The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-21

. ~AI. us IVY
of Pikeville township, has our warmest SYM.
pathy in his family affections. About tw,
weeks ago, his daughter, Miss Caroline. aeee
10 years, died of typhoid fever, aud nov
another daughter and also Mrs. Wigs ar,
stricken down with fever. Peaches ar.
plentiful and cheap. DIR. w. w Fais
son was called to Sampson county vesterda,
by the sickness of his father, Col. H. w
Faison. The Free Will Baptists' vearl,
meeting, at Pine Level, convened on Frida,
of last week and was largely attended
The ordinance OF baptism was admins
tered 20 35 persons at Herring's seine haul
on Little river, in this county, on Wednes-
day of last week. They were of the Free
Will Baptist denomination, and a large
crowd was present to witness the baptism.
forty-tour accesslons are already reported tt
the membership of the church, and some l.
or 20 mourners offered Tuesday night.
Mr.. George Copley, at Durham, lost his
life by the gases In a well into which he had
descended. The Recorder saws: Young
bucket, which he had half filed with the
fragments of rock, when he called out to be
drawn up. His father and the negro pulled
On the rope, but when less than halt way up,
George fell to the bottom. His father was
held back with great difficulty from going
down Immediately; but being tied fast to the
bucket, he made the descent. He soon call
ed to be drawn up, and when he reached the
surface was speeches. and helpless from the
foul gases. The body of George was not
long afterwards recovered, and was Inferred
Oh Thursday.
Charlotte Observer: Thomas knoxville,
six miles below Mocksville, dropped dead on
last Sunday morning while backing his
shoes,-W. 2. Covington, Esq, of Stokes,
was taken sick, and died last week in South
Carolina, whittier he had gone on a business
trip.-A young lawyer of another State,
of a highly respectable family, was arraigned
before a magistrates court on yesterday on
the charge OF false pretences. The magis-
trates before whom he appeared being salts
fled, however, that he had not meant to de-
ceive, made themselves responsible for his
Indebtedness. Twelve hundred visitors in
Asheville-so claimed. Some ugly rumors
are afoat concerning an alleged kidnapping
of a witness in a suit to be tried at the next
Inferior Court.
Raleigh Neos: Raleigh can boast of sew
enteen factories, four Of which are iron
works, five lumber factories, five yards for
and tive -four mills. Moore county
items: Mr.. Guthrie, a leading Republican
power from Fayetteville, says that he will
vote for a soft money Democrat in preference
to a hard money Republican Parties
are here from Newark, n. j., examining
the Bell mine with a view Of purchase.
Crops are looking finely. Walter
Moore, Fineson and Brady, charged with be-
ing accessory to the killing of Watt Seawell,
have had their cases moved from this county
t. Montgomery county.
Ashboro Courier: Standing in a corn field,
near Browns Y Roads, in this county, is an
old d~ilapidated building, presenting no
marked appearance. 1t Is the old Randolph
Courthouse. One in passing would hesitate
before believing that in that small building
Andrew Jackson, afterwards President OF
the United States was sworn IN to practice
law. There is a black oak standing III
the front yard of James Leach, Esq, OF
Trinity College, which measured p feet and
s inches in circumference. We are
pleased to know that Enos L. Blair, a very
prominent citizen of this county, who was
stricken with paralysis last week, is rapidly
recovering.
Raleigh Ncrs Major Moore, author OF
Moore School History of North Carolina,
his large history, and yesterday entered into
a contract with Messrs. Edwards 4 Brough-
ton for the printing of the work. 1t will be
ready some time in October. -W arren-
ton items: Recent rains have greatly I'M,
proved the crops. 1t is believed there vii
be a fair crop of cotton, but much OF the
corn was beyond remedy and the crop will be
short. Joe Aston, colored, was com
mitted to jail on the 9Th instant, to await his
trial at the next term of our Superior Court
for being the author of the recent fire III this
place.
From the Nem Be,mtan: New Bern has
taken time by the torelock and appointed a
quarantine on the River, Or. Chas. Duty,
in CHARGE, and on the train, Mr.. K. r.. Hill
detective. She has also appointed VIM. y.
Bryan, and H. L. Foscue, cotton welghers.
The following is the tax levy Tor craven:
current expenses 345 cts; Poll so; olo
debts -. Net income one per centum. De
not our farmers plant corn too early =
friend Of ours who is an old man and ha'
paid considerable attention to meteorology
gives it as his opinion that our farmers ac'
YER unwisely in planting before the st Q