The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-22

\ military school has been oI.rs3
at Greenvllle by Mr. ). Il. Bailey

sweet potatoes. IN +lnches through
raised from the cutting ol the vine.
\ Literary society Inn, been or,-,
ICED IN Fayetteville. with Mr.. 4 I'M
Ter n President. Or. T.. g.. Ha,-h
Wee President, and Mr.. j.. II. Myr.x.r
as SeCretary.-Ga1sftc
Mr.. II J. Garri,s. Of Duplin. ha. ~,
Essex hog. two years dig. who.
length l. 8 feet g inches. Glrth ; feet -
inches ami height , feet. wrl-hlu- .aG.
pounds IN his present coniiuon-HH
Democrat.
There is a young man i'm the vicinity
of Trenton. who has killed bets,+.r
BOO and 100 squirrels besides Other
game this season. and has caught NOR.
tish himself than any five men in The
township.
Mrs. sanford. Of CASTOR county. y
G. had one baby in 1874. twins in i~,5
triplets IN 1876. and 1917 Is vet IT, hear
from. Ii Mrs. ). should do her best
there's no telling what might happen
Isn't II a good cause for divorce :-
SouthsrHcr.
The Governor has commissioned
Capt. II. \. CoLlcll a one of ft.
county commissioners for Wavua
county. in the place Of l.. u. Pcar-aM.
Esq, resigned. Capt. Cogdell attend
cd the meeting Of the board last week.
The appointment l. first class in all re
sPects.-lieSSeHyer.
Few men have greater responsible
ues imposed upon them than did one
who was observed at Lexington. Mo.
the other day. \ wagon drawn hy
two blind mules, and containing three
men. passed through the streets. the
driver having only one eye. and the
other men being totally blind.
Neal Dow. who has been traveliug i'm
the South. says he was particularly
struck with the frequent references f..
the war of the Rebellion in ordinary
conversation. People there cummsn.
IL refer To the events as before ,hn
war" and SO on. With the slaves il
isod to before CT after the circus.
1t is currently reported here thar
;ew days since a number Of conyirt-
mployed at the Salamanca tunnel
la4e a rush past the guard i'm an effort
tD escape. They were fired ON and
ne Killed and other wounded. Our
Informant says he learned that oi-u-
or ten succeeded in getting away. and
were being closely pursued bv file
%uard.-1SherjHe Pioneer.
Il is said that the Chinaman is inca
pable OF civilization. Facts disprnya
this assertion. All Chung had h,,r
working IN San-Gabriel. Cal. and r.-
ceIved a check for SOL. The figure
were raised by Chung to 1901. and rh..
amount was paid ON demand nj fE.
Farmers and Merchants bank at I.--
Angeles. No race of the Chiuafuan
has since been discovered.
A new style Of postal card j. n.a
used III Germany. It consists of five
cards of the ordinary size attached %
Sether, eacf, having "a postal stamp.
These double cards are furnished by
the pOstOffice, and sent for the purppsa
OF facilitating the return OF
a similar postal has been spoken of
here, but SO far no active movement
has been made to provide 1t.
Some time ago Mrs Bell Clark. =
lively widow of Beaver, Pa. went 10
DeersvIlle, O., where she fascinated a.
wldower. He proposed matrimony.
n she accepted on condition that he
would make over his property to her
winch he agreed to. After recriyinr
$1,000 III cash the widow left for parl-
unknown. leaving her lover to mour.
his loss. Served him right.
Hillsboro Recordcr: Mr.. Samuel Trrr-
ner. a very worthy citizen of AIaman.e
living III the vicinity of Haw Fi..I
Church. was found dead i'm the Wp..I-
on the evening of Saturday. tH.sf.F
inst. He had complained i'm r.-
morning Of severe PAIN in his side. Hut
nevertheless had gone out after load
OF wood. Not returning i'm the after
noon, his family became alarmed a.I
went III search of him. and found I.M
lying dead at the spot where I. I4.
been cutting. He had evidently dre.-
ped dead III the midst Of his work. 81.
wa about seventy years Of a-e.
L~umberton correspondence Of the
Fayetteville Gazene: a horrible affair
occurred last week in an adjoining coIg-
ty (Columbus.) One Herman ii-a
made an attack upon his father and b-s.
him SO badly that his life was dc~pa.raj
of. He then took from his fatheu.-
trunk$ 800, and gave his mother a blow
from his unnatural hand that broke hsr
arm. High made his escape into this
county, thence to Charlotte. The dep
uty sheriff Of Columbus passed through
this place IN pursuit Of the fugitive
We nave not yet learned whether oI not
he was successful III his search. bu- .aaa
that justice may be melted out 10 ta.,
brutal wretch who could SO IA. forget
the mother who nursed him ina tire a4,-
Of his infancy and inuoceucy. and t.e
father who watched ovel his chile
hood.
Botetourt county. Va. secured ~
o2i by the dog tax. We copy tI+ -.-
cess Of the Virginia experiment
those counties that applied for '..
privilege Of levying the tax. taH. "...
people may be encouraged t. dem."i
Of our next Legislature Il general t"-
tax. The Richmond Dizplt"a says.
The taxing Of dogs il plainly p .t-
ry much neglected resource. ia.
counties which have been a~ltnHE./"i
TO tax have raied much money b.. ..
tax, and have certainly done much
the protection Of sheep. Nhrre IT'S.
tax exists the sheep that are killed
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