The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-08-20
NORTH CAROLINA ITEMS.


SUBMISSIVE are informed that Mr. George
Ray, of this county, aged about 56 years, com
mitted suicide on Saturday morning the Sd inst,
by shooting himself in the head. lie left his
home early in the morning to go to threshine
machine and passing by his mill. shot himself.
He had discharged the gun by the use of the ram
rod. The cause of the rash act No one is able
even to conjecture. He appeared cheerful as
usual when he left home, and none of his family
suspected anything to be the matter with him, or
that his mind was in anyway disturbed.
Can't Antonio de Martina, who has been resid-
ing in this place twelve or fourteen years as a
music teacher, committed suicide on Saturday last
bv the means of laudanum. He was native of
ITALY. and. understand. Captain in the army
of ITALY, and in the body guard of Murat when
king of Naples. His mind has been disturbed
for some time. and some months ago he attempted
to destroy himself He was over eighty years Of
age-H1lsboro Recorder.
4 COOP Y1ELD.-Tt is an old and true saving,
that what is worth doing at all, is worth doing
we'll. This doctrine applies to farming with as
much. if not more force, than to any other branch
of industry We were reminded of this adage
the other day, learning that our friend Allen
T. Tomlnson raised this year on field of some
eight or ten acres, about thirty bushels of wheat
pcr acre Mr. Tomlinson's main business is not
that of farming, but what he does in that line he
does well; and hence his fine yield of wheat
Some professed farmers would scratch over forty
or fifty acres to get the same amount of wheat
that Mr. T. received from eight or ten, spending
three times as much labor to obtain it. We would
again urge the truth of the adaee " what is worth
doing at all, is worth doing we'll. Green's Pat.
A NICE STRAW HAr-We have seen a very
handsome Summer Hat, worn by Mr VIM. Wink,
and made Of the common wire grass, cut from our
sand hill pine land and worked up by Miss
Christiana Jackson, daughter of Alfred Jackson,
ESQ, of this county. We need not be dependent
on the North for anything, from TOP to toe. as we
shall find out after little experience and after
the ingenuity of our readers shall have fair play.
Fay. Observer.
And we have seen as pretty bonnet as any
lady in the world need want made of oat straw,
wrought by Mrs A d. Wilkinson of this place
Also beautiful willow fruit basket, made by Miss
Mary, daughter of Mr. Martin Yost of this county.
Miss Y ost has made twenty of them this summer,
when she had nothing else to do Thus we see,
some things can be done at home without the
help of the Yankees, or any other people.-Sol
Waterman.
FIRE.-We regret to learn that Mr. Robert Mil
Ter, near Back Greek Church, in this county, lost
his dwelling house, kitchen and smoke-house, to-
gether with their contents, by fire. last Friday
evening" All Ills ldinlly were absent HHen the IRE
occurred, and SO nothing was saved from the
buildings negro boy, Calvin, the property of
John A. Lowrance, living in the neig borhood
being suspected Of the crime, was watched on
Sunday last, and circumstances justifyng it, he
was arrested and accused. He made full con-
fession, and was accordingly brought to this place
and confined for trial-Sat. Watchman.
N. Z. DRUMs.-We saw at Bush Hill, few
days since, some beautiful drums, manufactured
by W. c. Petty & Co They were equal in APP
pearance and durability to any saw from
the North Greensboro Patriot.
GUNs-We learn that Mr. Anderson Lamb, of
Gulford county, N. c., has contracted to make
| 900 rifles for the use Of the Confederate troops
Mr.. L. manufactures his own barrels and will also
make his own locks if necessary. There are, in
Gutord several excellent gunsmiths, who can
produce frst-rate rifles, muskets, pistols, &c.-Sal
Banner
The following letter from Col Johnston will
explain itself, and the deed it records should
stimulate every loyal son of North Carolina to rival
the example in some way or other:
For the State journal.
Kessrs. Editors:-I ask the favor to acknowledge
through your Journal the receipt of Is bags of
nice -four from John Harpe, Esq, of Wake county.
This is donation to the State for her volun-
teers and it gives great pleasure to acknowledge
her obligations to such loyal and patriotic citizens
as MIR Harpe for liberal contributions in the hour
of her greatest trial.
WIN JOHNSTON,
Commissary General.