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

....Gcneral Nj. W. Ransom and Cen
cral y. NJ. Scales will deliver addresses
at several points in the State during the
next month in aid OF the Pendcr Monu-
ment Fund.
....MrS. Polly Whitener. died on the
2nd inst. at the advanced age of II
years. She was the mother of eight
children, aud had one hundred grand
children, one hundred and fifty great
grand ch.l lren, and one great great grand
child,
...Whiteville Enterprise: 4 wild boar
weighing 200 pounds was caught in Cove
Swamp last week by MesSrs G. g. Pierce
and G.. H Pierce. They caught him
with two dogs, one of which was very
badly wounded.
1.-The two men, Boyd and Quate,
charged with stealing a watch and $50
from Ella L-awton. at Fayetteville Far
were tried at Raleigh. There was a
large attendance, aS was also the case
Monday afternoon. The result of the
trial was that Boyd was sent to jail in
! default of 1850 bail aud Quate sent to
iail to be held a. 4 witness. They were
afterwards taken to Winston where
they had been running a saloon. Boyd
who had been Il convict Wien Quate was
a guard. on a W axe county plantation,
| confessed that he did the stealing; and
was SEM back fur i've years.
MIR. f. II. flaming, cashier of
Morehead's bank, at Durham, died Sun
day at his residence on Mangum street
He has been sick for some time. - 1t Is
/ expected that on the eth Ito night a par
ty of about fifty gentlemen from Boston
will arrive here. Last evening the citizens
committee decided to'entertaln the party IN
handsome style. Without doubt one
! cf the neatest kept and best vineyards in
the State is the T~homaSburg. three miles
south Of Raleigh. At the banquet given
the PENNSYLVANIA delegation at the ar
boro House. this wine Was used. 1t de-
lighted the visitors ana some OF the BOS-
ton gentlemen who were present express
"a their appreci ton OF IL merits. There
are now some 1900 or "a 600 vines IL
tie vineyard, Including perhaps halt a
d zen "a let e.
..The liabilities of the Mississippi
valley Bank, Nicksburg, may reach a
million dollars the amount due pre-
ferred creditors is ! 100, nO.|Cowle,
Ducknorth & Co.. cotton brokers. Liv-
erpool. failed.-A man named Wolf
arrested at London two internal ma
chimes were found in his house.--A
Chinese Imperial decree appoints a gen-
/ eralissimu ri the black days "a funGuln.
all the cotton factories i'll Canada
that suspended operations or reduced
time have resumed a-aln.-A !cad-
inc Episcopal cler@,man a. Kingston
ont. has cicatcd a sensation 10y taklLg
an active part IN the meetings oil the
Salvation Army at that place.
Johnson. the lawyer who committee
suicide at Utica. y. y. has proven tC
have been a deiaultcr Tor $500, 600"
Several factory superintendrnts, anC
others. testified before ting Scnat" com
mittee on Education and Labor. at Au
uu.ta. Ga.-Pinckney Garnet, Il dca
mute. beat his vile lo death at Atlanta
Ga,
...Thc Legislature. at its session
last winter. released the purchasers o
the Western North Carolina railroad
from complying with certain provision
of their Contract, and ~ consideration
therefore they were 10 pay the STATE
1900. 900 before next May; and TIN
Legislature passed an act declaring that
if this payment of 100000 was made
no taxes for state purposes should b
paid. az that sum would support tn
State government. If the railroad PEG
nle do not make this payment they ar
, not TO be released from the original con
tract. but we are pleased to learn from
I n reliable source that the payment WI
; certainly be made at the time deslgna
, ted. arrangements having already bee
. made by the railroad authorities fo
5 raising the money.
Our people will doubtless iejoic
greatly to he relieved for one year irol
the payment of a portion of thel taxes
: but we doubt the wisdom or policy
. the Legislature in taking such action
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