The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04

AT the Catholic Fair. DIR. Eugene Urls
som was voted the $40 gold-headed cane, by
a ballot of rs to 700 for Maj. b. {; Manly
the hardest man to beat IN haieigh on
such an occasion. The Doctor MADE a
graceful speech of acceptance. he had hi"-
self given 80 votes to his competitor tnere-
fore deserves to tote" the cane. Gen. Mite
received Is votes. and DR.. L. H.. Heartt 3.
So the total earnings from the cane reached
sl55. The gold pen was voted TO Capt.
Jno. c. Blake.
Recently we printed az article BY Alex.
Sprunt. ESQ. of Wilmington, III reference
TO pouring oil upon the waters to still the
temrest. Another experiment IS reported.
CAPT. Lewis, of the Schooner Bdileg, from
Dominica 10 Glouster with 10000 oranges
was utterly dismantled by the storm. The
Herald account says Captain Lewis also
saturated several mattresses with oil, which
he trailed over the stern TO prevent the wa
ter from breaking over the vessel. This
proved an eficacious e~xpedient, but did net
altogether break the force # the waves.
The Henderson Rerie,c estimates that
5000 0 $4,000 have been stolen from the
people of Granville by fraudulent tax re-
turns.-Judge Cloud and r. c. Pear
son have followed Judge Settle to Florida,
but not to settle. They go to hunt and fish.
It will be fun to hear the Judge say-"1hor
NOR THAR NoW!' when a big alligator
opens six feet of jaw, and comes forward
% investigate the queer, new, old hsh that
sits on the bank, waving a pole, and splitting
tobacco.
A letter from Winston, to the 4News,
says at $50 o'clock this evening, at the
ST. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mr.. Hugh
Kyle, was married to Miss Bertha Glenn,
sister of our worthy townsman, w. b.
Glenn, ESQ. The church was beautifully
| decorated with evergreens, and the ceremo-
ny was impressively performed by the Rev.
Mr.. Bynum, the pastor. The happy couple
left on the 5 0 clock train. The groom Is
a son of Judge A. A. Kyle, of East Tenn
essee, whittier they returned.
The Fret-Lnce says An able sermon
was preached by Rev. Johns. Watkins, at the
installation of Rev. j. w. Primrose as pas
tor of the old Grassy Creek church, on the
18th nst.--The blowing down Of tai
chimney severely injured Mrs. G. w. Lands
at Williamsboro.--Col. J. S. Amis ano
Hon. J. J. Davis commissioners, have as
sessed the county debt for 1875, as follows
Valuation in 1875 S3.205.000; Valuation IL
cutoff 1875 SlO4, 900; Debt Of Granville,
1875 s2l, al. 50. Amount due from FRANKLIN
to Granville S6S0.0O. with interest from Feb
ruary ), 1875, till paid.
The Wilmington STIR alludingto Frank
Leslie's illustrations of the colored peoples
Fair says: THAT paper, however, seem:
to have imbibed the popular Northern idea
to the effect that everything connected with
the colored people must of necessity be
shabby. In these pictures the mel. women
and children have a shabby look. the We
hicles are shabby, and even the marshal:
in the procession wear slouched hats anC
otherwise present a shabby appearance,
while in reality the colored people are no
ted for their respectable appearance on sucf
OCCASION
Married in Christ church, by Rev. DR.
Marshall, at d a. m. this "Wednesday
morning, Mr.. Peter Mitchell Wilson anc
Miss Ellen, eldest daughter of Maj. P. NJ.
Hale. The attendants at the altar were
Mr.. Collins Hawkins and Miss Annie Snow
though a host of friends of both sexes at
tended them to the church, and through
out their Northern tour, with warm go oC
wishes. The bride received a number o.
very handsome presents. 1t is ever a pleas
ure to us to see a newspaper man doing we'll
and our gifted, energetic young %contrere il
to be genuinely congratulated on having Sc
cured as a life's help-meet one among ter
thousand, and truly altogether lovely.