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

STATE SCRAPS

The Louis urg Cour,er has changed
its name 10 Times, published every
Friday. ~ Hall ! Thomas. at = a
year. Success. gentlemen - Geo.
5. Baker has been appointed public
administrator of Franklin county
DR.. Babcoch has settled in LouisDurg.
All Or. j. Buxton Williams. ii Ok
lord.-ONford Free Lane. j. I.
Britt, proprietor, Capt. VIM. Biggs,
editor;triday Sl.25 a year. Too cheap.
friends; We firmly believe that no
paper, with less than 5000 subscribers.
can sustain its-lf, in North Carolina,
at less than 50 4 year-The .SOitIt-
ernel's PIC weighed III lbs, net, and
was owned by J. r. Mizzel oC Martin
county-lIaj. Harvey Cabiness has
been appointed L. S. Commissioner
for observation-disclosures Farrow and
Ross, and II. Wi5wall, merchants Of
Washington. \. G.. have been forced
to succumb under the financial pres
sure-Some scamps tied the horse Of
VIM. Bowen, Of Cleaveland; to a tree,
and killed It'd. ID. Suite. or Shelby
will open a tobacco factory III the
pring-Several negroes have been
jailed in Cleaveland for numbering.
and placingo the track, the negro, who
at Kings Mountain-A farmer we
suspect the initials are A. G.. PERSON.
writes to the Wilson Adrance making
the following suggestion; Let the
next Legislature pass an act compell-
ing the owner Of every dog III the
State to keep him muzzled, the muz-
zles to be manufactured by the State
and to cost not more than 81. The
money to be paid in the treasury for
the benefit of public schools or any
other object the Legislature may di-
rect.'-An old man named Nathan
Rue committed suicide by drowning
himself in Flat River near Crabtree'5
mill, Orange county, Feb. the 18th
RandolphReytdotor; j.. I. Croker, edi-
tor; $3.50 per annunl; Wednesday,
B.. b. Marley, OF Randolph, while run
ming q fast horse, struck his knee
against a fence, and received a pain
full wound-J. ". {. Russell, OF New
Hope Academy. killed a pig, less than
a year old, weighing f31 Ibs-Rev-
enuers captured 1 stills and l prison
er, on Sandy creek-Deputy marshal
Crowson, arrested Aleck Conner, but
he leg bailed himself TO the woods
Col. j. NJ. McCorkle Will stars a law
school in Salisbury-U. S. Marshall
Douglass presented a petition, says
Washington star, signed By nearly all
the Democratic lawyers il his district
for his retcntion-Alamance
IS in session-J. -. Cocbin and
+. Ireland are manufacturing plug
tobacco at Company Shops, and j. II.
TarpIey & 90. at the same place are
manufacturing the Alamauce Bell
smoking tobacco. Il. II Fowler 4 10,
1t Mebanesville, viii in a few DAYS
the manufacture of smok-
tobacco"Ex. Sheriff Murray, Of
Alanance, died OF paralysis on Satur-
lay last--Dr. J. ;. Murphys Of Com
oany shops, recently lost a son and .
laughter b diphtheria-Dr. u. 4.
Montgomery addressed the citizens of
Aiamance, on grange topics On Satur-
iay-Concord Register. Capt. John
v dollhouse, editor; printed Saturday
orice Sl,50. From its columns, We boil
Down the following: Storm blew the
OF Mrs. Mary BlackweIler's
house, barn, &c-J. 6. Dellinger. Of
ron Station, lost three children by
ii2htheria"Israel Newell, negro.
'ound lead in bed-Wm. \. Cole
nan advertises that lie has room for
fen articles at Paris Exhibition
\ tramp stopped Hall Caldwell near
he Means place the other night, but
Hall called a halt with a big
hooting-iron, the would b. highway