The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28

Sept, 80. Thanks. Doctor. IL i a
good time for money 10 come along
in all newspaper Offices.
Col N.Dumont.L Lowell, April I6. 81
and a pleasant call from the Colonel :;
with whoa the healthy air. and mar
RED life, of CASTOR most man!festly
agrees. That County a dozen years
ago was generally termed the back
woods of Castor; but Railroads and
factories, aud progressive farming have
rendered it among the most prosperous
in the State. 1t is easy 10 see from the
items in the Gastonia Gazette what a
change has occurred since the town vas
one house and not much of an house.
W. roioice to note such things.
Mr.. Jas. +. Trolinger, of Mebanes-
vile dropped in to hand Us new sub
scription "a usual. He has Just return
ed from the great Vest. whittier he went
to examine the mammoth FIGURING Mills
some Of which turn out 5000 barrels
per day. Whatie saw decided the firm
OF Tate 4 Troliinger 10 put in new
machinery. and double their out- III.
He saws that our Carolina grain will
outweigh and out-fiour any IN the West;
and that while the North Is 100 years
kIltdu vi US lt Il" III ElptN Hi lhLAOIA =
ed t o home. All have two drawbacks
to every one advantage.
To d. ". f., Buncombe.-TL.c
Code has not yet appeared, Tor sale, and
the price cannot "a vet be told. 1t Will
make two or more volumes OF 300 pages.
Col. Walter Clark has edited an annota-
ted edition, with other matter. publish
ed by a firm in this city a. a business. spec
ulatiOn. We viii recommend to them.
and to the Code Commission. to print
an advertisement. giving prices, etc.. as
the Farmer and Mechanic is read by a
majority OF the Legal profession in the
State.
To B.-Cannot tell you the origin
of .'son of a gun" 1t must have come
down from 1.-The Oldest inhabitant."
You reccollecL that the Old Testament
speaks of a chap named "Boanerges, a
son Of Thunder" and the big guns at
Gettysburg made s.Heaven's Artillery
sound like a toy pistol-pop.
Nathan Fox, Longs \ Roads, Sept.
81, '83. Kindly forwarded by A. j.
Hester, ESQ.,, Of Winstead Person coun-
ty, upon whom, by the by, a great out
rage was perpetrated last week. His
large, double-story barn, stables. ETC..
with 10 barrels OF corn, il large supply
forage. etc. was burned by incendiary.
Loss about $1,000. Mr.. Hester says he
did not know he had an enemy in
the world and he mildly adds that it is
a satisfaction to know that the enmity
which did this deed was without cause.
We dislike to report these weekly deeds
of deviltry. One reason why the South
boo not prn,,,ora &c che nnSrht Iaro
done since the war has been the losses
by fire; and the retarding influence of
the risk. Fine large barns. with we'll
filled cattle cribs. and all the new i'm
plements.-are usually proof of a pro-
gressive and prosperous farming ON
munity. But as soon a a few gin
houses, and stock-barns. have been
burned in the vicinity, the majority of
farmers's hesitate to risk so large a part
of their future at the mercy of any drunk
en- or vengeful midnight proy1er. Many
a worthless little negro has fred barn.
and hay-ricks merely to see the blaze
and the cOmmotion. Our farmers ought
to unite for self-preservation. and even
employ a detective where necessary to
ferret out the 'fre-fiends'' and the
courts should give the full stretch OF the
law to them when caught. Rape and
arson should have short thrift: always
provided that the crime is established
beyond mistake.
Capt. w J Young. Sneedsboro. n.
c., renewal for friend at Laurinburg to
June /, 'S3. That's a double-barreled
favor. Thanks for our share.
Marcus j. Battle. Esq, Edgecombe.
May 9, "a. Your view is nearer the
facts than many persons imagine. VIII
probably print 1t one Of these DAYS.
By courtesy of r n Monroe. Esq.of
LAUREL Hill, renewal for Mr.. j NJ Nc
Lean to March IA, "a, and Demorest.
Magazine ordered last week. to BERN
with April number. 1t is a pity not to
take the back numbers. for they have
the commencement of the stories; but
each number cuts one month off from
the year.
Many thanks to Capt. A. L. Brooks
for additions to his club; to wit, Messrs.
H. Fox of Masleys Mills. Sept. |. 'S3,
and T.. j. Wright, Esq, Pittsboro. Sept.
81, 'S3. The former ought to nave been
acknowledged last week but we ALWAYS
leave this column to the last day of the
week and frequently a batch of inpor-
tant news items crowds it out. BY the
by, you have one of those pocket Tool
Chests at this office. Please tell some
one to call, when down this way.
Daniel Mcmillan. Esq. Cumber-
land county, March %, 'S4. The day is
coming when YOU county, and the great
central belt of the State will be among
the most prosperous in the South.
w. V. Bobb,tt. Esq, Halifax. June
20, 'S3, by courtesy of DIR. Geo. f.
Mathews. who himself renews to Jan.
/, "a. A good date.
By courtesy of w. r. Beasley. Esq.
two more new subscribers. namely: Mr..
Geo. p. Fleming and Col. J.. c. Ed
wards. both of Granville. MARCH, 20, 'S4.
Thanks, all around. 1t is always a
pleasure for us to enrol an intelligent
reader, no matter what his political
views. \ paper which aims for the
public, and seeks in its humble way to
lift the old North State out of the Rip
Van Winklean Rut. has need to reach
all classes of respectable citizens. irres-
receive of politics.
F. II. Busbee. Esq, Raleigh. paid
to date and stopped.
Gen. A. NJ. Scales. NJ. c.. 18th Dist.
Dec 20. 81. Many thanks. You usually
keep well in advance. Will write to you
in a day or two.
BY courtesy of Bro. Thomas of
Louisburg Times. So for J. Il Perry.
Esq, paying to Oct. p, -. This was
handed US several weeks a.o. but in
some way omitted. Also lor Bryant
Bolton, Esq, Apl %, SO. Thanks to
both.
And here is a pleasant note from
Joshua Perry. Esq Of Laurel, enclosing
twelve monthly subscribers,-well
known names. We hope they will Ike