The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-28

S4D per Ton.
bow Wilson. OF East La Porte,
Noyen,e r 3. accidentally shot himself
III the right arm
1t is estimated that the worlds
stock Vi locomotives consists OF slXty-slX
thousand; OF passenger ears, one nun
drcd aud twenty thousand. aud OF freight
cars. i've hundred thousand.
-. Scotland Neck C-omm0nrealth j.
Mr.. R.card Edmouds wa. last week
united III marriage to Miss Mary Brad
dy. The bridegroom was % and the
BRIDE Is years oi age.
ored Insane Asl lum t:om Aisle county.
committed suicide one night last week.
strangl!ng himself To the bed post. DR..
Tom Hin Investigated the matter and
finds that 40 blame attaches to the otfi-
GERS.
...Fayetteville Observer: The hand
some country residence belonging to
Mr. JoAn NJ. Hodges, known IA Linden
HILL. vas CONSUMED by fire. This was
Il beautiful residence, and AIMED tor its
magnificent grove oil oaks. Insurance
$500.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. j.. f..
Shelby. d resident OF this township, has
killed over 400 cartridges tlis season
All those birds have been killed ON the
wtug.'Aaron Parks, Esq, with
seven hounds, took in ii foxes the past
mouth, and seventeen III all this season,
and III no instance did he chase more
than 50 minutes.-Goldsboro Messenger.
....Cart. j.. Piummer, of Robson
county, writes to tell US OF the wholesale
destruction oi sheep in his neighborhoCd
by the worthless dogs. Out of a flock Of
10 sheep IL were destroyed by dogs, in
side OF thee days. When will we have
a IL gislauuIc III North Carolina with pluck
and back bone enough TO pass a law for
the protection of sheep husbanGry >
RecieU.
....Norman G.. Mcleod, a citizens of
Harnett county, while returning home
from Lillington, on the 9Th in t., was
thrown from his buggy, receiving injuries
which have since proved fatal. Hogs
are dying from cholera in some sections of
Harnett and Moore counties. Mr.. Daniel
+. Cameron, OF Harnett county, dug a
potato this fall weighing l03 pounds.
...,"Mr. Mills has discharged his du-
ties vet, there are others in North
| Carolina who can aud will do as much,
and a change may prove beneficial to
this prince of charities. There are lots
of great and good men in North Carolina.
and a change often produces a diversity
OF interests. and accompllshes good re-
sultS. '-Edenton Enquirer.
Other papers favor Lis retention.
....Rocky Mount Reporters: Carter
Pope. of Nash. received the slC0 prem
iurn 1T Tarboro Far Tor best bale of
cotton-Thc trustees of w. S. Bat
tie. Esq. tHons. George Howard and
II. ii. Battle.) SOLD TWO valuable tracts
oil Land in Edeecombe, lying about four
miles from this place, on Friday last.
VIM. Daughtridge bought the SPRING
field farm 600 acres) for $4,000. an
relinqui,hing a $4,000 debt. S. +. IVES
trey purchased they California place
1000 acres for $4,000.
1.-THE Egyptian army of 25, 900
men, commanded by Hicks Pasha. na>
been destroyed oy the forces OF the False
Prophet, estimated at 300, 0O0.-The
New Albany (Ind.) cotton and wool en-
uills partially destroyed by fire; the
operatives escaped with difficulty loss
Sl4O, 900 Two cases of yellow fever
at the L. S. marine hospital at San Fran
cisco, Cal.A railroad collision near
Birmingham. Alabama four persons re-
ported killed aud several others injured.
Savannah, Nor. % About IL O'Clock
last night Engineer McGlovin, while
driving some cars with a puSher IN the
Central Railroad yard, backed very rap
idly and the rear freight car jumped the
track and bounded along the yard, strlk-
ing with great violence the electric tower
erected a few months sine fer the com
pany at a COST Of ISL 800. The lofty struc-
ture shook, for an Instant, aud hen su
denly collapsed and tumblod to the ground
with a frightfal crash, creating tho great
est sensation In the ntighborhood aud
bringing out the residents from every d.
rectlon.
....Early in the spring Raleigh will
have it, population increased by the arri-
val of three Chinese who will come from
New Yolk. Trey have been specially
employed by Mr.. Edward Fasnach, and
ri look after the mulberry trees at his
! / worm ooooonery n"arthe city. The e
h:nese were secured through an en-
p'oyment agenc, in n W York. All have
hal experience In mulberry grow ny and
and Mr FIsnach expects them ia be spe-
c;a " useful 10 him IN that respect.
...."There goes Il drummer I've not
seen since last spring. remarked Mr.,
EccleS, of the Central u the reporter
Yesterday, az a commercial tourist aun
tered by. And by the way" he con-
tinued. have you any idea how many
drummers visit Charlotte durily The
vearE'' Respond ne TO ouv biank look,
MIR. Eccles repl,ed that he had made AL
estimate and found that since Noyem.
Der list. 1852, no less than 5000 drum
mer visits have heel made to Charlotte
! He had seen a statement in the papers
that last year there were more than CO.
600 in this country. This took in The
men that are running around selling OF
commission. Some travelling men ge
as high as 100000 a year and expenses
They are few in number, however, an,
generally represent Il dry goods or fame.
goods establishment. Lorrillard has
man that he gives $1,000 0 to. and allow
SO a day for expenses. Quite a num5e
of men receive $1,000 and $4,000 a year
: the average salary. however. is abou
$1,000 and eXpenscs.'-Charlotte OF
SerceT.
...Some of the tax payers living i
the disputed territory between Cartere
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