The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03

TIE WINDY FLAMEs!-Mr. Hutchin
Of Wilson, lost his stables by fire
one night last week. So did Mr. X. ID.
Luncetord, of Smi;hield. So d. hr.
j. +. Beaman, Of Sampson In the
same county, Mr.. John X. Fisher lost
his kitchen and outhouses. So did
Mr.. G. II Bronson. Of Lisbon. and the
dwelling and smoke house followed the
Kitchen. The tow Of Franklin. Va
on the Weldon & Norfolk X. X. was
burned on Monday morning - stores
and residences, court house. etc. being
destroyed
A NEW FIRM, WITH AN OLD Head.
There is no better sign " awakening
Life and Prosperity in the SOUTH. than
the wonderful increase in the use oi
machinery, aud improved Farming I'm
plements. More than one thousand
Steam Engines. aud twice - many farm
machines, have come 10 North tarOlIna
within two years a larger number than
during twenty years.
Raleigh is fast becoming the centre
for trade ia such articles. And now We
have an wholesale Firm whose aim Is 10
supply our peop'e at Manufacturer
Prices, freight added. Few. or no
men III North Carolina are better known
than Col. l.. l.. Polk, and there Is no
doubt the Z firm mean business
and will do business.
An OUTRAGEOUS ASSACLT.-A note
from Capt. j. W. Fort. of keyser, tells
Of a villainous affair near that places
IL seems on Saturday night the negroes
of the he ghbolhoot had IA "Festibul'
near the dwelling Of Mrs. Flora Nc
Flrland, an aged widow lady 81 years
who like many other widows since the
war lived almost entirely alone. The
party soon changed to a drln"en orgle.
accompanied by oaths, yells, aud firing
Of pistols. During the melee. a negro
named Wesley Spencer broke into Mrs.
NcFrland's house. and attempted VIC
leEcc to her person. The facts were
learned early mex morning, and search
vas made for Spencer. But 1T was
deemed best to urge the blacks to pur
sue the proper course with the scoun
drei, instead Of which, they gave hin
warning TO escape.
We learn that the neighbors are still
in search of Spencer, and will make
short work with him ii found.
1t will be right. Punishment for
such crimes should ensue the momen
the perpetrator is fully identified. And
the colored people should be the fist to
act. All such crimes add odlum and
suspicion To their race. u may be u
Just to hold them accountable for the
deeds Of the lowest and most brutal
among them but it is natural, and
they should show themselves free OF
the least sym ,athy for such crimes.
LrERARY.--Gov. Holden Sung, of
the lie e .ra III" IS copi u 10y the Bolti-
morean, and other Northern journals.
The Washing on correspondent ofthe
.Hessengerstvs, Gel. Daniel II. HoolIoe.
of War. en'on. has finished 300 p.ors
of his History Of Reconstruction.
--Anothe. Important w"Ik by IA
North Caroilnt author has been coDy
rlGhled. IL Yi.l be issued soon. Thl
tide is A f~rea'ise on Real Property
Tlials." II is the work Of Mai VIII
liam Il Malone, of Ashyille. The book
will STOW the difference between the
old action to G cctment and the action
to recover real property. 1t will en-
brace the pr, cedurc, the principles OF
law and rules OF evidence. The nature
and mode OF enforcing trusts will be
eA olailcd IL VII Iaclude references to
recent legislation of the seve.a! States
The graceful verses on our first
page last week, sent with a Gift ola worT-
basket, should have been credited to
the Charlotte Observer. We endeavol
to give proper credit, wherever we think
it would be desired but the article In
quezt;on escaped notice until too late
BY the by, ii all Of our accomplished
ladies who can write, ,c0uH write for
the pres our Southern Literature would
be much richer.
Re-. DIR. c. r. Vaughan, formerly
OF Raleigh, Is preparlug IA reply to
Tourgee's Fools ErranI." He has
acc, pied a call to New Providence
church, Va.
DEATHS. -WIth much regret we learn
Of the death, at The residence of his son
Rocky Mount, on Thursday night, of
Col. W. IL. Avera, formerly editor Of
the GolGsburo Ha,1, and other papers.
He vas a man of high character, and
stron- will and at one time represented
his county in the State Senate. u.
), Senator Matt Carpenter, died on Fri
day last. The Wisconsin Legislature is
in session. and will promptly elect a
successor. The tun, raj of Walter
Tant, aud his sister, who both died Of
conSum ptlOn, within a few hours of each
other OF Saturday, was attended by Il
large c%oncour>e of SYM athletic friends,
at the lst Presbyterian Sunday after
Aionlay night, very sud
cenly, died Mss May Colkl.n, aged
~, uaugntcr d Ga d T. Conkiin, lor-
m,rly a canvaSSci foI newspapers.
The yOdng lady has been an invalid for
ii long tine. The fuae al of VI. ). W.
L. Hairs, who died on Monuar, age
~, was coa@uc ed from Or. Watkins
chu.ch yes,cIday ate, oun.-Nrs.
Jdlia Phillips. widow of tie la e Rev.
DR.. James Phillips, and no her Of Rev.
Charles Phillips, Ssn'u"l F.. ra;llips-
and Mrs. Corhel a p. Spencer, died in
Chapel Hill, on the - INST, aged SC
years.
PERSUN ERANf Y OMSI. VINCJr-
Pe-sisteace and Patience viii MANY q
battle. Tie sICceSs of tLe Dmbam
county Bill is tie late. TIE Bill was
defeated on Thursday last by IS to 81
And q motion t o recun>iue was n tae
instance of Scha.or Do tcir s.,;.id on
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