The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02
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Capt Andrews is still quite weak un-
able for duty.
Judge Ashe is in town.-Mrs. II. H.
Battle is seriously ILL.,
Sorry indeed to learn of the death of
Can't j. W. Lees second son with diphthe-
ria.
A negro named Hal Ratliff was jailed in
Anson for beating and kicking his own
child to death. Odserrer says.
-Rev DR.. Pritchard is back, and well
pleased with his trip. Three new students
are already at the College, and half dozen
more coming.
Eli Saunders, mail messenger, now lies
in Montgomery county Jail, confessedly hav
ing robbed the mail from Troy to other
points. Thus saith the Review.
Mr. H. A. Cofeld, representing the
Needham Musical Cabinet. an instrument
of which we have heard favorable mention,
is at the National, and will remain until after
the fair.
A young mulatto calling himself Ben
ton, and protesting to hail from Anson
county, was killed by deputy sheriff near
Camden, S. c., while resisting arrest for
several thefts.
We make our acknowledgements to
Capt. G. B. benson, for tickets to the State
Fair, which he considers an assured sue
cess. All parties connected with the man
agement certainly deserve praise for work
ing up an interest, and securing practical
results, in the face of most unpromising be-
ginnings.
Those who admire handsome things
should call on W. b. Hutchings, of this city,
to see double set of harness made for Mai.
Julian S. Carr, of Durham. 1t beats any
thing of the kind we have seen recently.
They are gold mounted, solid-plate, with
monogram y. S. c." on allthe escutcheons.
The workmanship is first class. Mr.. Hutch
ings knows how to do that kind of work.
Col. VIM G.. Crenshaw, President of
one of the Richmond Fertilizer Companies.
in answer to Col. Polks letter, states his
belief that the North Carolina fertilizer law
didly adds: Tile manufacturer who pre-
tends to the farmer that he (the maker of
fertilizers) loses any portion Of these charges
Il. e. for bagging, inspecting, etc. volun-
tarly, is simply trying to practice a fraud.
We shall print the whole letter next week.
Says the Charlotte Obserrer: 1t will be
exceedingly gratifying to the friends of the
Western North Carolina Railroad to learn
that its president. NJ j. las. Wilson. has just
returned from Florida, whittier he went
to look after the interest Of his road in the
Florida railroad, cases. and that this trip re-
suited in his securing $4,000 belonging to
his company. This Is a party Of the pro-
ceeds of the sale Of the bonds appropriated
IN 1878 to aid in the building of the road,
and though the State has been after the
money for the years, Maj Wilson has just
turned into the treasury of the company the
first cent that it has ever realized from this
source
1t is curious how easily some people
can be deceived. Every now and then we
hear some one talking about the special favor
done to the farmers by the bill creating the
Department of Agriculture. We advocated
that bill, and by our vote as a member of
the legislature helped to make it law
We, like the others, thought it measure of
SPECIAL favor to the farmer. But look at
the facts. Here is Department kept up
oy farmers alone. The big salaries go, 900
70 the Commissioner. 81, 800 to the Secre-
tary, 5000 to the Chemist 81 900 to assis-
can't chemists, $1,000 to the State GeolOgist)
Sll are paid out of fund raised specially for
FARMERS, Other State officers are paid from
taxes paid by all classes; the lawyer the
G9octor, the merchant, the capitalist, and the
Jormer! But none of these, ercept the far
' Mef' help pay for this big Department
which Is heralded as SO great a farOr by the
leg Legislature of 1876, to the poor, down
trodden farmers!