The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-21
State News Condensed.

MIS-. Tdncis iie3thCoCh 81 Of2AE-r
county aged IS. committed suicide ~
cutting her throat With razor on tie
9Th inst Winston has i tobacco
factories We regrc. - learn that a
little son OF Mr.. James NJ Barnes of
Nash county, accidentally pulled down
upon himself the cofTeepot from the
table. scalding him 50 that death IN
sued next day.....J. {. Rice raised
81 ,245 pounds of cotton more than
bale per acre and 400 barrels of corn,
etc. upon l25 acres Of Or. Woodard
plantation, Black Greek, Wilson county,
says the -1drdHce ...... Some Of the con
victs recently taken to Deep River 10
work on the Western L. r. made an
attempt to escape whcreupon the
guard blew of the top of Joe Miller's
(cOl.) head. .Goldsboro Rifles Viii cell
ebrate the anniversary of their organ
ization, March PC Reported that
gold vein. 26 feet square, has been dis
covered in Burke county, the largest
III the known world Polk court
lasted only one day: Judge Cox would
no doubt like 70 hold several such
courts. Steve Gordon killed 104 Wild
ducks at four shots, on Currituck
sound, last week . - eco shad went
North from our Sound fisheries last
week, in one lot.....The gin house Of
Mr.. Andrew j. Bartield, near Mount
Olive, was destroyed by fire one even
ing last week. Loss about 81 900 No
insurance. The fire was accidental,
from candle. John Baxter. who
robbed the Rilroad safe at Kings Noun
tain, has given $1,000 bond to appear
at Shelby court......Ben Bates. negro
in Shelby jail, confesses that another
negro named Henry Roberts killed
Gus Ware iwho was supposed to have
been run over by the Air Line r. r.
train and that he assisted in placing
the corpse upon the track 5. G.
Barbee was bound to Orange court on
a charge of burning the storc-house.
,! miles east of Durham, on the RAJ
eigh road, on Wednesday. Mr. los. II.
Briggs who owned the building sued
out the warrant against Barbee who
occupied the store and whose goods
We're insured. -. The Durham Piunt
says an enthusiastic meeting Of citizens
of Person was held at Roxboro on
Thursday, to consider the project Of
extending the narrow guage II. +. from
Milton TO Roxboro. $50 600 was
pledged, and the right OF way given
Good. Goldfish, weighing 20 pounds,
are being caught in the marsh below
Plymouth: something never known III
| this section before. ON Monday night
the Wilmington & Weldon T. r. Of
flee at Wilson was robbed Of $50 or
| thereabouts 49,. VIM. Daniels tobacco
| factory in Henderson viii soon be at
| work j. B. Hunters dwelling in
| Granville Was burned last week \
negro boy near Oxford ate portion Of
poke-root poultice, laid aside by his
| mother, and thereafter ate nothing
| anymore in this world; it +" shuffled Z
| his "coil. AT Greene Superior
| court VIM. Gerganus was convicted
| after 20 minutes consultation by the
| jury of the murder Of j. y Frazier in
| September, and was sentenced byJudge
Kerr TO 90 to the gaHows on Friday,
| April 18th. Statesville has two spa
| ci0us tobacco warehouses. Sooner or
| later the town viii 10 . fine business
| in the weed. Oxford tobacco market
| l. livelier than usual. Blackwell Of
/ Durham. is going 70 make lO-strIkc.