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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-16

LIGHTF0OT-HEAVY-H Many
of our ex-Confederate readers ~recollect
Mai. Chas. +. Lightioot, of Col. Fish
er's sixth North Carolina Regiment.
He was a Professor In one of our State
schools at the time the regiment Wa.
formed; but acquired considerable un
popularity subsequent to the Battle OF
Bull Run by his report of the part taken
by the Sixth In that battle which re
port led to an heated controversy which
exists in some minds to this day. The fol
Loving will be read with interest by those
who recall him :-Col. G.. r.. LighttOOt,
commandant OF cadets and a professor
at Bethel Military Academy, near War
reEton, made a rash attempt at suicide
Monday morning. Suffering under
prolonged nervous depression, he at
tempted to cut his throat with a pocket
knife. Being disarmed he thrust his
fingers into the wounds he had inflicted,
and tried TO tear and distend them. His
physicians think he may recover. Col.
Llghtioot Is about 80 years old, and had
Tor several years conducted a military
school near Culpeper with great success
until the breaking out of the civil war,
which he won the commission Of COLO
pel of artillery
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-16

Southern visitors to Virginia White
Sulphur can o proceed directly
North, without any Recommendations.
taking the Luray. or Western MARYLAND
route.
There IL a strange epidemic Of rail-
way accidents III the country. In
Nor b Carolina our trains rarely smash
up. but We managed to kill a man or
two nearly every week through shere
carefessness on the part Of the victims.
A tank tender named Morgan was kill
ed on the y. G. K. X. near Gibsonville
IN Saturday. Two days previous u ne
gro was killed at Selma. Two DAYS pre-
vIous, MIR. Paul was killed on the Caro-
Ina Central. Two or three days pre-
vious, Mr. McPhail was killed near
Salem. And there are four or five
Others. Morgan is said to have been
"a little deaf" Did you ever see a
deaf man who did not regard the
railroad track (about train time as a
specially safe and delightful PRONE
made?
We have it, as coming directly from
Col. 4. b. Andrews, hat the present
cont oilers Of the Western n. c. K. K.
have no idea Of su~rrendering the road
to Dir. Best. And to prevent any in
reference by the State commission,
tho this is not stated by Andrews,)
they have bound their contractor. to
have the road ready fcf the iron THAT Is,
to Paint Rock and to Pidgon River by
Oct. 18th, which will take advantage OF
the three months lover time" by the
contract Furthermore to quiet the
private stockholders, a card is printed
in the Western papers, signed by "A.
B. Andrews, President" dated June
2nd, notifying all private stockholders
that ''$2l2, 500 worth of stock IN the
ne1U w. n. T.. r. X. Co, has been set
aside and reserved for them in accor-
dance with the provisions of Section 8
of the Act of the 2Sth Of March, 1880,
II that the same will be issued to
them on presentation of their certif-
Gates to the Secretary and Treasurer at
salisbury, N. g., as soon as the same
are PASSED on by the committee APP
pom ed to examine and report upon
them"
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Peculiar

Corn cakes made from dough tina,
bad stood Owe night in a glazed crock
cry dlshed poi,orel an entire New A
bany, Ind, family recently.
The FIVE year old child OF Abraham
X Inc ot ut Pleasant, Pa. wa stran
gle 10 death BY getting IL head weiged
1--WE the plcket- OF a fence
When the boiler exploded 10 the saw
mill near Oakland. Nd, the fireman.
Marshall Buaef, "a, blown across the
lo1ghlogheny River aud 700 feet
through a TIN ket, aud burie1, ne44
foremost. under an old log.
la Toronto all escaped builo i, ma ie
for the Don River, followed bs Tao
brewers Just as thew had entered tn,
stream the beast turned, caught ore >.
the men named Stein, dung him into
the water, and held hun thsre unsu lie
drowned.
Holton b. Shaw. Of Falmouth, Ky.
swallowed a pin while playing football
Since then he has had a pain In the
breast, and has no appetite. Physicians
has tried In vain to relieve hun. He l.
a student In the Pendleton Academy
from Alexandria.
One end of a crochet needle which
Mrs. Henson, of Jackson Township,
Ind, had in her dress pocket struck vita
such force against a rail of a fence she
wa. climbing that the needle was driven
into her left side. Surgeons have been
unable to find it.
The little sou of James Baker, Of
Perry, Ga, upset a hive of bees, and
stirred up the bees with a stick. The
children and their parents We're badly
stung, ten chickens and a dog were
killed, aud two pigs were sturs nearly
to death by the angry bees.
Somebody unfasened the reins from
the bit of the horses which Edward
Farrell, of Lafayette, Ind was about TO
and as he took them up expect
ing to check the horse, he was thrown
violently backward, and received fatal
Il forgive everybody except
the man who loosened the reinS,' ne
said just before he died.
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Musical Homes Are
Happy Homes.

What has earth dearer ia .alAr- or grove
Than music at ulghtfaI rom lips. that "a,
love-
All yes, Music, Sweet Music, does make Home,
Sweet Home. happier and isarcr. and The head
OF a family that III these dye Of culture and pro
gress does not place a Plane or ali Organ In his
home, deprIves himself and dear ones eta yArt
amount OF pure and refining enjoyment. our
sunny southland has IN the PAST tn years taken
d wonderful step forward H. Musical acy rlopmrut
and the grand question now being ARitzted in her
millions l. not ''Shall We buy IN Instrument. " but
How and where shall We bIy IL. And IL IL a
perpiexing question, too The papers are now
Hooded with flaming advertisements Offering Won
derful bargains of $1,000 Pianos for S2g7, II Stop
Organs for $50. one friend advises this and
another that, and SO on, uutH the worried buyer
becomes actually afraid to buy at all, lest he DE
cheated, and so delay, until some INSCRIPTIONS
travelling agent comes along and SCOOPS him in"
with a cheap, "snldr' instrument, which, IN the
end, proves a source Of modification, rather than
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1t may be remembered that a month
or so ago | told of a lady who stammer
ed badly, and who had agreed not to
speak a word for four months, being in
formed that if she strictly observed the
condition she would be cured. Well,
the four months have passed, the lady
did not speak, and she is cured For
neys Progress.
The Cologne Gazette estimates the
production Of beet-root sugar this year
in Germany at 100000 tons, and that
probably that country will stand first in
beet-root sugar countries. Last year
Germany, with 400, 900 tons. was very
little behind France, with 400 900 tons.
The Gazette recommends a reduction Of
duty, as in England and France, to
stimulate consumption.
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COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF PUB
Lie SCHOOLS. We fear there has bee1
d serious 'slip-up' i'll some counties
III the selection of persons to fill the
above named office but in other coun
ties the choice has been excellent. We
mention a few of the nominations. Col.
John 5. Long In Craven: Capt. j. w.
Harper in Lenoir =; Mr.. T.. b. Ayecock
IN Wayne Mr.. b. W. hatcher in John
ston Rev. z. r. Law in Chatham W.
g. Parker in Hartford ID. &. Clark IL
Halifax; C. w. Broadfood in Cumber-
laud John r. hutchlns in Durham
Jas. ID. Jenkins Ia E~dgecombe; Ar
thur Arlington in Franklin; Mr.. John
I'll. Small IN Beaufort Pref. Redfearn
in Anson; B. +. Grady in Duplin (; E.
AlbIitton in Greene.
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AsHEvILLEI TEMs.-From the Citizen.
Miss Ellie Haywood is visiting Mrs.
Theo f. Davidson VIM
Nj. Cooke, Jr. has placed at the dispo-
sal of the town authorities the beauE
iul park on Patton Avenue, fronting
the residence of Mr.. @. Nj. Roberts,
which is t. be converted into the pur-
poses of a pleasure Park. 1t is a love
ly place naturally, and can be easily
made both comfortable and pleasant.
--The mountain range Immediate
east of Asheville has surveyed a suffi
cheney Of water has been found within
immediate reach to supply a population
of 10, 900. Steps will be taken at once
to organize a company to establish
water works, and by the first Of Janu-
airy next the town will be supplied with
an abundance of water for all pur
poses.-Dr. Eugene Grissom has
consented to deliver his lecture on -
THE Prince ot men" "a the court
House, Friday night, for the benefit Of
the Library Ar.
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Wesley whitaker, Ealelgh, Dec :, 81. Il. 100
Nat L Bro II, Raleigh, june 4, -, 2.01: y L
Young, Franklin, Dee 2, II, 100; w X Davis,
Franklin, Jan /, 20. 2 90; J J Harper, Johnston,
Sept 20, 81, l.se; J + Finley, Watauga, June /,
81, 2.rO; W q. Johnson, beaufort, Sept IA, 81
soc; Prof w l. Crocker, Wake, Dec IA, 81, LOO,
jas \ Al ms, Holly Springs, Dec II, 81, Loo; A
: Pollard, Moarisville, Dec IA. 81, LOO; capt f j
Holt, March Is, 81, :. %; Judson Lee. Eagle
Rock, Dec IA. 81. 1905; J K Durham, Raleigh,
Sept IA, 81, 80; 5 K Jeffreys, Neuse, Dec IA, 81
Loo; col l. ID -teph nson, Dec II, 81, 400; Robt
sanders, Snithfeld, Dec "A. 81, 100; W VI Holt,
Savannah, June Il. -, >. 90; Col. II B Shot,
bennington March -, 81, 600; Col Travis +
Hooker, up L, 80, 81; A o Redding 4, J T Bos.
ticEs !, DIR. A Wooden :, High Point.
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AND NOW MARK us WELL.

Don't waste time answering absurd and decep-
tive advertisements. If You want cheap inHtru-
ments. II you want cheap instrument, we have
them. and at less than the lowest. We compete
with Beatty. or Marchall 4 smith, or any other
man no matter where he lives or how much he
blows. 26 different Styles aad prices to select
from, and such makers as Chickering, Mathu-
shek, Grion, southern Gem, Mason & Hanlin,
Peloubet 4 Co and Sterling. Sent on test trial
Low freight guaranteed. Stools Covers, Music
and Musical Journal, given free. A little cash
now, and balance III the fall Is all we want. Special
terms for midsummer trade. 100 secondhand
Pianos and Organs, III good repair to be closed
out cheap Write for catalogues, prices and
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Asheyille Neus One of the busiest
and most efficient workers in the Medi
cal Convention, was DIR. Picut, of Lit
Teton, the Secretary of the Society,
and that body did a good thing when
they e-elected him to that Office. In
fact, some one suggested that he be
made secretary for life.
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LOOK OUT FOR YOUR NAME
A LEAR. Sl.lD SIX Nc
RECEIVED PAYMENT.

NoTE.-To avoid. losses by mail, and the
J bother of giving, and preserving, Receipts,
we shall print iii this column the amounts
received each week. and the time to which
: the subscriber Is paid Hereafter no money
viii be credited on tn books until il a rpears
here. SO look for your name, and If il do. :
; mol appear or If there be any mistake III the
t,rn. writ to the Editor.
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ITEMS From THE WHITAKER's Her

ITEMS From THE WHITAKER's HER
AID. Mote The Herald is a small
sheet, published monthly by the
Novelty Company"-composed Of
young men of Whitakers, Halifax coun
ty, who buy old coin, and novelties, etc.
act as agents, etc.l-Big picnic at
Whitakers on the 18th inst ". w.
Land will move his mill to this town.
Prohibition seems to be growing in
needs more
churches. III you want a good pa
per take the Farmer and Mechunic.'
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g. Bates,
Savannah G

n, B.-Send also for catalogues of Sheet Music
Books, Niolins, Guitars, Flutes. Band Instru-
Inents, Drums, Strings, Org1iuettes, Zithers, and
all small Musical Instruments. Immense stsck
Lowest price South.
Mention the Farmer and Mechanic.
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R. B. ~CRUTCHFlELD,
i. Cary, NC.

d. - week. sI2 a day at home easily made.
ACostiy outfit free. Address TRUE &
Co., Augusta. Maine. Mar 8 ~
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The Great Piano and Organ House of the South.
to furnish Southern bu! es with Pianos and Or
gans from staI dard makers, at lowest factory
wholesale prices, Established in 1870, and now
an immense Music House. Magnificent Double
Store, sixty feet front, three stories above base
ment. Two hundred Pianos and organs in stock.
Thousands of Instruments sold yearly. our
field the South, our customers legion. our
capital ample. Musicians ourselves An army
of employees. Branch HouSef in seven cities
Our travellers everywhere. Exclusive control of
the best instruments in the world Direct con-
nection with manufacturers. Always pioneers III
low prices. Able and willing to compete with
the world. Pledged and sworn TO do 1T.
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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
NEW YORK ADvICRs,

sY- Corrected every "Wednesday morning
therefore sho wing the state " the markets on
the previous day, TUESDAY.
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AEoC-SWANTEC

Al once IN every County IT, North Csr5llra. Bio
WAGES IN May, Jane and July. Good. acti,,
men viii he paid 500 per a. outh. Write without
delay, FOR particulars 10
The SOUTHERN NOVELTY 90.
Whitaker. y. 4.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
Maryland Matters.

= The Hessey farm, in Sassafras Neck,
was sold at public sale at Elkton on Tues
day, for s., 500, Mrs. Louisa Hessey pur-
chaser.
On account of the death Of the Presi-
dent, the Circuit Court for Cecil county
adjourned on Tuesday until Monday of
next week.
= Noah Martin and James Carter, two
Queen Anne's county negroes, quarreled
about a woman on Tuesday and Carter
used pistol with such effect that Martin
now has one ball in his head and another
in his breast. Carter is in jail.
~ William Brady, Of Queen Anne's,
has sold the Colin R. Furgerson farm con-
tanning I4S acres which he bought of w.
J. Gibson & Son, land agents, a year ago
for S4,O75, Richard j. Carter, for 5000
cash. Messrs, Gibson & Son, sold the
farm known as the Lewis farm near
Clark's Corner, containing It's acres to
David Hendricks for $4,000, being sll.5O
per acre.-C CeatreUttle Observer.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
The Yorktown CELEBRATION.

The State militia have abandoned the
idea of going to Yorktown by schooner
and have decided to go by the Crisield
route. They will leave Wilmington on
Monday afternoon, October II, arriving al
Crisfield about o'clock; here steam
boat will transport them to Yorktown
The troops will be on the ground on Tues
day morning early. Companies A, G and
F Of this city, E of Wyoming, and B Of
Milford will be in attendance. It is now
thought that Company D of Dover will
not be prepared for the trip. With the
band there will be about two hundred
men in line. Tents will be furnished by
the committee in charge of the celebration.
Haversacks and provisions will be pro-
vided by the Adjutant-G -General.-Morn-
ing NeUS.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
Newark Races.

There were three trials of speed at the
Homewood Driving Park, Newark, on
Saturday. The first was a running race,
for purse OF SIS. C. Shearer's g Kate,'' of
Elkton, Md, was the winner. In the
four minute class there were four entries,
and five heats were trotted. The premium
was $40. R. NJ. Gibson's b. 8. " Patchen'
won first money, and J. A. Wilson's s.
m. Nelly Bruce" second. Best time,
1852. In the 2.45 class, for purse of S57,
divided in four moneys, there were seven
entries. H. C. Hess "GiIt Edge was
fourth in the first heat, but won the race
easily in the three succeeding heats, with
r. j. Morrison's " Luciper" second. Best
time, PA. The racing was witnessed by
about three hundred people.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
Court.

The September term of the Superior
Court, Court Of General Sessions and
Court of Oyer and Terminer opened at
Wilmington on Monday morning, with a
large attendance of litigants, witnessesand
spectators. The first case tried was that
of John Glenn, of Wilmington, indicted
for selling liquor without license. Owing
to flaw in the Indictment the Court in
structed the jury to bring in a verdict of
not guilty. The case Of John Whitlock,
indicted for selling liquor without license,
was tried. Attorney General Gray ap-
Seared for the State and Harry Sharpley
for the a d9ase@ "A verdict of guilty was
rendered, and Whitlock was sentenced to
paya fine of 500 and costs. He then
plead guilty to eighteen other indictments
for the same offense and for each was SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of $50 and costs,
which, in all, will make quite neat little
sum the prisoner will have to make up
before he can resume business in Middle
town.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
Oyster packing

-Oyster packing
Seaford.
w Freighting is good
railroad.
- Wilmington is to have new artificial
tooth factory.
The Seaford oyster shuckers have
struck for higher wages.
- The drought didn't hurt the Sussex
county apple-brandy crop.
= Henry Mcdaniel, a Wilmington vile
beater, was fined IS and costs on Sunday.
- The Kent County Teachers Institute
viii be held November 9th, 10th, 18th and
18th.
= Paynter Frames biggest watermelon,
this year, weighed 70 pounds and meas
ured So inches around it.
= George A. Millington, reported last
week dangerously i'll, is better and has
gone to Philadelphia for treatment.
A Milford man says that when he
dreams of his grandfather an early rain al
ways follows. He makes no mention OF
what follows when he dreams OF his
mother-in-law.
- John Fl. Hoffecker, trustee, has sold
farm on the road from Belmont to Bren-
ford, in two parts,-25 acres to John Hack
EFT for $50 per acre, $50 and the balance,
90 acres, to A. l.. Hudson for 5000.
1t is said there were never known to
be 50 many squirrels down the State IN
one season. A single hunter killed SIX
teen one morning, and several parties
have killed as many as twenty-five in
day.
a special despatch to EceTy EUcnt'g,
under date of yesterday, states that the
dead body of a child was found in bog
100 yards from Jonathan Stevenson's
house, near Smyrna this morning. Cor
oner Weldin went down.
- The Woman's Temperance Union Of
this State will hold its Annual Meeting in
Milford on the 18th and 18th of October.
Miss Frances e. Willard, the distinguished
lady orator, and president Of the National
Union will be present to make an address,
- Snyrna and Middletown are getting
quite social. On Sunday seven of our
young men went to that pleasant burg
and took possession for the evening, Of its
fair dalnsels. We will now see if the
young men there have the pluck to re-
turn the ompliment.-iSnyTnd Times.
Many of the tomato Gamers early in
the season made contracts for their goods at
80 and % cents per case. Since then the
price has increased large per centage,
and each packer will try and can more
than his contract calls for, that he may OBJ
tain better price for the balance. Some
would make thousands Of dollars could
they break their contracts.-lIiJord
Neaps.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
Funeral Services.

In accordance with the proclamation of
the President, next Monday will be OBJ
served as day of humiliation and mourn
ing by the citizens of Middletown and
vicinity in an appropriate manner. Re
ligious services will be held in st. Anne's
Episcopal Church under direction of the
Rector, Rev. Mr.. Lewis. The various CON
gregations are expected and invited to
attend these services. After the opening
services there will be short addresses by
the pastors Of the churches and others.
The bells will be tolled for fifteen minutes
before o'clock, P. NJ, at which time the
services will commence.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
The nover Fair.
dletowrl.

The State Fair at Dover will open on
Tuesday Of next week, September 9th,
and continue four days. It promises to
be an excellent agricultural exhibition
and will, no doubt, be largely attended
from all sections of the Peninsula. The
entries for trials of speed are very full,
and the contests will be exciting. The
main attraction on the opening day
(Tuesday), will be the free-tor-all''
pacing race, for a purse OF $1,000. The
entries in this are w. II. Doble's "Lady
Lightfoot,' John Newell's "Black Cat, "
Browns Noontide, F." and John Splan' s
Matte Hunter" The greater number
Of the horses that took part in the Penin-
sular races at Middletown will also trot at
Dover
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
Jtlistellaneols advertisements.
LACES.

Our lace-buyer has returned
from Europe and the new things
are beginning to come in.
We have these now:
Floss lace first appearance
here), embroidered with floss
silk on silk net cream and
black. Only two widths as
yet, $1.25 and 1926 f.; more on
the water.
Spanish ties and fchus, cream
and black. Ties, $3.50 to
$3.50 fichus, $l.25 to $27.
We judge our prices are about
Is per cent. below last seasons.
Soufie net, dotted, various
colors, 40. cents now; last sea-
son, so.
Antique tides, 20 cents to ST
Ten counters. southwest from center.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
HOSE.

800 pairs of ladies' Isle hose
at so cents plain colors ; 1000
pairs sample half-hose, Is and
S74 cents bought just now in
Nottingham. They are worth
twice the prices ; some of them
more.
We ordered lately 100 dozen
of ladies' plain black silk hose,
all of one quality and just
alike. The manufacturer said
it was the largest order he had
ever received from a retailer.
We buy in quantities only sta
pie articles. We shall have,
may be, before the season is
over, 1000 sorts Of hose of
some of them only a single pair.
Outer circle, east from Chestnut-st. entrance
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
BLANKETS.

Let a SIS wool blanket speak
for our bedding.
Manufacturers are response
BILE for a good deal Of the
common cheating in blankets.
Cotton gets into almost all the
low-priced blankets, without
getting into the tickets. They
are sold for all-wool by the
makers, and few merchants
know the fact. A little cotton
can be hidden in a woolen
blanket, and a good profit hid
den with it. If you find a fibre
of cotton in our SIS woolen
blanket come and tell us.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23
LINENS.

We are willing that these
should be taken as samples of
our summer buying Of linens,
Barnsley double .damask table
linen at $3.50, Scotch ditto at
So, and German napkins, a
half-inch under I yd. square,
1926 a dozen. There are
about 6 patterns of each.
We have a wide range in
linens very fully covered.
Outer and next-outer circles, City-hall-
square entrance.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-23

three heats, two Of which were won by
Sherman Morgan. It was close and ex-
citing race. The following is the sum-
mary as far as trotted on Thursday;
j. b. Wharton's sherman Morgan, !
". II. DobIe's Membrino Charter, 3 ] 4
+. w. COnover's Kate Taylor. :
L. r. Redmond's Lady Crossin,
II. p. Stetson'S X. p, uf'
Time, 2.sl34, 2Slsl. 2SS1z.
FRIDAY.
The unfinished 40 and 2.96 races were
concluded Friday morning. In the 2.4O
class all were out but Adel Gould, Myrtle
and Idlewild. Adel Gould won the heat
and the race, Idlewild second money,
Myrtle third, Socrates fourth. Time,
2.37K.
1t took three heats to wind up the post
poned 2.26 race. Membrino Charter won
the first heat, Sherman Morgan behaved
badly and came very near being distanced.
In the second heat the contest was close
one between Sherman Morgan and Kate
Taylor, the latter winning by head. In
the final heat Sherman was an easy win
ner, securing first money, Membrino
Charter second, Kate Taylor third, Lady
Crossin fourth. Time, 2.3l11, 2.S4114, 2.S7.
The judges were Messrs. c. Churchman,
Of Washington, D. G., Geo. R. Morrison,
of New Castle, and r. T. Cochran, of Mid
dletOwn.