The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-15
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sA4at ASA u >8EcSp were DEI UlItE
the hammer At Wro.ham Htll Park.
An eNtra lot II ram lambs brought
from 1892 10 5000 each. while
| others 81 an inferior grade brought
from Sl0 70 $50 each. Ewes and
wcther, averaged about ST. each.
At a late auction sale AT White
church, b sxo-tooth Soathdowas
brought an syerage o. So each
elgut four-topth rams sold for 49,
each, and nine full-mouth rams
sold for $3.50 each. five ewes were
Knocked down 10 Lonl Nalslngham
for $50 each.
\ colorci woman preached II
l@nolr last w~k. and had a good
audience. She SAID she w.p a mem
ber the South Carolina Confer
cncc.
Raleigh News. It's quite certain
thar Judge l.aaic Will 10 the Re
publican nominee for Congress m
TIN, district T he vii acccp, the
nomination. lie VII not except.
The Wilmington Review sa,,tl.o
notorious jim l~icaton has cu-,,d
ont the Republican party and left
Wilmington for good.
Morganton Blade: \ large num-
Der Of students are coming IN daily
AT Rutherford College. Better
prospect for "A tlouri,hinr school
than has been since the war.
Lemon Topic: The curcuho has
done much damage To the peach
crop in this section. The crop ~
peaches IS large, bu, many OF them
are Of an inferior quality. Il l.
said that nails driven into the
trees Will etTcctually dispose Of tie
%curculIo.
Hickory Press: After a long life
Of usefulness, Gen. {. ". Clarke
died At his residence near Lemon,
Caldwell county, Monday, Aug. >,
ISIS. lie had been IN feeble health
for many months, being afflicted
with the dropSy of the heart, and
died at the mature age Of Il wears.
Tarboro Southerncr: c.. +.
Crumpler, of Rocky Mount, al
tempted to commit suicide on Sat
urday night by taking morphia.
The fact vas discovered in time to
save his life. Cause, family diff
cultics.
1t Is computed that the tomb Of
st. Charles Borromeo, III the
Cathedral Of Milan contains in
precious stones alone value 10 the
amount Of 81. coo, 900.
The lemon yer5cna is used ~ "a
tonic for the stomach. \ dccoction
Of 1t made with hot water and
sugar, and drank cold, morning
and evening, is excellent for THIS
purpose.
The Women's Disabilities Re
moyal bill, or what in tins country
would be called the Woman Suf-
frage, wa defeated in the British
House of Commons by Il vote Of
2l9 to 10.
Concord Sun: We learn Of a
singular death Of a colorcd man
while digging a we'll near Mr..
Noah Blackwelder's, last Monday.
He had sunk the well to IA consid-
cradle depth, when he struck an
o. cnlng Of some kind, through
which a poisonous gas rushed and
oyercamc him Immediately. When
brought to the surface he was
dead. We could not learn the UNI
fortunate mans name.
MIcHIGAN-Bro. I. \. Thomp-
son, Past Lecturer Of the National
Grange, says: 81 find the Order in
Michigan in a healthy condition,
and growing stronger every day
TENNRssEE-Thc Patron Of
H~usbandry reports that the Master
Of the Tennessee State Grange,
Bro. I~larwell, has assigned TO the
western section Of the State, the
State Lecturer, the eastern to the
State Oyersccr, rcscrvIuC the mid
die for his own field, for purposes
Of propagandism III particular and
the good Of the Order III general.
NERMoST-Thcrc is an apparent
gam everywhere N the State, and
the meetings are more interesting
than at any period IN the history
of the Grange movement.
Rockingham Bee: The Supreme
Council Of the Friends of Temper
ance, composed Of delegates from
the State Councils of Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina,