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

Winston Sentlnel In
Revenue collections, in this dlstflctlor
the month of February, announced ~
SIT. ga 90.
Randolph Regulator The Revenue
officers report : more stitls buster up
This makes thirty-two IN tie last " OF
I weeks.
lincoln T. oqress Last Monday NOR
ming a tobacco barn belonging TO Mi /
!, Sullivan, was burnt TO the ground
with it's entire contents. The loes =
estimated at three hundred dollars.
Wilmington Rsrier Pref. J {. llpr-
per Principal of the HorneI Scho"i,
oxford. y. c., has accepted a pooltlon
in the Cape Fear Military Academy "i
this city. and will be here during sep
uember to fill his position
Davidson Record: On last Monday
nioht a water spout visited Healing
Springs. inundating the ground TO a
deentho Of one foot on a level. Consider
able damage was lone to fences, III
also To Holmes & Renfrow's s~tlll-house.
Charlotte Observer: \ little negro boy
fell into a spring at Monroe on Thurs
day and was drowned. Capt. Z. T..
Grier has on exhibition III his ONCE
some of the finest specimens OF goid
ore ever seen in this city, discovered on
a plantation about six miles from LOWE
Wilmington Star: A white child over
the railroad was poisoned yesterday III
gathering flowers in the woods, M at
last accounts was ip a critical condition.
Louis Davis, the cOlored man who
was stabbed on Saturday night, The yin
INST. by Samuel Robinson, colored, died
yesterday morning.
Durham Tobacco Plant: Mr.. James
III. Southgate. "a student OF the Unl' =
sity, started from Durham Oh foot, To
Chapel Hill, a distance OF II miles, and
made the entire route III two hours and
twenty-Six minutes.
Roanoke News: The Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad has been com
pleted 30 years. During that time II has
only killed one paSsenger---.N c are In
formed that the amount necessary has
been subscribed and that the races will
certainly take place on the Fair Grounds
sometime in April.
Newborn Nut Shell: 1t was rumored
in our city yesterday that a murder has
OCtH lCtCliLiy SoliAhAlLASo y 1
Creek, and that the body of the muir !
dered person, who it seems was the wife
of the murderer, has been kept con-
cealed until within the past day or two.
We were unable to get the particulars
yesterday, but hope to find out ONE
thing more definite to-day.
Ashevilie Citizen: The indications are
that this section will be more han ever
visited this The authorities are
applying the law rigidly to the violators
of the prohibition law in our midst.
On Friday last Justices Summey, Saw
yer and Butler fined Mr.. Moore and
Mac Slagle 500 each for selling whiskey
in the limits of the township-and they
are still thirsting for more blood.
Hillsbero Recorder More life in Hills
boro last week than we have seen for
years. The tobacco warehouse has
drawn large numbers of sellers here
every day, and the streets nave been
quite thronged with wagons.--Mrs.
Francis Heathcock, wife of William
Heathcock, living in the extreme north
west corner of the county, committed
suicide on the 9th inst. by cutting her
throat with a razor. The verdict of the
Coroner's jury was in accordance with
the facts. The deceased was about 43
years of age.
Goldsboro Messenger Messrs. IL. G.. !
Parrot and George +. PARROT, of Lee
noir county, passed through Goldsboro
ON Saturday, on their way to Durl am,
carrying with them 5000 pounds of
choice tobacco, of their own growth, to
be sold in the Durham market. ..... Louis
Phelps ala John Chalton, was con
victed of murder Thursday, at Green
court, and sentenced to be hanged Oh
April 18th.
Blue Ridge Blade: To ensure the safe
keeping of Secress until our next term
for this county, he will be removed to
the Jail at Charlotte......It has been
often said that a revival of religion has
not been known in Morganton within
the memory of the Oldest inhabitant,
bnt, (and we say it in nc spirit of levity),
there is some indication of unusual in
terest at our Methodist church lust
now, ON spiritual matters.
Statesville Landmark Mooresville
has a tirst-rate string band, eight stores,
tive cabinet shops, one jewelry shop,
one harness shop, three shoe shops,
-four blacksmith shops, two f1ourishing
SCHOOLS, TWO CuuTCQeS, one motel, lots
of pretty girls; and all she now needs to
complete her long list of attractions is a
newspaper and silver cornet band, both
os which she expects to acquire before
any distant day.
Wilmington Review: Reverend Jas.
III. Stringfellow, of Columbia, S. c.,
preached at st. James yesterday morn
ing, and at St. Johns at night. Mr..
Stringtellow' father and grandfather,
as well as his uncles, are all clergymen
in the Episcopal Church, and the three
generations, father, son and grandson,
nave all served in the same chancel at
the same time, a fact which is probably
without a parallel in the country, in any
church.
Reidsville Times The conservatives
Of Surry county held a meeting last
week and appointed delegates to a dis
trict convention to nominate a candi-
date for Judge. to succeed JUDGE Cloud