The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25

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Amos Dean. living on the North Fork
plantation of j. c. Cooper. had the
misfortune Of losing. by fire, his dwell
ing, on Friday night last No insur-
ance.
The atlantic says that during B'sA-
op Atkinsons visit TO Beaufort on
Tuesday last one adult person and
three infants were baptized and four
ladies were confirmed.
Oxford Free Laace:-Mr. Amos Dean,
living on the North Fork Plantation of
j. c. Cooper, had the misfortune of
losing by fire his dwelling on Friday
night last. No insurance.
Beaufort AHdntic:-A little girl,
seven years of age, a daughter OF Mrs.
Frazer. died very suddenly on Mon
day. She was playing on our streets
IN the morning and died during the
same afternoon.
Goldsboro Messenger The trucking
season may now be said to have fair
ley opened in this section. Nearly
400 bushel boxes of garden peas wer e
shipped from here on Friday last, and
the shipments during this week
promise to be very heavy. Fully $50
are planted in peas in the vicinity Of
Goidsboro.
Revenue Agent Wagener, at Greens
boro, n. c., telegraphs to- day to Com
missioner Raum as follows: "A raid
ing party Just returned from the north
of Greenville, S. c., reports Rufus Fl.
Springs. deputy marshal, shot and in
stantly killed yesterday iy parties in
ambush.
Goldsboro messenger: The hanging
H.i,i not take place at Smithfield this
Friday as was expected. We learn
that the counsel of John Edwards have
appealed to the Supreme Court, and
as this tribunal will not convene be-
fore June, no action can be had till
then. If the Supreme Court sustains
the sentence of death. then Edwards
will probably be resentenced at the
September term of Johnston Court.
Asheville citizen: The prospect for
an increased number of visitors to our
section this summer is quite flattering.
The advantages of Western North
Carolina as a summer resort are be-
coming better known every year, and
with the advent of the railroads into
our midst, we may expect thousands
to visit our grand scenery and enjoy
our exhilerating climate that have
hitherto been prevented from doing SO
because Of inaccessibility.
Concord Sun:-Dogs killed half
dozen sheep for Mr.. j. II. Moose, last
week. Rev. I. B. Mack has re-
ceived a call to the Columbia Presby
terian church. julie Forney. the
"crazy negro" succeeded in duping
the authorities into placing him in
the crazy pen" at the poor house
He was supposed to be in the last
stages of lunacy, the keeper having to
feed him with spoon; but on sun
day morning the "half-wit'' was gone
and the next heard of him he had
stolen S110 in greenbacks. two watch
es, and some clothing from a widow
lady near Coleman 5 Turnout.
Lizzie Dunn. the unfortunate girl
who was burned by the explosion of a
kerosene can on Saturday afternoon
the 11th inst. died on MOndav night
! about - o'clock 1t was an awfully
sudden translation from the bright
| ness and beauty of blooming girlhood
/ to the agOniZing contrast of such a
! calamity: translation scarcely re-
| taxable to those who saw her but A few
/ moments before the dreadful change
/ in all the charm of her innocence and
/ lovelinesS. Death, in all its forms, has
i its horrors and its terrOrs: but in none
| does it present itself So hideously as
when it strikes with sudden swoOp
upon the young and the beautiful,
bighting beauty with his malignant
envy. and withering youth with his
impatient avarice.