The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-12


kinston burmal:: Cotton is growing
finely all over the county.-In the
mill proceedings last week, j. l.. kinsev
said that Il mill would break on an ave
rage once in ten years, and that these
~breakages generally occurred in a year
with a ! IN it-that A, 81, o. and -
will long be remembered for their extra
ordinary treShets, which broke nearly
every mill dam III the county,
very curious specimen of a snake was
killed near town last week. 1t was
about four feet long, with a ~variegated
color (black and red); with the body and
tail az large dts one arm and the head
and about eighteen inches of the BODY
next to the head as small as one finger.
Some reported it as a singing snake.
as they saw Il sting about an inch long
in the end OF the tail.-jones county
item: Cotton anne up pretty well, but
the cutworm is doing his work SO effect
lively that some of our farmers have
despaired of getting Il good stand. -
We had the pleasure ON last Friday of
riding over the tobacco tarm-thirty
acres-of :. /. Wooten 4 Bro, a
LaGrange. They have d splendid
stand and the weed Is growing beauti-
fully, the plants averaging at least a
foot if not eighteen inches in diameter
across the top. They have sold about
one-half Of last years crop from -
acres, realizing about Sl,400, OF about
500 per acre. Their tobacco raising
does not interfere with their cotton farm,
as they have III as much cf that az ever
about 200 acres, and the stand and
the condition in which we found that
crop shows that no neglect has been
allowed there.
Goldsboro Messenger: Many of our
farmers are preparing to harvest their
wheat this wheat.-The best cotton
field in this section is that Of Mr.. Oliver
at Pine Leyel."The contractors viii
a few days.-The Bingham boys had
a pleasant bali at the McAdoo House.
Greensboro, Oh Monday night. The
Newbern District Conference of the VI.
+. Church will be held at kinston the
Goth inst. The Grand Lodge, X. of
H., will convene in the city of Newbern
on June 18th. The Atlantic road will
pass delegates for three cents a mile.
The Stockholders Of the \. 4 n.
G.. Railroad will hold their annual meet
ing this year at Beaufort on the Goth
ms .-From all sides most encour-
aging reports reach Us concerning the
crops. Cotton looked never more
promising, wheat is good and corn a
fair average.
Lenoir 7opic:: Last Thursday about
midnight. the dwelling house OF Mr..
James W. Council, in Boone, was ell
tirely consumed by fire. Nothing was
saved and the occupants Of the house
narrowly escaped with their lives. 1t is
supposed that the fire originated from
the stovepipe. No insurance. -
Thousands Of people know Lambs
Rifles" but few, however, know where
these famous guns are made. The
mandatory is at jamestown, IN this
State ~ few days ago, while Mr..
Daniel Morefield, who resides on Roam
creek, johnson county, Tenn, was en-
gagged in digging ore, the dirt gave way
and fell in on him, killing him almost
instantly. He was about sixty years OF
and leaves \ wife and several chill
dren.
According to Mr.. Richard Z. Badger,
as before published in the Star, it does
look as if the notorious c~arpet-bagger
did keep a sort Of memorandum OF
transactions with certain unnamed
parties in North Carolina. AS we said
the other day, there is a great deal of
unwritten history in our State. John
L. Deweese told Governor Vance, if
we remember, correctly, that there
was "sights of rascality" not known
to the public that occurred in North
Carolina about l866-'7O.-W WI. Star.
Right, you are! Street gossip
tells "a power" Of curious
Winston Sentinel: Internal Revenue
for the week ending last Sat
urday amounted to $40, 669.l3. For
the month of May 500, 600. ia
young man named Morgan came near ,
drowning last Sunday while bathing IN
mill pond. Remember the Sab
bath day to keep it holy.-Mr Isaac
VanHoy, an old and good citizen, dleo
last week and was buried at Loves
church.