Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

nary enjoyment. The Salem Cornet
Band, dressed IN their new uniform,
welcomed the guests with some OF
their choicest airs, while the evening
was enliSened by music on various
instruments by those accomplished
musicians. Professor and Mrs. Mein-
ung, assisted by the Misses Van Week
and other fine performers for which
Salem is so famous. After the arrival
of the guests, procession, composed
of eight beautiful young ladies, rep
resenting the Four Seasons, attended
by q Queen and Fairies, marched
through the parlors to the ball room,
where the dancing commenced and
kept up by those disposed to trip the
light fantastic until "wee sma' hours
ayant the twal."
The Wilson Plai,adealer we regret
to learn has suspended with it's last is
sue. January the 7th. The reason as
signed by its editor and proprietor is
that the profits of the business for
sometime past have not been sufficient
to justify its further publication.
There was grand tournament given
at Marlboro during tine Christmas hol-
idays.
Joel F. Hill, of Stokes. has received
the appointment of Clerk to the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs OF which
Gen. A. M. Scales is Chairman.
On Wednesday night the kitchen
and its contents, attached to the res
idence of Mrs. Hargrove. in Wades-
boro, was destroyed by fire.
A sufficient amount of stock has been
subscribed to secure a charter for
| National Bank in Winston, Forsythe
county.
Jos Etcheson, of Davie county, ao-
| cidentally shot himself through the
head on Christmas day, causing in
stant death.
David Mendenhall, school teacher
in Yadkin, says the Winston Sentinel,
proposed to treat his scholars to a
blshel and half of apples, and give
| them holiday until tho 10th of January,
or two bushels and holiday till the Sd.
| but the scholars wanted two bushels
and the long holiday also, and this
| difference Of opinion resulted III
| knock down and dragout fight which
! has greatly excited that school district,
and promises work for the lawyers.
Col and Mrs. r. L. Patterson, OF
Salem, had house warming ON the
30th Decln their new and elegent man
sion just finished. Among tha large
number of guests present, was Senator
Key, of TENNESSEE.
INCENDIARY FIRE-Iurner Hyman,a g
coiored man, had five stacks Of fodder
burned Ill Mr.. T. D. Battles fed on
Monday night. The stacks We're all To-
getiicr III "a pen and were evidently
fred bygo,ne one bearing him grudge.
Not III the ''legioI.s of he'll, can come
Il devil blacker than the person, who
would thus wreak spite on fellow
man.-Iarb0ro Southe7mer.
PROBABLE HOMICIDE. William Ed
wards, white, Of Logsboro IL this
county got into difficulty on Tuesday
last with Il coiOrc;t mau about packing
cotton, and struck him with a hand
spike, fracturlng his skull.
1t is thought the stricken man can-
not recover. and Ed wards has fed.
We could CLEAN 40 further particu-
lars from Deputy Sheriff Thigpen,
who Is our Informant. t.-Iurj0ro South
c11aer.
At an entertainment given by Gran
gers, Masons aud Good Templarg 81
HarreiI's Store 5i04 were realized for
the Orphans ut Oxford.
The Editors and publishers OF the
R@cOrd announce the removal OF that
paper from Goldsboro back to Iag-
nolia, and in the leading editorial OF
its last issue say:
We issue the present number of the
hec0rd from Magnolia. We are IN
the same quarters occupied four
months ago. Everything is il nearly
the same plac, rs befo. t. and as welook
around and comprehend the situations
We realize the fact that the Rccord
IS ut Home again.
Judse Tourgee has been appointed
by the President of the United States,
Pension Agent for Raleigh, N. G.
The Rocky Mount If0it says the
oder os Guano is again abroA1 il tue
land. During the warm nights of
last week il pervaded every NOOK ana
corner or tt.e town.
The same paper says: The recant
warm weather caused Il mighty panic
among our few PORK raisers. We hear
that large quantities OF. meat have been
lost throug bout this and other parts
of the State.
The Tarboro Somthc17tcr says: The
daughter of John A. Taylo., Esq, of
NASH, IL beautiful and bright little
girl OF three summers, net with a sad
death B ahort timn since by tAking NOR
ph}ne for quinine, ns it Is supposed.
The same paper says: We hear
from every quarter of the loss of pork
on account OF the ipte warm weather.
Mr.. Bluford Williamson, of Nash.
has hauled ont and composted in his
field 1000 pounds. Sam McLin an in
dustrions colored man of Rocky Mount
has lost all he had, and many others
are fearful of losing. Oh for a cold
snap.
The stables of ". s. Battle Esq, of
Tar boro have been burned by an in
cendiary. The building with $50 bar'
rels of corn consumed, horses saved.
The Rocky Mount Mail says
On Thursday evening of last week,
while DR.. L. Q. Powell was making
his professional rounds, and was
about four miles fir. u this place, his
horse became frightened aud taking to
tho woods at once became uu,nanagea-
BILE. DIR. Powell was thrown violently
to the 2round, his head striking the
whee., which cut the scalp two inches
long aud to the skull, and the fall
lay lnsensible until Mr.. John Calhoun
arrived upon tie spot; which 1T is sup
| posed was about half All hour after
| wards, a1d was then taken TO Mr.. Cal
! houn's house and IRON there to this
| pace on the following day. He is
| still in a critical condition. He has
received many marks of sympathy and
| his misfortune is greatly regretted by
| ths. entire community
The Raleigh NeOs learns that Robert
Blow, Esq, formerly editor OF the
| Oxford Lender, while on HE way to
California, was acoidently shot by e
fellow passenger. Tho ball penetrated
tie 1lesn nea- the right eye and passed
out through the funnel of his ear. We
have no particulars, but trust the
| wound is not fatal Mr.. Blow had OBJ
tained position as local editor to q pa
per published at San Francisco. HI