The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-13
Capt. Davis killed a mad dog at Hickory

Capt. laws Killed q mao Jog
lawt week.
There are one hundred and thirty-seven
students at Wake Forest College.
DR.. j. B. Jones has been elected Presl-
dent Of the Charlotte Academy Of Medl-
cine.
The wife of the Rev. j.. H. Wheeler. pas
tor of the Methodist Church at Hillsboro,
died on Sunday after a lingering illness.
Madame Christine Nilsson, for singing
twelve twelve times during the wedding
festivities of King Alfonso, IS to receive
$40, 600.
Dell Mcdonald, a Cleveland heiress, fell
in love with Randolph hurry, an actor, and
followed him to st. Joseph, Mo-, where he
married her.
When separating from her husband, Mrs.
Scott. Siddons gave him money enough
to drink himself to death in year if he is
reasonably industrious.
The Rom Mountain Republican learns that
Rev. Geo. Randall, Of Yancey county, has
killed 575 ground hogs the past summer,
and that on account ofhis mighty deeds as a
hunter his church proposes to retire him
from the ministry.
Judge Lynch held court at Farmersville,
Louisiana, last Friday night, when amob
hanged a prisoner named Oyelstreet. The
victim, who was a brutal wife-murderer,
seemed Indifferent to his fate and died
game"
Raleigh Visitor: Mr. Cassius \ Nation,
died at his residence yesterday afternoon.
|-Workmen have commenced to lay brick
for the erection Of the Second Baptist
Church at the corner Of Target and Person
streets.
A certain Presbyterian minister of Virginia
arrived on Saturday in the neighborhood of
his betrothed. The marriage was set for
Monday. 1t had been given out that he
would preach on Sunday. The vicinity
turned out to church. He never thought
how fit the text was till ne read it: Behold,
the bridegroom cometh:' The congrega-
ton giggled and he collapsed.-Richm0nd
Christian 4droc0te.
Alamance Cleaner: We are sorry to learn
that Mrs. Brannoch, widow ofthe late James
NJ. Brannoch, Of Morton's township, in this
county, had the misfortune to Lave her
house, with nearly everything in it. burned
last week.-A young lady of Graham,
whose name we could give, but of whose
patience and perseverance it is needless to
speak, has just completed a bed quilt con
tanning five thousand eight hundred and
sixty seven pieces.
Jackson Recorder: With deer regret we
announce ~the.sudden death of Mr.. Cad Cape
hart, which took plack at his home in BERTHE
county on Inst Wednesday morning. He
was taken with a yellow chill on Monday
evening, and died at the time above stated.
Little Frank, son of Mr.. Joseph Brown, fell
from the top platform of Mr.. Selden's coach
shop to the ground-a distance Of twenty
five feet-last Wednesday. Very luckily he
was not seriously injured.
Weldon Ne,rs: When Col. J. w. John
ston, OF this county, was at college, about
twenty-five years ago, he presented a gold
headed cane to Frank Simmons, also of this
county. Frank Simmons went out to Kansas
to live and died out there. Senator Vance.
who, was a college mate of these two gen
tlemen, while in Kansas recently with the
committee Of investigation appointed by the
Senate last winter, came across this cane
and recognized it. He secured it, brought
it back home, and gave it to Col. Johnston.
who has it now in possession.
Charlotte OserreI: There were numer-
Gus DRINKS, of all grades, yesterday and last
night. There were half DRINKS and full
DRINKS, plain DRINKS, bowling DRINKS, fight
ing drunks and drunks-and-doWn. \ few
found lodgment in the lookup, but the citv's
lenlency was extended over the great major
lty of the cases.-Salisbury, Greensboro,
Raleigh, and other places in North Carolina,
where with his Establishments he played the
people like a flute, leaving behind him
his autograph. representing sundry sums
borrowed, Will be glad to know that one
Henry }. Ryan is in jail at Albany, Ga.
Tarboro Southerner: Gov. Jarvis is quite
popular IN some counties we have Just ira
versed.-Maj. Latham, of Greenyille. will
doubtless be the next nominee of the Demo
Gratis in the First District. This we were
told by many prominent men in that Dis
trict, they they claim for him 1000 MAORI
". "A most successful revival at Hebron,
in this county. There were nineteen con
veats. thirteen of whom joined the Metho-
dist Church.-Bertie item: Judge Avery.
Robert Outterbridge to be hanged
IN Friday, November 9th. An appeal
was then taken to the Supreme Court.
Raleigh Observer: United States Circuit
Court on the oath nst:-The revival at
the Salisbury Street Baptist Church con