The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-21

Davie county will hold a prohibit n
mass meeting at Mocksyllle on the Esd
nSt.
The citizens of Duplin county viii
meet at kenansville, on the Goth inst,
to elect delegates to the State Conven-
ton IN Raleigh, and to thoroughly or
ganize for the prohibition campaign.
On Wednesday, while burning straw
in a field near Castor, n. c., the cloth
ing of Mary Falcon took fire and she
was roasted to death.
Laurinburg Enterprise We learn
that the county authorities closed up
the bar rooms in L~umberton on Friday
last III accordance with the act passed
by the last Legislature prohibiting the
sale of liquor In a certain distance ofthe
church III that town. The same act
prohibits the sale of liquor in a certain
distance of Shoe Heel. We also un
derstand that the liquor dealers of both
places will test the constltutionallty OF
he act before the Supreme court.
Warrenton Gdzecte Mr.. Jack Nc
Carthy, living about five miles from
town, cut a negro's throat a few days
The negro's condition is considered
dangerous.--If formed, Vance coun-
tv will take from Warren about one
fifth of her best citizens. An overwhel-
ming majority Of those in the ''cut off"
are bitterly opposed to leaving us. The
election takes place on the oath of May.
Rockingham South: The prohibi-
tory liquor law, if ratified by the people
at the polls, will go into effect on Oct.
Ist. The State revenue law. passed at
the recent session of the Legislature,
taxes retail liquor dealers 500 a year,
which is required to be paid in advance.
no license to be issued for a less period
than twelve months. Now, suppose
the County Commissioners grant a re-
tail liquor dealer a license for IL months
from first Of May, will such license be
good after October first, if prohibition
carries? If not, why not?
Greensboro Patriot: Rumor has it
that a gentleman of sufficient capital
will soon erect another warehouse in
Greensboro, for the sale of leaf tobac-
.--The Lexington Manufactur-
ing Company will open a large ware
house for the sale of leaf tobacco in
that thriving wn.--Ou neigh
boring town, High Point, was visited
by another fire yesterday afternoon.
about 4 O'Clock building, used as a
r s:depce. and the Dry house belong
ing to Mr.. S. Perry's spoke aud handle
factory were destroyed. Both bull
dings were the property of MIR. Perry
The fire was accidental. Loss estima-
ted at 81, 900; no insurance.
The opening sermon of the 222d ses
sion of Orange Presbytery was preach
ed in Chapel Hill on Wednesday even
ing by Rev. John S. Watkins, of this
city. The sermon, we learn, fully Il
tanned the high reputation of this es
teemed and useful minister. WHY
cannot Raleigh make some show as a
manufacturing place? In this connec
ton we may mention hat the enter
prising George Allen, Esq. sets up the
following claims for the city of New
bern. One cotton factory, one wo den
plate mill, pillow factory, plug tobacco
and cigar factory, two founderies, three
machine shops, boiler works, four saw
mills, three grist mills. steam cotton
gins, candy manufuctory, clothing eS-
Iishment. rice mill, marine railway.
brick yard, box factory and broom Ia
tory, giving employment to about 10 II
hundred operatives.
Raleigh Visitor: North Carolina is
not filing up with emigrants, but news
papers, oh. Lordy. The next one is
the Oxford Tade Journal. The last
one in this city is the North lorot,na
P-ohbiHoa;st. Mis- A. L. Redd,
wife OF the Rev. \. F. Redd, died in
San Antonio, Texas, on the 4th inst
-Durham had another fire Thurs
day. This time it was the dry house OF
J. L. Maneum, in which 5000 feet OF
lumber was destroyed. Willie Pear
son Mangum of the United States con
sular service, in the East, died On the
18th OF February at Tien-Tsin, China.
The deceased was the nephew and
adopted son of Judge w. p. Mangum,
the old time Wing leader of North Car
DINA, a candidate for the Presidency IN
1886, and who, under Presi leLt THle~,
served as Vice President of the United
States and President pIo tenn. OF the
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