The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-11
Only a Little Gossip.

Mrs. Kate you know the rest has sued
for divorce. If she succeeds, She will re-
sumo her maiden name, and Colonel Roscoe
can then follow the Chase .7ithout having to
go Oft the premises IN haste to avoid the go
ing off OF Colonel Bill Sprague's gun.--
The town talk on Sunday was all about the
row between Colonel Ike Young and Colonel
Dick Badger, on Saturday 1t would re-
qure page OF this paper to tell all the
particulars, the law suits, the charges and
counter charges, and the woman IN the
case. Suffice it, Col. Ike wrote fiery note
on Saturday afternoon, and took position IN
front of the Marlborough with two ten-iHch
columbiads in masked battery. Col. Dick,
with similar armament, advanced III serIied
columns up the sidewalk, and said, in IA
meat~axe voice, Il got your note, and YOU
are a--( (SenSation.) &c, &c. Up
sprang Col. Ike, and there was blood-in-the
-dlsh-tort-wo, If friends had not super
vened. There is no discount on the courage
Of either of these gentlemen, and both are
said to have meant mischief, (Calibre 81,
throwing balls big as hickory nuts, but
Dick posted notice on the bulletin board,
expressing very mediocre sentiments in re-
spect to Col. Ike, but we trust there will be
no further trouble. Did you
ever see full booded jew, under
30 years OF age, whose hair was not
black as the Ravens wing? 1t is rare
thing to see one with bad teeth. Nobody
ever saw a married jew without babies.
These facts seem to have been omitted in
Gov. Vance's lecture. 4 society for
the prevention Of cruelty to Pianos would
find active business in some sections --
Gov. Vance has associated his son, David,
with himself as law-partner. 1t would be
amusing to mention here the advice the
the Governor gave to Dave" on his first
obtaining his license but as we believe our
young friend will make his mark IN life, we
will only remark that he had better keep a
sharp eye on the head'of the firm. The
BoIttnsoreae says: Capt. Henry Fuller, the
Appollo of Beaufort, \. Co.,. is shortly to
lead to Hymen's altar the beautiful Miss
Nightingale, Of Brunswick, Georgia.
The German at the National on Friday night
was given to Miss Ryan, Of Charleston, Wis
itng Miss Maggie Tucker, who with Miss
Bette Haywood returned on Wednesday
from Beau catcher s. green-clad mountain.
-Messrs. Spencer, Pearson and Avery, OF
Morganton gave jolly Hop at the Walton
House, Monday night. The Blade mentions
(''light blue silk, and pink trimmings, gold
iewelry'). Miss j., of Charlotte, Mrs. n, of
Scotland Neck, Miss Mary W. W, of Nor
ganton (''Swss and blue trimmings, gold
iewelry and the brightest eyes in all ere
atom, and many others, pretty as posies
and sweet as a cart load of ripe peaches.
Would We were boy again, or words to
that effect. The actresses are gong III
for sensations just at present. Kate Vaughn
beautiful dunscuse of London, has eloped
with Col Wellesley, a son Of Lord Cowley,
and late military attache in Russia. He
leaves wife and two children. Bessie Oar
ling, an American actress, while visiting the
UNDERGROUND burial vaults or catacombs. OF
Paris. slipped away from her party and, be,
coming lost, wandered for two days and
nights through the dark and slimey pass
ages She was found lying unconscious at
the brink of deep pit. Ofcourse these
accidents will make them as popular as
if they had each had pair O, Sara Bern
hartits ed-headed '.accdentals.