The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-04
1872
STATE SCRAPS.

Rev. A. c.. Dixon baptized seven
at Chapel Hill recently.
n father of Rev. \. K. Pitman
Of Robeson wa found dead IN BED
Geo. w. Little a respected citizen OF
Wadesboro. died this day week.
John Lochlear was outiawed last
SATURDAY by Judge Eure At kDbesoh
court.
Col. Walter l.. Steele has been II
home for a week on ten days out oi
health.
Washington. Y. c.. has had quite a
revival; 10 converts in the Methodist
and &c in the Presb; terrain, churches
are reported.
Col. Cowles. assayer and melter at
Charlotte, reports that the amount 81
bullion assays for the month OF Aarch
is So, 1881.
Gen. Vance has named ". G. New
land. a son of DR.. Newland. of Cald-
we'll county. for n West Point cadet
ship. with Samuel II. Lyle, of rank
lin county, as alternate.
Greensboro PGtriot: Indictments
were found bv the grand jury. at the
last term of the court, aSaInSt sonle
thirty persons for violation OF the pro-
hibition law in two townships.
Charlotte society has been enlivened
this winter by a number OF ladles
from abroad. Georgia, we believe,
has had a larger representation than
any other State.-Honte.
Rev. j. Ridley, ID. D., a prominent
Tennessee educator, died lately at
Somerville in that State. He was
born at Oxford. y. c., and was 66
years of age. He married Miss Eliza
S. Kingsburv, a sister of Gen. Charles
p. Kingsbury, United States Army.
Several North C~arolinians by birth.
but resident in Baltimore since the
war, are arranging to so down 10
Charlotte. to witness a big chicken
fight fixed for the 9th of April, be-
tween Georgia and North Carolina
cocks.
Inasmuch as the Carolina Central
Railway Company transports guano
on their regular passenger and mail
trains, to the great disgust of the trav-
cling public, we would suggest that
the Company change its name to Car
DINA .Scent-ral Railway Company
Rockingham South.
The Fayetteville Gazette gives a sad
picture of the fires in Cumberland on
Sunday before last. Among the heavy
losers are Ben. Morgan, Paul Nichols,
Mrs. Wink, j. w. Emmett, Sheriff
Mcneil. f. S. Hobbs. j. ID. Smith,
Mrs. Campbell, Peter Monroe, John
Jenkins, Arch RAY, and Alexander
Duffiie.
Goldsboro Messenger: Mr.. X. l..
Paschall is now running an elght-horse
power steam engine on his tram-road.
Paschallis a mostenterprising citizen and
deserves success. We understand that it
is his intention to bring his road TO Colds
boro if he can secure the right of way,
also extend it further on, down into
Greene county to Jones mill, if proper
encouragement is received. We are
told that the cost Of constructing the
track would be less han 500 per mile.
1.-The Grand Lodge Knights of Hon
or, will meet III this city on the 9th OF
April, The first lodge of this order
in North Carolina, was organized III
Charlotte in August 1875, and named
Mecklenburg Lodge No. 335.-There
are now about twenty-five lodges In
the State, all, or nearly all. in a flour.
ishing condition. The order is com
paratively young but has grown rapid
ly and now numbers a membership III
the United States of 5000. The at
tendance at this the second session OF
the State Grand Lodge is expected to
be quite full"