The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-24
For the Farmer and Mechanic.

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For the Farmer and Mechanic.
a Sunday or two since, a young gent
who lives within this bailiwick. attend
ed church In the ''cut Of" The mar
son had not got farther than M,rdiy IN
his homily, when the young gent took
out his chronometer, which is said tn
be of cheeky metal and the size Of a
yearllng highland terrapin. 1t took
the parsons attention., who straightwav
addressed the time seeker thus: Hold
on young man, don't be in a hurry.
plenty of time, not half through vet
The gent and watch both had the at
tentlon of the congregation for IA few
moments. That watch goes to church
no more. On Tuesday subsequently,
the same young man and watch took
shelter from the showers in an isolated
tavern. While there he took a short
nap. On awakening, the faithful old
time piece, a pocket knife and 80 ia
cash were NON est. He would thank
fully receive any of those articles
should they return and no questions
will be asked about where they have
been. Half, or all the $40 will be Civ
Ell the lucky finder. No more church
or Isolated country taverns for this man,
although he says that he did not par,
tlclpate in the services Of the former or
Imbibe any Of the spirituous Of the
latter.
Not long since the Rev. Marlboro
Perry, col. made for his diversion a
Dennis and Snow out ofsweet potatoes,
but as he was not a ventriloquist, like
Burt, he could not make them act and
speak, SO he became enraged and ate
them up. He was moi cut for a cheap
John.
Willie Mitchell, ST., died on the
18th, of typhoid fever.
The Rev. James Bell Floyd married
MIR. 10 Henry Urry and Miss Julia Me
Ghee. The parties resided in Brass
field township, Granville county.
While Ike Catlett's mule was un-
aing with the pillow harness on, Thurs
DAY evening, it scattered Mr.. Catlett to
the four winds of heaven, became
~entangled in the traces, fell and
broke left fore leg just below the
knee joint. II is thought the absence
Of fifteen cents worth Of the spirituous
would have saved the mule unframed.
On the same day the bottom doggcry
Of tins place had got into a box car and
labelled itself Raleigh" but Sheriff
II. e. kearncy, for reasons known to
himself, transferred this same migra
tory doggery to Joyner's warehouse for
the health of Franklin county, and tn
State of North Carolina. To night
orator Dilberry will speak at Dunkley
Hall. Next Wednesday night the
Richmond and McElreth dramatic
troupe will entertain the Franklinton
ians with my Diary"
The work on the Normal Schoo
house, for the use OF oenegambia'>
ebon sons, is still going on under the
surveillance Of Rev. J. w. Wellons
Rev. Hopkins negro college 10Y show,
its proportions tt the world. but it vii
hardly be finished before the middle o
next week. That species Of the GEM.
como who hail Immediately from the
land of the Nile have a little kind OF
paradise down here, and they seem III
clined to make it more SO.
People have concluded if they have
made short crops that they can still live
by curtailing many useless expenses ant
using proper economy. Wheat SOWING
is now progressing rapidly.
J. w. WALKER.
Franklinton, n. c.. Nov. 10, 1881