The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-25

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and Mrs. SCOTS. and B. IL. Sorsby :
doors were found unlocked.
The Goldsboro Messenger says DR..
Geo. Robinson's trial at Smi.hheid has
been postponed to spring term, with bail
at $40, 900. Also, that young Toward,
who was burned by kerosene, is dead.
The celebrated suit Of Judge Fowle
and Wick rersus Kerchener, Boatwrlght
ct al, of Wilmington, relative to $s,OUO
or the Wilmington .JurnaL ar run By
Mai. Englehard, must be re tried, as the
Supreme court orders reHtre de moro.
The Philadelphia papers devote four
and FIVE columns to descriptions of the
pageant yesterday In honor OF VIM
Penn's landing 1t was a sort OF New
Orleans mardi gras show, and procession.
IS, 900 men in line.
The Asheboro Courier remarks
! THE Machine wont work in Randolph
! county," and then in another column it
| tells how a dozen threshers have clean
ed mp 93.307 bushels of wheat, and 81
$40 bushels of oats this season in that
county. Evidently. the thrcshing ma
chine works there.
"A negro woman near WILLIAMSON
was walking on the track of the new
Railroad. The engineer whistled, but
she wasn't going to be scared by any body,
SO she merely stepped out on the end OF
the cross tie. The steam box struck her
and she died next day, says Tarboro
| Gutde.
Wilmington Reciew says the W. "
". ~are'putting upmammoth warehouses.
-The shell road to the Sound is
| smooth as steel rails-.R. Ii. x +.
III. Mckoy have embarked in the Bro
kerage business.-Gcu. T.. ". Noise.
of 5. c. Spoke in Wilmington. Monday
night, and Ransom viii speak on Fri
day night.
Walter Malley ard Ban lie Doug
lass, the two ~rascals who poisoned jeanne
Cramer (as Blanche Is said now to con
fess) we're in court the other day 10 prose
cute one of her old lovers who ha stolen
some of Walters indecent letters, aud
threatened to have them published III
less he would pay $500. 4 TASTY set!
But very popular in New Haven society.
Bully for Wake. She is not only the
largest cotton grower il the State, but
also takes the first Premium in quality
for the second time at the State Fair.
And the same man gets it who got 1t last
year. There were fifty bales on exhibi-
ton, and by all accounts it will be many
a day before We see such a lot of fine cot.
ton any where again. Mr., Fabius whit
aker's bale was given the first distinction;
and bought by the Raleigh Cotton Eek
change for % cents Per pound. Mr..
Whitaker who is a subscriber of the Far
mer and Mechanic, and a clever young
bachelor, brought us a sample which was
soft and white and feecy enough to make
down for a duck or pinfeathers for a sew
entcen year old angel. Pin cushions, we
should say.
"A very neat and useful PENCIL
SAIL Rev. Bennett Smedes in relation to
his Premium. Tine Pencil received,
ami 1t Is Il very nice one. | trust such
advertisement of your excellent paper
will bring large returnS'-says X. III.
Battle, Esq. Well, sir, We believe that
in this day and generation the man who
has a good thing is bound to advertise
it, to introduce it to the attention of the
public, and keep it in the public view, if
he wishes to secure public patronage,
We shall have two or three dozens of
tn;s same style of gold po~cket-pencil in
our Premium List for Christmas.
1t was like ''old times" to meet in
oar office SO many soldierly- looking mep,
one after another, Maj. Robt. Bingham,
with his suit of Confederate Grey and
aire miI.taire, and DIR. Lee W. Battle
with his knights Templar cap, bearing
the silver cross at the front and several
young "Infantrymen" in handsome uni
form. But there were no treason, STRAIT
egem nor spoils" in the bent of their in-
tent. Rather were theirs the plans of
fair delightful peace, to live like broth
er>." Bingham came in the interests of
Education; Battle to organize a Charitable
Association; and the youngsters were de-
lighted in music" ''marksmanship,"
and making love" To-
Annoying though it be to make
apologies, we deem it proper to state to
those receiving Specimen copies" that
the present number is not a fair sample.
1t was gotten put under extreme diff
%culties. The illness of the editor, and
one of the COMMISSIONS united with tho