The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-24
Kinston correspondent of Ta-horo

hInSton correspondent OF 1a!NOr
.SOatherRer: On Saturday night ~
festival among the cnlnrcd people.
boy carelessly fired off a pistol. KILN,
another boy. | did not learn the name
Of the parties.
Tarboro Southerner: Bishop Lyman
confirmed twelve persons in the Epis
copal church last Sunday ~
is the fifth President called james
We learn the G. ID. 5. Co., viii
soon commence the erection of a new
steamer 20 take the place of the CDttol
Plant on Tar liver.
Miss Albert Gray, a native of Vir
glnla. who has been in New York city
about two months, has caused the ar
rest OF Phillip Of assault aud robbery
Thursday evening he called TO see her.
and while alone with her in the parlol
tore from her ears diamond ear ring.
worth five hundred dollars. Miss Gray
says she is the daughter of a Virginia
clergyman. y. B.-She is an hum
bug. We print the true facts in anoth-
er column.
Goldsboro Messenger: The dwelling
known as the David Cogdell homestead
in Graham township. was destroyed
by fire Tuesday night. The building
was occupied by Mr.. Lewis Pipkins,
who lost all he had in the house. No
insurance. 1t is thought the fire was
the work of an i~ncendiarv. -The
store occupied by Mr.. c. F. Price, in
the suburbs, together with two small
houses adjoining, were destroyed by
fire Monday night. The store and one
Of the dwellings belong to the j. B
Baker estate, the othea was the proper
ty of Lizzie Jackson. colored. Mr..
Price had $500 insurance On his stock.
The Beers have behaved with moder
alton and magnanimity. An exchange
says: "A striking incident is mentioned
in this connection by Col. Stewart, ia
describing the death Of General Colley.
The Beers, he states, stood with their
hats off beside the dead body of their
chief enemy no word of exultation es-
capped their lips they gave it honor
able care, and Sent it back to the Eng,
fish camp wit a message of coincidence
for the unfortunate General ) widow. =
Men who can thus bear themselves de-
serve very different treatment from that
accorded them by Beaconsfeld's late
agent, Sir Bartle Frere.
Tarboro Southerner: Mr.. Thos. G..
JohnstOn's store, across the river. was
entered last week and the money drawer
robbed of 1895. No clue and no arrests
yet Mrs. J.. l.. Kitchin died near
this place on the 9th inst. Mrs. Nancy
Lyman is and has been for some time
living dangerously i'll at her residence in
Scotland Neck.-Dr. G. j. O'Hagan,
of Greenville, a most eminent physician.
as well as an eloquent and fluent speak
er, has consented to address the Edge
combe Medical Society On the 9Th of
April w. l. Thorp, Of Nash, raised
% bales of cotton on % acres.
A Milton. North Carolina, correspon
dent of the Danville Neacs says that
D~ejarnette's sweetheart has married
fellow. He writes: THE
guessing soon ceased, and it was plainly
announced that Mr.. Charles Gordon, of
Milton, was about to be united in mar
to Miss Mary Allen Murray. who
about two miles east of tie vii
1t is stated that Miss Murray
was engaged to be married to Mr.. B.
next Thursday night, but on yester-
day said to Mr.. Gordon that he (Gor-
dom was the only one she had ever
and she would marry him. With
this declaration in his ears he immedi-
ately started off for his license, and got
it.
Charlotte Observer. Marshal Ro.
Douglas, of the Western District Of
North Carolina. was among the recent
at the White House. 1t appears
he has thrown away ambition. All
he asks of the new administration is to
be let alone.-The telephone concert
last night at the tiremen's festival was
one of the features of the evening, and
the fears hat the noise would prevent
its full enjoyment proved greundless.
Six telephones were plrced connecting
the music house where Mrs III.
'. Jones, Miss Ada Wriston. Mr.. Viii
lis Pegram and Mr.. Ed. Martin, an
accomplished quartettc. sang some
choice selections accompanied by Mr.
Arthur Bacon On the piano.
Shoe Heel items: There will be per
haps 1000 tons of guano delivered at
this place this year During an al
tercation with one Evans, last Monday
night, j. G. Fuller received a painful
stab in the left breast.-We learn
that another steam saw mill is to be
erected Ivy Messrs Shaw & McNatt a
short distance above this place
Shoe Heel-Tilden-Quehele-Sh
Heel.-Mere we are back where we
started from six years age. And here
we propose to remain for two years
more unless the Governor should be
kind enough to call aD extra session of
the Legislature. There have been
80 bales of cotton received in this mar
ket since last report Total r~cceipts
up to March 18th, 1896 bales. This
is over 1000 bales more than the entire
receipts OF last year obesonian.
Concord Sun: We have a letter from
Hall NJ. Caldwell dated March 9th, and
written at Charlestown, Swain county
telling us of the attempt made to sur
round and capture Redmond the eel
brated outlaw of Western North Caro-
lima Hall gives this account: ''After
riding 10 miles yesterday and last night,
we attempted the capture of Redmond.
the outlaw and moonshiner. We ar
rived in the vicinity of his dwelling
about 2 o'clock in the morning with a
guide. Our party surrounded his
house, but on entering, found it empty
our bird bad flown. On examina-
ton we found an under ground pas
sage way through which he escaped.
Getting out on a high precipice, Red
mond called to us ''Trv it againl" and