The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28


etteville have purchased at public auc-
ton the well known Beaver Creek"
factories-paying $4,000 for the two.
Mr.. John Shaw continues as president.
The two factories use 5000 spindles
Some of the strawberry gardens
near Charleston, :. c., pay $50 year
rent per acre, it is said, and make for
tunes at it, How much better to buy
better land in North Carolina for s.
an acre, with better freight facilities !.
Major T. w. Boswell, of Rich
mond, Va, has sold his b Outcast,
five years old, by imp. bennington,
dam Orlana. by Deucallion; 2d dam
by Nina, by Boston, &c, Messrs.
Sharp & Raymond, OF Tarboro, y. c.
We have seen small pamphlet on
the mines and minerals of North Caro-
lima, printed by the Charlotte Observer.
which is word for word an article on
the same subject taken from this pa
per. and without the ciyilty OF 50 stat
ing.
Mrs. Bachelor, Mrs Tucker. and
Mrs. Devereux have consented to take
the management Of the Bal Masque to
morrow evening. and we need scarcely
say this secures the success of the
affair. \ large number of invitations
are out
We "swore off" of pun-making at
the 1st of the year, but in considering
this " dog-law agitation we must
remark that nobody wishes to EXTERN
nate the better breed of dogs; it is the
worthless ours that are the curs(e) of
the country.
Insane Asylum Directors meets
March 6. George d. Green, ESQ. of
Wilson, being forced by private bust
ness to resign his commission, Gov.
Vance appointed Col. julius Lewis to
fill the vacancy. He will make an e1-
cellent director
The town marshal of Marion, Nc
Dowell county, is instructed to shoot
every dog seen on the streets. Here
we see the excellent results of the
. mad-dog' scare Everybody who
owns a valuable dog will keep him
chained, whereas the worthless ours
will be eXterminated.
The parties in the National Senate
are nearly balanced Vice President
Wheeler having gone West, it became
necessary to elect d temporary
Chairman. Thomas w. Ferry, OF
Michigan, was chosen beating Senator
Thurman by one vote.
The Toledo Convention. which
convened on Friday last, organized a
new party under the name of The
National Party" 1t embraces the
greenback, the labor. and the Infia-
ton, elements of both the old parties.
The convention was well attended, by
many prominent men.
The church of the Good Shepherd
was crowded on Tuesday evening to
witness the marriage of Mr.. Jos. r.
Wrenn and Miss VI. G. McCallister.
There were four couples of attendants
and several ushers. Rev. Mr.. Rich ad-
ministered the sacrament, and the
joyous party returned to the residence
of the brides father to pass a pleasant
evening.
-Marshals of Davidson College
Commencement: W. III. Neel, chief;
d. II. Hill, Jr., f c. Smith of Raleigh,
W. H. Cozart and Arthur Foster. as
sistant marshals. Neel, Hill and
Smith are North Carolinians and
clever young men. The above are
of the "Philanthropic :" the
8 Eumenean has not yet chosen its
After the railroad accident Ill Vir-
ginia on Sunday, one man was seen
leaning against the car, looking like
corpse, and perfectly still. On being
asked if he was hurt he opened his eyes,
and almost screamed" Good God. am |
| alive" He was scared nearly 10 4
death. but not hurt in the least. One I
Of Alice Oates opera troupe got one /
Of his fingers mashed, yet roared and .
beloved worse than Donnelly, who \
mad both legs pinched off. But we
will wager that same simpleton is on
,he stage this moment winning wo-
mems hearts 10y playing the bold hero.
Bah.