The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24

7Doile SndIntitSS SCdiidN dS polooii-
cd the big Newfoundland dog, the pet
playmate of Rev. DR. Marshalls chill
dren.
Mgr Silas Chatard will undoubted-
" be the new Catholic Bishop of Rich
mond. He had brother in the Rebel
army.
Eight young ladies from Peace In
stitute were among the 81 converts of
the recent First Presbyterian Church
revival.
What should be done with
printer who, pathetic poem converts
the words "briddl trouSeau" into ''He
brides trousers -
-Tilman Crawford, the notorious
outlaw, of Randolph county, was re-
turned to the Penitentiary on Tuesday.
The reward fetched him
Stanton River Bridge is again re-
built the company showing great
energy, considering the repetition Of
their heavy loss.
-Heinsberger, of Wilmington, is
exhibiting copy of Col. Bachelors
splendid steel engraving ofthe Battle
of Gettysburg.
The scarletina scare at Peace In
stitute was more "scare' than scar
letina." The single case is GONZALES
cent, and classes go on as usual
The Durham Plant says Julius
Lewis & Co.. of Raleigh, is one of the
most enterprising firms in the State.
Hit ii squarely that time.
The Murfreesboro Enquirer arises
and yelis down into the ears of the
Overseers of Public roads but that
waste labor they are all deaf as rocks.
We call the attention Of farmers
and merchants to the advertisement of
{. l.. upshur, of chemicals for making
homemade fertilizers.
-" Mr.. Theodore Hobgood will also
solicit subscriptions for the FARMER
AND MECHANIC, a splendid agricultural
paper. - Wilson Adrance.
Hon. George Davis and Wm. T.
Dortch having declined to allow their
names to be mentioned for the Su-
preme Bench, there is room for cou-
pie more of nominations.
Mrs. Chief Justice Smith was
Iv-, l., L Al.
cheers from the young men of Murfres-
boro, where she was visiting at the
time of her husbands appointmen Mt.
The negro Darden. of Wayne, was
not hanged, the Governor having COM
! muted his sentence to imprisonment
| for life. He is now in the " Pen
| Land in the suburbs of Durham
which might have been bought for s.
per acre few years ago sold for 5000
per acre last week That old Durham
Bull was wonderful city-zen.
| The Episcopalians are to have SER
| vice in Durham once month until a
| church is built. They are also speak
ing Of a church at Chapel Hill, with a
son of Rev. DIR. Cheshire as rector.
Col. John I. Patrick, of the
| Wadesboro Herald, recently had his
good looking photo electrotyped, on
| the back of his business cards. And
I now the Herald is enlarged TO an
! eight-page paper. With some new
! type, and every appearance of pros
! perity. Put the tylo and two together.
and here's success to Bros. Lilies and
! Patrick.
The Wilson AdrQace tells of some
fellows" green as grass, but willing
to be wicked, Of Nash county, who
made up joint-purse of $50, and sent
one of their number to New York to
! buy counterfeit money. The agent
made his bargain, and came home, a
millionaire. he supposed. But on open
ing the box-well, you can guess what
an half peck of bricks and sawdust is
worth +. For the bitter was bitten, OF
course
A tramp on being ordered out of a
Brooklyn bagging factory. struck a
match against a bag of jute which
ignited and fired the lower part of the
| building, cutting off the stairway.
130 girls We're working upstairs but
managed to escape by ladders. Loss
$4,000.