The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-04
Boiled Down from Our State
Exchanges.

Liz lOllON ilS ittiilS were COilltlISSo
for last weeks paper, but were crowd
ed out:
Concord SIN, w. II. Harris, Editor
G. W. Barringer's mill house, at Bear
creek, was broken open. House of
kiah Misenhemer. at Coldwater, bro
ken open March II, and robbed of a
silver watch, a small sum of money,
&c......Store of Jas. Cline. same town
ship, broken open March 21st, and
robbed of about SIC in money and
goods. Too many tramps, bro. Harris;
call for the Nagrant Act and chain
gang.
Tarboro Southerner: Dossy Battle
editor and owner.-A company has
purchased the steamer Rotary to run
between Hills Ferry, on the Roanoke.
and Norfolk.....The many friends of
Coffield and Lewis will regret to learn
of their failure. ,....Lewis Phelps, atlas
John Chalton, who murdered Anna
Thompson, was sentenced by Judge
Kerr, at Greene court, to be hanged
on Friday. April 18th. The ladies OF
Williamson held a high fair and feS-
tival in aid of the churches last week.
Charlotte Democrat. w. j. Yates
ctllLOl aild ON IlcI."oH IlIc ItDICSCllld-
ton of Mr.. 4. f. Forney, of Lincoln,
who saw his free papers" in 1860. a
negro named Cross Woods, of hat
county, is one hundred and twenty
eight years old. Other old gentlemen
Of that vicinity confirm Mr.. Forney's
statement......Col. Locke McCorkle is
suggested for S. G. Judge 10th District
I'D. NJ. Fesperman's two cotton
gins, and corn mill, were accidentally
burned, Tuesday evening loss about
81, 500.....AleX. Aliens barn and sta
bles. We're burned by an incendiary, IN
Lincoln county, on Sunday....lioke
Secrest, the Burke county wife and
child murderer, is in Charlotte jail,
for safe keeping.....The prospects of
the Charlotte Mint are gloomy.....A.
j.. Deer and l.. w. Lowthian, of Lin
coin. were examined by Commissioner
Pittman, for having empty whiskey
barrels with uncancelIed stamps, and
with trying to bride an officer. Bound
to Statesville Court.
Southern Home, Charlotte, Z. Bre-
ward Mcdowell, Standardization
day changed to Friday.....Dr. w. w.
Gather, late of this city, but more re-
Gently of Alexandria, has moved to
Fulton, Davie county,. Wheat and
oats are looking green and healthy in
the country....Mr. j. L. X. Belk, an
influential and public spirited citizen
of Lancaster county, is dead. Mr..
John O.. Young has received the APP
pointment OF special Y. ;. deputy col
lector for this vicinity ......P ethel, who
is supposed TO have murdered his wife
near Mooresville some time ago. will
be tried at Rowan court the last of
April.
W. b. Cole, Esq. has been appointed
by the Governor. a Commissioner for
Richmond county. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of j. T. Usserv.
Rockingham Bee.-IIeard from Mr..
K. Phillips. Superintendent of the
Pee Dee Cotton Mill. that there has
been a steady increase in the produc-
ton of "plaids" for the last three or
four weeks, and that the mill turned
out $4,000 yards last week. Pretty
good. The erection of this mill will
not only be profitable to its owners.
but has been the means OF bringing
a considerable number of clever people
here, who will make it both pleasant
II profitable to themselves and
others.
j. p. Bowman. who was convicted
and sentenced for wife poisoning, at
Guilford Superior Court. and whose
appeal to the Supreme Court resulted
in ordering a new trial, Will now be
tried in Randolph Court at its next
term.
RICH ORE.-Mr. y. NJ. Phillips, OF
Clear creek township. has discovered
a gold Vein of remarkable richness. on
his plantation about IL miles from this
city. The land known as the old Har-
ris place. has been cultivated about 20
years. but 40 discovery If gold was
made until very lately. Some Of the
pieces shown US We're almost solid
gold. This was found on and near the
surface. The vein. which is about six
inches wide. runs between two hedges
of soft slate. and has been stripped 70
the depth of six feet. Neither its real
depth nor length is known. 1t is free
gold. and not mixed with any of the
pyrites that has cursed most of the
gold mines Of this country.-SOuthey1l
Home.
1t is more blessed TO give than TO re-
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