invite its mem bers who are not allied to tho money power to join us. 4. That we heartily invite all Repub licans who are not in sympathy with the money power, gold standard con tractioniats, to come with us. And we call their attention to the fact that John Sherman endorses MeKinley and John Sherman also endorses Cleveland and Carlisle. A term of MeKinley and Sherman will be equivalent to another term of Cleveland and Carlisle. 5. That we call attention of the free silver men of all parties to the fact that in 1892, at the first National Conven tion of the People's party, a plank was placed in its platform demanding free coinage of both silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1, and most sincerely in vite them to join the oniy true silver party the People's party. 6. That we fully endor9 the action of our State Executive Committee, at ita meeting in Rileigh April 16th and 17th, in regard to co-eperation. 7. That we fully and heartily endorse tho course of our Senator Marion But ler, both in the U. 8. Senate and as Chairman of our State Executive Com mittee, and pledge him anew our hear ty, zealous and active support. 8 That wo will keep in the middle of tho road, and placing principle above party, and manhood above money, "we volunteer for the war' in the mighty contest of the people against the plu tocrats. 9, That we hereby instruct our dele gates to all the conventions to ''keep in the middle of the road and vote as a unit at all times in obedience to the letter and spirit of the principles here in enunciated. ' " Piaca none bu t Amer icana on guard," Populist3 tried and true. 10. That all Populists from this county attending either convention shall be recognized as delegatea with equal privileges with delegatea this day named and elected by this convention. le. Tnat we instruct our delegates to the State Convention to present the name of M.a j Wm. A. Guthrie for Gov ernor, and stand by him from start to finish. 12 That we instruct our delegates to the Congressional Convention to pre- j sent the name of Dr. Wm. Merritt for Congress and use all honorable means secure hia nomination. 13 That we congratulate the Popu lists of Oregon on the glorious success which attended their "middle-of the road" campaign on the Omaha plat form and joyfully give them credit for the "first blood" in the fight of 1896. The following delegatea were then elected : To State Convention : Dr. P. G. Pritchett, Dr. J I. Coleman, E T. Hall, R. B. Bass, L B. Scott, J P. Lin gen, G. W. Moore, Dr. Wm. Merritt, T. P Davis, J. A. Baird, Wm. F. Reade, L. M. Clayton, N. L. Wagstaff, J. R Hall, J. a Clayton, G. R. Jones, T. T. Harris, R. T. Buchanan, T. B. Reade. To Congressional Convention: E. T. Hall, J. E. Harris, P. G. Pritchett, R. B. Bass?, W. A. Hinton, J. M. Blalock, J. E Yancey, Wm. F. Reade, L M. Clayton, 8. P. Gentry, Dr. Wm. Mer ritt, T. E. Wiikerson, N. L. Wagstaff, J. G. Monk, J. C. Clajton, T. T. Harris. To Judicial Convention : -D. L. Mor ton, R. L Raylor, C. G. Harris, P. G. Pritchett, G B. Pearce, T. W. Black ard, J. P. Gentry, J. R Reade, John W. Tuck, C. M. G. Wagstaff, J. G. Holesomback, Wm E. Waffstaff, S. B. Clayton, J. J. Hugins, T. T. Harris. Tot Senatorial Ccnvention: J. E. Harris, P. G. Pritchett, R B. Basg, W. H. Wells, W. A. Hinton, W. A. Bla lock, W, L Blackard, J. R Haskins, Wm Lofti?, L M. Clayton, J. R Hall, J. S Daniel, J. G. Monk, J. R. Fuller, T. T, Harris. The following County Executive Committee waa then elected : Dr. Wm. Merritt, Chairman ; Dr. P. G Pritchett, J. E. Harris, L. B. Scott, W. A. Bla lock, J. A. Baird, Sr., Wm. F. R ade, J. R. Hall, J C. Clayton, T. T. Harris Wm Merritt, Chm'n. G. D. Neal, Sec'y. A WANT OF CONFIDENCE. Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer. Lbxisgton, N. C. Mr. Cleveland prepared hU recom mendation for the unconditional re peal of the Sherman law, with the as sertion that the main cause of our financial troubles was for "want of con fidence." I never could agree with Mr. Cleve land on that, but there ia one thing I am confident of, viz : that tho Demo cratic party will find in the coming campaign and at the next election, that there will be a great want of eot.fi dence in the party and ita promisea. Tiiat two thirds if not thre3 fortha of the people want the free coinage of gold and silver at the legal ratio of 16 to 1 cannot be questioned. And the Demo cratic party haa declared ia their Na tional platform that they are for that. But the question is, can they make the people believe that they are sincere and tha.t they mean to do what they promise? I do not believe that they can. Their former record against silver, with a Democratic President and a majority in both houses of Congress, is before the people and will never be forgotten by this generation. The people cannot forget the treat ment the free coinage advocates re ceived at the hands of Democrats two and four years ago. They also remem ber the rotten eggs, the stealing of votes by said party in order to defeat the free silver candidates. And they cried : ' These nasty stinking Populists want a 45 cent dollar," etc. Now these very men claim to be converted and want "these nasty stinking Populists" to endorse their candidate for the Presidency, and vote for that 45 cent dollar that was so objectionable two and four years ago. Will our Demo cratic friends teli ua when and where they were converted. If converted at all, it must have been prior to the meet ing of their National convention. We will take that for granted. They now admit that they stole our platform at that convention. Then ask, would a genuine convert steal so soon after con version? Should they do so, would they not fall from grace? We think the answer ia plain. And the Bible tells us, "The last state of that man is worse than the first." So let me say, j Populists, and friends of silver in ail parties, look out, be careful, do not be too hasty in falling into line with everything that declares for the free coinage of eilver. "What I say unto you, I say to all, watch 1" Geo. E Hunt. PAMLICO COUNTY MEETING. Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer. MARIBEL, N. C. The Alliance of Pamlico county met at the court house ia Bayboro July 10th. O'-ving to very warm, wet weather tho attendance was small. The business of the Order wa3 transacted in peace and harmony, after which a good dinner waa served by the good Alliance ladiea. After dinner we re. assembled in the court house and listened to a good, plain Alliance speech from Bro. Ii. E King, which I think had a good tfftct on the brethren. The Alliance then closed to meet again in October. Leroy Harpr, Sec'y. Pamlico County Alliance. ARTESIAN WELLS IN EASTERN CAROLINA. . Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer. Raleigh, N. C. During the past few months I have had a large number of inquiries from various persons in Eastern North and South Carolina asking concerning the success in boring artesian wella in that region, and I have answered them in a general way, giving as far as possible specific information concerning the ex act locality where it was desired to make a boring and giving such general information concerning the entire re gion as waa available. I have been able to teli them that in all the South Eastern counties of North Carolina and in most of the Eastern counties of South Carolina the conditions for suc cessful artesian wella are on the whole favorable. Thia means that there are many places within thia area where the conditions for siceea are favor able, but it often happena that the per son may succeed in getting an artesian flow of water at one place, and even a few hundreds yards away he may fail completely. Between the Cape Fear and the Roanoke rivers, and east of Raleigh the conditions are not so favor able aa in the region south of the Cape Fear, and yet there are doubtless many pDints within the former area where wells can be successfully bored if the work is undertaken by persons who aro sufficiently skilled in the business. My object in writing the present note ia not ao much to describe where the conditions are favorable or unfavorable aa it ia to give a word of caution con cerning men who should be employed in thi3 sort of business. Ic highly im portant that they who aro employed to bore for deep well water supplies should not only know what they are about, but should have sufficient skill and training so that when they bore a well in a given locality and fail to secure a supply of water that the re su t will not be due to their incapacity or lack of experience. I have known several cases within the past few years in whi3h the experienced workmen went to certain localities contracted with the owner of the land to bore a deep well at so much per foot and guaran teed a supply of water. After boring 200 or 300 feet and having been paid hia price per foot aa the work progreaa- ed, he condemned tho region by de ciding that there was no water to be had, and inasmuch aa the fault lay with the Almighty and not with him self, he could not be expected to make good his guarantee, (especially as he had no money with which to do it and made the guarantee for the purpose of securing the job solely). Subsequent ly, other more c ireful borioga were made by other parties and a water eup ply secured. The inexperienced work man who had made the first unsuccets ful boring had passed through the water-bearing stream without even knowing the fact, and this later result showed that the failure was due to the incapacity of tho workman and not to the absence of water. Those who desire to go into the well boring business in our coastal plain re gion should bear in mind the fact that experience and capital are both re quired in the successful prosecution of this sort of work, and like the doctors, lawyers, mechanics and other profess ional men, before asking public patron age they should either associate them selves with persona who have already gained this experience and skill, or they should somehow or other gain these for themselves before starting in to the business. There are many places within the coastal plain region where even the most experienced and skilled well borer would fail to discover conditions favorable for the overflowing well, and he would have to content himself there with a supply of Water which would rise near enough to the surface to bo pumped with a deep well pump. But there are many other regions where success would attend the ff orts cf an experienced and skilled well borer, but where "a new beginner" would be like ly to fail completely, and condemn the region aa being unsuited to flowing wells, where in reality a more skilled workman would meet with decided success. So there ia alwaya the danger ia the employment of an inexperienced man under euch circumstances, that he may fail wnere he ought to have succeeded and thus do more harm than good. " J. A Holmes. . State Gaologist. THE UNIVERSITY. Thia institution ia steadily growing in popularity, patronage and efficiency. The enrollment this year is the largest in its history. See ad. in this paper. CONGRESSMAN C. H. MARTIN. Will speak at the county convention at Monroe, on Saturday Aug 1st, 162G. Let everybody in the county turn out and hear thi3 able and intelligent rep resentative of the People'a party. J. Z Green. Chm'n. Ex Com. P. P. Union Co.
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