The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-27
VOL. VINO. 8

Chaslotte Oiserrer: A crowd of about
2UO-rather smaller than usual-attende1
the methodist sunday School excursion and
picnic at Springs Shoals yes,erdav.---
William R0zzell.. colored. we foun.i dea
day before Yesterday in SOME bushes near
his house Hi, face was mashed and bloody
-nlrs Moon, the celebrated revivaist
was in the city yesterday en- route 10 Greens
boro and returning from towns along the
Western North Carolina road where she has
been conducting meetings Her husband
t. j. Moon. who is quite an invalid, and
a son were with her The rule Of ipstrue-
tions does not appear to be generally OBJ
served by the county conventions that have
been held thus far in North Carolina
Two - h )rse power boilers for the cotton
factory arrived yesterday. They were order
ed from Messrs Talbot & Son. of Rich
mond. This is the first nstalment Of the
machinery for this enterprise 10 which
Charlotte feels SO much Interest
Fayetteville Banner. Friday night last
the store of Mr. Samuel, A. Phillips,
few doors east of the market, was entered
and robbed of bacon, tobacco, &c, Tie
thieves effected an entrance by orcing opep-
the back door with crow bar They also
made an attempt 10 enter the store OF Mr..
James Harriss, few doors beolw the
same night, but did not succeed In
this section farms and gardens are begin
ming to suffer fearfuily from want Of rain
Vegetables are dropping, and corn and cot
ton already show the serious effects Of
drought
Wilson Adtome: On Tuesday night
while Mr. Montgomery Long, in company
with Mr. A. B. ONeai, was passing M
Railroad street, he fired upon 10y
person concealed in the enclosure between
the store of Mr.. Calvin Rarnes and the
residence Of Mrs. + @. CllTHe. The ball,
penetrating the lower part Of the abdomen
and passing through the left thigh, made a
dan gerous, and ii may he, fatal wound,
Mr.. O. Neal. in defense Of his fallen friend,
fired two shots in the direction Of the as
sailant. apd heard him ran across u Spring
street. where he made his escape.
Winston Scnt,neI Nat Crowdcr, OF
Waughtown. Forsvthe co. was bitten on
the wrist bv y sndk scvera. DAYS ago
The deecat,~ - fra Episcopal Conven-
ton which meets ia Ton on Nav 25:h,
will he nl-I III Gr,ca, ',rp by members o
St. Pauis Church, WilSton Edward
Young coloresl, Of Forsyth en-. was t,iei
before the Superior Court of Forsvthe CO.,
on the 18th inst for burglary The ary
returned verdict for larceny AMI he nAs
sent to the penitent'ary for ten Years
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
ch arch convened in the Second Presbyterian
church in Charleston on Thnrs ,ay. The
opening sermon was preached bv Rev j X.
Wilson, d. d.. Of Wilmington the retiring
moderator One hundred AMI eight con
missioners representing u Synods, and 81
Presbyteres, were present Rev. A
Hoyt, D. d., OF Nashville. Tenn was elect
ed moderator over James Woodward, Il. D.,
hy a vote of 50 to
Durham ToLncl.o Plant J. ". Will
liams Of Durham, eX convict who has al
ready served three terms in tho peniteIti-
ary was arrested on Friday. II, h inst. fos
stealing shoes About forty dollars in
silver was stolen from "a drawer in the rail
road office in Durham on the night of the
18th inst t.-Durham builds a house every
day. Four years ago there was but Que
built every month.
Elizabeth City Fnlcon: Col W {. Davis
reports that his fishery retted more thls
season than it has for the three years past
together The largest haul Of shaf Wa
about ,75O and brought about 5000 IN
Phiiade iphia $50 900 herring was taken
at one haul, they bringing at that time
about $40, per thousand.
W. W. Phifer has been appointed Cen
sus Euumerator for Word, No. !, b. ii.
Aldrich for Ward No. ,, Allan Macaulay
for Ward Nc. ,, and ID. G. Maxwell for
Ward No. T. and a. S. Caldwell for Char
lotte Township embracing the suburbs.
The wheat crop in Orange is the hest known
for years. DR. T. j. Wilson Of Dur
ham was thrown from his buggy or Sslur
day las. and broke his arm. Durham Re
c0rder.