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

ELoQUENCE. Messrs. Vance, Ran
som, Colonel Staples, Gen. Roberts.
Maj. Latham. Capt. Skinner, Col. Wad-
dell, and F. III Busbee. Esq. are all in
the First District at this writing. and
no doubt making the fur fy.'-oratori-
cally speaking. Col. r. T. Bennett
was prevented. by legal duties, from fill
ing his appointments but Col. Coke
telegraphed to other speakers to fill the
gap.-Col. Coke. by the by. is much
complimented for his remarks at Tar
boro Fair, wrenched as they were from
the teeth of an high and chilling wind.
One paper p%ronounces his apostrophe
to North Carolina" a gem OF beauty
and richness. characteristic of its gifted
author. "A letter from La Grange,
in Newbern Journal. says: &c. S. Woo
ten. Esq, delivered a lecture in the
Baptist church here on Friday for the
benefit of the two schools. Mr.. Wov-
ten 5 lecture was on Government, y
and showed that he had given the mat
ter no little thought. '-Senator Dan
Voorhees, speech at Weldon Fair was
heard by $4,000 persons and aroused much
enthusiasm. He said Gen. Ransom was
his dearest friend on earth - and he
loved the Old North state from Curri-
tuck t. Cherokee !; from the Wawbash.
Il mean Waccamaw,-to Tennessee!
And the multitude cheered from A, to
(which stands for Voorhees,, you see !
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14
For the Farmer and Mechanic
Pender County Letter.
ROCKY PoINT. Nov. l.

Rocky POINT. Nov. IL
Tpon the completion OF the court
house now in course OF erection at bur
saw. and which wall be finished by De-
cember court, Pender county Will have
"A court room equal in comfort and near
ly as fine in appearance as any IN the
state. The death Mr.. j. Nj. Westbrooh
was a heavy loss, not only TO his family,
but to the county in which be was an
active aud useful citizen.
DIR. W. {. Murphy has just returned
from Cumberland county. visiting the
fair. aud saws that regardless OF the
bad crops, he saw many evidences OF
prosperity and thrift among those ciever
Cape Fear Scotchmen. The graded
school. taught by Prot. Alex Graham,
which attended the air III a body on
Thursday, is doing much Tor the future
of Fayetteville. The colored graded
school visited the grounds on Friday.
At rokay, the home OF Col Wharton
Green, there is a visible air OF good
management ard thrift pervading the
entire premises. while the beautiful! cox
tage residence is furnished with "A comfort
able elegance. made more attractive by
the exquisite grace over which II Is pre-
side by the colonel's accomplished
daughter.
4 most enjoyable feature OF the fan
was the ball on Friday night. William:
Hall was filled with the wealth ant
beauty of the Cape Fear, and was a tit
ting finale to the festivities OF the week
Capt. Thigpen's plan for deeper Plow
ing. more liberal manuIlng, an
thorough cultivation is taking a deel
hold upon the wide-awake and enter
prising farmers of this county as !
should in other counties. North Caro-
lima contains no soil more fertile, 0
better adapted to the growth OF grain
vegetables, fruits, and root-crops thai
can be found in Pender county, and
remains only for our people TO properl
apply the forces at their command. t
become one of the most happy, II no
one Of the wealthiest counties OF tn
State. ,.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

DoS.T KEEP THIS A SECRET!-Two
things were settled last week, II never
l,efore. First, that there are numerous
farms for sale in North Carolina and
second. that a card in the Farmer and
Mechanic will bring the names OF the
owners. One of our subscribers, living
east of vii. & Wei. r. r., wishing a
small farm in higher latitude,-or longl-
tude.-inserted a card costing 81 5O.
A few hours later, gentlemen IN u
around Raleigh began to cal to ask his
address. Next morning came an IN
auiry from Henderson and by the
Hamlet train one each from Chatham
and Cumberland counties. BY the noon
rains came one each from Alamance
and Nash. Saturday nj from Me-
GAINESVILLE. Sunday, one from Wades-
boro. Then two from Orange. one
from Johnston, Wake. etc. All have
been sem to the advertiser.
The CRY is still they Gomez And
the more the better. When q man is
| selecting a home for himself. and per-
haps many generations of descendants,
he wishes a large collection of places to
select from. One may be too large,
another too small, another too costly,
another TOO far from Railroad, another
without school and church advantages,
~a4v4Ina vnCIC nv ten uIllts Vi country
ie exactly like any otl.er ten miles of
country. any man can fire his iavorite
spot if he-advertises for exactly what
he wants.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14
Nem advertisements.
LIFE ms. co.
AT THE FRONT!

Inc success OF the 1Rtna Life is we'll calculated
% command the confidence and patronage OF the
Insuring public.
The 4ftna has added half a million to the
twenty eight million and over
which was on hand January lst, 1893.
The Ktna has AGE, and EXPERIENCE and
over SIX millions Of surplus, 80 that to
hold a policy i'll the Etna is TO have a solid and
certain investment for the family, to
be realized in Cash when the Policy becomes a
claim over ONE MILLION L has
been paid III North Carolina up to January LIST.
'oSS,-seVen months ago. Only a few DAYS past
the company paid through W. H.. Crow. their
State Manager, $4,000 to the widow of the late
Prof L. b. Bailey. (t Columbus. Miss.,) who was
Tor many years a citizen Of Raleigh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14
We see that Miss Lizzie Cara

We see that Miss Lizzie Cara
way. daughter Of Capt. W. ". 'aFra,
way. was awarded a pair oil beautiful
vases At a church festival at a
last week. as the most popular y"uh2
lady. Ienoir usually lakes The pre-
naturalization Press.
1.-The Presbyterian brethren oil
Ruthel fordton and Britain were iortu-
nate in securing the services OF heS. >
Tavlor Martin. of Hendersonyllle. Tor
their communion meeting last MONTH
al which several joined the church;
among the number DIR. a. ii. Majors
a prominent metchant.
The New York Sua says Queen
Isabella. who has spent much OF her
money In Paris, is furious with The re-
c~eptiop given to her son, with whom she
is now on excellent terms She Is ao vi
10 dispose of her hotel IN the Pare Mon
ceau, and shake the dust OF Paris OF her
feet, a proceeding which all would regret
except her husband who would thus be
SHARED the fIrmality Of leaving his card
once a year at her ex msjes'y ; residence.
...Iieutenant Calvin ID. Cowles, of
the 23rd Regiment, United states In
fantry, say the NerS and obStrrtr. mas
| been detailed by the war department
and ordered to report 10 Capt Bell as
"commandant Of cadets OF King ;
Mountain High School.
Life, know not what thou art,
But know that thou and must part;
And when, or how, or where we met
| own To mes a secret yet.
But this know, when thou art. fled.
Where'er they lay these limbs,t this head,
No clod so valueless shall be
AS all that then remains of me.
@. whittier, whittier dost thou fly.
Where bend unseen thy trackless course,
And in this strange divorce.
All, tell me where | must seek this
compound |?
....A very destructive fire occurred
in Rockingham about 10 O'Clock last Sun
da, night The stables of Mrs. Julia A.
Mcdonald, proprietor of the hotel IL
Rockingham, were burned to the grounC
with everything in them. A large guam
tity of live stock persisted in the flames
One horse. a fine animal belonging I,
Mr.. Zach Long. clerk Of the superior
Court, and for which Mr.. Long paid 1925
was burned. Another horse equally a
fine, was also burned. In all, thr,
horses. one mule, tn &c calves and a coz
persisted in the flames
....On October 9th x G. Morgan
who lives just across the Marion Count.
line in North Carolina, was so badly Gu
by Washington Locklear. crlored, tina
! he died 10 a few hours. The affrav wa
the result of a quarrel about whisky
Locklear made his escape. The Pee Dc
Kader says: This is the second mur
, der that has taken place in that immo
I date section during the last two months
and both of them are directly attribu
table to whiskey. That part of tn
country seems to be cursed with dram
I shops at nearly every cross roads. G
with smuggling whiskey wagons tbs
deal the fiery stuff out ~opcn-handed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

When the fire broke out In Sand
ford Railway depot, the tram had just
rolled in, and several cars were burned
Among those who were active III drag
eing out trunks, boxes, cotton bales,
e,c was a stouted-hearted and stout
armed lady passenger, report says.
And at Wilmington last week when
seven prisoners knocked down the jail
or. and were making their escape,-the
i~ailor's wife pursued n OF them, as ne
straddled the wall, and not only pulled
him down.. but sat on him, until help
came. He was a young white man.
from Yankeedom. There is no dis
count ON the women of North Carolina.
Bro. Kingsbury, of the Sidr, gives "a
very interesting glance at Senatorial ora
.ors. dead and living, and deplores the
decline of ~poli.ical eloquence since even
Senator Vance joins the majority ID
,eading his set speeches. Admitting the
fact. we find the explanation IN the furth-
or fact that statesmen now a days DO not
address the public directly, or for direct
effect; but use the Press as a speaking
tnbe to reach the public ear. When
sneech is made few listen, because they
can read it leisurely next day IN the
papers. The speaker, for his part, know
ING that his works are being reported II
short hand, prefers to read his speech
!, lost he he ashamed of it when he sees |
! in print.
, Fnrthermore,i it is understood that h
a speech is made in Congress now-a-daysl
is very often a made up" speech. Ina
, Is the Statesman, being busy with HI
committees, and his petit soupers, an
perhats net very reliant on his " re
collection, employs some one OF I'd
bright young ''Bohemians, who haun
!, the capitol, to yet together the facts
:. or ..hunr up the Record and IN sho'
give him the points to substantial
the view he designs to advocate. In
r. Y. B. hurries off to the Libraries, an
by consulting the C~yclopedias, Statlsric;
n Reports, etc gets the data and trln
S them into shape. Then, the speaker
e ready for his speech, and if by good lucl
a he can catch the fpor, the big roll
n MSS comes out, ana a two-hours orr
ton reels itself into the reporters ca
ii 1t is a dry-cut. dry-sounding method
but when the press has scattered II
facts into a million of homes, the pow
of the speech is very great. even II 1t d
; lack Pat Henry's fire, OF Zebs tan.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14
a Mob Ha,gs the Wrong Man..

Two negro men. Julius Frazier
,nd Lawrence White. became involved
in a quarrel near Mount Mourne Thurs
day evening aud finally clinc!.ed. mie
in the scuffie. got out his knife u
nlnnoed the blade into Frazler's throat
cutting a deep cash and scverlns-the
iugnlar vein. causing death almost m
%stantlv. The murderer was arrested.
we are told, and carried to jail in Sails
bury.
Since the above vas set i'll type, the
| Charlotte Observer brings news OF a
| still greater outrage. 1t says:-
Julius Frazier and Lawrence White
engaged In a fight. the brother of each
standing ready TO take sides. Frazier
was the aggressor. and advancing upon
White. knocked him over the head with
a club. White was staggered by the
blow, but rushing upon Frazier with an
omen knife. plunged the blade into his
throat. s,yering the iuguiar vein ana
causing instant death. The two mites
and the surviving Frazier were taken
into custody and escorted to the house
of Mr.. Joshua +. Mclean. where they
were placed under guard aud held Tor
a preliminary trial on Thursday. The
case was heard by a magistrate. who
ordered that all three OF the men be Ia
ken to the Jail at Salisbury. and 1t was
while the guards were making ready 10
carry their prisoners to jail that the
mob came up and surrounded the house.
II was some hours after dark II Meta
err the guards nor the prisoners had any
thought of the terrible scene that was
was soon to be enacted. Their first in
timatiol of ANY danger was when the
trampng of feet was heard outside, fol.
lowed by a knock at the door. AS the
door was opened the mmate OF thu
, house were confronted 10y Il mob 0
about siXty-tive men. the Oremos
among whom rushed over the guards
and securing the three prison, rs, rapid
" departed from the house.
1t appears that the lyncliing part,
were friends of the murdered Frazier
and their idea was to avenge the murde
by the death of one or the other OF tn
o Whites. After some onsultatnn anon!
r themselves they finally decided to re
lease Frazier and the elder White, bu
, to seize Lawrence White and hang hin
q in atonement for the murder of Frazier
d 1t is said that for a time the mObber
e were undecided upon which OF the tw
= Whites to hang, but finally settled th
? matter by drawing lots. and tie sacriiic
d fell upon Lawrence, the younger brotf
/ er. This question settled, the mo
D. started for a stretch Of wood with Law
a renee, releasing the other two prisoner
to 90 their way. On reaching the WOOD
Is a rope was produs ed. one end was kno
l. ted around Lawrence Whites neck an
he the other was thrown over a limb. III
!, pitiless hands of the mobbers drew tt
- helpless negro well up from the groun'
:" tied the rope around the trunk OF IL
&c tree and left the body swayiny to an
e. fro in the stiffness O. the oonllgl
s. night. Friday morning a larty
70 searchers found the body hanging to Il
limb. The lynchers were all negroe
&c Tie good citizens of that community al
indignant over the Outrage.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

A NARROW EsCAPE.-Mrs. Geo
w. Hinshaw white experimenting the
carpetiny Of a room at her residence
,ast rrida mad a narrow escape from
osi,s seriously burned. There was fire
III the Gre place and she was using ex-
ceislor fo' placing under the carpet when
unexpectedly 1t ignited from u spark.
ahd IN a minute her clothing. and in
lace the whole contents of the room.
Was IN a lght blaze, BY retaining en-
tire seit.possession and the timely assis-
tance OF a neighbo~ or two. little dam
age occurred. 1t was, however. a mar
row escape.-Winston Union-Rep.
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GOOD CORN BREAD.

We are making the best corn meal
now ever offered IN the county. The
corn is cleaned, then crushed by Rol-
lers, then ground and bolted. 1t re-
mains coo all the while, and is as
much superior to other meal as patent
flour is TO ordinary flour. 1t is worth
more, but sells as cheap as any other.
JONES & POWELL. Raleigh, n. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

SUCCESSFUL PLOTTINGS OF A WICK
ED MAN AGAINST A WEAK WOMAN
Mr.. William HOneycutt was Yesterday
on h hunt tor a man named A. j. All
man.. Altman married a daughter of
Mr.. Honeycutt about four years ago.
and OIL last Monday he ran off with his
wife yOun2er sister. whom he enticed
away. Altman and his wife lived a
short distance from Mr.. Honeycutt's
house, II the unmarried sister used to
pay frequent visits to their home. Last
MOncay she left her fathers roof for the
purpose, as she said, of paving Il visit
to her sister, who was sick. but shortly
after leaving her fathers house she was
joined by Altman, and the two proceed
ed to leave the country in short order
Mr.. Honeycutt knew nothing OF it until
Tuesday morning, when he visited Mrs.
Allman's house and found that his
daughter had never been there. All
man himself was missing. and Mr..
Honeycutt came to the correct conclu-
sion that the two had eiopod.
1t has been discovered that Altman.
to make preparations for the elopement.
had sold his cotton crop, besides his
horses, cows, wagons, aud all other
property that he could sell and pocketed
the money. He had long been planning
to run away with his wife's sister. and
Mr.. Honeycutt says thst he went over
to Concord and bought Il box of love
powders rom a druggist there to 1--WE
the girl, having a superstitious belief
that they would have the effect of IN
her with sufficient love to induce
her to run of with him Altman came
from Cabarrus county. where he has re-
latlves now living. Mr.. H%oneycutt has
Of evidence to show that Altman
has been plotting against the girl for IA
long time. though he suspected nothing
up to within a few days past. Altman
had four children by his wife. whom he
leaves in a destitute condition. and.
worse than all, upon a bed of donfine-
nent.
The father of the outraged wife and
daughter has no trace of the run
away couple whatever. Charlotte OF.
'erUer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

Hftsburg, Pa, NoU. s.-On the Goth
inst, a wedding of giants will take place
al a museum here. The contracting par
ties are Patrick O'Brien, aged %
years, standing sever feet eleven inches
and weighing 800 pounds, and Miss An
ME Druz. of almost equal proportions. -
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

ANOTHER AWFUL AFFAIR.-Mr.
Asa Biggs. brother of the ate Capt.
VIM. Biggs (sons of Judge Asa Biggs)
residing near Franklin. on the Seaboard
r. R.,-went up stairs with a kerosene
lamp. His wife, hearing an explosion
rushed up. and burned herself badly ;
but could not rescue him. The body
was found in the ashes of the ruined
hOmet
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14
For Picture Frames,

window Shades, or Cornices. our pa
irons are advised to write to FRED. A.
WATSON, No. III, Fayetteville Street.
1T is the best house in the city of Raj
elgh to go or send for a present for a
friend. He has han isome New Novel
ties and popular prices.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

DEATHS.-In addition to the long
list OF sudden deaths, elsewhere printed,
vi must now mention that of Mr.. V.
d. Lawrence, who kept a saloon zeal
DR.. Cooiey's Clubhouse. On Thursday
evening, Mr.. Lawrence, who was a
large leshy man of is. was suddenly
Frustrated with paralysis. His agoniz-
ed struggles alarmed the neighborhood,
and he was carried home. h an hour
he was dead!-At Elfzabethtown.
on Friday night, DIR. j. S. Robinson,
son of the late DIR. H. H. Robinson, for
merly OF Wilmington IN Raleigh,
Yesterday, Mrs. Candace Grissom. wife
OF MIR. Lewis Grissom, of the r. 81 G..
X. Il. Shops, after brief illness. She
was an estimable woman we learn.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

New York markets: Money 2(d2a
per cent cotton quiet at 10 l6(GiO
ii l6 cents: southern -four steady and
quiet at $4,000 624: wheat, ungraded
red 93cd$l.l3; corn, uneraded 594(d6Ic;
rosin quiet at Sl.50GI. So; spirits tur.
pentine steady.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

A carload of apples, containing 500
bushels, from Haywood county, reached
Wilmington last week. Glad to see
something coming down the long slopes
OF the "Ducktown Branch"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

RELIGIoUs.-We hear OF an m
Der of Congress who has left the Bap-
list church; and also of a talented
young clergyman who has left the
Methodist church, and begun a three
years course in the Presbyterian Iheo-
logical Seminary.-Rev. Or. NC
Ferrin. of Nashville, is dead.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

We understand that seal-skin coats
arc going out of style, and in conse-
quence, colds are increasing among the
ar sex. How fortunate there is such a
remedy as DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

BUSINESS NoTEs.-Very pretty are
the silvered-wire e~asels, and fancy
palettes. which our neighbor, Fred A
Watson. (nearly opposite Tucker HAIL.
uses for his advertisement but they
are in keeping with his large stock OF
articles. for both comfort and
Christmas goods of all sorts and sizes !!
-Mr. \. II. Temple sold his store
ON the IIillsboro Road to Mr.. /. }.
Iamb.-W. A. Darden, Jr., and live
others from \. G., graduated at Baitl-
more Business College last week.-
Luke Blackmcr, Esq, Of Salisbury. has
bought out the hardware firm OF Black
mer & TAYLOR. in that town.-Mr. j.
b. Howell last week exhibited sweet
potatoes. six of which weighed thirty
pounds. On less h a an acre OF III
f. T. Fuller's farm he raised $50 bush
els.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

16S-If you feel like you want a good
smoke. call for TATE & WALKERS No.
Z" Cigar.
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THE RLUE CoATs.-Lieut. Mclver.
9TH Inf, son of Prof. Ale MclVer, re-
news his subscription to the Farmer ana
Mechanic. in order to keep posted ABOUT
happenings among the home folks. lie
is in Wyoming.-Capt. Hayes, VINO
married a Morganton lady, had charge
Of the Presidents escort in the J GLOW
stone country; and will be assigned 10
Recruiting duty in Charlotte, 1t IS said.
Lieut.. Calvin ID. Cowles, OF the
Odd RECT, has been assigned TO capt
w r. K. Bell as Instructor of cadets
at Kings Mountain School.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14
TOWNSVILLE FEMALE CnlItrr

In the Piedmont sectio" of y. Q. one n, sna.
SEA icvcl.l
The 2lth Annual session begin. Sciteuhar
lv%. Fnh corps of superior ~" trle4crz. lu..
ding i professor of music, "A brill WIT p..f.t
lady, n ip" vocalist, AMI Mrs. Rriuhtt aga..
charge of Art. Extensive eclectic course s4..
mas, honest exponenfs OF kHoV'rlst ga.r,,
Charges moderate, climate delightful, au1 usar
excellent Comparison with the best ftmst.
schools invited. 10 ard, everything included .,t
English Tuition, 500 for 10 months For a,,.
logue. address
n. W. REMNANT President.
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The chief work OF the school IL done D., ne --
nior Principal and his two sons. Tn. Ir-, in.r.-
1ant WORK is RlVtaI TO assistant Instructor. who AZ
selected with special reference to their rt.u.rf
fitness for the duties assigned them HrH M. ..t-
Der Of students will not be iucxea.ed ttyuus the
capacity of the Principals to take persona ,Aur.t
of all the classes in the leading brAACh,s ial.AL
and to supervise all the work OF the School
The School has been und r its prosrut manage
ment for more than thirty years, and /. t.'
sense, 1t is, we believe, the oldest school iu u,
south.
As several of the Cadets will leave for Dolrgt.
there will be room next Session tor about turuly
new students.
Fer Catalogue apply to the Principals,
j. II. & j. G.. HtINFk.
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III y w ID HORNER
Classical, Mathematical, and
Commercial School

Henderson,, VANCE o, y. c..
The Fall Session opens the luh Mon
day IN July next. The tea hers are
tried and experienced the terms reason
able and the accommodations are first
the discipline is good aud li,
Course Of Study thorough.
For circular giving particular address
the principals.
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Srbools for Gous.
SCHOOL.
OXFORD. NORTH CAROLINA.
Fall Session of 1882 Pegina
tho Fourth Monday III July
INSTRUCTORS

j. II. IIoRNER. J. &. HoR>re
j. NJ. ~lloRNEH.
With sucl~ assistant instructors a. tie
exigenaes of the School may REQUIRE.
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-Mahoue has a son named bd''er'
Both Butler" and "Mahone are NJ"
out offashion.