The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-12

Plttsboro Record: Within the past few
years three young gentlemen and all broth
ersl from Wilmington, have found wives in
our twn. If there any more brothers
in that family We can inform them that our
supply Of pretty girls is inexhaustible. -
Pleasant Siler and Matthias Siler. Jr., were
arraigned before United State Commission
er, Claiborne Justice, at this place, last
Saturday upon the charge of illicit distil-
ling The defendants waived prelimna-
ry trial and gave bond, each in the sum Of
5000 THE entire distance from Fayette-
vile to Greensboro is ninety eight miles,
and the cars run regularly forty-seven miles
to the Gulf. From this place TO Green's
boro, distance Of ffty-one miles, more
than half tIN road is graded and ready for
the cross ties and rails, the distance now
graded being twenty eight miles, leaving
only twenty three miles to be completed
This will be done by the first Of Septen,-
Der at the farthest, and then the entire
force will be put to work on the route be
tween Greensboro and Mt Airy-The
Legislature pa,sed an act authorizing the
public treasurer to buy for the State fifty
thousand dollars of the first mortgage
bonds of the road and thus supply the com
pany with sufficient money to satisfy these
Judgments The Treasurer has, however,
not yet paid this money, and the road in
is still encumbered with the judgments,
and as long the road is SO encountered it
is useless to attempt to place the bouds Of
the Company upon the market, and this is
the reason why the iron his not yet been
able to obtain this fifty thousand dolla rs
last year, the judgments would have been
paid. the bonds Of the road sold, the iron
tsus ssi when it WAS just half the price that
it is now, and by this time the cars would
bo ~ nro
Weldon Ncus: On last Thursday J. I.
Evans, Esq, resigned his office as magis-
trate, and Judge Gregory appointed Major
White, of Scotland Neck, had brother
named Redding, who joined the Confeder-
ate army during the war, and engaged in
several battles, in one Of which he was sup
posed to have been killed, and it was SO re
ported. A few da,s ago Major Emry
went out to Cincinnati on business. and
found him there, we're he had been living
for some time. He sent messages to his
family. We publish in this issue another
of the articles on the life Of the Rev Thos
G. Lowe, from the pen of that able writer
I. b. Kingsbury. Mr. Lowe certainly
should have . monument to mark his last
resting place.
Tarboro Southerner Mr.. Ed. Zosller re-
ports plum tree n bloom on the 80 ult., !,
between Snow Hill and Kinston, in Greene
county Washington, it is likely, will
have cotton factory soon. Success is as
sured when such men as VIM Shaw take q
leading hand.-Rev. j. d. Arnold pas
tor Of the Methodist church in Tarboro,
lost his right arm near the shoulder at the
battle OF Malvern Hill. He was as brave
and gallant Confederate soldier as he is
now pious, powerful and popular preach
er.
Snow Hill 4drocute: In the years 1861 or
1862, premiums were offored by the State
for the largest yield Of cotton on one acre.
George w Collier, Of Wayne, raised 81 473
lbs; D. A. Sugg, 3.49O lbs, and W. A. Dar
den. 3, 800 lbs. The two last gentlemen
are residents Of Greene county.
Charlotte Democrat At public sale in
this ETY. last Tuesday, county bonds sold at
SOL, and Western North Carolina Railroad
bonds guaranteed by the State at $lO2f-
the par value of both classes of bonds being
800, the latter free from taxation. The
bonds We're bought by capitalists.
The Raleigh Republican says that the OIL
dess man IL Craven county isa colored man
by the name Of Attick Bryan. He was
born il Jones county in this State, and is
now 70. years old.
Some 100 ladies, gentleman and children
gave The ngtonians Little Red Ri
ding II rod last Friday night. The Reoteeg
says il was charmingly rendered, and prov
cd decided success financially.
.Ne,ujerntan !: A Mr.. Littlefeld, of Pitts
boro matchmaker, is missing-and several
valuable watches. Another flight Of time
Washington had::a brilliant leap year all