The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-05

Charlotte Observer: Col. Thos. Nc
Mahon, spoke and handle manufacturer
at Greensboro, and w. H.. Snow, In the
same business at High Point, received
premiums of $50 each for the excellence
of their display at the Atlanta exposi-
ton.
A letter from the postmaster at Clin-
ton, La, gives an account of the muir
der of an old colored man who carried
the mail between Jackson and Clinton.
He was found shot through the heart
and the mail bag missing. Efforts are
being made to arrest the murderer and
robber.
OF the one hundred and sixteen min
listers of the Presbyterian Church,
North, who died last year, two were
over ninety years old, nineteen were be
tween eighty and ninety, thirty-five
were between seventy and eighty, and
fifty were under seventy.
Winston Sentinel Rev. S. J. Lackey
late Of this county. now lives in Cello
RADIO, and has to haul rails 20 miles to
fence his rn~.Zeb Vance by
his wal on the r. & D. monopoly has
reduced rreights. If be had net spoken
not a shovel full of dirt would hava
been thrown on the Dusktown branch
and the Lord only knows when the
road to Wolf Creek would have been
completed. Vance v has gone back
Oh North Carolina and the best inter
ests of her people WI. Star.
Elizabeth City Carohnian: On Sat
urdsy night, as Constable Graves was
going home, he was struck on the head
by some one, unknown, with = piece OF
iron, INJECTING an ugly wound -
very erroneous Impression has gene
abroad in reference to the topography
aud productive possibilities Of the
Albenarle section of North Carolina.
The idea prevails that it is . wet ceun.
try, principally swamps and marshes.
Those who have been induced to visit
US have been surprised ON finding a
country so beautifully located and SO
admirably adopted to all the needs OF
agriculture.
Greenvills Express: Mr.. Nc. G..
Manning, of Belvoir Township, has
made 90 bales of cotton and 200 bar
rels of corr on los acres Of land thii
year. On 81 acres Of this land he
gathered 40 bales of cotton. He also
put three acres in chufas and has has
60 hogs on the lot for three weeks and
the chufas haven't all gone yet ald
the hog. are fat enough to be slau.ht.
cred now.-The Tarboro and Will
l1au.ton Railroad is booming. Mes.rs
James. Nelson and Rollins say they
villha,e the read complete to Bethel il
ten days, weather permitting, and thu
steam whistle is promised to Bethel IL
ali g J lays
Kiasten Journal: Hon. J. w. Shae
kIeford introduced a bill in the House
of Re representatives. on Friday, Decsn.
Der 18th to provide for the survey Of
New and White Oak rivers, which wal
referred to the committee on Commerce.
--One after another of the 'exo
busters to Indiana last year return ts
their old homes. Some bring tales OF
suffering and woe, while others give q
more favorable account, and say thar
by industry and ecenony enc can live
in that country. Ii q living is what
is wanted it is no sse to leave
North Carolina, fer many obtain it here
without economy And with but little
labor. There may be a political sig:
niccancs connected with the return Al
we'll as with the leaving. The Repub.
Iieap. would like to master the sltua-
ton in n. c. the coming year.
| MIR. Il. B. Isler, of Jones county. sums
up his crop of cetton and corr for the
year 1881, with seven plows, to be 65
BALES of cotton and 400 barrels Of corn.
-La Grange items: A meeting
expressive Of the sentiments of the citi-
zens in regard to the proposed railroad
from Clinton via Faisons and White
Hail to this place, was Aeid here On
Wednesday night of last week. Ihe
meeting was very largely attended, and
showed that the people were IN Jul
sympathy with the movement. A del
cation was appointed to a meeting 1t
White Hall the next day. The meeting
at that place, [ learn, was attended oy
nearly all the prominent citizens OF the
community, and 3 disposition ~as
| shown to encourage the work.-PieE
t, of waterin Neuse river. The steam
er Nsuse will make regular trips.
vii. Rerae,c: The year 1881 will be
famous for railroad building. About
TOO miles of road have been built this
rear. some l,SOO miles more than last
wear. And the fine winter has thus tar
been very favorable to railroad con-
structlOn.