The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-18

Wadesboro HcroI7: Died, near Dry Brock
postotice, Montgomery county. Nov. -ath.
Of heart disease, Mrs. Elizabeth Rush. wife
Of 4. F. Rush. Esq. Montgomery county.
Frank Stookey. the 0 , vale, was
here last Friday and Saturday. He succeeded
in getting about SO. or SD from the white
people to see his fool hardness
were two gentlemen IN our office last Satur-
day that measured thirteen feet and ene-half
inch in height. Mr.. b. was six feet seven
and a half inches, and Mr.. r, six feet SIX
inches."Thc case of jim Green, c0lorcl.
for the murder Of Bascomb -. colored.
resulted in a verdict Of manslauchter.
Green Is a very young looking negro. He
did not seem to take much interest in the
trial. His wife was on the prisoners bench
with him during the trial, and seemed some
what concerned as to the result ofthc trial.
The murder was caused, as most g our
readers are aware, by a dispute ariSing from
playing cards, and that on a Sabbath day.
Charlotte OJSerrcr: Near \. L. G.. Ks
store in No. 4 township, Cabarrus cucatv.
two days since the body Of a negro man who
lived in the vicinity was found dead ia ;hc
W0ods.-AmOng the new institutions of
Charlotte is the establishment of a branch
Office Of The Taylor Manufacturing Com
pany, of Westminster, Marvland.-Is
the executive department OF the State so
poor that it can't pay for the advertisement
of rewards offered by the Governor: Tie
Sheriff has one now which he i al liberty
to publish if the county will pay the eX-
pence.-It is now pretty we'll understood
that there is to be Il grand cooking main
tween chickens in -Alamance and NcckIcn-
burg counties about Christmas.
TarLoro .Soutaouor. Commodore Mar
~hall Parks, President. Of the Alben.ar!e (
Chesapeake Canal Company, has just Paid
INTO The Treasury $I00, 600 in old state
bonds, thereby returning that amount of
stock to the company which Is now held BIZ
the State.-Thc Postofice at Hamilton.
which is kept in a store, was broken into on
the night of the ID instant, the desk brokcn
open and about 500 Stolon.-Thc concert
Cornet Band, was we'll attended. the boy,
performed eXccllcntly. aud about so wa-
raised for the support Of the band.-IIun.
r.. Il. BridgcrS. President # the Ni'u:in-
ton / Weldon tr1gcr>. President # the
Wilmington \ weldon Railroad and scn.--
ally rcr ortc3 t. be the best railroad mama-er
m the South, was in town. his old homo. t!t>
week.
Tarboro ~Aort..ta.r: The posto1ioe "a.
Milton, \, c., which IS kept in a store was
broken into on the night of the 3rd INST. the
dest broken openand about 500 stolen. The
night before the coach shop belonging to n.
X. Gladson was entered and a lot Of tools
stolen. "A bell telephone been established
by Commodore Parks, the enterpri,ing and
interchangeable President of the AIbcnarle
and Chesapeake Canal Company. from his
office in Norfolk, Va, to Coinjock, Curl
tuck Court House and North LANDING. Il !
distance of sixty miles. There is now q
force of 100 hands constantly at work on the
clnal.
Newbern Dcnlocrut: The result of the
recent trial of the case of Whitehurst vs..
demonstrates, that in a case where |
Il white man socks redress against a colored
it is almost impossible to obtain JUS
in Craven county, when any portion
the jury is composed Of colored men.
Battleboro Progress. Some unknown party
or parties entered Mr.. John Ellen's store at
Whitaker's Mill last Monday night, and
took $l43.-Exodusting is contagious.
The darkies around here nave caught the
and had a big meeting last Monday
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