The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
VOL. II.


a flag for the Orange Guald5.
4 daily mail has one into operation
between Fayetteville and Lumberton.
There are lS) studen's at the Uni
versity with a fair prospect of having
20.
senator MeIrimon is to speak at
Burgaw, Pender county, on the 12th
of October.
Mexico has ordered a large number
nf troops To the Rio Grande.
The British Consul in Pekin put )
the deaths from famine in China at
logo, ,00G.
The Howgate Polar Expedition has
been heard from and will arrive home
this week.
Marshal Mcmahon, President of
France, contributes 81 900 TO the yell
low fever sufferers.
\ friend writes us that the church
at Graham, n. c.. has made call for
the pastoral services of Mr.. b. w.
Mrhinc, Il licentiate of Orange Presby
terry.
young lady, on being asked where
her native place was, replied Il have
none; am the daughter of a Metho-
dist minister
I'm speech at Boston the other day,
Baine shouted out: You will never
ret rid of banks - A voice in the
crowd suggested n. p. Banks.
In a speech at Whiteville. Columbus
county. a few days ago. Hon. A. NJ.
Waddell declared for Thurman for
lOn fnr
Vice President.
The North Carolina Baptist Conven-
tion, and the \ c., Methodist Confer
cmce, both meet in Charlotte in No
Ncmbcr.
The Raleigh Advocate of tho 2nd re-
ports l61 conversions in various reyi~
NaIs conducted by ministers of the NJ.
T. Church.
The wife of w, S. Ray, Esq, of
Stokes county, had her leg broken last
week by the kick of loose mule as
she was riding along the road.
\ Robson county child, born a few
days age. has five fingers and Il thumb
on each hand and six toes on each
foot.
The schools in Lumberton have sus-
pended, as is learned from the Times.
on account of the prevalence of scar
let fever i'll the town.
The brant shooting about New Inlet,
in Dare county, is the paradise of the
>portsmen. 1t is said to be one of the
few places on the Atlantic coast where
this game is found in large numbers.
Goldsboro claims to be improving
greatly. Two brick stores are being
put up now and two more are about to
he commenced.
Stephen ID. Pool, .Jr., formerly of
this State, was married in New Or
leans on the 10th of September to
Miss Jeanne B. Guirard, of that city.
A fire at Easton No, destroyed the
whole business block including the
courthouse and market house. The
loss is between S15 900 and $1,000
The Acklen scandle is be .ng investi
gated, the matter looks ugly for Ack-
len; he has placed the whole case in
the hands of the committee of investi-
cation.
\ young man named Henry Payne
was knock from the scatfOld around
the Howe compress in Wilmington,
Monday afternoon, and received lnJu-
RES.
The North Carolina Presbyterian re.
ports revival at White Plain Church,
Rev. III. B. Garriss pastor, resulting IL
fourteen persons uniting with the
church.
The Concord Sun says Mr.. j. j.
Gross has an apple tree that has Its
second crop of apples this year thai
are now ripening and are as large anC
me as the first crop. Same thing al
over the State.
The Biblical Recorder records the
conversion of six persons at Graham
Iorty-seven baptisms at Henly's Mill
Nhatham county; fifty-seven at Rose
Church, BERTHE.
In the Fourth District the revenue
collections for September were $50,
oS902. The quarter ending Septem
Der 81, foots up 1866, 317. SO, an lncreas'
oi S3l,4l3.37 over last year.
Monroe Express: On Friday 267 bale
IL cotton were sold in this place. Thi
Is the largest number i'm one day SO ia
IhiS season.. Prof. j. d. Hodges
frlncipal of Monroe High School, he
returned from his European trip.
The Witness says that on the nlgh
oi the 9th of September, VIM, Ander
son was stabbed by George johnson OF
iuntlng Greek in Wilkes county
Is thought that Anderson will die
20 ihs9n has been comm tied to Jail