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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

A FEMALE TRAMP.-The Observer reports
the arrival in Charlotte, on Wednesday
evening, of Mrs. Matte Potts. who is on a
tramp from Philadelphia TO New Orleans,
she proposing to make the round trip in
five months, a purse of $1,000 being the
stake at the end of the journey, if accom-
pllshed In the prescribed time. The Obser-
yer says
She left Philadelphia on the 18th of May
"a month ago today having at that time
just completed a six days walking match.
and had lost seven days between that time
and this. Her average days walk is he
tween 20 and % miles. She rests frequent
ly and doesn't generally put in more than
i've solid hours a day. Her biggest days
work since she started has been % miles.
She came here yesterday from Concord,
having left there at 3 a. m. and arrived here
yesterday afternoon at 6. Along the road
she has been treated with c n ;ideration. A
Baltimore paper gave her IA fearful send
off," but she didn't mind it. She has bad
no money since she left Washington. The
people care for her wants and she stops at
the best hotels and is charged nothing.
She expects to reach New Orleans between
the 10Th and Goth of July. Half of her
time-twO months and a half-will be up
on the Odd Of July, and then she proposes
to start on her return trip, when she will
do some walking worth talking about. She
proposes to reach Philadelphia by October
18th, and go thence to New York TO join
O'Leary in a walk at Gilmore's Garden, he
having already rented it for the purpose.
Mrs. Potts says she is a native of Chowan
county, N. c.. Her husband and children
are dead. Twelve years ago she went to
Norfolk, Va, where she lived for three
years; thence she went to New York where
she has lived ever since, doing whatever
she could to make a living at one time
sewing, at another nursing and again keep
ing shop. The walking mania broke out
and she fell a victim.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

Raleigh Obserrer: On Friday morning
Messrs. b. NJ. Moore, G.. B. Moore, Mr.,
Pulley and DIR. j. II. Kirham went to the
mill pond Of J. w. B. Watson in Johnston
county on a fishing expedition, and proceed
ed to make arrangements for a few days
with, the excepting of DIR. Kirkham, went
in the third story Of the mill house, fused as
a store room for @cOtton) to rest for the night.
About IL O'Clock DIR. kirkham started up to
join the party. A noise was heard. Mr.. b.
NJ. Moore got up and lighted a lantern t.
investigate the cause of the noise. He found
a large hole in the floor used as a stall. The
planks that had covered it had been re-
moved. DR.. Kirkham fell through the hole
on mounting to the third story, and st king
his heap, it is supposed, wasinstantly kill
ed. The coroner had a jury to sit on the
case yesterday, and the verdict was to the
effect as stated above.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

Saturday afternoon, last, at I o'clock,
while a negro man was filling one of the hat
lamps which are worn by the laborers at
work in the tunnel, not having ~extinguisked
the lamp before he undertook to fill it, the
flames were communicated to the oil and an
explosion followed. This was in the oil and
storage room at the eastern portal of Swan
nanoa tunnel. In this house was a quantity
Of kerosene, our or five kegs of powder, and
a quantity of provisions. The powder and
oil exploded and in a moment the house was
on fire. The negro who had caused the ex-
plesion escaped uninjured, but another who
was in the room with him, was burned SO
severely that it was expected that he would
die Saturday night. The storeroom being
near the railroad track, the flames commune
Gated to one of the summer excursion cars
and this was burned. The provisions, we
believe, were removed from the burning
building, and the loss in property was not
heavy. Charlotte Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

The Durham PLant gives a lengthy &C
count of the wedding of Mr.. Lewis Blount
and Miss Ida Wilkerson. There were four
teen attendants and a crowded. church,
handsomely decorated. Quite a number Of
brida presents, including a silver toilet set
by Mrs. Julian :. Carr a silver pitcher and
cup by Mrs. Luciu> Green, and a silver cake
basket by L. b. Wilkerson.
A correspondent at Shelby writes the Oh
.errer that William Wilson, aged ~ years,
son of Robt. Wilson, of Rutherford county
was killed last Saturday afternoon, June
18th, at Amos Owens :, on Cherry noun
tain, in Rutherford county, by Watson Grigg,
son of Jack Grigg, of Cleveland county
The homicide was the result of a free fight
in which about ten braves participated and
In which rocks, rails, and pistols were freely
used under the command of Hing Alcohol.
Two men by the name of Hardin and Pow
ell, began the atfray in which Wilson was
slam, and over his corpse on the
following day many drank whiskey,
cursed and played the fiddle. Several
received wounds, but only one man
was killed in the drunken atFray. James
Powell was badly hurt in the head by fence
rails and rocks; William Powell was cut in
the breast and head by rocks he fired seven
shots from his pistol p. Hardin, a brother
in-law Of the deceased, Wilson, was slightly
injured.
Wilson was shot in the head by a pistol
and died in a few minutes. His body lay
neglected and exposed until Sunday after
noon near the spot where he fell. Watson
Grlgg denies the killing and alleges that he
had no pistol in the fight. Grigg has not
been arrested and it is thought that he has
fled the State. As all parties were intoxi-
Gated, and three pistols were used in the
fight, it may be difficult to prove who slew
Wilson.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19
For the Farmer aud Mechanic.
Hog Cholera.

Knowing that anything which will throw
light upon this subject or will give any in
formation to our farmers, that will assist
them IN overcoming this dread disease
among their hogs will be of interest, we
purpose giving the result of the treatment
adopted by one of our farmers, who has suf-
tered very severely from hog disease.
About the middle of May, Mr.. j. S. Rhem
discovered that his neighbors hogs were
dying with Cholera, and that several of his
own hogs We're dead, and that a number
were sick. He at once procured a supply of
soda which he dissolved in water, and gave
10 his hogs with their food, at the rate of a
'eaIsP,oontul to each hog, twice a day The
>eA hogs We're caught, and made to swallow
Tie soda; He also placed a supply of salt
@uu Gopperas IN their troughs where they
sHuid have free access to it. He also changed
sleif range and supplied them with green
lou and vegetables, Result: Not one died
a,t[ taking the soda, and the sick hogs
t.Plliy recovered. He also used tar quite
e" On the hogs, and about the premises,
ii" promptly buried the dead hogs.
We cannot tell whether it was the soda,
f ia salt; tar, or change Of range and
gYl' mat checked the disease. We only
= mat the result was very satisfactory.
:" tn ntlghoorS hogs died, and his recovered.
l. i t ABOVE remedies are cheap and should
nro, hep5 at hand by all farmers, and used
a,roIp uy' provided they have none that are
Nail GEO. ALLEN,
NeTbern, June l6, 1879.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19
USEFUL IMPLEMENT.-The Wadesbo1

USEFUL IMpLEMENT.-The Wadesboro
Herald says:
The Arson Veterans were the recipients,
last week, of a handsome table, to be used in
their armory. Mr.. George Stronach, the
gentleman to whom the Company are indebt-
ed for the above useful and valuable present,
resides in Raleigh. and is one of those enter
prising gentlemen that any community may
well feel proud Of"
The facts are that our genial friend George,
on learning that the "Veterans'-Gmany Of
whom are in truth veteran survivors of the
old Company G., l4th n. c. T,")-were
enleavoring to fit up their armory. selected
one of Morris handsome card-tables; and
sent it as a present for that, you know, :
says George-''is an implement the old
Confed Company C's' knew how to handle
about as well as they did their shooting
irons.
On Friday the 18th instant, Charlie Wat
son, infant son of I. w. and Mary Aline
Dobbin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

Coming all the way from Nebraska to
live in North Carolina. One family has
already arrived, and another will be here
before many days-so we learn from the
Commissioner. He is Informed that quite
a number, with whom he has been cores
ponding, will visit our State during the
present year for the purpose of selecting
homes. let them come, if they will bring
good character for industry and honesty.
Eleven travellers were camping in a
canon or deep %ravine, near Deadwood. A
waterspout bursted somewhere among the
mountains, and the rush Of the food swept
away every soul, together with their horses
and tents. Nice country-to keep away
from
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

Items from the Daily Charhtte Obseroer:-
Cadet u. b. Vance, Jr., has returned home
for the summer vacation, the session of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis having closed
last Wednesday .-The Avery Guards, Of
Morganton, have received their guns, and
the uniform will soon be ready.-At the
late commencement of the East Tennessee
Wesleyan University, at Athens, the degree
of Doctor OF Laws was conferred upon Hon.
j. L. Henry, of Asheviile. a dime con-
cert for the benefit of the Home and Hosni-
tai is to be given next Thursday evening at
the residence of Col. w. K. Myers. This
concert will be under the direction of DIR,
Alloys Bidez.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

Lenoir Topic: Last Thursday Mr.. Roba
F.. Estes, who resides on Mulberry, near
John river, in this county, made an at
tempt to commit suicide. 1t seems that for
the past week or more his min has been at
tected, owing principally to %pecuniary en-
barrassment. Thursday. about | o'clock, he
mounted a ladder, which he hal placed
ascelded to the top of the house; he then
knelt and prayed, after VIII. oh he threw him
self with considerable force to the ground.
He fel on his side and received a severe cash
just over the temple. At last accounts he
was still living and will probably recover.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

On motion of the Bond Holders, Judge
Seymour appointed Col. Duncan McRae to
audit the accounts of the Receiver Of the
Carolina Central Rail Road.
Capt. David Jones, Of the F. & Y. r.
Railroad, sends a specimen of bearded
wheat five and a half feet high-very fine.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

,pofts from all portions of the. State
Goes NOT n"e 'ne wheat crop will equal, if it
IVY excel the crop of 1877.
a5 th' huius Jones, of Cary, sends wheat
eIentV o nurt Rust Proof oats, both of ex-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

= W observation-disclosures. w. II. & r. S.
nave sent to the Agricultural Mus
d specimen of hay taken from a fifty
limo,h', Whlch was seeded to Herds grass,
a tha ri ana clover. The quality as we'll
4 'ae yield was very fine. and shows hat
l. E Enterprise of these gentlemen is not to
less even to a large mercantile bust
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

Rockingham Spirit: Mr. p. W. Richard-
son died in Montgomery county, May e3rd,
1879, aged SO years. Deceased was IA native
of Anso: county. I'll festival held in
Covington Hall on Tuesday night, for the
purpose of raising funds to repaint the
Methodist church, was a success, nearly
S 90 being realized The residence of
Mr.. James Reeves, on Bunker HILL" in
Pee Dee village. was struck by lightning on
Thursday evening last during the preva-
lence of a slight rainstorm. Mrs r.. was
engaged in cooking at a stove, the pipe of
which enters the chimney, which was struck,
the funnel demolished, and Mrs. Reeves
and her little boy knocked down and Sc
verely stunned. Besides demolishing the
chimney a considerable rent was made in
the foor, and the stove was tossed around.
No other damage was sustained by the
building
Fayetteville Gazette: As we have before
sta. ed, at the lasting of the Cumberland
County Agricultural Society. it was decided
to hold a Fruit and Flower Fair and Far
mers' Dinner during the summer, at the
Fair Grounds, the proceeds to be devoted
to the erection Of a grand stand on the
or FUNDS, now greatly needed.-Last
Tuesd,y the La Fayette Light Infantry
celebrated the 10th of June the a%nniver-
sary of t e battle of Bethel by a dinner
and target practice a. the Fair Grounds.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19
Where the Money Goes.

MANY persons cannot understand why the
Soutb with her annual receipts of hundreds
# millions of dollars from her cotton, tobac-
90 rice. and other crops, should be, and
continue, so poor, in comparison with the
loss favored Northern and Western States.
The secret has never been hard to find. We
rave briefly last week the sum OF receipts OF
Northern bacon, -four, and meal, hauled to
noints along the route from Weldon to vii
minrton by the w. & W. r. X. 1t was
from an official report made in response to
application by Commissioner Polk. Similar
applications were repeatedly made by him
to all the Railroads in the State, but without
avail, we believe. The single road, however,
will serve as an illustration of the business
of most ofthe others; and will also explain
very clearly where the money goes.
As the towns of Wilmington and Weldon
are very near the borders of the State, and
are supply-depots for adjacent regions in
other States, we omit them from the calcu-
lation and count simply the stations from
Rocky Point to Halifax inclusive.
To these points there were shipped during
the past three years, as follows
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19
Agricultural.
state Board of Agriculture, immigration
o and Statistics.

JARVIS. Governor and ex Officio Chairman.
" r. KERR, state GeOlOgist and ex officiO men,
peI u p RATTLE, President State Agricultural Col
and ex officio member Of the Board.
-eST9 NJ HOLT. President State Agricultural Soci-
~ and ex oficiO member OF the Board.
Gu n CHEEK, Master State Grange, +. OF H.,
q Nv naicio member of the Board.
i R, THIGPEN, of Edgecombe county.
JoNATHAN EVANS, of Cumberland county.
ggpoS1n.s l.. POLK. Commissioner.
TTaos' !. ROBINSON, Secretary and treasurer.
ddaace second floor of Briggs Building. Raleigh,
Y
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19
METHODIST DISTRICT CONFERENCES

Newbern Dist. at Kinston, June 26.-
Fayetteville Dist. at Laureinburg, July ?.
Greensboro Dist. at Reidsville, July
lOth.-Hillsboro Dist. at Yanceyville,
July 6th.-Wilmington Dist. at Goshen
Church, Clinton Circuit, July l7tb.-
Charlotte Dist. at Concord on Thursday
before the 4th Sunday in July-whatever
that may mean Raleigh Dist. at Trinity
Church, Tar River Circuit, August 18th.
Names o. delegates who will attend should
be sent 10 the Presiding Elders.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19
S2.765.s34

Nearly three millions of dollars sent out of
the State for three articles only, and from
the line of but a single railway Suppose we
should add the cost of the corn, hay, guano,
snuff, ETC., annually imported by our peo-
pie, Would it not seem strange that any
money were left in the country?
Reflect a moment To pay for these 81
| .6j. S34 worth of meal, meat, and bread must
have required the sale of 90. 146 bales of cot
ton, at, say, $40 per bale
And this is why our people, after working
faithfully throughout the year, have only a
file of grocers bills to show at the end of the
year. Is it worth while to add anything
about raising home supplies? We fear it is
not.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-19

Total Tor the three years.
Meat, II, 6S9, 825 Ibis. at 12c. per lib.
Meal, 23,915 bushels, at 81 per bush.
Flour, 61,974 bbls. at 80 per barrel,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-12-04
Worthy Of Attention.

We advise all our readers, whether
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ply themselves with that treasure of
useful, practical reliable information,
the Anaercan Agriculturist, so named
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Subscribe at once for 1880; and receive
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Newspaper Laws.

l. a postmaster is required to give
notice by letter, (returning a paper
does not answer the law when a sub
scriber does not take his paper out o
the office, and state the reasons for its
not being taken; any neglect to do so
makes the postmaster responsible to
the publisher for the payment.
2. Any person who takes a paper
from the postotfice, whether directed
to his name or another or whether he
has subscribed or not is responsible for
the pay.
8. If any person orders his paper
I;~~o-~+ +:-,:' - / ~,'"t ioU all o"-ss..
ages, or the publishers may continue
to send it until payment is made, and
collect the whole amount, whether il
be taken from the office or not. There
can be no legal discontinuance until
the payment is made.
4. If the subscriber orders his paper
to stop at a certain time, and the pub
Usher continues to send, the subscriber
is bound to pay for it, if he takes it ou]
of the post-otfice. The law proceeds
upon the ground that man must pay
for what he uses.
5. The courts have decided that re
fusing to take a newspaper and peri
odicals from the post-Office or remov
ing and having them uncalled for, i:
prima facia evidence of intentional
fraud
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Galveston, Texas December "A
dispatch from Waco, says: Last night
at dance in the country Budd Wood
invited Miss Grace Stanfield to dance
which she declined. Wood became
angry and demanded that the dance
cease and following one Will Currie
into the back room and provoked II
fight. Currie knocked him down
with a pair Of tongs. The two men
afterwards met outside and fought Il
duel with pistols. A dozen shots be
ing exchanged. Currie was wounded
in the hand, bystander in the leg,
and George Wood in the thigh. Budd
Wood then went to where Miss STAN
field was engaged in conversation with
Albert E. Choch, and made two at
tempts to shoot her. He then re-
marked to Choch, "You are friend
of Currie,' and shot him dead, and,
going up to Currie, knocked him
senseless with his pistol. Wood then
made good his escape.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-12-04

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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-12-04

fRR A WEEK in your town, and no capi.
PCC tai risked. You can give the business
a trial without expense. The best opportunity
ever offered for those willing to work. You
should try nothing else until you see for your
self what you can do at the business we offer.
No room to explain here. You can devote
all your time or only your spare time to the
business, and make great pay for every hour
that you work. Women make as much as
men. Send for special private terms and par
ticulars, which we mail free. s. outfit free
Don't complain of hard times while you have
Nuch chance. Address II. HALLETT d co.
Portland. Maine. nl6yl
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5000 A MONTH guaranteed. Sl2a day
~ at home made by the industrious.
capital not required; we will start you. Men.
women, boys and girls make money faster at
is llght ana pleasant, and such as anyone can
g0risht at. Those who are wise who see this
WISE, VII seho US thelr addresses and see for them
selves. Costly outfit and terms free. Now is
lne llme. Those already at work are laying
w large sums ofmoney. Address TRItES
CO.. Augusta. Naipa nlevl
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"A neat thing for Christmas pres
sent would be one of our boxes of
fancy note paper.
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New York Official.

THE VOTE OF EACH CANDIDATE AND
TOTAL VOTE PoLLED.
The official vote of New York is
out at last, and is as follows:
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Gross Cut Saws - Cheaper than
any where else at the old Grand Cen
trail store of Powell & Kline.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-12-04

Go to Morgester's for Candy.
A large stock of sugar frnit and toys
at 40 cents a pound.
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A nice stock of clothing for men,
boys aud children at p. & Ks.
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-Cloaks. - A fine line of Ladies,
Cloaks, cheaper than. the cheapest at
Powell & Kime's.
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-Childrens' Sole Leather Tip shoes
at p. & KS.
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The Nobbiest Fancy Note in town
at The ADVOCATE office,