The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-05
RALEIGH, n. c., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 1SS0

+. The .Seafs.el says one OF Winston's TO-
bacco warehouses turned out $50, 600 for it.
proprietors last year. =
Asheyille Cii-ea: Last week Col. S. c.
Shelton obtaioed an order f,om Chicac O
| house for ?, 500 lbs. per month of his al Ter
ent brands OF tobacco, for the next twelve
| months
BiIlicai Recorder The patrons and
friends of Wake Forest College will be CAD
to learn that Bro. Wm. g. Riddick. former
proprietor of the Yarbrough House. of Raj
/ elgh has taken charge Of the Wake Forest
College Hotel, and will take pleasure in ac-
/ comnioda,ing visitors to the college or regu
lar boarders. This house will be open dur
ing the summer months.
Newbern UeM,Ocr0t: A negro named
George White was shot and fatally woun led
In Jones county, about seven miles aboya
Trenton. on Friday of last week. while in
the woods ulauling rails, by some unknown
person or persons. Three buck-shot enter
Ell the body OF the unfortunate man. No
clue can be found to the perpetrators of
the deed
Observer Col J. L. Morehead, one al
the largest stockholders lin the contrary
winch Is now engaged in building tie More
head City Hotel, yesterday received intor-
nation that the work OF laying the founia-
ton mad been Completed and that the build
ing Was progressing rapiasy. An idea of,he
dimensions OF the structure may be ast ,eIel
from the fact that 1t require, the support of
$40 pillars The hotel is situated nearly on
the water and comma nds a magnificent view
of the ocean,
Oxford TorchLght: The average Weld of
cotton to the acre in Texas is 5,l3 mounds. |
at three Tor one this only 81 pounds Of lint. |
lhe average yield in the cotton S, ctiens of |
North Carolina IS put at S07 pounds or 2. 9
pounds lint cotton The only possible
barrier to the early completion Of tie rai,-
road, is the recent tremt u Ious advance (over
! 90 per cent in the price of railroad iron.
However the energet contractor, Colonel
Beaslcy. is now North negotiating for the
IRON, and IT there is any maI. under the sun
equal to the task, that ls Billy Beasley.
On Friday as the east bound mail train ON
the Western North Carolina Railroad was
nearing SILVER creek bridge the speed was
'!ackened and the engineer blew brakes
III. Not being able to increase the s,ee,.
IN examination was made. when it was found
hat the Journal Of an axle was broken of
lose to the wheel The two wheels attach
ID to this axle had left the rails almost i'm .
nedlately. and run thus over a mi,e. RIM ;
llng along the stringers over the bridge :
not more than an inch from the edge
nd over the cross ties the remainder of the
distance.
Hillsboro Mail. On last Tuesday night,
larvey Wooten, colored, who halls from :,
lecklenburg county. Virginia, broke iailat :
Durham where he had been confined on :
barge OF stealing watch. Shortly after re- =
aiming his liberty, he forced an entrance !"
| George Espencheid's Barber Shop, =
4 Main street, where he ''froze' To a r
rye valise, which he filled with valuable =
'sortment of tools used in the tonsoria art. :,
e also 'toted' quantity of clothing be- = =
nglng to one OF Mr.. Espencheid's work -
en-, lie then proceeded on his way to ..
illsboro. Our ever vigilant Chief of Po- 8
e, Thompson heard of the burglary. kent ~ ~
sharp lookout and promptly arrested ~ ~
OOten as soon as he arrived in Hillsboro !"
Goldsboro Messenger: Mr.. Arnold Ror-
ld sold about 1000 pounds of tobacco m co
lrham last week, realizing an average of 10
s. 70 on three grades. He sold in lcss ), teI
lows: One lot each at 500, S25, S24 sl9. gir
D. S45 and $50 per hundred Mr.. Bor- an
n has already sold $4,000 pounds of his ke
t years crop: He is highly pleased with an
success, and viii plant about so acres lie
lin this year. Mr.. t. B. Borden will al wa
plant so acres and Mai. Grant will ike. :s bic
e increase on his last years crop. .-lDr. frs
II. Moore amputated the leg of Mr. of
vid Davis the early part oflast week. Mr. en-
Wis resides near Fremont and is about co un,
rs old. He was kicked on the leg by We
lie few weeks ago Gangene had set in, pin
amputation was necessary. Fo,