The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-07

Tie many advantage OIIcItu Ioi ci1A'
and with them capital viii coIne in.
business of every sort introduced. and
a new order of affairs inaugurated
which will benefit all.
FROM CATAwBA.-Married by Rev.
S. r. Trawick, in the Methodist church
at K~enansville, j. VI. Barbee Of Wake
and Miss Jennie NJ. Jones, of Catawba.
She was the grand daughter Of Phillip
Warlick who died on the 24th.
inst. of paralysis-In the Metho-
dist church a Hickory, Jan, 30th. W.
D. Turner of T%urnersburg. Iredell co.
and Miss Ida Lanier.-The Chester
and Lenoir Narrow X. r. has been
graded six miles from L~incolnton N
its way to Newton. Once completed
through to the latter place, and a great
deal Of travel may go west from Will
mington, Monroe and Charlotte via.
Lincoln and Newton instead of by
Statesville as at present
Press: j. S. Tomlinson editor. Satur-
days, is a very cheap paper at only 81
year. 1t is always newsy. 1t states
that VIM. Tucker was killed in Burke
county by the accidental falling upon
him Of a tree.-Hickory is to have a
Board of Trade.
FROM WILSON.-The .4dcdnce, II. G..
Williams, and w. III. Blount, Editors,
Fridays, 81 a year.-Prof. Hasselfs
Institute has 40 scholars-Miss Lii
lie Walton, Of Morganton, and Miss
Mary Dortch, Of Goldsboro. are visit
ing in Wilson-Blach Greek is grow
ing: DR.. r. E. Cox has settled at the
old homestead Miss Ellen Hendren
has a good school for girls, and w.
r. Newsom will % open n for
bOys-R. j. Taylor has improved and
extended his mills-Inferior Court
sent seven scamps on the ~Penitentiary
tramp-Jas. Mosely, of Whitaker's
Mill, has ginned 100 bales this season
a correspondent of the -Adrance
tells Of a Mr.. Edwards. who owned
a horse SO fast he could get no bets
against him whereupon Edwards
silly arranged to bet on another horse
and hold in his own. Mr.. Bottoms,
the owner Of the rival horse. hearing
Of the plan, silly cut the reins of Ed
wards bride SO they would break
when hard pulled. Twenty-Five dol
lars was staked, and the race began.
Edwards whipped and splurged, but
held in his horse. Suddenly the reins
parted, and away shot the racer, beat
ing Bottoms hore 80 yards amid the
yells of the crowd, who were let into
thesecret. Edwards kept straight on
and hasn't returned.
FROM NASH.-Col. l.. l.. Polk. Com
missioner of Agriculture, will address
the citizens of Nash county on the
~subject.of agriculture at Nashville on
Tuesday of court week.-Col. w.
II. Rowland was quite seriously hurt
by a fall from his buggy a few days
ago.-Married by Rev. c. c. Dodson,
jail. w, MdlCclluS CtIlChldul, u
Rocky Mount, and Miss 7. R%oundtree.
Same day, Benjamin Roundtree
and Miss Bette Farmer.
FROM GULFORD.-W. d. Hardin has
been appointed post master at Pleasant
Garden-Mr. Joseph Hoskins, an old
citizen, was stricken with paralysis
and fell in the road. while returning
from town-The State, speaking Of
HIGH POINT, says: This town is get
ting to be one of the most enterpris-
ing places in Guilford county. We
earn that w. H. Snow, who has a
mandatory there, last week paid out
the large sum of over $500 for persim-
mon, dOgwOod and hickory timber.
which he uses in the manufacture of
shuttle blocks, reels, spools, &c. The
people of High Point are now making
efforts to get up a graded school,
Judge Dick had a large mule stolen on
Sunday night tracked as far as Will
son-Messrs. billiard and Dick will
soon open a law school.
FROM WAYNE.-Messenger. Col. j. A.
Bonitz, Editor and owner, Fridays. 81
a year.-The finance committee dis
cover that Sheriff w. A. Deans Is in