The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-24

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struck and instantly killed by a falling
rec
\ negro boy. five year old. died in
tins town Tuesday night. from a too
Tree indulgence in whiskev. 4 most
Pitliul death. indeed.-NSS<ug~r.
The Superior Court for Lenoir coun-
Y convenes at kinston on Monday
next. that OF Jones and Johnston n
Monday following. the 2sth inst.
buffalo Bills troupe We're afraid to
90 10 Georgia on accoun Of fever.
The Charlotte Obserrer SAYS they be
lleVed the fever was all over Georgia.
The building in which the Rocking
ham SPIRIT Of the South Is printed was
struck hy lightning last Monday. No
body was hurt and not much damage
done.
Monday the Governor issued a proc
lamation Offering a reward of $500 for
the arrest of Hiram Norton. who muir
dered Godfrey Norton, September 18th,
ISIS, in Richmond county
Greensboro Central Protestant Mr..
VIM. Weatherly. a former resident of
this place, together with his only son
James, died recently of yellow fever,
IN Someryille, Tenn.
Goldsboro Messenger: Mrs. Drucilla
Hon. w. /. Dortch, died al his resi-
dence, in this town, Friday evening.
the 18th inst aged 90 years and 10
months.
RObtSoniaH: Mr.. w. j.. Smith, Of
Back Swamp township, brought Us
one of the largest pomegranates we
have ever seen. a few days ago. 1t
measured - inches in circumference
and weighed "a ounces
The Central Protestant reports revi-
walls as follows Davidson circuit. 3S
professions: Halifax circuit, % convsr-
sions and % accessions; Randolph cir
cult, 80 professions, IL accessions:
Bethel, Alamance circuit, IS CONVEX
sions. % accessions.
Weldon Ncrs The Italian who was
in own several days ago, with his
bear. was killed by the brute shortly
after leaving town. The report comes
that the man was intoxicated and un-
muzzled the bear to feed him. and for
some offence only known to the beast
he att .cked his keeper and killed him
Lenoir Topic: There is said to be a
convict at work on the c.. & l.. Rail
road, of unprepossessing ebony appear
ance, aged 10 years, hat reads Latin.
Greek, German. French and English,
without difficulty. and never went to
school "a day in his life.
Winston Sentinel Rev. L. II. Pegram
is carrying on a p~rotracted meeting in
Germanton. We learn that great in
terest is manifested. Stokes circuit,
under charge of Rev. T. II. Pegram,
has sent 1913, 30 to the yellow fever
sufferers in the South.
Last Sunday evening a week ago a
difficulty occurred at Miller's grocery,
one mile from Rutherfordton. between
Harry Churchill, of that place. and
William ElwOod, in which Churchill
had an arm broken, a wrist sprained
and a cut upon the forehead.
The next session of the North Caro-
lima Annual Conference of the MethO-
dist Protestant Church will convene
at Yadkin College, on Wednesday, the
18th day of November, 1878. The an
nual sermon will be preached on Thurs
day, by Rev. j. II. Gilbreath.
Hickory Press There are seventy
three convicts now at work on the
Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge Rail
road. under the efficient management
of Mr.. Joseph Fry Things are moving
very briskly. and the prospects for the
road to Lemon are becoming more
iattering to the citizens of Caldwell
every day.
Hillsboro Recorder There is reason
to believe that a very grave crime was
committed in the immediate vicinity
of Cedar Grove some weeks since. We
call the attention of the Grand Jury
to the matter They will find no diff
Guilty in obtaining the necessary clue
to the hint we give.
Mr.. J.. b. Hussey, of S~tatesville,
while IN the mountains recently. was
given by Dir. R. j. Banguss. Of Trap
Hill, Wilkes county, an apple weigh
ing 20 ounces. He brought it home
with him, donated it to the Baptist
church to be ratified, and it brought
S..
The next session of the North Caro-
lima annual conference of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church will convene at
Yadkin College, on Wednesday, the
18th day of November, 1873. The an
nual sermon will be preached on Thurs
day, by Rev. j. H. Galbreath.
1t is found that George Littleton, of
Columbus county, the supposed muir
derer, lied about the suicide OF a young
lady whose name he gave as Miss Ida
Montgomery, of Social Circle, Ga.
She told a correspondent OF the Will
mington star the other day that she
did not know Littleton at all, and that
be had never visited her.
Charlotte Observer Employees of
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