The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07
Raleiab ano Roundabout
VOL. Ill.

Special term Madison county
court: Judge Avery; Nov. %.
Mrs. Plummer, wife of the vener-
able Rev. DIR. w. S. Plummer, died in
Richmond last week.
They have found the body of a
child in well in Warrenton, and are
turning sick at the stomach. No clue
AT Mason. Tenn died last week
of yellow fever, Col r. B. Somerville,
formerly of North Carolina
-Messrs W. L. Blackwell, and Ju-
liam S. Carr, have bought the interest
of Jas. R. Day Esq, who retires from
the firm of Blackwell & Co.
As Sioux Indian boys have been
placed at the National Industrial
School, near Fortress Monroe to learn
civilization.
DIR. II. II. Thorpe, of Rocky
Mount; Lemuel ID. Bennett, of Arson,
and Archibald Crabtree, of Orange,
aged 80, are recent deaths of respected.
BY the change of schedule which
goes into effect on the 10th of Novem-
Der the time from New York to Raj
eigh will be reduced to less than "a
hours.
The Legislature will meet on the
Sth of next January, and the ballot for
United States Senator will begin on
on the following Tuesday. that is on
the 18th of January.
Married in Mecklenburg, Oct. 23d,
at the residence of r. A. Torrance
Esq, II. E. Le-Grand, of Richmond
county, and Miss Myra Torrance the
Rev. w. f. McIlwaine officiating.
There's lucky young man.
A friend of ours last week begged
we shouldn't print any more snake
stories We advised him to keep
sober. if he found too many of 'em in
his boots. But t'was'nt that: and you
never will guess the reason;-at least,
excepJin' you're use-keepin' That's
all.
We see it stated that the entire ex-
pense of the Yellow Fever lnvestiga-
ting Commission is borne by Mrs.
Elizabeth Thompson of New York. If
this be true, the lady deserves to receive
the gratitude of the Southern people,
and doubtless will.
Wilmington increased her cotton
receipts for the month of October as
compared with last year 1884 bales.
Part of this however, is due to early
sales; last year cotton was held back.
The gain in exports over 1877, is stated
by the Rerieac, in cotton, II ,556 bales:
in Turp. 8, ,405 casks: in Rosin, 1904
barrels; tar $50 bbls.
An excellent spirit passed behind
the curtain OF eternity when Col. w.
s. G. Andrews, of Wilmington, died
suddenly (being found dead in his bed)
at Goldsboro on Monday He was a
Past Grandmaster, L. O. O. F.. and
was buried with the usual honors.
Maj Englehard made neat speech
of presentation at Weldon Fair, in
connection with the gift of a model
printing press to David Barlow Perry,
the nine-year old, Edgecombe county,
Amateur printer, sent by j. F. Do man
of Baltimore, the manufacturer.
Many an old soldier will learn
with genuine regret of the death of
Miss Mary Ann Buie, the soldiers
Friend" though in some respects she
lived too long. Long enough, at any
rate, to see the sacrifice of life, or of
limb, almost entirely forgotten by
those for whom the offering was lifted
up.
We do not see the Raleigh Chris
tan Adcocate, but it is rumored that
Rev's. Black and Reid have bought the
Paper Floral College, together with
II acres, sold for $3.50 to r. Lilly. A
good name for floral property. -.
Louise Pomeroy plays at Charlotte
Fair. Prof. w. J. Martin and Gen.
Leach will speak on the same occa-
sion,