The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-05
RALEIGH, N. O., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1879.

Passenger train on the n c. Road
now leaves at $50 p. NJ, more than
an hour earlier, and connects al
Greensboro with the fast train North
ward.
--Oaic 81 report says the number OF
conversions ia the recent revival were
1872 at the Edenton street church and
50 at the Person ST. About 100 have
/ Joined the two churches.
If you have ever traded in Raleigh,
you have heard of A. Creech, who SO
lons has held Creech's corner, and
| whose very appearance is guarantee
! of good goods and good treatment.
| And he has some good-loolliug sales
men, but--go and sec for yourself.
Two attempts have been made
within few weeks past to break inlO
the residence Of Judge Fowle. The
fact that the family's silver, etc, with
that Of Mrs. DR.. I. 3. Haywood, had
been removed to a place Of safety,
was probably not known to the bur-
glars, who also may not have expected
the lively pistol practice that greeted
the last attempt.
The Supreme Court convened on
Monday, and Judge Ashe and Billiard
oce upy their old rooms ct the Nation
al AS tie Nine Districts Will each
occupy a week we may assume the
court will hold for three months. The
Judges find the duties very engross.
ing, and one, at least has fears that he
cannot continue, as his private affairs
need his attention.
Right handsomely gotten up, is
this prospectus, OF specimen sheet, Of
Chaplin 's-"The South Wustrdted."
The vignette wood-cut wcuid be mere
appropriate for Georgia or Florida
than for Moth Carolina, but it Will be
probably more ii accordance with
Northern conceptions OF Southern
homes than if true 10 nature. The
sheet contains an attractive picture of
the residence Of Julius Lewis, ESQ.
We neglected to IL ention that DIR.
Eugene c. issom was chosen at the late
meeting Of the Medical Association as
its orator for the meeting in Winning
ton next year. All things considered,
+ i,ic
one Of the most intelligent classes of
our people, was compliment, OF
which the Doctor may justly feel
proud. Al the same meeting Dr..
Thos j. Moore was elected essayist.
-Fr om the Daily Obseycer: The
Bros. Tucker ha We fifty acres in grass,
at the Fayetteville gate Of the city,
on what was old worn ont land, but
which yielded sixty tons at the first
cutting, making as beautiful hay as
any ffom the Valley of Virgina....
Martin county cotton was somewhat
damaged lat week by frost The
North Calo.inf, Fish Culture Associa-
ton was organized on Wednesday
evening with Dr.. Jas. Mckee Presi-
dent Col. Paul L. Faison, Y. p; DR..
r. II. Lewis, Secretary and Treasurer.
Mckee's pond, at Beaver Dam, was
chosen for the scciety's preserves. Mir.
$. CT. Worsh, superintendent of the
State Fish Hatchery, was elected an
honorary member. On Thursday
evening Rhamk atte was visited by a
heavy storm that uproOted tress. un-
rooted outhOuses and blew down a barn
of the widow Stephenson. Great dam
age was done to the growing crops.......
Some fine specimens Of grass have just
been received by the Agrl. Dept. and
are now on exhibition. One is of orchard
grass, sent by Mr.. Geo. Wynne. 1t is
five feet in height and was cut May |
22d The yield of acres was TO- 600 |
pounds, thu grass being all carefully |
weighed. There will be another cut |
ting this summer. Mr.. r. ii. Jones,
of Cary, sends some meadow Oat grass,
arena pretensis, six feet high. Cattle
are particularly fond of this grass. 1t
has never been grown here before.