The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-29

son of Rev Henry NJ. Mood. the w~ell-known
blew out his brains, (and they
were a bright set, juding from the news
naper which a fair friend occasionally SENDS
ISL, because 4 pretty Jewess would not ac-
cePt his devours.
Dr.. Hines. chairman, Of St. John 5
Guild Hospital Committee, publishes a card
of thanks to Miss Sadie b. Cannon, and the
ladies and misses who raised thirty dollars, a
very useful sum, for the hospital by thei-
r~antomine of blue Beard" We hearthat
Miss Cannon composed, or adapted, the
play, which was very amusing.
Rev. ]. w. Primrose, of Manson, gave
rs a few moments chat last week. He would
like to have some definite information as 10
the ensilage method of preserving fodder.
How are the silos opened, and how long
will the contents remain sound, or ut tor
feed. after opening Of the sllo7 In short,
how should a farmer of moderate means
make the experiment?
Col. B. r. Moore, Of Wilmington, is in
the city. He speaks hopefully ofthe prospects
of the Queen ''city by the sea- Asquare
rugged brig cleared that port last Wednes-
day drawing II feet of water. without light
ering, loaded with cotton and naval stores,
for Liverpool. Col. Moore also says Viii
mington will soon have a glass factory III
operation, the first of the kind on the South
Atlantic Coast, we believe.
Subscribers who fail to read the inside
pages of this paper miss often the best por-
ton including a good deal Of News, as we
generally allow copy omitted from the local
columns to go into this interior forms the
following week. We make this note be-
cause last week a friend inquired nbout the
element Attachment" Had he looked
on the interior page he would have seen
the best account of the Attachment as yet
printed being from Col. +. E. Whitfield,
father of n. B. Whitfield, formerly of Will
son, and who now controls the Potent.
Since the new bosses took charge of the
and day. using above 5000 lbs of cotton
per week, with plenty Of orders on hand.
Tangible evidences Of the success Of proper
ly~-conducted manufacturing enterprises at
the South, are given in the II per cent. divi-
dend declared by the Langley cotton mills
near Augusta, Ga, last year, and the 6
per cent dividend of Columbus (Ga.) mill,
which is now so crowded with orders that
it has called In its agents. Augusta, the
South's Lowell, is to have $4,000 spindles
more, the Sihley Manufacturing Company
having just been organized and the capital
stock, 500, 600, all subscribed.
At the late meeting of the Agricultural
Board, DR.. A. r. Ledeux resigned his
s., 1000 position as chief of the Chapel Hill
Analytical Station. He explained, we
learn, that he was not dissatisfied with the
work, or the treatment he had met with in
the State, or from the Board but it was to
his advantage to go back to New York, and
he had made his mind to do so, even il his
salary were increased. 1t is understood that
a situation was offered him by the new
Chemical, Analytical, etc, concern recently
started Id New York, and in whose organi-
zation the Doctor took part during his re-
cent trip in search Of an assistant.
The Communists of Indiana are burn
ing the barns of the farmers who give en-
ployment to North Carolina negroes. By
the by, Capt; Dukeheart, agent OF the rail
road, testified before the exodus committee
that only 765 negroes, of all ages, including
about 500 women and children had bought
tickets to Indiana. We suspect there is "a
lie OUT in relation to this business. He
states that the whole movement was work
ed up by two or three black r~ascals, per
ry, Williams, and Evans who receive one
dollar a head for every buster who buys a
ticket. Dukeheart believed the movement
would continue as long as any dsrkey could
raise SIC. When they had all gone west,
he would follow them and sell tickets to 1e-
turn then to North Carolina.
AT the meeting Of friends Of the Colds
boro and Harnett Railroad, Col. j. A.
Bonitz on behalf of the committee, reported
2l4 shares-representing $40, 700, as follows:
III. Nj. johnson, on behalf the Meadow sec
ton, l02 shares, $1,000; Walter a. Lee,
for Newton Grove section, ~ shares, So, 100;
DR.. NJ. W Harper from his section 20
shares, $1,000 }. A. Bonitz, on behalf of
Goidsboro, 80 shares, s., 800. Messrs. w.
Il. Avera, W.. t. Kornegay,. DR.. NJ. w.
Harper, [. L. Lee, and jeremiah Lee, were
appointed to recommend a Board of Direc-
tors. The committee reported the follow
ing: Daniel Stewart, Neil S. Stewart, John
l.. Morgan, IL. A. Hodges, H. NJ. johnson,
Jeremiah Lee, DR.. NJ. w. Harper, Walter
a. Lee, Whitfield Tart, Henry We'll, Z. B.
Borden and w. +. Kornegay, who were
unanimously elected. The Directors met on
Friday when w. f. Kornegay, Esq, was