The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-05

AhSh'S oiN' 4ICSSIS. ~ ID OlcSlHull. " "A
Powell, j r Beaman, w A johnson. VIM.
Barden, Abram Hobbs, Jerry Pearsall and
James II Stevens; Col John Ashford. Chief
Marshall; first aid, Capt w l. Faison. will
be present and have good order.
Gentlewomen OF uncertain age will be
pleased to learn that it is not fashionable
just now In England to be too young. Sweet
l6 and all that kind of thing have gone out
The fashionable age is authoritatively laid
down at from "a to 80 years.
The Hickory Press says: w S. Harris
and lady, Of Franklin county, are stopping
at Mrs. Curtis; MIR. II. was one of the
trust Democrats in the last Legislature
AT the club he was called upon and re-
sponded by making a short speech. He ex.
pressed his pleasure tc be with a people who
did 80 much towards relieving the radical
oppressed and negro-ruled counties of the
east and expressed his gratitude towards
the citizens OF the west generally for their
manly efforts in securing good county gov
ernments for the east.
Winston Leader. Fine rains throughout
this section and farmers are wearing smil-
ing CONFERENCE.-The young men of
Winston contemplate havinga tournament
and ball sometime in September. -Anew
postoffice has been established in Stokes
county, three miles from Dalton's called
Cutler. f.. w. Cutler postmaster. "A
special train will leave Winston on Monday
morning at 6 O'Clock, August 2nd, arriving
at Beaufort the same evening. Quite a num-
Der of ladies and gentlemen will go down.
Fare, round trip, Sc, anG tickets good for
Is days.
Goldsboro Messenger: Pitt county shows
an increase of 4, TO or about - per cent.
"A Hancock and Jarvis (1pE has happ
organized at Lenoir Institute, in Lenoir
county.-Mr. Thomas Turner, an esteemed
citizen of Sampson county, Was stricken
with paralysis on Saturday last and died on
Tuesday morning The flat has gone
forth that Mr.. Hubbs must be beaten in his
congressional aspirations. The Republicans
refuse to recognize him as their candidate.
Look ont for squalls IN the Republican
camp.-W. f. kornegay Il Co, in this
town, last week shipped two OF their to-
bacco packing machines to Detroit, Michi-
gan. 1t is gratifying to know that our
home industry is appreciated so far from
home. They have so far manufactured SIX
teen of these tobacco packers twelve for
Messrs w. T. Blackwell 4 Co, two fol
another firm at Durham and two just for
warded to Michigan.
The "long range case at Raleigh was
decided at last. The Observer says a. "Tht
evidence developed that in November. 1919,
the plaintiff. S. G.. Hayes, was keeping no
tel in Henderson, y. c., and the defendant,
II. S. Findlev, (who has since become {
wealthy Baltimore merchant stopped at
the house. The next day, Findley's horse
being lame, he hired a horse from the plain
tiff and left. Three months later Flndlel
wrote to Hayes to sell his Findley's) horse
the proceeds to be applied to pay sale
horses board. which was done. Flndley
wrote nothing about Hays horse. never re.
turned or accounted for MIN, and Hayes
after Iepeated efforts, was never able to ge
anv response from Flndley on that head
About a month since, for the first time since
lS49, HAYES and Findley met In the Var
borouoh House." Hayes recovered tn
vaIue of the horse with interest from No
vember. 1910.
Oxford Torchlight: We have in our pos
session a sweet potato that is twenty-sl!
wear, old. 1t is of the yam" species am
was raised on Mrs. Martha Taylor,
farm near Oxford. 1t was dug on the 24tl
of October, 1854, and then weighed ten am
~three.ouarter pounds. 1t now weighs les
than one pound. Mrs. Taylor kept this potat
on the mantle piece, III her sitting room TO
five or six years. during which the vine
n,ew and ran over the clock up to the cell
ING. This same potato was exhibited at tn
henderson Agricultural Fair IN 1880, an
i now on its way to the Agriculture Museum
Of Raliegh.-The vineyards and orchard
Of the North Carolina Wine Company az
situated on the line of the Raleigh & Eas
DI.oa1 N and a half miles iron