The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
Fairs in Norfh Carolina
Bro r Beale, OF the Roanoke

organized, and newly Uniformed. Of
ficers: Orren Williams, Captain ; w.
z. Williamson, lst Lieut.; j. Y. Paris,
ond 1t; Z. f. Edge, Sd.
Hon. Geo. b. Loring, Commission
er of Agriculture, requests us to state
that a convention of representatives OF
all classes interested in the animal in
dustries of the United States will be
held in Chicago, Nov. 18th, for confer
enCe.
Our thanks to Geo. w. Mayo, Esq,
for the courtesy of a ticket to the Vir-
GINA State Fair, to be held October 81
to November ID, inclusive.
The railroads have made low excursion
rates for all visitors to the Fair, and the
occasion will be a very entertaining one.
delaware keeps up the whipping
post. Six whites and seven blacks. re-
ceived 20 lashes apiece, on Saturday, fol-
various crimes. All took it easy except
one negro who screamed-"LOrd have
mercyu'-at every lick. This is the
difficulty about such w~hippings: some
skins are tough, while others bleed at
the least stroke.
Thos. Brennan, New Orleans, asks
us to request all Base Ball Clubs in n. G.
to correspond with him relative to a
Southern League of Ballists, THE
club of Blondes" and 'Brunettes' (wo-
mem draws daily crowds, in New York,
and the cheering cries of Go il, Moll!'
Bully for Sail" evince the great enjoy
ment of the spectators.
Thanks to Messrs. A. e. Meyer 4
Co, of Bait, for cory of the Grophic
with views of the 'Oriole," and also the
five new building seven stories, devoted
to the business of Meyer Il Co., of who
are the proprietors of DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup, the Centennial Mugozine, and
other specialties. 1t appears to be very
commodious, in all respects. Success
crown itself.
Gen, n. G. Evans of Balls Bluff
fame Tie was not within 3 miles of the
battle, and was court martialed for too
much prudence in another battle, two
years later, died at the close of the war.
If the Rev. DIR. Evans" who preached
at Charlotte on Sunday pretended to be
the Hero of Balls Bluff he is an in
poster: but We suppose 1t was a mistake
of the Journal OJseruer's informant.
Col. Geo. p. Burgwyn is chief mar
shall of Weldon Fair. and will have a
good list of assistants; among whom
we notice j. L. Horner, W. d. BrodIe,
DIR. Julian Baker, f. B. Lewis, and
others.-We have received a neat
card of Tarboro Fair, Oct. 30th-Nov.
Bird. inclusive. e. l.. Wimberly. Esq.
is President; John f. Shackleford.
Sec'y. About $1,000 in premiums.
Col. o. Coke to make the address.
Gen. Cox will speak, also. we have
heard.
DR.. II. c. Wiley, one of our Gates
county subscribers, had a narrow escape
recently. Being unwell, he sent a lady
OF the family to get a spoonful of quin-
inc to make some pills. The taste OF
the pills caused him to hasten to inves
tigate. As he feared, the powder
(Which is alike in appearance) had been
taken from the Morphine bottle. Fortu-
nately he had sufficient GOODNESS to order
the proper remedies, and the neighbors
were summoned to help keep him awake
until out Of danger.
1t is shameful that our State should
be given ill-repute by the fabrication of
scandalous stories, sent 70 Yankee papers
for the dollar or wo of pay. The story
Of "Sary Lacy" and "Alice Lorraine"
white girls running away with negroes at
Rockingham, is positively denied by the
LEGAL papers as is also the story of a
murder for jealousy at Rocky Mount
There are other scandals W dely printed
in the Yankee papers which are equally
false and u~nfounded. We think We could
name two men-(one in Eastern-one in
Western-North Carolinal TO whom the
authorship ofthese libels could be traced
but of course We should do wrong to
pame either of them without more posi-
tive proof than We yet have.
Geo. T. Stronach, ESQ. whose gen.
erous endorsement with Capt. Bailey
z. Williamson) Of the Surety-Bonds of
quite a large number of the klu klux
prisoners in 1870, will be remembered
by many of our readers ,-desires us to
state that he decidedly favors the re-
moval of ex-Gov. Holden's Impeach-
ment Disabilities by the next Legisla-
ture.
Another Of our readers asks-.sSincC
Beast Butler, who was guilty of every
possible indecency towards the Southern
people has been pardoned and palaver
ed by North Carolina Representatives.
why refuse to lift the cloud from old
Mr.. Holden ?"
Col. Ed. Cantwell lectured before
Charleston Hist. Society last week in de-
fence of Col. John Barnwell who led
the expedition of South Carolinians to
the banks of the Neuse in 1712, and near
ly exterminatcd the Tuscarora Indians,
who had been killing the Newbern Colo
nists Fort Barnwsll" the homestead
of the Biddle family, near Kinstcn is call
ed for Co. Barnweli.