The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-08
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subscription will send III some portion
of the amount this week.
-Died at he residence other nephew
DR.. W. II. Person, in Franklin county,
on Dee. All, Ers. Sallie Person, age
II years and : months.
Mai. W. A. Graham, Of Lincoln,
attended the Cotton Planters Conven-
ton at Atlanta on Monday as a delegate
from North Carolina.
Two negroes killed Capt. Lynch at
Oxford. and Capt. Lynch hanged the
ass,asSins a few nights after. They
who take the sword shall perish by the
swCrd says Scripture.
Whatever be the outcome Of Mr..
W. j. Best's schemes, 1t would appear
to he certain, as Mr.. Eco. Allen (who
has eyes in his head writes US, that he
has greatly improved the Newbern X.
r., materially, and otherwise.
Moses A. Bancini, white, on trial
for the murder Of Thos. Belmore, col
ored, at Salisbury, before Judge Eure,
was acquitted says the Charlotte Obser-
rer. Bencini has figured in a number
of fighting aud shooting scrapes.
Mr.. Boston Best's grand Trunk
Line through Central Carolina threat
ems to prove very like a carpet bag"
affair. We trust it will not dwindle to
a mere "Reticule' for those Of us who
advocated 1t.
The friends of Mrs. Ida Daniel
mee NcEntirc, daughter of Capt. ".
I. Mcintyre of Ruthertord) will regret
TO learn of the death of her infant
daughter, Title, aged 3 months; which
occurred 1t the residence of her bus
bands uncle, r. A. Bynum, in Pitt
county.
In pleasant visit to the Farmer
and Aech0ntc IN Wednesday of last
week, DR.. Harvil Harris alluded to the
fact that fevers have been unusually
fatal tn. fall. He has had . number
Of ~herorhagic cases. 1t is thougAtths
the prevalence Of these hemorhages was
due to tie excessively dry and sultry
season.
The resignation of Leroy G. Bag
lev as Justice of the Peace has been
followed Ivy the appointment of another
Republicans, w. r. Richardson, to the
vacancy. Although Wake has a Dem
~ecratic Board of Commissioners, the
unusual number Of vacancies, by death,
resignation. or otherwise. has enabled
Judge OF Probate Chas. u. Upchurcb
to create quite a respectable minority
Of Republican,. in the County Nauis
tracy
Walter P. Williamson, ESQ, Stat,
Senator from Edgecombe gave usa cal
on Thursday. He reports the people 0
his section decidedly wideawake on til,
subject OF Railroad monopliss. Furthel
more, the Republicans OF Eastern Gar
niins. while not ubjectirg to a Libera
Railroad Policy (see the State AID
dress arc not willing to be handed owe
en- JHpch 10 y combination e. nonopo
Isis. Mr. Williamson reports that the
train WIS rocked by some scoundrel.
6 miles ncrth Of Goldsboro, and a pas
senger ably hurt. These deviItrie.
are quite q COMMON.
The arristocracy new of Washing
ton City attend Guiteau's trial. The
wives and daughters of ~well-knowI
pubic men go regularly with opers
g~lasses, and lunch baskets; and at every
recess the spectacle Of hundreds o
pretty ome eating apples. peanuts
pickles and fried chicken, (while await
ing a new scene in the desperate struggl,
OF Il crazy assassin for his life y impartt
quite a festive Air to the court room.
Last week, the noise of the Grove
disturbed the court and there was
~uoracntsry lull, which gave effect t.
The sqeasy voice OF a well-dresseC
lady" as she screamed-"Oh sto,
your squeezing! you'll squeeze me t
Heath! Don't squeeze so hdsdl DON
squeeze so tightr" Next day anothe
lady" crawled along the coping to
window and crawled into the court roon
Through the window, doubtless exhibi
ting a liberal allowance Of her crawling
machinery as she did SO.
The Landmark %reioices hat it wa
swind!ed out of only one insertion 0
DIR. NJ. f.. Bells advertisement. w,
ditto. And we feel glad that we Were
swiudled, because We knew, or suSpec-
ted. that the fellow was a rascal. anC
deserve to have been bitten. Bell
and the ''Returnea Mssionary," and tn,
"Retued Physjcjon," and los. T. In
man, 81 Bile Honse," are all frauds
and make immense fortunes BY working
IN the fears of young men. Their ad
vertisemertS are In several of our Re
I%igious paI ers, and in nearly all tn,
Southern papers. We have refused
time and again to advertise for tn,
sknnks; but this new one of them
"DR. NJ +. BELL, so called of C
Cdfrert Street, Baltimore, Nd" wro.,
SO fairly: and bargained for SD an in h
per yea; AID we weakly agreed to print
his card.
Look out Boys! Don't write to any
ailments go to your family physician
He knows what you need better thar
advertising cheats. There are som
valuable Patent" medicines, but yol
can get them at any drug store.
Beware of the oily oyster. Man,
cases of sickness produced by bac
bivalvss are reported to US. The same
week in which Ed. Lane was killed l.,
them, hr. VI L. Scarbero, an old sub
,criher or he Farmer and Nechontc
and brother Of the Supt. Of Public L.
stiuct!on. took supper at 4 restaurant,
and ate four or Eve fried oysters. Next
RornIpg he vss i'll, ard ere reaching
homo was kei8sd with dangerous eanss
which might have been fatal bu, for
The prompt summoning of medical re
lief. II" vas censned to bed for q
week 81 80. Another friend Of our,
from Wake Forest had q similar expe
%riencs; hut icing 6 physician called in
a gill Of French brandy 10 check the
sVil. Without blaming anybody ws
may say that the oysters are liable to
spoil il kept in warn cars II hours be