The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-27

ton, who is editor of Carthage Gazette.
John F. Cobbs, of Caswell. U. S.
Commissioner, announces himself an In
dependent Libero- Radico candidate for
Solicitor in the 5th Dist
Col. John Il. Winston, who is run
ming against Gen. Scales for Congress, is
winning high praise from the Radicals
for his assaults upon the Democracy
Geo. L. Gleason, Of Graham. was nomi-
mated for the House by the Greenbacker.
of Alamance
Randolph county Democrats nomi>
mated Nj. S. Robins for the Senate; B.
w. Steed for the House, g. S. Bradshaw
(editor of the Cou.i;er) for clerk, f. A.
Moft for Sheriff, DR.. &. l.. Lewis for
Coroner
There is a great deal more liberality
in the world than people are apt to think.
1t you pick up the church papers, any o.
them, you will find in nearly every issue
notices of contributions for various pur
poss, some of them pious. some charlta
bic, some patriotic, or pubiic-spirited
/ Mrs. A. K. Foushee, of Chatham, made
an apreal<::fo aid for Gulf Presbyterian
church We notice that Maj. Bing-
ham, and lady each gave $5. Mrs. Q.
Bingham So Mr.. w. B. Bogart 81
Rev. Smith, 81, Rev. S NJ. Smith, 81 SO;
and others smaller sums.
| Mr.. Arthur Butt of Charlotte, has
painted a new panorama which is said to be
altogether superior to the first one, though
it was much admired, and netted him
several thousand dollars Bald headed
men will be pleased to learn that one
scene depicts the Al bad boys being
chawed up by wild she bears because they
yelled after the prophet-''GIt up and
g'langl, old Baldhead Does your moth
er know yr out?' and such like.
Exchanges which copied the F. &
NJ. adv. will please forward their card for
publication. We have never asked grotu
ious printing always pay cash to our city
daiies); and we stand ready 10 give q
quid pro quo for all the advertising our
brethren kindly choose to do for US. The
fact that our readers dot the Strte from,
+! Currituck to Cherokee instead of being
mainly confined to two or three counties
& NJ equal in value TO almost any State
paper, even of larger circulation
Charlotte Journal tells how little Joe
Falkner, aged 10. was caught In the saw
mill of Cochrane & Alexander, in Mallard
Creek. His clothing and portions Of his
| body were caught under the band OF 81
| foot wheel, revolving at the rate OF l5U
revolutions to he minute aud at each re :
| volution the flying body was dashed with
| te, rife force. first against a wooden bench,
| and then upon the ground beneath. The
! father III the first impulse of his agony
endeavored to seize hold of the flying
! body and draw it from under the band,
| but the clothing was fastened among the
| bolts of the wheel; he attempted to cut
the band but could not he cut a smaller
| band but the shattlng was SO arranged
that this did not stop the deadly wheel,
and the desperate father was forced to
turn his back upon his son and run back
to the flour mill to stop the engine. All
this took about seven minutes, and when
the humming machinery was stopped and
he boy taken from the wheel, although
the heart beat little life was left. The
left arm was torn away. The lett leg was
broken in several places and the left side
of the body trightfully crushed In the
ground beneath the wheel were he deep
! impressions of the feet and legs, and in
he bench were bits of cloth torn from the
bows garments as he was dashed against
| it by the inexorable wheel