The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-03

cense.
Pleasant call from w. w. vandiver,
Esq.
Register of Deeds, Court Crier, aud
keeper of the market, all died on Mon
day.
Greensboro Workman says Mrs.
Eppy Grissom, of Kitcrells, fell a d
broke her collar bone.
1t is said Jarvis denies having re-
ceiyed a present of Buffers from Butler,
as announced in the New England pa
pers.
Too much steam is rarely possessed
now a days; but Capt. John NJ. Fleming
warden of the Pen'.l wishes to sell an
lS-Horse- Power Traction Engine, or ex-
change for one half the size.
Sol, j. Allen, Col. l.. ID. Stephen
son, Chas. E. McCullers, Capt. 5. {.
White, and others are named for Regis
ter of Deeds in Wake.
Charlotte Observer learns that DR..
r. Anderson was acquitted of the muir
der of Charlie Cox. IN Stanly.-A ne
gro named Frank Williams killed an
other named Brown. at Cameron's mill
in Richmond county.
An excursion of North Carolina ed
itors, comprising about one third Of the
profession in the State, are now enjoy
ing the Inequalities of the Bay Line to
Boston. We wish our friends Il Jolly
trip, and safe return.
Exhibitors all over the State should
not fail to notice the advertisement OF
Rocky Mount Fair. After exhibiting al
Raleigh, they can ship directly to Rocky
Mount. We hear that there will be a
large exhibition. Write to Capt. James
D.. jenkins, or to President Battle.
Oxford Torchhght tells of an elope-
ment John Z. Wilkerson deserving his
sick wife and four children, to elope
with her sister, Julia, aged Is. There
vas much stir about it. and the father.
VIM. r. Turner. sent in all directions to
catch them. Wilkerson was caught in
South Boston, Va, and lodged in Ok
ford jail.
One of Greensboro's humble homes
was converted to a pile of ashes last
week, and the parents stood near the
spot racked with grief for their first
born, whose bones Were in the ashes.
Little Johnny Smith had tried to start
the fire with kerosene. We learn from
the Patriot.
Thanks to R. w. Brown, Esq. ,Trea,-
urer, and Maj. l.. M. Long, Secretary,
for an invitation to attend the Fourteenth
Annual Fair Of the Roanoke and Tar
River Agriculture Society, to be held at
Weldon November 50. Hon ID. w.
Voorhees,, is expected to deliver the ad-
dress. The Weldon Fair is financially a.
well as otherwise successful.
1t is getting to be a serious thing
up in Ysnkeedom for an old man to mar
ry-provided he is rich. A dozen cases
of sons shutting their fathers 10 ~lunatic
asylums could be mentioned. You re-
collect how old Dir. Lord had to fight for
the widow Hicks, and flee with her to
Europe to escape his greedy progeny,
their sisters, their cousins, and then
aunts Another case more amusing is
reported In an outside column of this
paper.
Good Methodists, and many of diff.
ierent faith, will be glad to have the
Photographic chart of those Fathers in
Israef'-Closs, Craven, Doub, Reid, ct
al, named in Rev. E. l.. Pell's card. 1t
will be a neat ornament for the parlor
mantle. The fact that a photograph OF
other eminent Methodists, as Rev. Ben
nett Blake, annot now be Obtained
shows the wisdom of preserving these.
The edition has been increased, but will
soon be out. Master Willie Pell will can.
vas Raleigh.
The young gentlemen of the Liter.
AIRY Society had a lively entertainment
Friday night. Their hall in the Briggs
building was damned and the continu.
Gus CHATTER of dainty heel-taps passing
up the stairway past our door, betokenet
there must have been a plenty of rose.
and honey in the-jam." A mock-tria.
was conducted with all the mystic rite.
OF the Code, and a jury of prominen.
citizens, headed by Rev. DR.. Skinner
sentenced the prisoner to treat the court
ETC., etc, to soda water with a straw il
it.
-Iredell had an elopement last week
Mr.. John b. Goodnight wanted t OF tie t,
Miss Mary J. Goodnight. Her guardian
first assented, and then (after the wed
ding cakes were baked) dissented; where
upon the young couple absented, in tn
direction of Statesville. 1t was a lon,
night ride of 80 miles, but the plum
and plucky bride concluded she coul
stand a bad night for the sake of tn
Goodnight she would get mex morning
So the trip was made and Rev. w. A
Lutz gave them both a Goodnight
John getting his MARY Jane" and sh
getting John B,'--and their smiles il
lumed even a wet sack of salt in tn
store of j. S. Leonard where the wed
ding occurred.-L0ndmdrkt vain.