The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-10


The Re- phiiip~ Brooks, Of Boston
z Fl tt pers every Christina
eaLi
hia Pcs announce
,ntl ,.u - xii retu t. North Caro-
l lie spring aud remain pcfua
ne
Rev. :. Il. Trawick goes to Cwhar;,
circuit 10 take the place of the Rev. II
VI Brown. who died there recently.
Mrs. Eliza Todd. a highly respected
widow lady. living in Mark. Creek
TOwnShip. this county. died very sad
DENY at her home on Monday last, aged
about 80 years.
The Misses Baker. who have been
in the Millinery business here for some
time, will, we learn. move To Raleigh.
says the Lnuisburg TaHeS.
Mr.. ]. II. Myrovcr. late publisher
Of the Fayetteville Ga-ette. will soon
issue the Moore Gazette. He j. one Of
the best newspaper men in the State
and We wish him much success.
Chatham Reeor.{. We regret 10 earn
that the dwelling Of Nr. ID. l. Stcd-
man, near Lockyille, va. burned Last
Friday. The fire originated from the
stove pipe. Mrs. stedman was quite
SEX at the time, and was removed on a
bed from the burning house.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has completed the purchase and
taken possession Of the American
Union and Atlantic < Pacific lines and
announcest that all officers and employees
Of the companies named will be retain
ed in service until further notice.
The Italian queen bee lays about
1000 eggs In a day. Can't some of our
enterprising stock breeders improve the
race of bees, and increase the size so
that they can supersede the compare
lively sterile hen? Bee's-eggs at 80
csrts a dozen would pay.
Greenville Express Mr. w. S.
Brooks had his pocket containing SO
In money and several valuable paper.
stolen from him at a dance at Mr.. Al
len Forbes last Friday night. The
pocket book and papers were afterwards
found, but the money wac missing and
has not yet been recovered.
The Asheboro Courier saws: cor
is wanted in that mark ct at 70 cents
cash.-Judge Avery will hold a
Randolph next week There are
now abour fifty subordinate Changes in
good standing, with membership of
1000.
Elizabeth City EcoAomist: Portions
of a wrecked vessel, together with a
lot of railroad iron. has been thrown
upon the beach between Oregon and
New Inlet and We fear there ha.
been loss at SCI I'VE understand
that Mr.. King, the contractor. SAYS the
E. G.. 81 y. II. r will be completed and
at work by March, if they can have
working weather half the time till then
Mr. Gerald Paret, fourth son of Lord
Alfred Paget, has been hunting
with his young wife in Wyoming
and Montana Territories. In that re-
gion the cold has been fearful. One
the happy pair slept in an oren
tent with the thermometer % below
zero, and the wolves bowling around
them. Mr.. Paget had four bags six
feet in length made specially to sleep
in. He and his better half each wore
four pairs Of thick wooden socks with
moccasins over them, aud then fur
sh oeS over all.
On Thursday night, Goth, at the tur-
p~entine distiiicry of Curric & Kelley
in the lower part of Montgomery coun-
tv six colored men were sleeping under
one shanty. covered with straw and
heavily with dirt. A rain and
wind storm came up during the night
aad the shelter gave way and fell upon
the sleeping men. killing three, Whit
Larry Brown and William
Reaves, and wounding the others. The
straw took fire and two of the wounded
were dreadfully burned .-Rockingham
Bee.
The miners say that the bottoms h ave
been completely soaked ont Of the
and it is impossible to get wood
sufficient to keep the machinery
running.-Thc tob,cco factory Of
j. II McElwce was destroyed by fire
in S~tatesville night before last. The
factory was near the depot in full view
the passing cars and will be re
a. a prominent part of States
vile 10 the passer by. The loss is con5id-
but it is belicvel that the fac
tory was insured.-C. Observer.
A bill has been Introduced in the Leg
i%slature allowing persons charged with
to testify N their W behalf
The bill seems to have ELECTED a good
deal of discussion. Its opponents say
that it offers too great inducement to
perjury but We do not see that the
la valid one. A party is al
to testify in his own behalf in all
civil action, no matter how great or how
small the sum involved; and yet the
same party whose oath is taken in a case
involving hundreds of Thousands of dol
lars, is not allowed to testify in his own
behalf in 4 simple case Of assault and
battery. The same party whose oath is
good in a suit not involving Ave dol
lars, if put upon trial for his life. is
not allowed to open his mouth. We
have not seen the wisdom or the Justice
of refusing a party on trial the right
in his own behalf. 1t is horrible
to see a man put on trial for his life
to Sit silent and not allowed open
his mouth to save it. Even a. far back
as the days of Paul when he was ac-
he was told to stand 10 and make
his 1t can hardly be question
ed that many innocent men have been
convicted because this privilege was de
MED them. Give every accused person
the privilege Of t~estifying in his own be-