The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

....Joseph Hale. son of Capt. E. j.
Hale, Of the Fayetteville Observer, died
at Fayetteville last week of pneumonia,
aged about Is years. He is spoken of
as a very exemplary young man, and
much esteemed wherever known.
state Exhibition to be held in Raleigh
mex Fall. Surely old "Trip Van Win
kle' has at last awoke -Charlotte
seems to he well supplied with Texas
ponles-selling in droves and ranging
from SIS to s65 per head.
....At L%aurinburg, while a crowd of
colored people were in McLain's hall.
the porch gave way by the falling of the
walls. A wild scene o.. excitement en-
sued. After all had been extricated
from the ruins it was found that eight
persons were injured, two mortally.
'Toi>not Home: We are Informed
that DIR. }. r. Mercer, who lives about
eight miles east Of this place, has lost by
cholera one hundred and thirty W. hogs
durlne the last three weeks. Another
gentleman in that neighborhood has lost
81 out Of IS. This does no look very
enc .uraglng to a farmer who tries to
make his meat at home.
Greensboro Patriot. Ten tramps
We're arrested yesterday and lodged in
jail under the vagrant act.-Ju illus
Hall k lied 10 the Danville riot was a
waiter at the Arlington hotel. The pro
prietor advised him and another waiter
not to go on the streets, but TO stay in
tie house. This advice thew refused to
heed, and beth were Instantly killed the
moment they approached the scene Of
thu riot. Halls body was brought to
Greensboro yesterday for burial.
.,,.Newhern Journal, We are in
formed by a gentleman in the city lust
from Hyde county that a fatal affray oc-
CURED at a wedding in Currituck town
ship on last Wednesday night. A
young man by the name of Creole was
married on that night. and after the
marriage ceremonies were over the
crowd in attendance got to drinking. a
row ensued IN which a young man by
the name of Balance, was killed and
another, whose name our informant did
not learn, was MORALLY wounded.
....Raleigh Tsitor: Died, at st.
Johns Hospital, Mr.. John Windiss.
aged about 81 years. Deceased was an
by birth.-We have lust
learned of a serious shooting affrav that
took place near Clayton, in Johnston
on Monday last. 1t appears
that a Mr.. Jeffries had a difficulty with
a negro at the house of Alonzo Creech.
md from that Creech and Jetfries got |
INTO a fight, and Creech shot .Jeffries
a gun. Both palties were bound
over to court. and it is now said that
J~etfries will die.
....Galveston, Nov. 9-The News
Lullng special says: At ~ o o'clock last
night 100 armed masked men quietly
surrounded the house in which vas con-
lned Jno l. Martin, who Yesterday
confessed the numbering. through zeal
'nsv. 81 his wife, the daughter of Rev.
Newton, The guards gave Martin
Up on demand. All night long previous
o that moment the murderer had been
protesting that he ought to be hanged
ND wanted ~ hang, but while being car
led away he grOaned ~piteously and
prayed tor mercy. At 2 a. ~. another
arge body OF armed men went to the
house and asked for the
but left instantly when infor
lCd that they had been preceded.
i2rtinS cnrrse wa discovered TO-DAY
to a tree in the outskirts of the
OVID.