The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-26

Three men were hanged in Orange
county little more than a fortnight ago
for house breaking yet the last number of
the Recorder relates half dozen attempts
At robbery. Fine mora effect of the bang
ipgs!
t. +. Kiutz Salisbury, Grand Dictator );
w. II. II. Cobb Gold sboro, Vice Grand
p. G.. Carlton Stitesville. Grand Reporter,
are the principal officers Of the Grand
Lodge knights of Honor for the ensuiEg g
year.
The bricks of the old caldwell Insti-
tute," at Hillsboro, are about to be sold
If each youth who studied, more or less,
within those walls were to buy btick the
old thing could repeat the Sweet By and
By with JUNCTION.
The Methodist Ladies had lively lawn
party at the Church ya'd last night, and
the Presbyterians went to picnic at Col
Faisons farm this morning. The Piuafore
Repeatal on Friday night is for the benefit
of the Presbyterian choir.
The State Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association meets IL Sal
isbury tomorrow. June 26. Messrs. Gra-
ham Haywood. John NJ Sherwood. Pink
G. Ennis and Lieut.. J. t. Pullen, with four
Raleigh Association.
Judge Eure opened Wake Superior
Court on Monday. The School Bill mans
dansus postponed until Monday next, owing
TO sickness of Que Of the counsel for the de-
fendaut. BY consent of the bar, no jury
trial cas- will be heard this term. The
Swepson case has been postponed until next
term.
cents worth of dew berries, leaves the gate
open, and in half dozen minutes a fall
| dozen hungry COW engage in a lawn-party
10 Col. Faison's yard. Old negro in turning
| them out e ejaculate5, sadly-'Dese Raleig h
COWS is got the cheek Of brass Parson
| Brownlow.'
| Large numbers of convicts having come
into the Penitentiary. Superintendant
Hicks has been hiring many of them by the
| day to chop cotton on the adi 4cent farms
| charging 80 cents rer day for their labor
| nine hours One farmer was employ ing
| 40 of them last week. They are guarded by
| the prison guards while at work.
A Presbyterian church was recently
organized at Cameron, on the Air Line, r.
r., with neaIly 80 members. Messrs. ID.
| MCINTYRE. and Fergus Fergeson We're or.
|
| con. Rev. II. Gibbs is pastor. Ca meron, and
| several of the towns along this railway, are
| gradually gaining ground in many respects.
The Georgia jury that convicted Sam
Hill ought to be tied up IN pairs with the
| Poindexter Jury at Richmond. We hope
| the day W i'll never come when public senti
ment will not justify any man Tor shooting
| the seducer Of his female folk, whether
70 dan ktt
was BE sure you're e ri sht the 81 ahead
with your rat KILN"
-Preparations for the Loaisburg Centen-
NAL are going forward with much zeal
Special Railroad rates from Raleigh and res
turn ST 20 for car-fare 81 80 f"r hack-fare.
Crom Warren on to Louisburg and return,
S2.1O car fare; same hack fare. Other
stations in proportion. We have received
very neatly printed invitation carl, OF
Egyptian design, for the Grand Ball of the
Agapemone Club, on Friday evening, July
4th, at 81 o'c.ock. The following are the
Invitation committee j. K White, } L.
Clifton. F. Ballard, w. H. Williams. E. b.
Perry. NJ. P. McSwain, S. w. Jones, r.
Marlborough, G. w. Brown, II. 81. Thomas.
Floor manag eIs :-Jere Perry, r. 1arDor-
ough, w. J. Hill, I. B. Wilder, Il. H.
Davis. w. W. Green, Jr. Music by the
New Bern Italian Band. "lf convenienI
and agreeable it is hoped the guests VIII
adopt the style of costume OF the 'ast cen
tury." If your recollection doesn't reacn
back that far. you can study the toggery OF
the cast~iron Retrencher in front OF the
canitOl. otherwise known as G. Washington
Esq