The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-20

-ouT sometime CORES pOndent, Al
fred V. Dockery, L. S. Consul at
Leeds, was married on the 2lst ult.. at
Opor Q, Portugal to Miss Susana
Roope, daughter of wealthy English
Merchant of the latter city.
The address of President Kemp
7 Battle, of the University before
the faculty, and pupils of Kinston
Collegiate Institute and a large
audience of citizens of the county,
last week, is highly commended.
DR. Robert Dalton, of Rocking
ham county, had been attending the
county convention and was thrown
from his sulky and dragged to death,
his foot catching in the springs. John
Vale of Salem. Lad his leg broken
III two places by the same kind of ac
cident.
"A New Yorker has invented a self
acting cow-milker which he declares
will milk a cow In from three to four
| distinguished veterinary surgeon
that it is all the author claims for it
| A certificate from the COW would be
next in order.
-Capt. r. p. Paddison, of Point Cas-
well, Pender county, one of our sub
scribers, the other day received from
negro, living in Brunswick, some
notes and papers which had been
stolen with the pocket book of Sheriff
Paddison. his brother, nearly two years
before.
The interest taken by the people
| in the Democratic nominations on
Thursday, is shown by the fact that
our weekly exchanges printed on
Friday morning all have dispatches
giving the results-a thing unknown
before, considering the shortness of
the time.
The completion of the Northern
wing of the u. d. & B. Asylum Build
ing has been awarded TO Payne & Bro.
of this city, the lowest bidders. Mai
Winder, DIR. W. j. Hicks and Stanhope
Pullen Esq, are the committee to SUI
pervise the work. There is said to be
urgent need for the extension.
Col. Silas Mcdowell, in an article
printed elsewhere, say all the south
slopes of the Blue Ridge have, at a
certain height. a Thermal belt OF
warm, dry atmosphere, wherein nc
frost, or mildew, are known. We
supposed these special characteristics
were limited to a few favored noun
tains.
Christian Reid has new novel
just out, entitled ''Bonny Kate" II
is a story of Southern life, and hel
publishers, the Messrs. Appleton, say
that in it she appears at her best.
This is her twelfth work in about
seven or eight years. She writes vel
and with artistic purpose.-T. b. Kings
bury, an Wilmington Star.
The next Legislature bids fair tC
be the strongest since the war. Hon
VIM. I. Dortch, Hon. David A. Barnes
Gen NJ Leach, Montford McGehee
Mai. w. A. Graham, Capt. S. B
Alexander, John Henderson, anc
other we'll known public men are al
ready in nomination. And others 'nt
less strong IN prOspectu.
Squire Job Osborne is determine,
that there shall be no excuse for no
keeping cool during the comm!
campaign, because he has just re
, ceived large stock of ice, brought al
the way from the coldest corner o
Maine, and frozen SO stiff that an in
. dependent candidate for Sheriff coul,
! carry chunk in the crown of his hat
and not feel in the least damp-til
, after the election
A Washington correspondent VIII
, nose all about it, declares that COnk
ling has fighting nose" Gordo
the nose of kind hearted man
Ransom IAN elegant nose. Camera
5 "a true Celtic nose Ii e. one that ca
scent drove of Rob Roy cattle 10
Lamar "a nose of great pos>i5ilitie :,
r AMI Edmunds "a nice nose t. pull.
5 For the SAX. of the last two we t Il
.ise the foreS o.ng.