The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-30

AIR premiums were arranged after
consultation with leading growers, seller.
and manufactures of tobacco, aud represeu,
the views of all parties. The following
gentlemen have charge of the display OF
leaf tobacco under Geld crops: A. Creech
of Wake, and j. r. Grady OF Harnett, and
VIM. S. Battle, OF Etgeconbe; w. F.
Stroud, of Chatham, and P. A. Dunn. OF
Wake.
Manufactured tobacco 10 under the charge
OF r. Fl. Battle, Jr., of Wake and Mai.
W. H.. Bagley, and Col. John W. Cunning
ham. of Person: Hon. Allmand McKoy, OF
sampson, and Nat. A. Gregory, Of Gran
Vile.
Great care will be exercised In the selec
ton Of competent and unbiased judges, aud
the methods adopted will be those which
gave entire satisfaction at the last fair.
For the best ten pounds fue-cured to
bacco, bright wrappers. $25, 90 cash, and
one ton of a standard fertilizer.
Second premium, for ten pounds fue-
cured tobacco, as above, one ton OF stan
GARD fertilizer.
Third as above, half ton of fertilizer.
Fourth as above, 800 pounds fertilizer.
Fifth as above, Gro pounds fertilizer.
Sixth as above, 400 pounds fertilizer.
Seventh as above, 200 pounds fertilizer.
Eighth as above, one pillow.
For the best twenty-five pounds sun cured
or shipping leaf tobacco, one ton fertili
ger.
Second best twenty five pounds sun cured
or shipping eat &c bacco, ons-half ton fertil.
iZer.
Best twenty-five pounds fancy bright
smokers, one ton fertilizer.
Second best twenty five pounds, as above
one half ton fertilizer.
There is also "a long list OF Premiums FOR
manufacture tobacco: but the parties in
teres'ed will have already seen these.
SHERMANS VILLANY.-Col. Jas. 6. Gibbs
who was acting Mayor of Columbia at the
has printed a very interesting sketch, fully
fixing the responsibility on Sherman. We
have room for only an extract
There was one incident that | will men
ton, "a it showed the forethought Of a sharp
woman WHO, in the time of trouble, looked
ahead. There was a family of the name Of
Feaster living in a house just In the rear
of the Courthouse that belonged to Col.
Bauskett, Mr.. Feaster was = very worthy,
clever man, employed in the Confederate
commisSary storehouses: but he was princi-
pally known as The fourth husband of a
quite noted woman, whom he married as
Mrs, Boozer, formerly Mrs. Burton, former
ly Mrs. Somebodyelse-a Philadelphia wo-
man by birth. Mrs. Feaster had daugh
ter who had been adopted toy her third hus-
band, who had provided handsomely for her
On condition that she took his name. So
she was known as Miss Mary Boozer, and
was considered one Of the most beautiful
gi:ls ever seen in the State. The family
were in but moderate circumstances, having
IyaG y,4rl pYtravaUantIy Mrs EauSt.r uaa
known as a very smart woman and not
over scrupulous. While the city was on
fire and the house she occupied was burn
ing, Gen. Sherman passed by. She imme
dlately made herself known to him as a
Union woman and one who had lone a
great deal to assist Federal prisoners, and
aided some to escape. She called his atten-
ton not only to her house, then burning,
but showed him a large storehouse at the
opposite corner, then burning, which she
told him was her husbands, and that it
had been filled with -four, bacon, tobacco
and cotton, the truth being it wasa govern
ment s%torehouse in which her husband was
employed.
On. Monday, when the army moved out.
she managed to get Gen. Sherman to furn
ish her with two horses, which she hitched
to her carriage, an old round-bodied affair,
familiar to all the old residents. and startsd
in company with the army. In the out
skirts of the city. when passing the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Elmore, she concluded a fair
exchange was no robbery, so she left her
old equipage and took IL its place a
fine carriage Of Mrs. Eimore ). 1t was said
that when passing ), ciety Hill she by mis-
take loaded up and took off the family sill
yer of the Witberspoons y prominent !ami
lv, at whose house she stopped, and who
had put their silver in her room for safety.
In December, 1865. when in New York,
received a note from Mrs. Fcaster begging
me 10 call and see her at the Astor House.
On doing 50 / found her living in style,
with a handsome suite Of rooms and sur
rounded by a number of army officers. She
was then working up her claim for loyalty
and wanted me to give her a certificate as
Mayor of Columbia that she was a widow.
| As | had seen Mr.. Feaster but a few days
previously in Columbia 1 was not able Les
help her, but | heard that she recovered
$40, 600 for her loyalty-Gen. Sherman iav
ing testified that he had witnessed the de
struction Of hel property. Miss BonZcr
soon after married a wealthy merchant of
New York. a Mr.. Beecher. but it was not
long before she left him. and. after a short
and brilliant career in Europe. married a
wealthy gentleman and now resides. | be
lieve. In Baltimore. 1t has been stated that
she and Der young sister were the parties
that were mixed up with the Crown Prince
Of Russia, a few years ago, and the loss Of
his mothers diamonds. She Is now the
Counties, De Portales.'
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