The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

O.er $50 boys al Bingham school.
The institution for the de,f and dumb
aud the blind has 5 pupils in the white
department.
Wilmington Stor: John Grady, coiored
tried for murder in Wilmington last week
wasconvicted of manslaughter
Roanoke .News: On Fc rIary 9th, the
stoc ckholders of the Scotland Meek anA
Halifax Railroad met in the the town OF
Scotland Neck. and. upon examination ni
the books of subscription. il WAS found
that the sum represented was $40, 400 The
present tramp road from Riddles ru nouk
on the " lin n9ton and Weldon Railroad,
to the Halifax road. was chosen as par, OK
the route the remaining part To DE l"c, ,ted
hereafter.
Wilmington Star: Our Fayetteville cor
respondent writes US on the 2lst: "ir.
Henry Mcdonald, an old merch mt nf this
place. died here yesterday aged about As.
Col. Wharton J. Green. under the NJ.
spices Of the Lyceum Association hal .
fair and apprcciative audience. Tue lee
ture was very fine. II regret to say that
the Gnzefte has again suspended Tic
first number Of the Cape Fetr Bmner viii
Le issued next Wednesday,
Reidsvil e Tn,es: We are told that Mrs.
Fitzpatrick IN klnston, \. c., kne.i with
her back to the lire to say her PRAYERS anI
spark fell on her uight dress am enve.,pel
her III flames. She was terribly buruel.
Ladies cannot be too particular. \ Simiiar
case happened III this town the other lay.
A most excellent lady wa> su.fer4g w.th
neuralgia and kneit b., the tfc = n her
face to pillow TO get reaef H. ttlo
brother was III the room d. ihe unc o. ..la
lounge as'eep. The fr,t she ,cw size TAs
In b'aze and starte scream a. 10 The
door, an would have rushed IN the yard had
not the little fellow struggled mantu Is 10
keep her from it. She did finally get to the
back porch but the servant girl f,ttuiate,y
had pail of water just filled and dl,hct Is
on her. It was all that saved her. Hex
dress was burnt off as it was
Greensboro PutrJot: Machinery for the
cotton factories in Alaman'e. dire I from
Lowell. Massachusetts, passed throu4l this
city on Saturday last -Tw, car load, of
machinery for the cotton factories IN X IN.
dolph county, from Lowell. Massachusetts,,
passed over the Piedmont Air Line. at
High Point, yesterday. "A pary Of six.
teen ladies' AMI gentlemen, on their way
from the North to Florida. travelling i'm =
magnificent palace car, switche off AT II sh
Point last night and will spend t. day view
ing the attractions of that pretty burg
Messrs. Houston 4 Bro, OF this city, during
the week ending yesterday at , . clio *, y.
M, bought 81 raccoon skins, 1876 mu>krat,
- mink, = otter, - fox. 1880 opos>unl and
1924 rabbit skins. During the same
period they shipped i2.sOO rabbit skin, AMI
$3.50 pounds Of rags -IIr w. s Moore
shipped the third lot OF 5 bales, 936 dozens,
or IL .l2l rabbit skins to-day with quite \
lot of assorted fne skins on hand and
bought in since shi pment thee bales of
nearly or quite 1900 more. .-Taylorsv
CORES pOndent: was In the office ~
3 gentlemen at Wikesboro some DAYS ago,
where L met number of gentlemen living
in Yadkin, Wilkes, Alexander, Iredel and
Watauga counties, and the question of the
political campaign of 1880 was brought up.
of course the candidacy for the position Of
Governor was discussed. | put the ques3
tion-how many here are for Jarvis the re-
ply was, none. How many are for Fowle 2
I'VE are all for Fowle." said the small as i
semblage. My opinion is that it is general
y conceded that FOwie is to be the candi-
date for governor this year.