The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-22

Warren county has 1885 inhabitants.
La 1870 1t had l. $50.
The Protestants are growing in Spain
there are sixty protestant churches, whose
congregation aggregate %, 900 members.
Greensboro Patrtot- The New Garden
Agricultural Society will hold its third grand
public fruit fair, at the fair grounds, near
New Garden station. on the Northwestern
North Carolina Railroad, more commonly
called the Salem road, on Saturday. the
Eth day Of August next.
Lexington Erchange: Three tramps, a
brother and two sisters, have been camping
in a brush arbor, abou. one mile east of
this place, on the railroad, for several DAYS
and on last Tuesday morning one Of the
sisters died. The other sister came into
town begging q burial for the deceased.
There was an elephant that had been
trained to play the piano with its trunk in
q show. One day a new piano was bought
for it, but no sooner had the elephant
touched the keys than it burst into "A food
Of tears. "What aiis you. klounif'' asked
it's keeper. The poor beast could only
point to the ivory keys. Alas. they were
made of the tusks of his mother.
Charlotte Observer: The notorious Andy
Eiwood was sentenced by the Superior
Court Of Iredell county, a, its late term, to
confinement and hard labor in the Peniten-
tiary for three years. This judgment is
consequent upon a verdict rendered by an
Iredell jury, convicting him of having used
a deadly weapon with intent to Kill, viz, a
knife, with which he had dangerously cut
a mans throat in that county.
The Henderson Rerieu notes the success.
full result of a very difficult surgical operation
performed on a lady Of Person county by
DR.. T. B. Wilkerson, Of Granville. The
lady had been under the care Of several
very eminent physicians of Virginia and
New York. The ReUte,o says the operation
is considered by medical men one of the
greatest triumphs in Southern surgery.
Oxford Free Lance: The Republicans
of Warren are dissatisfied with their nomi-
nations made some weeks ago, and have
called another convention on the first Sat-
urday in August to try their hand again.
Too much niger in the first tlcket.-The
section of county between Enon and Hes
tiers churches has within the past two weeks
been much disturbed with the operation Of
a burglar or gang of burglars, and the more
nervous portion eI the community is some.
what apprehensive of trouble ahead. During
that period attempts have made to enter
and rob a number Of dwellings, some Of
which have been successful AMI others un-
successful.
DIR. C. H. Fort, and Messrs. IL. +. + lott.
A. B. Workman, +. II. Crews and John l..
Britt, all men of character and Democrats,
confirm fully and in every particular the re-
port of the speech of Hargrove as it first APP
peared 10 the Free Lance. Col. Hargrove
has made several very bitter speeches be-
fore in which he denounced the Democratic
party. Socially he IS pleasant and kindly,
but wnen he mounts the stump he warns
u2 to a sort Of blood heat and when he Is
! assisted by a little rifle shot he grows
very offensive and denuuciatory. He Is
evidently ashamed OF his vulgar, abusive
!, speech and we are glad Of it. lie oayht to
. be ashamed for it was evidently a very di>-
, reputable affair." W.. str.
| Greenville ErDress: Joseph Dixon, a
Young colored miu, was drowned IN Bry
t ants creek, about five miles from this plsc
, last Saturday morning. He had been GU
coon hunting with another young boy, an
e lust before going home went in bathing i
Y the creek and was drowned. 1t is suppose
e that he was seIZ.d with camp. -|N
!. G.. Sheppard. OF Farmviile township.
tells US that while h, WIS digging mtrl on
o his plantation a few days ago he found a
stump 10 one end of the mari hole, and In
digging around the stump he discovered
/, the skeleton Of a man with a guI
= in his baud. The indications wer
that the man had fired the gul
is at something not far distant from him
as Further search Was made, when a bone
a appearing TO be that Of some large fish, wa
found on the opposite side OF the mari hole
10 IT is clearly evident that this fish was th
object of the man 5 aim. Il bore the print
he Of a number of shot. which, upon examina
a ton, proved to b of t.o sizes. How lon
le the skeleton had been there 1t isimposslol
to tell.