The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

Rev. y. I'll ID Wilson still holds hi,
p,-i ion on the y. q. Railroad. We'll
We should net regard il "a a l.leasans
place for preacher just now. BIZ
ttcdi Recorder.
A negro passenger on the Wilm;,y
ton & Augusta Railroad refused tn ns,
his fare Conductor Gailiord put him
OFF and the negro. upon reaching H.,
ground fired three shots at the can,
as the train was moving. none OF ,hsm
striking their mark. All of which !
told by the Wilmington SIN.
social cub has been formed -
Wilmington, as is learned from ~.
Star, with the following OH er.
Inos. w. Strange. president w
i.atlmer, hrst vice president T i
Sprnnt, second vice president T II
hckoy. Jr., secretary y. r parlar
treasurer. The club starts with th,riy
members.
Greensboro PItriot We fear ,ba,
this demand for economy is ooirg =,
materially interfere with the svstan,
OF internal improvements. backed D.,
the State, that we hoped to see aaonf-
eu. Ii VIII require the expenditur.
OF money, but money that will come
pack to the State ten fold in ve,v
short period.
Goldsboro Aes,eaqer For m. mod
ol Ins farmers, We hope the time is not
Tar distant when the evil can be dlspen.
sod with /; out in ordsr IN -.
greater distress aud suffering. tba -
suincient number of years to give ali
ample time to prepare aud Learn :, -,
without crop liens.
-, haleigh Odserrer : Deputy Marshal
w. Watson with Deputy Collecfar
worm, came down upon large st,II
IN fuil operation at the head of
Alien null pond in 0rarge county
lhey destroyed about =, 800 yalIops -
beer, and all the fixtures of the s,;l
LII Is not known who was the owner nf
1t as no captures were made.
The Lenolr Topic says that SUNDAY
afternoon week ago, the dress 81,
little tive year old daughter of NJ
Jefferson Poarch, Of Caldwell counrr
accidental y caught fire and the child
was SO badly burned that she died
early the next morning The mother
hands We're seriously burned in at
tempting to put out the flames.
Oxford 7orchliyht: Hymen,s ,orch
was lighted In Franklin county ON -
loth INST, at the residence of Charles
ferfy' Esq the contracting parties
beng Aston 3 Estes, Esq, Of Gran.
vile, date of New York; and NJ
Margaret f. Burton, daughter of tho
late Horace A. Burton. of the fano,,,,
and hospitable Nut Bush section nf
ovr county.
Inc Ree'er says Capt. j. ID. Stanley
OF wilmington, patented a hano
tlghtener to be used on any cotton
compress for tightening and FASTENING
the iron ties around the bale Un
claims that If bale of cotton be com
pressed to ten inches, that by the ne.
OF his band tlghtener it will ONLY e,
pand two inches white ties fastandad
by hand will give from six to eigbf
inches.
The Sua says Capt. V. Q. johnson.
superintendent of the Carolina Genital
Railroad, and Capt John r. Divine
superintendent of the Wilmington
Columbia q Augusta Railroad have
constructed telephone lire between
Wilmington and Meares' Bluff The
line connects at Hilton. the Carolina
Central depot. the Wilm ngton. Co
lumbia q Augusta depot. and at C4pt.
Johnsou's offics in the city
Charlotte's fun. Following the ex.
hibition OF Mrs. Jarley's Wax Figper.
on the 30th, comes a New York tronre
who will present the well-knovn so
ciety play diplomacy, the 3lst.
Then comes Bangs with Nr. Ford's
company III Julius Caesar on tie
oth OF February, and Mendelssohn
Qulntette club. of Boston, on the 9th.
We shall hardly have stopped talking
about these says the Observer. before
Mrs. Chanfrau appears on the I1th
and 18th.
The successful Knights at the New
bern tournament last Thursday were
Jesse +. Sawyer. Henry &. Davis. l..
6. Daniels and f. K. Hack burn. The
Nutshell says Mr.. Sawyer crowned
n ls5 Alice Gao, of PamIico county,
Queen Mr. Davis crowning Miss
Clemenfina Gaskins. OF Core Creek
Ist Maid OF Honor; Mr.. Lewis Daniels
Miss Fannie Cohn, of Swift
creek. end Maid of Honor, and Mr..
sph. Hack burn offering his honor 10
Hiss Mary Oliver, Of this CITY Mr,
lawyer made graceful and pleasant
peech- and was replied to by Miss
l. a