The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23


Christmas eve.
DR. Robah Gray. of Winston. viii
move to Danyiile. Va, To i've
Reidsville promises to run an even
dozen tobacco factories this year
Good field hands hire for SO per
month and board in Halifax connty.
There is talk of converting the Sal
Isbury fair grounds into a cemetery.
Mr. Merrimon Webster, of Alexa7d-
ria county, was killed by falling
tree.
Judge Kerr lost littl, daughter
last Sunday from d dphtheria. He
himself is improving.
A iealOus negro in Robson county
lodged load of buckshot into anoth
er, killing him almost instantly.
The negroes Of Graham. Alamance
county, are excited over the report
that bear comes into the town every
night.
A fire in Tallahassee, Fla, destroyed
the Episcopal church, rec tory and
school house. Loss, eight thousand
dollars.
Mr.. Talma e. on Sunday last, de-
Tended in his lecture the sensational
style of pulpit talk, and said sensa-
tionalism is life.
A little girl in Rowan county,
daughter of a tenant on the farm of
DR.. Chunn, was accidentally burned
to death last week.
a negro went into DR.. Woodruff's
room at Reidsville last Sunday night,
says the Times snd stole $3S from the
drawer. They caught him.
Dr. f. Benbow. of Yadkin county,
recently lost house in which he kept
whiskey, by fire; supp 9sed to have
been the work Of an incendiary.
Harvey Farrow, colored, was drown
ed near Newbern He was attempting
to walk from schooner to the shore
on the ice, when he broke through.
Rev. Mr.. Kearney, of the Episco-
pal Church in Elizabeth City, preach
ed recently on the second coming of
Christ upon earth. He pointed to
1882 as just the time.
We regret to learn that oce of Mil
tons fair daughters, who recently
removed to Danville, was struck with
paralysis on one side of the face
few days ago Chronicle
The Spartanburg IS. c. Spartan
SAYS a daughter of Noah Mills, of
Polk county, n. c., was killed by a
falling tree a few days ago. She was
cutting it down for fire wood and was
oo11Obt hv If If fell
VIM. LAWSON colored. of this
vicinity, was killed on Tuesday by the
falling of tree which he and two
other men cut down. William ran as
he thought a proper distance out Of
the way. but a limb struck and killed
him. Chronicle.
The Greensbors Ne1c North State is
informed that farmer residing in the
upper part of Guildford county is com
PEELED to get water every evening from
his spring as the rabbits are numerous
enough to drink the spring dry during
the night.
Hillsboro Recorder : After the sub
sidence of the freshet in Emo River
last week. the dead body of an infant
was found on the bank near Faucets
Ford. A cord was drawn tightly
around the neck, evidently for the
purpose of causing death.
Mt. Airy Visitor Mr.. Thos. w.
Bray, in company with several other
persons, on Sunday last, were skating
on Brewers mill pond, when Tom
ventured little too far, and went over
the dam. We are glad to state, how
ever, that he escaped without a
scratch.
Concord Register Our town was
startled on Wednesday evening by the |
report that Geo. p. Wetter had shot |
himself, at his residence on East De- |
pot street. George had been drinking |
heavily since Christmas, and was la |
boring severely with the '.jim jams.
Recently he bad lost $500 in money. |
He died at 2 o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing.
Danbury Reporter Everything is
about froze up in Danbury. Trade is
one of the victims of the cold. Some
stores are seldom opened. A sad
accident occurred in the Dalton
of this county, on Mon
day of last week. Miss Westmoreland,
daughter of DR.. Silas Westmoreland,
while upon an ice pond, slipped and
fell. her head striking the ice with
such violence as To produce almost
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