The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-12
GENERAL NEWS.


Prohibition has carried in Green's
borO again.
Mr. Henry Grass, of Monore, offers
$40 for his runaway son.
A Wilmingtonian has eaten green
corn raised In his garden.
Gen. Colston's lecture in Whining
ton was highly appreciated
Mr. George w. Owens. a merchant
of Halifax, died on Saturday.
Revenue receipts in the Fourth Dis
trict last week, $94, ,SS0.O2.
Green Langley, colered. ir Nash
courty, was bitten by mad dog
The third edition of Rev. JAS B.
Taylor's Catechism is ready for the
pr. SIS.
Buford and Sandy Ridge townships,
in Union county, both voted for pro
hibition.
Mr. John K. Moore, of Barton's
Creek Township, Wake county, died
June 81.
The residence of James Council. of
Boone. was burned last week. Nothing
was saved.
A petition is in circulation in Union
county asking for an election on the
stock law.
Newbern shipped on one steamer on
worth 50, 500.
Davidson's wheat crop, now being
harvested, is at least One-thlrd better
than last year.
The Stockholders Of the A & n. G..
Railroad will hold their annual meets
ing this year at Beaufort on the 26th
instant.
Rev. H. H. Prout, formerly Rector
of st. Matthew's, Hillsboro and after
wards at Vale Crucis Watauga, died
la.ely in Utah.
Miss Maud Miller, Joaquin's daugh-
ter, has been arrested in Portland,
Oregon, for completely with her father.
Thomas +. L. Logan, in the abduction
of Alice DcDonald, twelve year old
girl.
Mrs. Lawrence makes speeches in
the streets of Norwic h, Conn, abusing
the clergy and violently assailing
Christianity. Her tongue is long and
active, and she can always command
large audiences.
Newbern Democrat Col. Hancock
proposes if all proper arrangements
can be perfected to have an encamp-
ment of his command: 1st Regiment
N. G. S. G, at Fort Macon between the
18th day OF July and the 1st of August
Rev. Samuel S. Harris of Chicago.
has been elected Episcopal bishop of
Michigan. in place of the late unworthy
bishop. McC oskry. Mr.. Harris for~
merly had charge of church in New
Orleans. He is an editor.
The Newton Enterprise say little
child OF Rev. NJ. L. Little, of Lincoln
county, by some means or other, got
hold of bottle containing carbolic
acid one day this week and drank the
contents and died from the effects a
short time afterwards.
The election to decide whether or
not spirltuous liquors shall be sold in
Monroe township was held on Thursday
last and resulted in favor of prohibi>
tiOn by 50 majority. There wero SIS
votes polled, 2S7 being for prohibition
and Us for license.
The Wilmington Star says; We
learn that Maj. D. j. Devane, of this
city, prominent member Of the legal
fraternity, has been appointed by the
Unied States Circuit Court, now in
session in Raleigh, a commissioner to
sell the Wilmington, Columbia & Au-
gusta Railroad, under foreclosure.
They had the Rescue engine out at
the branch the other day, that runs
through Oakwood Cemetery, filling
the cistern near the residence Of Col.
Heck. A lady hearing the roaring of
the engine, and not knowing what it
meant, told friend near by, "that
the train had ran off the track, and
was coming up the branch" Her
friend enjoyed the joke but the lady
still thinks that it was the train.-
Visitor.
Fayetteville Eagle: The Lafayette
Light Infantry will celebrate the ami
versary OF the Battle Of Bethel next
I thursday, 10th inst, Mr.. Z. P. Pow
ers is now captain of the company, |
and the ranks are being very rapidly |
filled the company is in fine discipline
and training, and the turnout next
week will be full. An invitation has
been extended to the Fayetteville Inde-
pendent Light Infantry to join in the
of the day, which will con-
,ist in target firing and dinner. The
prizes will be presented at the Semina-
y at 5 o'clock m. by Mr.. Thomas Z
sutton.