The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-15
VOL. IL.
Ralei9b ano ltoun o=About

Pity the boarding house pianos of
this land,
-Milburnie, in Wake, is now post
Office There are now about 300 of
fees in North Carolina.
Col l.. l.. Polk will address the
people of Anson at Cross Roads on the
first saturday i'll September.
-Forty-eight vessels from foreign
ports are under sail for the port of
Wilmington. This ''means business.
The Ledger learns that many coun-
It's are appointing young men to at
tend the next session of the Univer-
>Ity.
Sanders * Blackwood have tlansferr-
eel their mann office from Charlotte to
Wilmington, for facilities of shipping
cotton.
The IIomeopathists declare that
Belladona is as certainly preventive
uf scarlet fever as vaccination is for the
small poN.
-Foard, Democrat, beats Worth,
Republican, II votes in Surry. He
aleo beats Burnett, Independent Demo-
crat, IA votes.
Col. Clinton L. Cobb Republican
VI. c., from the 1st, District, in 1870.
has announced himself for congress
AGAINST Col. Yeates.
"A little five year old girl was passed
from Little Rock, Ark. =, to Lincointon-
with no other escort except the train
conductors.
A Mexican dollar in North Carolina
now needs "A ten cent postage stamp, or
shinplsster attached to the back of the
eagle to make it par-i pdsS-u.
Capt. j. F. FreelanG, 1st Lieut.. Jas.
ii. Southgate; End Lieut., }. G. Angler:
Sd Lieut., L. a. Day. are the officers of
the Durham military company.
We regret to learn that among the
numerous victims of yellow fever at
New Orleans, was Willie Pool, son of
our former townsman, Col. s. ID. Pool.
The Chinese Ambassador Ghe
first ever sent to this country, has
arrived i'll Washington, and looks like
an old woman in long yellow sheet.
DR.. w. A. Il. Richardson tells US
there is good deal of rust in the cot
ton, in St Marks township of this
county. He saw some patches nearly
altogether worthless.
The vote for Superior Court Jud-
geS in Granville was rather one-sided.
Our young friend, Cooke, is said to have
gotten exactly one vote in the coun-
ty, and nobody will own that ballot.
The big balloon at the Paris Expo
sltion goes up 100 feet, several time
day, carrying 30 passengers, who pay
81 piece for the privilege of getting
badly frightened
AT an informal "talk-over" of the
Republican leaders, it was agreed that
Judge Edwin c. Reade should run for
Governor in 1880 Judge Rodman be
Leves Reade will make a fine run.
H. III. Kimpton, the South Carroll
La financial agent, by those assistance
many ofsne robberles of State Bonds
were committed, has been arrested in
Mass, and is held to await Gov.
HamI tDn's requlstion.
The Chicago and ST Paul r. K. has
had built for its use in grading road
way on immense plow, which will cut
II inches wide, and Is inches deep. 1t
Will be drawn by a steam engine. and
cost $500.
-EscobedC, the bully who murdered
the Emperor Maximillian is now a
prisoner himself, and under orders to
be shot. 'They who take the sword
Shall fall by the sword" Muskets
ditto.
The Supreme Court closed its term
about p. IN, on Sunday, the last
opinion being written at that hour.
linen the court lighted its pipe, and
wished to goodness nine a. m. Mon lay
"ornlng were here.