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


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Major John w. Graham and
Judge Rufin-the old tirm-wlll he as
soclated IN the practice of the law.
Nv. j. g., Of Fayetteville, has
added $3.50 to the Ne,rs ant Obserrer
fund to establish a Confederate Home for
soldiers.
....Hon. Geo. b. LoriDg, Commits
sloner of Agriculture, Washington CITY,
has been selected to deliver the annual
address before the agricultural society Of
this State at the annua Fair on the 18th.
80. Orphdn's Friend. MIR. Edward
Burke, the distinguished editor OF the
New York Tobacco Leaf, has been on IA
visit to Granville county. witnessing the
methods of curing fine tobacco in North
Carolina. He expresses himself much
pleased.
....Tarboro Southerner: Several COM
panies OF the State Guard will attend the
Tarboro Fair. Also the Davis Cadets.
-Thec circus C ,rrled away ton the
county three or four thousand dollars.
The money was needed at home.
...Charlotte Obserrer says: One OF
our neighborhood papers this week gives
five columns 20 the circus and a half
column to the preachers .It is re
ported about town that Mr.. W. j. Yates
is contemplating the enterprise Of start
ing another daily in Charlotte this win
tel. TN Ed. Bailey, one of our
clever young men, left last night for
Houston, Texas
kinston Free Press. DIR. A. II. Miller
lost his barn aud stables by fire last
Saturday morning. 1t seemed that a
servant girl in order to rid the hen roost
in the barn OF vermin. struck upon the
eifectual. but explosive plan Of sprink-
ling straw over the floor and setting fire
to it. She tried it with the result as
above stated.
....Tarboro !Southerner: Adelaide
Gatlin, the daughter Of Bryan Gatlin,
who lives four miles of Tarboro is forty
years old and was born and lived all her
he at her fathers place; but never was
to Tarboro before Wednesday last. -
Celia Keel, wife OF Kenneth Keel, of Wi
liamston. on Friday last left her home
and met VIM. Baker at the Bryan House.
in Tarboro, where had been awaiting
her two or three days. She brought
with her the only child, a little hoy ) years
old. The husband, Saturday morning,
learned that she was in Tarboro and tele
graphed Hon. J. j. Martin to have
the party arrested unless the wife would
agree to send the boy back to him. After
much parley, size turned over to Martin.
We understand that Mr.. KeeI cares mott
ing about the faithless woman and viii
let Baker take her where he pleases.
They are understood to have gone to
Norfolk.
1.-THE loss bv the fire at Dallas
Texas, is put at $25O,0O0, to 800, 900
~ large amount of hay aud cot
ton burned at Waco, Texas loss Slu,-
: 600 about $50 bales of cotton burned at
Lancaster, Texas, also. III Ray an,
party, of the L. S. Signal Service, hay,
returned from Alaska, and will adyisr
the permanent establishment OF a sigma
station at Point Barrow. "A NibiIis
proclamation sentences the Car of Rus
sia 10 death. E Bowman, o
New York. and Eliza Muller, of Atlanta
Ca, an eloplng couple. were arrested a
~Lynchburg, Va, but We're released atte
an examination, and Immediately EFF f,
parts unknown.-In the General Con
> v~ention Of the Protestant Episcopa
Church, Bishop Lyman, Of North Caro-
| lima, spoke IN relation to the work of II
Church among the colored people -
Fire on the steamer EniymIon, at Sa
:. vannah, destroyed lao bales Of cotton
500 ba!eS were damaged by wa'er. -
: Simon Macks 4 Co.. cioJhierS, Ne,
: York. have failed for a large amount.
Fayetteville Observer. Last Sa urday
the 2g.h Sept, about - hands ~employe
on the G. + 4 Y. V. X. K struck, |
Q seems that they We're paid seventy-iy
: cents per day and were paid of every wv
I weeks. They were dissatisfied with tn.
: arrangement and demanded either Oh
dollar per day and he paid every tw
weeks, or seventy five cents and be par
every Saturday evening The railroa
) refused to comply with their demand:
and they stopped work. On Wednes
day. September 26th, a man appeared
I this place, representing himself 10 be
d circus agent aud made many contracts Il
the show. A few minutes after III
q banks we're closed he appeared at tn
II side door of the Peoples National Ban
e and asked the favor to nave a check casi
ed. The cheek was a certified one on th
: City National Bank OF Bridgeport, Conn
Tor stu. Inc O1ncerS O1 the Odnk Ntl
cleveliy gave hi u tn money and thougs
: no more of il till the check was proteste
e and they found it was bogus.
q ....spain ha, presented a note to I'll
French Government, demanding the pun
ishment OF the authors OF the manifesto
: til, u against King Alrhonso in Paris, an
sa is faction for Spain IN proportion I
the glavity of the outrage. = Ger
T~hihaudin's resignation OF the War o
:, flee has been accepted by President Gre
:, WA Philadelphia street car wa
> demolished by a railroad train, and a
: the occupants were injured two of thel
have since died.-A negro murderer
Jail at oakland, Nd, under sentence
Knocked the jailor down and escaped
: -Business failures for the Wee
throughout the country number lS3-
- j. K. Snyder, a bank president, o. Che
Goa, I'll arrested on a charge of swind
ling IN receiving lull> when kuoEll
j his bank VAS iusolyenI. 1.-Two stac
robbers were pursued and kil.ei by
= sheriff and posse near Tucson, .Arizon;
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