The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15
GENERAL NEWS.

Last Tuesday night Miss Georgie
frce, daughter of Mr.. q. Wash. Price.
OF Caswell county, was united in mar,
rage TO Mr.. y. K. Hinton, of Coving-
ton, Ga.
The grand jury of Davidson court
found true bill against w. NJ. Bar
Der, for killing his brother>in-law
Hayden. The case was to have com.
up for trial the latter part of this
week.
Wilmington Star: Major Charles
M. oteuman, OF this city, while en-
route to Boston, on the steamer provi-
dence, a few days since, was robbed
by pick pocket of valuable gold
watch.
he Salisbury Udtehman says there
Is mammoth hollow sycamore tree in
Rowan county, which measures thirty.
SIX feet IN circumference, aud twelve
men can easily he sheltered, at ono
time, III It's cavity.
The american says the Reliance
Hook and Ladder Company. of States
vile, will rusticate on the banks of
the Cataw ba, at Buffalo Shoals, on tho
2Oih INST, plcnicking, and on which
occasion an address will be delivered
by W. II. Reid, Esq. A pleasant time
Is anticipated.
One day last week a colored woman
LETT her little child at home while she
went out TO work. When she returned
she found that, during her absence,
the child had been attacked by rats
and sustained injuries of SO serious
nature as to result in its death. Rus
settottte Messenger.
At least cne thousand men, black
and white, but mostly black, lost about
Two days time concerning our NUM-
cIpal election. At only fifty cents
day there Is s 900 lost to the men who
undertake to run elections, and of
course the poor women and children
suffer from lC.-Charlotte Democrat.
4 colored man at Salem. with an
old horse and upon rented ground.
raised and cured La t year /. 100 pounds
of good hickory Leaf tobacco, which
he can sell, at a low estimate, at ID
cents pound, giving him "A total OF
SlGo-SIOO clear of expenses. In ad-
dltion, garden vegetables and grain,
sufficient for his family. were produc-
ed. SO says the Press.
Gre nsborO correspondence Reids-
vile Times ]: DIR. Benbow has one hum
died sheep and wishes to buy one
hundred more. He wrote to the rail
read agent in Charlotte to box up the
goats That were considered a nuisance
up there, and send them to Green's
boro, he would take care of them-he
wants them to run with his sheep and
keep off dogs. The agent had sent
car load of The goats to Chester, ). e.,
aud the Chester man returned the car
unlOaded. DR.. B. read about it In the
Observer. He has not heard from the
agent.
Goldsboro Messenger Items: Mr.. j.
l.. Rnem, at Newbern, has 30 acres III
potatoes, and expects to ship over
900 barr rlel-. Straw berries are
now quite plentiful in this market,
and sell at ten and fifteen cents
a quart. About 2, 800 quarts were
shipped north during the past week.
The principal shipping w Ii be made
this week, and will probably reach
5 900 quarts Hon. A. NJ. Waddel
delivered the memorial address at
Newbern Friday evening. About 2, 900
people were present, and everything
passed off most pleasantly. The Colds
)OI Rifles left here on a special train,
md took part in the exercises. So did
he kinstOD Rifles, ,....A private
etter received from DOssey
'atte, Esq, regrets exceedingly
lat he was unable to deliver the
e mortal address ow ng to severe
cerated sore throat. We feel satisti
at nothing would have given cur c -
mporary more pleasure than 10 have
eu with us last Thursday.