The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-08

Sampson, Col. John +, WOOten OF Lemon,
and Miss Mary Peughe.
Raleigh Observer: Mr.. David Justice, a
highly respected citizen of Wake Forest
township, died Monday night, at his home
near Forestville, aged 50 years.-We got
a fine shower yesterday, which though per-
haps too late to do the scorched gardens
any good, yet made life more bearable, for a
day at least.-The total population of
Raleigh is 9, lao. The township has 3,4l5.
We have always estimated the population
of the city and township at IA, ZOO, about
equally divided between whites and blacks.
We thought the population Of the city was
about II, 500 and Of the township outside
about 3, 500. The city directory of Emer-
son puts the population of the place at
1928.
Greensboro Patriot: At Reidsville the
storm seemed more violent than elsewhere.
It lasted but a short while but in it's hur-
ly burly tore the tin roof from Motley,
Wright & Co.'s large tobacco factory, car
ried off the top of the dry house of Filing
tons factory and took away the roof of
census enumeration in Clay township, Gull
ford county, found that out of about one
thousand persons enumerated, one hundred
and eighty-three were named Coble.-The
Greensboro National Bank has declared a
semi annual dividend Of four per cent. -
Moses Steele, the negro who cut MIR. NJ.
M. Caldwell with a razor last Tuesday, the
oath inst, was arrested yesterday at Reds
Vile by r. M. Reese, chief of police of that
city.--Alfred Bland, colored, dropped
dead in Warnersville, on the southwestern
extremity of this city. on Sunday
Major r. P. Atkinson is in Greensboro,
- e-~- m tho INockorr
North Carolina Railroad. He reports the
work finished within four miles Of Asheville
and says that the road will be graded in
that place within two weeks.
In the Milton Chronicle, of this week, is
dent Of the Milton and Southerlin Narrow
Guage Railroad giving a statement of the
income of that railroad, fer eight months,
ending May 3lst, 1880. The statement
shows that this little road, during this pc
rio d of time, has cleared, from all sources,
$57. "a per mile per month.
Mr.. Blanton is talking about leaving Mil
ton and if he does go. we fear he will be
sadly missed by all. He is now trying hard
to get the people Of Yanceyville aud sur
rounding country to build the road from
this point to Yanceyville. He has furnished
an estimate of the cost of the road, thirteen
miles long, DaSeu on prices recently 1urn-
ished him by Northern manufacturers, and
is now trying to convince the people that
they can easily build the extension. Mr..
Blanton argues that. this portion of the
road will pay better than the Milton and
Sutherlin railroad, but he puts the net in
come at exactly the same figures as the NJ.
4 S. road, and shows very conclusively
that the road will pay for itself in six years
and eight months. He shows that the road
will cost less than $50, 900, fully equipped
and thoroughly built and then shows that,
on the same basis with the M. & S., (which
seems to be fair, it will clear over $780,
900 in less than seven years.
This is a much needed road, and it is
strange the people do not take hold of the
matter, especially since Mr.. Blantcn de-
clines to cxpend the money, but simply Of
fers his services free of charge) to do all
he can in pushing his plans to execution. as
he will most assuredly do. He claims that
the road from Milton to Roxboro' can be
put through with equal cost, and, that il
will pay better than either. A few more
such men and we would be better ef.-Ml
ton correspondence DanvaM Neacs.
The Washington Press has completed it
third volume. A good weekly paper
worthy of support, which we trust it is re