The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-11
\ wagon factory is being built south OF
he city. nearTucker's mill.

4 wagon factory Is being built south OF
the city, nearTuckers mill.
Raleigh Visitor: We regret to announce
that Mr.. W. ID. Williams, OF this city, had
the misfortune TO lose his cotton gin, to
eether with about twenty bales OF cotton,
last night. by fire. His gin Is located about
four miles west Of the city, on the Chapel
Hill road. The Rev. W. J. ". CroWder
lost several bales which he had III the gin at
the time.
Kinston .Jourua1: On Tuesday night some
thief effected an entrance into Mitchell 5 safe
staAle and got away with one Of shls best
horses. Among the exodites who have lett
for Indians, is Wiley Whitford, Il lunatlc
who has been supported at the county eX-
pense for some time. Lenoir county thus saves
S>4 per wear. and Indiana gains a voter.
About seventy five negroes left 1.aGrange
on Monday for Indiana, and others are pre-
pairing to 90.
Asheboro Coortcr: Among other things
Of merit in our Fair Hall we were shown by
Shelf Cox somc nice and fine plaids from
the entcrprising Odell Manufacturing Go.
Of Concord. \. C.-The mining interest
Of this county has lately received a new i'm
| petus. Our people are more enthusiastic than
ever before and have gone prospecting with
a vim. leaving no corner unnoticed Recent
~ there have been several gold mines sold
to northern companies being t1at of Wilson
kindlcy
The Recorder says that when Maj. Patter-
sons residence was burned recently in Or
ange his family were saved by the frantic
vowls of Il cat who thus awakened them
in time to escape they saved nothing what
ever this is a heavy blow to the boot-jack
business. Everybody will now want a big
Tom. The Recorder says: One of the family
remembered the infant and returned to it
to find the bed on fire. and was just in
time TO snatch the child from a fearful
death. we regret TO learn that Major
Patterson lost much valuable property and
silver ware which lie had left in the house
when he removed to Clinton.
Elizabeth City EconoDltSt: The dwelling
house on the farm OF the late AmSey Thorn
ton, about two miles from town, near the
Woodville road, took fire from the chimney.
on Sunday, and was entirely consumed, with
/ nearly all its contents. --Wm. Parker. a
South Mills, on the night Of November 10Th
by some unknown During the recent
cold weather two Of Currituck,s oldest citi-
zens. living on Powells Point, closed their
pilgrimage on earth to enter upon eternal
life. John Bunnel was s. years , months
and : days old on the day of his death. Viii
liam " hIte was within a few months of s.
years.
Winston LcdRcr: Mr.. Robert J. Bell. at
High Point, was engaged in moving on
Thursday last, and in coming down the
steps with an old fashion wheat cradle. fell.
and in the fall the blade struck him across
the wright wrist, Sevcring the arteries Of
that arm.-It is with pride that we, as a
citizen of Winston, point to a large cotton
and wooden mills of f, x H.. Fries, in Sa-
lem. This is an old enterprise, well known
to the citizens of North Carolina. vet for
the beretit of numerous readers outside of
the State, we wish to give them a few sta
%tisticS. Last year these mills used 1925
pounds cDtton and So, lS9 pounds wool and
"A, 646 yards cotton goods. This year there
will be a large increase in these figures.
Weldon NocS: The whole cotton crop in
this section has been gathered and most of
II has btcn sent to market and sold
v e learn from a gentleman from Scotland
Neck, that at Edwards Ferry. a few DAYS
ago, one hundred bales Of cotton were burnt.
The cotton had been placed there for shi, :
ment. 1t belonged todifferent parties. all Of
whom we hear, had bills of lading from the
Roanoke Transportation Company.-Las
week. IN the nelghborhood ofScotland Neck.
VT. RED. IeWters GIN house was burned to
the ground, together with about :, 600 pounds
OF lint and 5000 poun Is of seed cotton. and
all the cotton which has accumulated durinr
the Season. The fire is supposed to have
been incenliary.
Charlotte Obscrrcr: Mrs. Rollins. who
was caught between the ears and the
fence along the Carolina Central track. nirht
before last, had one rib broken and was CON
slderably bruised, but has suffered no per
manent lnjury.-A private letter from
HlHsboro states that as a mark of respect
to the late DR., edmund ~Strudwick, and ac-
count of whose sad death was published n
this paper Tuesday morning, the business
houses OF the town were all closed ON the
day OF his funeral and all of the bells of the
tow We're tolled.-The people of Durham
are sending their children down to the gym
naslum at Raleigh Tor exercise. -Twom muir
der trials are to be had at Alexander co,,r,
In SeSSion at Taylorsyille this wool T.,