The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-24

The Allen Brick Machine was
awarded gold medal at the Fair. and
we are glad Of il.
The FARMER AND MECHANIC
makes it Acknowledgements to the
Cumberland county Agricultural So
ETY., (Wm. Alderman ESQ Secretary,
Capt. j. a. Mcpherson. President: A.
\. Mckeih han Esq General SuptN.
for ticket to Fayetteville Fair. Nov.
18th 10Th inclusive. The prospects of
the Fair are said to be excellent 1t is
hoped there will be large attendance
Capt. l.. NJ. Long, Secretary of
| the Roanoke and Tar River Agricul--
turai Society. has extended to the
FARMER AND MECHANIC the customary
pllmentary ticket for the Mn .
Annual Fair. at Weldon. Oct 2Sth TO
Nov. 1st. inclusive The success of
this society shows what may be done
with Local Fairs. of which there
should be nineteen or twenty in State
SO extended and diversified as
North Carolina.
The greatest peice of ingenuity
that we saw at the Fair. was a wreath
of flowers, made by young lady of
Steele Creek Grange, in Mecklenburg
county The flowers We're made of
grains of corn, wheat, rice, beans,
pumpkin, watermelon and cantelope
seeds, and such things. 1t was per
feet representation of fflowers.-7Otch-
light.
This was made last year: but
pitcher, formed of different colored
seeds, nicely vanished, by Miss NJ A.
| Alexander, of the same locality, at
| traced great deal of attention also.
| There are ever SO many pretty and ac-
| complished girls around the Farm fire
sides in Mecklenburg.
The frightful death of Miss Dur
ham in Rockingham county from the
usual attempt to kindle fire by pour
inc kerosene from a can is about the
Tooth case of the kind in North Carolina
within three years and furnishes a
text for another call upon the Leg sla
ture to impose a heavy fine upon per-
sons who act SO foolishly and -es-
cape We do not wish to speak un-
feelingly but really after so many
warnings, the person who resorts to
this fooihardy method of kindling a
fire, thereby endangering, not merely
his own life, but the lives and property
of others, ought to be severely pun
ished.
Fifteen boys, all of them white, eN
cept two, and all under Il years OF
age, were hauled Oiterally, all in one
wagon) up before Justice Waring IL
Charlotte, for systematic and continu
ous robbery of McNinch's cigar fac
tory. The Observer remarks
Justice Waring made full investi
CATION of the case, but finally decided
on account of the extreme youth o
the white boys to dismiss them Wit
the cost. The negroes being mucl
older, and it appearing that they wer
the leaders of the gang, the magistrat
held them for their appearance at tn
Inferior Court. In default of bail the
? were sent to jail to await trial.
$ The whole affair indicates degre
: of depravity among the youth of tn
e city which is truly deplorable.
The death of DR.. Eugene Grou
Of Williamsburg. n. Y, has settled
: disputed point in anatomy; to-wi
!. whether the outw ard indications {
: pulsation of the heart are caused b
: the aorta, or the right ventricle. t
t has long been looked upon with inte
= est by the medical profession OWN
!. to his formations: bring without
l. breast-bone, and capable of suppress:
e ing at Will the pulsations Of his hear
a a power ef which he gave frequel
!, exhibitions. Years ago he gave h
: remains to his friend, DR.. Olive
! Wendell Holmes, the poet; and Il
/ latter invited some of the most EN-
e nent physicians of New York to a
5, tend the past mortem examination.
N was conclu5ively settled that the pu
:. sations are caused by the Right Vel
|. tricle.