The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-05

grown cotton boil on the 18TH, and bad a
field full of them beside.
A friend in Buncombe writes Corn
crop promising wheat about hat crop oats
less than half crop tobacco very promising.
indeed with fully three times the amount
planted above any former year. Fruit fine.
that is apples. Peaches Scarce"
MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Pace left the city
on Monday for a trip to New York and
vicinity. Upon their return they go to
house keeping Mrs. Brewer is visiting
Warrenton. w. S. Primrose, armed with
a supply of big hooks, is hunting a shark at
Beaufort.-Mr and Mrs. John B. Bur
we'll were last week at Warm Springs.
Sir Evelya Wood brings from Zulu-land
a new version ofthe death of young Louis
Napoleon. Finding he could not escape,
the young Prince seized an assegai dong
him so vigorously that they dare not APP
proach until he sank upon his knees from
loss of blood. He was the last of his line,
and the only one to die like a lion.
A Goldsboro correspondent writes to
the Philadelphia Record that VIM. BonnitZ,
of that place. hoisted the first Hancock
fag--''in about two hours after the nomi-
nations were made, which was on the oath
of June. Therefore you see North Care
lima is ahead of Pennsylvania, and, [ think,
of any St tie in the Union in this matter.
Hancock and English are booming in this
State. Their nomination is worth 20, 900
votes to the State ticket
RGy@ In a very few weeks the editor ex-
poets to begin his series of sketches of Re
construction in North Carolina. telling the
| full story of Grants lawless use of the bayo-
| net, and the Federal courts In 1912, to
seize the Electoral vote Of the State for his
Second Term. 1t is believed these articles
will be of much service in the campaign by
refreshing the minds of our people as to the
terrible trials incurred by them in escaping
from Radical rule. Subscribe at once, and
start with the series @Nsa
We have received the Premium List of
the Goth Annual State Fair Oct lSth-23rd
inclusive. Col. Thos. NJ. Holt, President:
Capt. G.. B. benson: Secretary. The races
will be numerous; twelve purses being of
fered. Three are for $500, 90; three fer
$3.50, 900; and the rest for smaller sums.
Target practice by the State Guard for the
ham Cadets. Street parade of the Trades
and Professions. &c. The list of cash pre-
miums surpasses any yet offered.
DR.. j. Nj. Worth, ten DAYS ago, answer
ed NJ. A. Angler. Esq, of Durham, as Iol-
lows 81 have received of Mr.. Best $40
900 all the law required him to pay to me.
He is not getting on with the work as was
expected. If he fails | believe he will find
parties that will go on with the work. If
lie fails the State will have $2S, OOO-and
there will be no paying back unless you get
a new treasurer-that money was put in my
hands to protect us from loss-and l am not
much on paying back. think the matter
will be definitely settled in a few days. Mr..
d OCT iS ootinn foir anI corara INT hoe hoor
greatly disappointed in getting the money
he expected
-~Sixty-three Justices of the Peace as
sembled in the Court House on Monday
with NJ. Whitley, Esq, in the chair. A
new Board of county commissioners fol
Wake, to serve 2 years, were elected by the
following vote John w. Smith, 4S VIM
R. Pool, 46; Elvis E. Gill, 45
Hiram Weatherspoon, Al; Sol. }
Allen, 80. Messrs. VIM. links, NJ. II
Brown, B. A. Perry, and j. A.. Temple
each received II votes and there were nu
merous smaller votes. At a sQbsequen
meeting Of commissioners and magistrates
last years tax levies were repeated, excep
county is $lS, 6O9.3 {.
A few readers will remember the ex
element against the Masonic Brotherhoo,
because OF a charge CnaC tney naQ murdel
ed, or mysteriously made with, one Wm
Morgan, of New York, who published
protested ''Revelation'' of the secrets of tn
Order. 1t made SO great an uproar tina
Masons were in danger of their lives i
some parts Of the country. And now tn
Rochester Democrat says that a cousin 9
VIM. Morgan lives in Clyde, who declare
that to his own personal knowledge, tn
renegade (Morgan) left America OF his ow
free will, and went to Australia where h
printed a newspaper, and left a son who
yet living. Morgan received his passag
money and 5000 to absent himself.
A large delegation of Masons and spec
tators went to Auburn On Thursday to wit
ness the laying of the corner stone of a ne,
edi6ce for Anchor Lodge near that place
Grand Master VIM. r. Cox conducted tn
ceremonies, with j. B. Neathery as chic
marshal, the following as acting gran