The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-13

"A man III Georg la raised 10 tons of
honey this year. Another man in the
same State raised parsnip three feet
four inches long, and II inches round.
Three men were crushed under the
Iron Horse during the three first days
Of last week, within 80 miles of each
other, viz, at Raleigh, Goldsboro and
II Halifax
Gen. ID. II. Hill expelled number
of boys from the Arkansas Industrial
College. and there is no end of row
about it. A wordy warfare is in pro-
5ress
Senator Eustis, of Louisiana. has
at last been seated by vote of 40 yeas
to nays. He has already introduced
several bills. The Republican majority
in the Senate is now votes, or with
Sharon, g.
The revival services at the first
Presbyterian Church go steadily on.
Large congregations come out, regard
less OF other attractions or bad weather.
Rev. Thos. Drew, of Virginia is assist
ing the pastor.
During the year ending Sept Both,
1877, one hundred and sixty-tive new
Oranges were organized. The largest
number in any single State was TWEEN
ty, in Pennsylvania.
The Oxford On. c. fire caused Sc
we're loss to L. ID. Crawford & Co., u.
A. Hunt, and r. j. Mitchell & Sons.
Shghter loss to G. B. Reavis, Hester q
Jones and Messrs. Herndon.
Grand Master Alexander came
South from Cincinnati via Kentucky,
Tennessee and Georgia, meeting Tar
Heels everywhere who complained of
hard times and wished themselves
back i'll Carolina.
The Library and Reading-room of
the Episcopal Guild, was inaugurated
with formal ceremonies in Tucker Hall
last night. Hon. L. G. Fuller delivered
| the address, and the exercises were IN
terspersed with music.
Ten dollars line, or two dollars a
word, was the price paid by Harper TO
Longfellow for his recent poem hei'd-
mos. 1t would make a column and a
half in this paper; hence it must have
cost . like sixty
Public interest in the Russo-Turk-
ish war is fast dying out: SO much SC
that the great newspapers OF London
and New York are recalling their cor
respondents having lost heavily IN pay
ne their telegraph bills.
Burton Adams was jailed on Sat
urday, for false pretence, In having
sold to p. K. Partin bale OF cottol
which he managed to fish out OF Neus'
river during the flood. 1t belonged Z
Dr Penny. and had tioated 5O mile
before Adams caught 1t.
A bad young man, dressed IN "o
mans clothes, went all over the TOW
of Haoerstown, Md, selling a fanc
carter. that required close measure
, n+ +o fit it. Success made HIM care
Lose and he is now in Jail, payln
dearly tor his devilment.
, Madame Demorest has had Re'
, Oertell's well known paintlng'
..Pock of Ages and christian ohs
ritv" copied in oil, and VIII give Oh
.cb TO each subscriber TO lie
. Monthly Magazine for 1919. Ever
I.,l;na household should have theii
We have instructed the secre'ai
4 Of Sampson county Fair to of1ef ol
= ,,ol subscription of the FARMER AN
' MECHANIC as a special premium Tor u
nrettiest girl baby is years oiu'
: I1,ho,,ts And if she don't care Il
$ the premium, she can take the eui'0
Il in speaking of Mr.. W. A. woo
,,s tine crop of turnips we wrote
, an5 hut the printer made it 5o9-ra'h
= 80 than common for turnlp ralsei
5 .ven at High Point. Friend "ooI'e :
/. bv the way, is saying good worn
y the FARMER AND MECHANIC ~ :
el neighborhood.
Sc The fact that wheat :.
c. steadily moves to new countries oNo
70 cnooast some valuable ideas a0
v tbe cnIture thereof. Is it because he
% countries having been rece ntly ciea-
h. and burnt over. contain large 7
he cent of wood ashes, or It's coii''''