The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-20

htti ~ iaHouF4 on lneSiay laSt IN the III
tcre>t OF the Cape Fear 4 Yadkin Valley
Railroad. The attendance was said To h.
large and enthusiastic. Speeches were made
By y H.. joyce, Col Staples aud Il b.
eileen. -
Two souls with bu, q single thought,
We hearts that bill aud coo
lie said: Il am DOR sugar plum,
Dose sugar plum Is oo2''
Sarah Bernhardt Is said 10 sleep in her
coffin. We have seen j great many who
We're coughin IN their s!eep.-A $1,000,
suit has been instituted against Salem cor.
poration by Mr.. \. II. Y. Leigh, for injuries
sustained By his daughter in the capsixiag
OF a wagon."In this country the idea Of 4
tree press Is So prevalent tina; many persons
never think OF paying the printer.
Gov. Jarvis returned yesterday from Fav.
ettevllle, where he attended the Cumber-
land Fair. He speaks in glowing terms OF
the hospitality and energy OF the people
and the happy and pleasant aspect that
everything wore.-Greensboro special
The appropriation of twenty thousand dol
lars to the Cape Fear x Yadkin Valley Rail
road was carried by an overwhelming ma
Jority. The vote of Morehead township
was SO for, and u against Gilmsr town
ship 495 for, and 80 against OJserrer.
az JIG OOStFttT a young msu named
1aIbrough, from Caldwell county, was ar
rested in Boone a few days since, charged
with committing a rape on a white girl in
Caldwell county, where he will be sent for
trlal.-Iransylvania is TO have . new
court house, the cornerstone of which is to
be laid, with appropriate ceremony, on the
1Sth.-There is more Group in the com.
munity than has been known for years.
The State Sunday School Convention met
in Greensboro yesterday.
Chapel Hill Ledger: The University
Museum has quite a valuable addition In a
carved wooden group representing the fight
between Christian and Apollyon in the Val
ley OF Humiliation. The figures are lite-size,
that is, Christian s, wonderfully hte-like and
full of spirit. The statues were carved BY
Col. Sandy Harris, a native of this county,
but tor many years a citizen of Philadel-
phla.
Weldon Neps: Captain S. NJ. Grizzard,
of Halifax, had his gin house, about six
bales OF cotton and several bushels of cotton
seed destroyed by fire Tuesday morning.
When the building took fire he was ginning
cotton and it is thought that there were
matches in the cotton. There was no in
surancc.
Charlotte is moving in the right direc-
ton. A cotton factory l6l by 45 feet is to
be erected. The Observer says: A commit
tee of four, consisting Of w. w. Pc,
gram, Thos. III. Gather, Thos. II. Haugh-
ton and r. N. Tiddy, was appointed to
canvass the matter among the people and
solicit subscriptions.
Asheville Citizen: After full and free
discussions of the different points near
Asheville for the depot, the directors have
decided to locate it at Smiths bridge, on
the French Broad, or Whereabouts. We
thought, and think, it might be brought
nearer the business centre Of the town.
Pitsboro Record: Mr.. William Fike, died
last week. He was nearly eighty years old.
Only a few weeks ago a younger brother,
Elijah Fike, died, aged about seventy years.
In this family were seven brothers and two
sisters, the youngest being about sixty years,
and all nine being alive until the death of Eli
jah.
New Berne Democrat: We learn the sudden
death of Mr.. James II. Pool, which occur
red in Beaufort on Wednesday afternoon,
was the result of a severe attack Of pneu-
monia. He died at the age of 81 years, and
leaves a wife, with several children.
Two houses were robbed at'lCharlotte on
Friday night, and others were attempted.
One burglar was captured after desperate
struggle by Col Bob. Oates. No other de-
velopments as yet, says the OJserUer.
Newbern,an: A second crop Of raspber
ries has been picked in this city, and we do
not wonder at it, for If this continuous warm
weather prevails much longer, double crops
of everything will be in order.
Hendersonville Courier: A meeting of the
citizens of Henderson county will be held in
HeAdersonviile on Saturday, the 22nd inst,
to take into consideration the propriety of
planting one thousand acres OF land in to-
bacco next year.
Raleigh Neus: The eight-frst volume Of
the North Carolina Reports is out.
Clayton item: The revival at the Methodist
Church closed Sunday night. More than
twenty persons protessed during the meet
ings.
Oxford Free Lance: The Raleigh & Gas
ton Railroad will pass for three cents a mile
each way persons attending the Methodist
Conference at Wilson, on December g..
The Baptist State Convention contributed
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