Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15

The WilsoR Advance says that Whit
Aker's MIL, Nash @ uuty, aspi'ts to
be q town and has applied to the LIE
gisIaturs to be incorporated.
Wednesday last was the one hun
ired and ninth birthday of Salem the
frat tree having been felled toward
the erection of the first building on
January 9th, l766
The Wsdesboro Herald says: I'll,
Il. E. Parsonage at this place. whlct'
formerly belonged to the Anson Chr
cult, Was aold on Monday for $500.
the pasmbers of the Wadesboro Cir
cult becoming the purchasers.
The Winston Sentinel says: We
learn that D. r. Leak, of Charlotte,
formerly Of Stokes county, had the
to loose about $4,000
worth of manufactured tobacco, by
fire. lsss week. The fire 10 supposed
10 be the work Of an incsndiary.
The Rocky Mount Mail says: Farm
laborers have been hired moro easily
this year than heretofore. Farmers
have been fully supplied and
are now ready to commence on the
new crop. The prices paid for men
range from ten to twelve dollars.
The Goldsboro Messenger says: We
learn that the Odd Fellows Hall, III
hhis place, is to be dedicated on the
10Th inst The ceremonies are to be
public Major Senton Gales. Of RsI
eigh, Is expected to deliver an address
on tho occasion, and will also perform
tho dedication ceremonies.
The Kinston Gazette says: There are
lilies all living within a distance of 800
yards of each other, and within the
short space of four months and sixteen
days each family has been. blessed with
a pair Of bouncing twins.
The Charlotte Observer says: 1t was
grown on the model farm of J. W.
Wadsworth, Eco ,abouta mile from the
city. On two acres there were pro-
duced 1850 pounds of lint-making
two bales of just little less than $50
pounds to the bale. on an acre. The
- a remarkably large yield.
The Windsor Times SAYS: Oar
friend J. ID. Groves had his g!n house
burned last week. There was about
ak bales Of cotton burned. but little OF
it belonged TO Mr.. Groves. The fire
wss pnrely accidental.
The Rocky Mount Mail say-: NiIe-
teen persons from the lower part CT
Edsecombe county took the cars at
this place last Monday, destined for
Texas. There were only five men III
tho p,rty, aud these seemed to be
mostly disabled and manned. There
were fourteen women and children in
the party.
The Wilson Plaindealer says Our
community Was panied to learn Of the
destruction by fire on Wednesday
night. the 23d of December ult., of the
barn OF Mr.. billiard Thomas, of Gard
ner's township in this county, with all
its contents, which consisted of one
hundred barrels Of corn principally
Four etacks OF fodder uear tue barn
were consumed at the came time The
Are is believed to have been the work
Of an ineendiary.
The Washington Echo says: We
learn that Mr.. John B Bouper, living
at Aurora, in this county, raised dur
ing the past year, on less than 9 acres,
37o bushels Of corn, or AL average OF
Al bushels per acre. This land was
cleared in 1851, aad has been under
cultivation every year since. and has
never had any manure applied to i,
The entire expense for this crop, ir-
cluding plo~lng, planting and cu!tlva-
ton, was $l5. We also learn tAat Mr
J. 3. Bryan, living at the same place,
produced on Is acres Of land, IA bales
Of cotton. weighing 500 pounds each
Mr B's crop was well manursd.
The Charlotte Observer says; A pri-
vate letter received in this city yester-
day states that few days ago Mr.
Fred HcOombs was shot aad kllie1 IN
Ailledgeville, Ga, by q man named
Wilson. Deceased was son of M.
Robert AcCombs. who moved from
Mecklenburg county 10 Georgia sono
years ago. The family has many rsla-
tives in this city and county. We are
informed that Mr. Fred HcCombs is
the third one Of the brother. who
have been killed within less thaa
twelve months His father, vino is low
dead, himself killed a man since hs
went to Georgia. The gentleman who
has Just met violent death was aged
AZ years. He was married, and vas
the father Of three children
The Charlotte Observer ssr.: A
friend living at Mount Morune, on the
Atlartic Tennessee and Ohio Railroad,
informs US that on the evening Of the
24th December, a Mr.. W. A. Jones, a
place Of Mr.. J. 81. Reid, at Mount
N - =, Al
out saying anything to his family, and
has not been seen or he ard of since by
any OF then. They and the neighbors
have searched the whole vicinity for
him, but up to Sunday evening last no
trace of him had been found He ha.
large family and is esteemed good
man and citizen. Mr.. Jones WAS raised
in Stanly county.
A correspondent ofthe Raleigh News
says: "Aunt Clary, well known to the
many friends of Gen. s. F. Patterson,
died at Palmyra, hear Lenoir, in Cald
well county, n. G.. on December 23d,
1874. From q memorandum handed
to the writer by Gen. Patterson, it
appears that she was a we'll grown girl
at the commencement of the Revolu-
tionary War. She was born and raised
near fredericksburg. Va. When Gen.
Patterson moved to Palmyra, in Jan
nary, 1S45, she WAS found there among
the superanuated slaves of the late
Gen. Edward Jones. Some pains were
taken to establish her exact age at that
time, and from the age of her childr, n
and other circumstances, it was fixed
at 81. This would fix the year 175s as
that Of her birth, making her in her
one hundred and seventeenth year at
the time Of her death. She had lived
in this State since her thirty sixth year
She had . distinct remembrance of
the raising of troops for the war with
England in l776, and to within few
years OF her death could give an intel
ltgent account of matters connected
Herewith.
The Milton Chronicle says An al
tercation came Of on Main street in
this place about dark on Tuesday eve
ming last, between Merriweather
Lewis Hli0S Oweua and Wriob. w.