The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-21

riding along picking the banjo at the time.
Owen was always on the pick and sing-,all.
black as a coal, and with supple legs. and a
wave OF body hat kept time to his tunes,
and fascinated the crowd-he was a general
Iavorlte with a~tuneful public. He has been
on the stage since the war with some travel
ing MINISTRIES. -On Saturday evening, at
t Q clock, Lee Weathertord. a young man,
aged Il years, was Instantly killed in a quar-
ter OF a mile of Rufhn, By the accidental dis
charge OF gun in the hands of a negro
boy.
Oxford Free Laace. The Board of Com
mlssloners last Monday issued lS4 outside
pauper orders, amounting to about 81 400.
According to Col. Polk Handbook,
Granville reports the largest number OF dogs
ISOLATION to know that while Granville is thus
afflicted with the CANNES, We have the great
est number of tobacco factories. At an
informal meeting of } Justices and other citi-
Zens ct the county, held in the Court House,
1T was resolved TO extend an invitation to
Col. l.. l.. Polk, to address the people of
Oxford on the 4th.
Oxford Free Lance: The revival meeting
at Mt. Zion Church was attended with the
most gratifying results. Twenty-one con
verts were baptized and the church greatly
revived. We notice from the Murtrees-
boro Enquirer that DIR. Mcdowell has writ
ten to Superintendent Mills, of the Asylum,
to select another and send her to Murtrees-
boro at the beginning of the fall session.
understand that Mr.. j. &. Cooper
has sold his North Fork farm to Mr.. James
b. Hobgood for $l2. 80 per acre. There are
about 40 acres III the tract.
Pittsboro Record The hog cholera has
made Its appearance IN several sections OF
this county. quite an interesting pro-
tracted meeting has recently been held at
Pleasant Hill Church, six miles west of this
place. The services We're conducted by the
Rev. L. }. Gattls, and there were fifteen
conversions. Dur Baptist friends will
begin a prOtracted meeting next Saturday at
Rock Spring Church, two miles north OF this
place.
A negro man by the name of Mingo
Jones was arrested IN New Berne on Thurs
day for attempting to burn the house con
tanning his wife Tor the purpose OF consum-
ing her therein. He had saturated the
premises with kerosene, but was frightened
way before the fire was applied. The evil
dence beng insufficient to convict at the
preliminary examination, the trial was post
poned. This we learn from the Nat Shell.
ASdlClSu AFCtt III S-OHC ttltDitOulC
wires have been erected. Pitt county items:
The Rev. l.. l.. Nash has been holding a
protracted meeting at Bethel and thirty-sey-
en- were added to the church to this day.
The Rev. Thomas Carrick is on a visit TO
friends up the State. cotton Will be a
full crop, and corn Will be plentiful on ac-
count OF the increased acreage planted.
Hyde county has the best corn crop IL has
had for many years.
Shelby aurora We learn that a man has
made his appearance III the upper part OF
this county, who says that he is a Disciple OF
Christ, aud claims to be preaching the Cos
pei as it was handed Town by Christ to the
Apostles. He is creating no little excite
ment among the people, and a number OF
persons have already Endorsed the doctrine
he breaches. He refuses to tell who he is
or where he IS from.
Mr.. d. L. Corbin, who aspired to be a
United States Senator from South Carolina,
was yictlmIzed to the tune OF $4,000 III
Denver the other day by a sharper who sold
him a lot of worthless gold bricks. The
ex-South Carolina carpet-bagger has victim
lied many people in his time and now knows
how 1t is himself.
A sweet scented young tulip you are,
Caleb, not to know what is meant by hug
cling a delusion.'' Hugglng a delusion
means embracing a pretty glri VINO Is ready
to 90 back on you just as soon as she finds
another fellow that suits her better than you
do. Ioa ought to be ashamed to confess
your ignorance IN such an unblushlng man
ner.-.Vcto Be,we Dentocrut.
The Winston ,Seutiuei says Mrs. Geo.
Gather, living near Mocksvllle attempted to
commit suicide on last Sunday morning b.
cutting her throat. For some time she mad
been somewhat ~deranged. 1t is thought ner
recovery from her selt-in1icted wound is
doubtful.
Ex-President Grant daughter, Mrs. Mel
lie S~artorls, is not dead. The celebration OF
the Napoleonlc tete was omitted on the 18th,
the first time III thirty years. II de
structiye tire occurred At st. Pierre Mlgue-
lon, New Brunswick; twenty persons lost
their lives.
Monroe E,eyutrcr: Dice, in this place, on
the Sth Instant, after a brief illness, DR..
James ". Doster, aged % years. lie was
one OF our most respected AMI influential
citIZeuS.