The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-01

Several weddings. within sight
at HilIsboro. Ditto down this way.
New houses by the dozen.
-BaIdwin's Works have made $500
locomotives. The prices ranges from
5000 to $4,000.
The poem of our gifted townsman,
Theo. II. Hill, has many fine lines;
though sadly tuned.
Capt. H.. A. Wyche, of Henders1 n,
has accepted the position of Railroad
agent at Statesville.
There was a singing school show, or
something of the kind, at Tucker Hall
last night, We hear
Another big cotton factory at Fall
River, Massachusetts, has gone the way
room. Loss $500. 900. Insurance 5000
900.
-Nessrs. Boykin, GARNER & Co.,
well-knOwn North CarolinianS doing
business III Baltimore, have removed to
Il large new warehouse. No. IL and l.,
North Liberty st.
The services of printers are i'll much
demand in Ralcigh,-so much so that
we have been DELAYED a day on each of
the last two weeks from inability to get
extra help. Unmarried compositors
might do well to turn their steps in this
direction.
Mai. A. B. Horton. of Cheraw. S.
c., was offered a place on the Green
back ticket, but both he, and DIR. J. w.
Mckay, spurned such proposals. Glad
to see they are so square rs they are
subscribers of the +. & VI.
Geo. W. Mason. al one time post
master at Newbern, in carpet bagger'
days, has been exposed by Phila. -lgents
Herald as in "cahoot' with a set of ras-
cally fellows publishers of nasty books
at Boston.
Bishop Merrill, Of the Northern NJ.
f.. Church is assigned to visit South
Carolina, at Iorkville, Jan. 10th North
Carolina, at Winston, Jan. 3l>t. Bishop
Kener of the Southern VI. f. Church 1T
Raleigh, Dee. 9th.
Young Joseph Mabry who was kill
ed while he was killing the killer Of his
father, at Knoxville, was much regret
ted An estimable young man, he was
very popular, and had been elected a JUS
tice of the peace. Hearing the firing, he
IAN bareheaded from the court room,
where he was trying a case, and in a
twinkling killed Maj O'Connor and was
killed by the latter.
We regret to learn from Gastonia
Ga=ette that Mrs. Maj. VIM. \. Ora
ham, of Lincoln county, with Mr.. f.
Brevard, and a little girl, were thrown
from a buggy. (the harness having broke
while descending Il steep hilD and Sc
Eerely injured. The vehicle was entire
~ demolisned.-Capt. shelton. indie
pendent candidate for the Legislature in
Lincoln. had a rib broken by n similar
accident.
Mrs. Gen. Stonewall Jackson and
daughter have been paid 1909, I3. and
interest thereon. as a part of the $40, 900
bequeathed to them by Wade II. Bolton,
OF Memphis. This is the result of a com
promise, or agree case" between Mrs.
jackson, and the executor of Mr.. Boil
ton, who was contesting payment. 1t is
pleasant to know that here and there in
the South, there are persons SO ''un,e
constructed" as to remember 10 tbeir
wills the Southern leaders who sacrificed
everything for Dixie. Jefferson Davis.
Beauregard, and others not now reeollec-
ted, were left l~egacies by admirinr strap,
gers.
DR. Blacknall has always thought
lie Knew how to run a hotel; but he
was not aware until Friday last that he
had been running Il second edition 9th,
afborough House, on Wilmington
street. IN charge OF Isaac Dewey, col
ored, for more than a year. 1t appear,
that when the mysterious disappear
ances" Common to kitchens which
Keep a cat, and sevetal colore,l pattern.
oil honestly had become Lnbearable.
trap was set and officer LewelleI
caught Mara Owens handing a bucket
lut OF cold vitals" over the fence [,
Isaac. The arrest OF these 'sbretherl
and sisterI.' with the marvellous ex
pose Of til, ! acquisitivizations Ito rut
Ihidly) created almost as much excite
ment among the colored people as a
hanging, or the hauling off of a dea
horse lsaac's hotel keeping days ar
DER! Henceforth he will be in tn
railroad line.