The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-05
North Carolina News

Pift9npro ReaJr3 Joseph Il. Gu II
RE. Esq. inform, Us that on five
elGatlS Of an acre lie has made this
season Ia gallons of sorghum which
ne Is selling At 80 0cents per gallon.
The members of Euon Church. near
Oxford, are experiencing glorious
revival under the management Of Rev.
Il II. Marsh. llr sim | can, one
Of our successful tobacco growers, sold
lot OF new tobacco in Henderson 4
few days since al 5000 per hundred
weight.
Oxford TorchFgi.; Rev. u. F. Jor-
dan OF the Presbyterian Church. as
sisted by Rev. Air. Drew. of Boydton,
has recently closed very succe ssful
meeting in Henderson - We are IN
formed that Mr.. j. W. Hicks and
family have removed from Florida to
North Carolina. and viii make their
home in Granville. Mr.. Hicks left
this county several years ago.
Lincolnton NeJrs The dwelling OF
Mr.. Rufus Grouse. seven miles in the
country, was consumed by fire last
Friday evening AL of our people
observed Thanksgiving on Thursday.
Services We're held in the Episcopal
and Presbyterian churches The
Southern Stars think of having anoth~
ef tournament soon-then if ''old
Gruber comes, this will about end
LlncolntonS amuSements for the sea
son.
Charlotte Democrot y. {. Railroad
stock sold at Salisbury last week, at
auction. for S5S per share Of 500
Stock IN the National Bank at Green's
horo sold for S105 per share of 500.
On Tuesday p cOlvicts were sent to
tie penltcntiary From Warren ,,
colored f1om Hyde ! from Polk ,,
colored from Davidson !. colored
from Caswell 3, colored Necklen>
burg 7, colored and nearly all for
stealing.
A Duphn correspondent Of the Raj
elgh O6S6rter writes about the North
east canal The people of Pender and
Dupiin counties that are interested in
the reclamation of these lands propose
during the sitting OF the Legislature
this winter to ask it to grant to the
Duplln Canal Company one half of the
fOrty-fOur Thousand acres of land
owned by lie State which would be
drained and reclaimed by the building
OF the canal.
Winston .Scntiae{: The revival at
the Methodist church, under the aus
pices of the two Quaker ladies' Mrs
Moon and Miss Painter. continues
with undated interest. Every spot
IN the church from the pulpit to the
vestibule is crowded nightly and many
are compelled to 20 away dlsappOint
ed. Never, since Winston has been
a town, has such a revival of religion
been witnessed here. he fencing
in North Carolina is valued at $40
0Q0 900, and the stock at - 900, 900
In other words it takes FIVE dollars
worth of fencing TO protect crops from
dollars worth of stock. With such
figures farmers should begin to con
slider the propriety OF fence law.
Newbern Mt Shell: We learn that a
terrible accident occurred at Swift
Greek, a day or two ago, which re-
suited IN the death of an old citizen Of
this county. 1t seems that the citizen
had purchased a lot Of gunpoWder,
which he was carrying III his hand,
when spark from his cigar ignited
the powder, causing an explosion, re-
sultmg in the mortal wounding Of the
citizen. It IS stated that the man was
drunk when the accident occurred,
A colored man named Wm. Halle,
living in the upper part Of this city,
fell dead while at work yesterday
morning. For five years he has been
Threatened with apoplexy. and has
had repeated attacks ot dizziness in the
head, which caused him to stagger and
sometimes fall. A colored man was
arrested in this city yesterday, under
| the instructions OF the police depart
ment of Boston. Mayor Long dis
| charged the prisoner and returned
| word that Massachusetts could not get
! Il prisoner out Of New bern while
! Governor Rice was at the head Of that
| state. The Neuse has been thor~
| oughly ''overhauled' AM all obstruc-
! ti0ns removed for distance Of thirty
! miles above there, where portion Of
! the government hands are now at
work. Another large force IS en-
| ployed at Ki1ston. erecting jetti.s-
I the first that ever We're erected in
| \ use river. 1t adds While IN the
office we were shown a profile Of the
! bottom Of Neuse river from johnson 5
Point, below Newbern, t. Spring
Garden, twelve miles above here,
| embracing stance Of seven cen
miles, drawn by cen. Ransom 5 able
and worthy assistant. our young towns
I! man. Mr. Reid WhitfCra.