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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10
For III. Farmer and Mechanic

RINGwooD, n. c., Dec, =, 'S4.
Mr.. benjamin Hunter, aged 50 years,
for a long time a successful merchant
at Brinkleyville, n. c., died on Friday
night. He leaves a large circle of rela-
tives and friends was an honest man,
and christian, and has gone to reap his
reward.
II has::rained at last, and much wheat
that could not be seeded earlier is now
being put in.
DIR. F. NJ. Garrett, Of Kings Mountain,
is on a visit here.
A party from n. Y. has been in town
several days prospecting, to aid US in
building a much needed railroad from
Weldon to this point and n Such a road
is geatly needed and would open up a
great country now really needing such
an enterprise.
Short crops, cotton and hard times
is still croaked over the land.
G.. E. NJ.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

AN ADRoIT FRAUD! BUSINESS MEN
BEWARE OF HIM!-A canvassing agent
for c. I. Simmons & Co., of St. Louis
the Liver medicine" men, came to Raj
eigh on Saturday, Nov, %, and duly
called at the drughouse of VIM. Simpson
& Co., to solicit their order. He at once
gained confidence by mentioning that he
understood that the firm had "only a few
bottles left" as proved to be really the
case. He then stated that Mr.. Simmons
had recently enlarged his capital to $780,
600 and was about TO push things" as
Mr.. Powell was pushing Browns Bitters.
Mr. Powell had been here only a few days
previous.
The agent who gave the name Of jos.
valise had peer stolen while he was signing
the hotel register, aud he was greatly an
noyed because it contained his new line
of samples, fancy cards, almanacs, etc.
He had the full details and referred to
matters which DR.. Simpson readily re-
membered were the custom Of the firm
in former transactions.
Henderson asked for the best papers
to reach the public, and DIR. S. kindly
mentioned the Farmer and Mechanic,
and other papers. Henderson came to
u office, aud signed the name of G. +.
Simmons & Co., per Henderson, agent,
to a contract for $25 of advertising. He
spent Sunday here and went to church.
Heard a fine Sermon he said after
wards at the store, dropping in to get a
cigar.
On Monday he reported mo news of
my valise yet. and no reply to my tele-
gram to the firm. | shall have to draw
a cheque to pay my hotel bill" He drew
for $75 and got the firm to endorse for
him The draft was returned refused.
1t is felt, however, that Simmons e Co.,
will make good the loss. The man had
evidently been familiar with their BUSH
ness. The credit was given to him as
their agent. They ought not only to pay
but also to spend a thousand dollars |
hunting down the sleek scoundrel.
Default, of Concord, was cheated out
of $50 in precisely the same manner by a
on Richmond last week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

GEEsE.-Market-hou men say q sur
prising number of the descendants of
Rome's royal bird have been sold here
the past week. Many wagon loads have
been brought in from the country. The
live goose retails for 40 cents; but when
dressed she brings double that price;
while her feathers sell for 30 cts a
pound.
These prices show the feasibility of a
Goose Farm in this vicinity. Thete is
no locality where the feathered tribe can
be raised so readily. The climate re-
quires little housing, yet is not so warm
as to produce the numerous insect pests,
which result fatally to penned birds in
tropical climates.
Frank Leslie's Weekly, last week, con-
tanned a picture, Illustrating the geese
farms on Long Island, and New Jersey,
where thousands of the clumsy waddlers
are reared Tor market, at much less ex-
pense than chickens.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

CRIMES. The trial Of Ed FAY, the Ex-
I. S. Deputy marshal, who murdered
the Burleson Brothers, at their mica
mine in Mitchell county, was terminated
at Lenoir last week by a verdict OF man
slaughter. When Gen. c. Leyenthorpe,
foreman of the jury, announced the ver-
dict there was much surprise at its mild
ness. and Judge Gilmer remarked from
the Bench that he had expected to i'm
pose sente nee of death. He considered
that the bloody crime (taken In conuec-
ton with the previous career of Ray
called for the full severity of the law. He
therefore imposed sentence of twenty
years at hard labor in the Penitentiary.
The testimony against Ray on the trial
was not complete, as the prosecution had
withheld some of its witnesses, to rebut
the expected plea OF the defense. The
prisoners lawyers shrewdlv declined to
introduce witnesses and thereby secured
the closing speech. They also took an
appeal, pro formd, and thereby secured
the release of Ray on bail until spring
term of the Supreme court, provided he
can give $40, 600 bail. We suppose hi.
father in-law, Jake Bowman, will give
the Bond, and then Ray will G. I. T.
S~tatesville landmark remarks indig-
nantly: THUS is justice again defeated.
This Internal scoundrel, who has in his
time killed six human beings, should be
hanged as high as Haman Yet, after
a few years service in the penitentiary,
he will be pardoned out, and will stalk
over the land killing more people. The
impressibility of jurors aud the forbear-
ance of Judge Lynch are equally remark
able"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

....There are now III cotton seed oil
mills in the United States, nearly all of
them being ln the South. Competition
?as resulted in the increasing of the price
Of seed, and the reduction of the price of
oil until several mills have been forced to
suspend. 1t is stated that 1920. 900 were
sunk by the Memphis oil mills last year,
and few mills can run more than four
months In the year. One firm in New
York is said to be making more money
cut Of cotton seed oil than all the mills.
1t bottles the stuff and sells it for pure
olive OIL With lard at from 8 to 10
cents per pound, the demand for cotton
seed oil for domestic purposes has ceased
and the price at the mills is now only
about so cents per gallon.
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JouRNALATIvE.-Two pages of Lenoir

JoURNALATIvE.-Two pages of Lenolr
Chronicle are printed in Winston. -
Leaksville Gazette, Milton Chronicle,
Greensboro Daily Patriot, Asheville
Register, have disappeared from the
horizon. The american. also we presume.
Mai. P. Nj. Hale opened on the Print
ing question liz last weeks Register, by
alleging that the State now pays a middle
man "a, 900 for the simple duty of leasing
the printing to some practical printer:
and the Register argues that either the
Job should be given to some printer who
can do the work, or the office OF Public
Printer should be abolished. Capt. s.
A. Ashe, the present State Printer
next day concisely stated that the public
printing has been steadily cut down year
by year viz from so cents per thousand
to 40 cents; and that if he sees fit TO farm
out the work that i, merely a matter OF
detail, as the Elected Printer still re-
mains the bonded and responsible party.
The Star backs the Register. The sub
iect will make a noise before the bull
frogs skip DER the ea.Mr Chas.
f. Haskell Of Wilson, has revived the
Scotland Neck Commonwealth, under
the name of The Democrat, and is max
ing a newsy and readable paper. Our
best wishes, Sir.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

DEATHs.-A sad death occurred On
tie G. e. r. r. train Thursday night.
Mrs. Mary Vanderbilt, of Buffalo, New
York, was going Southwark, via Raleigh
Hamlet and Charlotte; and as the train
neared Rockingham her weak frame col
lapsed with consumption. An under
taker was telegraphed to meet the train
at Charlotte, and she was buried in the
cemetery there. Her husband and son
were present .Francis ID. Moultop.
who acted as Mutual Friend of Henry
Ward Bee,her, and Theodore Tilton.
died last week. 1t is thought his effects
will contain the original letters between
the two notorious ~litigants and will throw
fresh light on the famous affair. At
Fremont, Mr.. Jesse t Aycock, brother
of Messrs. +. NJ. and G. b. Aycock.-
Prof. Mangum writes in high terms
of Mr.. w. II. T~urentine, an aged citizen
of Orange, who died Oct. th.-In
Caldwell, Mrs Azor Schell.-We
have not seen any announcement
of it, but we learn from Col. w. F.
Beasley, that the talented VIM. o,
Gregory, of Granville, is dead. 1t seems
but a day since we had a message that
he was coming to Raleigh to see US. He
was a man of large estate, and uncom- |
mon erudltion for one not trained for a |
profession. He could read the Latin |
and Greek authors quite ~fluently; and |
his writings abound with apt classical |
illusions.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

FrREs.-The loss of the Miller Bros.
at Winston was a severe one, and "a
braced also the LITTLE QUEEN Grain
Separator, which we widely advertised
giving US a personal loss by the hre);
and also the interior wood work for the
new Methodist church. We trust the
Messrs. Miller may rapidly ecove and
push ON with renewal energy.-Mr.
j. B. Affords new store and saloon at
Smith6eld wa burned the other night
Caroline Young, colored, was jailed for
the crime, says Herald.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

WIND WoRK.-A gale at East st.
Louis in 1871, according to Mr.. Z. Shaler
Smith. overturned a locomotive exertlng
a force of no less than % pounds per
square foot. At St. Charles a Jail was
destroyed in 1877, the pressure required
being "a pounds per square foot. At
Narsh6eld. in 1880, a brick mansion was
leveled, the force necessary being 50
pounds per square foot below these ex-
traordinary pressures. Mr.. Smith has
instanced numerous cases Of trains blown
off Of rails, and bridges, etc., blown down,
by gales of "a to 81 pounds per square
foot.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

MYsTERIEs.-A boot with a mans
foot in it was found last week IN Dan
river in Caswell county. 1t proved to
be the boot Of Mr.. Thomas Hamlet
who disappeared mysteriously from the
streets of Danville a few months ago.
What was his fate:
In cleaning out an old cellar, used as
an ash-pit, under the Carleton hotel in
New York City, the body of a young
woman, was found. a rifled valise lay
near her. She had evidently been thrown
down a trap-doOr.
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Items of Personal Intelligence.

Mr.. Chas. Z. Johnston lay for two
weeks very ill of fever, but is improving.
Mr.. Edward Aston went West last
week, to seek a home in Mississippi II
suited.
Miss Rebecca Cameron was tele-
graphed for to come to New Orleans last
week, and assist Mr.. j. &. Derby In max
ing a catalogue for the Exposition. The
latter is author of Fifty years among
Books"
Our North Carolina Agriculture
Department officials at New Orleans seem
to be having q fat share of the big Ex-
position. DR.. Dabney holds the office OF
Chief OF Installation Of Federal Exhibits,
and Mr.. p. Nj. Wilson holds a similar
position. Our State Board of Agricul'
ture consents to their holding the two
offices. We presume they are well
paid; the Exposition has millions in its
treasury, and will run four months.
--'.Oh, yes''-said Mr.. Geo. A. Vain
wright, I'VE all look for the Farmer and
Mechanic; but often it is nearly a week
Old before we get it. The Northern
papers reach Wilson on the night of the
day they were printed; but the Raleigh
mail takes twenty four hours to reach US;
and often We fail to get your paper until
Friday or Saturday, though printed on
Wednesday," 1t certainly seems as if a
better connection ought to be made at
Goldsboro.
Mr.. l.. Fl. Yeargan, formerly of
Raleigh, is now in New Orleans. And,
by the by. an old acquaintance Nh. r. G.
Kerr, Asst. Supt. of the N. o. Cotton
Exchange, bids us invite any North
Carolinians visiting the Exposition to
look him up. :
Mr.. Chas. L. Askew has withdrawn
from the firm of w. +. Askew s. Son.,
Papermakers, and will return to Balti-
more, to engage with a house there, and
make that city his home. We have
bought paper from Mr.. Askew the past
year and always found him attentive and
obliging. His energy and business turn
will make him useful to any firm.
Gen. Grant has raised himself in
public estimation b. actually refusing
something. He declares that he will not
accept a Pension from Congress-! Is this
the moral effect of Cleveland's refusal OF
Leaders -dog2 Really the morals OF this
country are improving on the SURFACE.
Wilmington Recieao, of Saturday,
says: ''Mr. Simon Pemberton, aged S4.
was run over by a freight train on the
Carolina Central near Polkton, at about
moor yesterday. The engineer saw him
waking upon the track and blew his
whistle, which caused Mr.. Pemberton to
look over his shoulder, but he did not
leave the track, and as the train was OF
a down grade it was impossible to stop.
The deceased was quite deaf. His head
was severed from his body"
A New Orleans paper says: prof
VIM Beal, Of Murphy. N. G.. is in charge
of the exhibits of the Richmond and
Danvilie Railroad. Prof. VIM. Ear
Hidden, has arrived and is stopping a
$50 Arlington street. Prof. JOSEPH
Holmes of the University of North Caro-
lima, is at work arranging the timber an6
botanical specimens in the North Caro-
lima exhibit
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

DIR. Geo. Nowitzky's Tar Hee1
Monthly pursues its career, with daily in
creasing circulation. The Doctor is
proving to be as great a success as an
Editor as an Indian Tea"-to-taller.
He used to vanquish the Blues by re-
lleving the Liver; now he accomplishes
the same result by tickling the risibles,
making folks laugh and grow fat. Wen
we wish him Gluck, for he is a clever
fellow, and energetic. and it helps the
city, d'ye'see!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

...A representative from this county
has interviewed Gov. Jarvis in reference
to the matter of filing the place of Cen
Scales for his unexpired term in CONGRESS
and finds that the Governor will not
order an election; nor has he power tn
appoint the successor. He will leave i ~
the hands of the Legislature, and when
that body shall have gone through the
forms OF law only one month will remain
OF the unexplred term. 1t is therefore
almost certain that the vacancy will re-
main open until it will be filed by Mr..
Reid misunderstanding Workman.
Mr.. Reid is in Raleigh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

THE STATE GUARD.-The election of
Regimental officers last week developed
some curious results. There are four
regiments; and each regiment is organized
to contain ten companies, which have
three officers to the company, or-30 to
the Regiment. These officers elect the
Colonels, Lieut. Colcpels, and Majors.
Not halt the number attenden. As
the State Guard is a volunteer organiza-
ton, of citizen soldiers, We think the
Rank and File ought to be allowed to
vote on the selection Of Reginental Off
GERS. The guard would be more popular
and more useful if it had less red-tape,
brass epaulettes, feathers, etc.
The FIRST regiment elected Cotton, Con-
onel, Isaac A. Sugg, Lieut.. Col; Walter
p. Williamson, Major.
TIE Secoml Regiment met in Whining
ton. Three companies were represented,
| and 5 officers were present. Capt. L.
H. Berry and Lieut. w. G. Jones repre-
serted their own company; and also the
Smithville. and Sampson Companies.
Mai. W. L. Campbell represented his
own company, and the Shoe Heel com
pany. Capt. W. S Cook represented
the La Fayette Infantry. These gentle
men elected Lieut.. w. G. Jones to be
Colonel of the Sd Regiment; E. f. Nc
Rae, Lieut-Coionel. and w. S. Cook,
Major. They also endorsed Adjutant
General Johnstone Jones.
The Third Regiment officers met at
Winston. Lieut-Col. James d. Glenn
was promptly elected Colonel, without
opposition, we believe. J. H. Bernard,
1t Col: S. II. Smith, Major.
The Fourth Regiments officers met in
Charlotte. (only Is presently and elected
j. t. Anthony, of Charlotte, Colonel, by
majority of 3 over Col. w. II. Fitzgerald
of Monroe. Bro. John G. Upton. edito,
of Lincoln Press, was elected Lieut-Col-
onel by acciamation. Mr.. w. w. Boyce
was elected Major. Capt. t. Ross Rob
ertson offered a motion endorsing Adju-
tant-General tombstone Jones.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

NEW YORK MARKETs.-Money la
II per cent; cotton dull and inactive at
llC9llfc; southern flour steady at $500
@5.5O; wheat, ungraded red 65GSSc:
corn, ungraded 46952c; rosin dull at 81
2O(91 273; spirits turpentine steady at
313@31ic.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

AN UNGRATEFUL CRIME-Some
time last spring Mrs. Robert F. Jones
gave a home on her place 5 miles from
town to a woman named Nancy Dennis
who had been sent to the poorhouse fol
various ~precadifoes. One day Mrs.
Jones came to Raleigh, and the woman
Dennis proceeded to rob the house,
taking a gold watch, a trunkful of silver
ware, etc. When Mrs. Jones returned
late in the evening she did not miss the
articles, and that night her house was
fired in two places and totally DESTROYED.
1t was a neat frame cottage, and COM
fortablV fitted, having a piano, etc. The
woman Dennis seemed so sympathetic
that Mrs. Jones did not suspect her.
But the suspicious of Mr.. J.. a. Aston.
who lives on the place. were aroused
by the uncommon heaviness of the
woman's trunks when she moved to
Oberlin, and he got out a search war
rant. The stolen property was found.
and he woman confessed fully. describ-
ing her treachery. She was sent to the
guardhouse, but in vieM of the fact that
one of her babies was very III, she was
transmitted to the poorhouse until the
child either dies or recovers. 1t is a
shameful case She will be tried here
The same woman had a gentle
and his son arrested about two wears
ago; but in the trial the fact was de-
veloped that she had stolen, previous to
that time, while a servant at DR.. Dowds.
a gold watch and other valuable articles.
all OF which were found IN her trunk.
In the action before the magistrate she
was adjudged to pay the costs and al
lowed to depart, and was never prose-
cuied for the larceny of the gold watch
AMI other articles from Mrs. DIR. Dow5.
Since that time she has been proven
guilty OF perjury before a magistrate in
this city, and her recognition was taken
10 appear at last term of Wake Superior
Court.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

STATE OF n. CAROLINA In the
BERTHE COUNTY. CSuperior Court
RossETTE GILLIAN Plaintiff.
vs.. Action for Divorce.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of The
Court that a good cause Of action exists
IN favor of Rosette Gillian against Fred
Gillian and that after due diligence Fred
Gillian the above named defendant
cannot be found IL the State and hat
Fred Gillian is a resident of the CITY of
1onkers. in the State of New York il
Is hereby ordered ttat publication of
the pending of this action be made for
SIX successive weeks in the Farmer
and Mechanic" a newspaper published
In the city of Raleigh, N. G.. And the
SAID Fred Gillian. the defendants above
named, is hereby notified to appear and
answer or demur to plaintiffs complaint
or Judgment will be given as PRAYED for
ia SAID complaint. Said appearance to
De make before the Judge of our Supe-
rior Court for the county of BERTHE on
the S'h Monday after the first Monday
In September, A. d. 1884,.
THOMAS GILLIAN. Jr.
Clefk Superior court Of BERTHE county
b, FRANCIsD WINSTON, Plf's ATTORNEY
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

LUCKY Law BREAKERS DR.. Rose,
Of Stanly, formerly of Cabarrus, was ar
raigned before a magistrate at Big Lick,
last Saturday, for fighting. 1t appear
ing to the doctor that left-handed justice
was being delt out to him, he kicked
~furiously and blasphemed the squire,
who ordered Constable Wilson Burgess
to silence the offender. The constable
proceeded TO lay hands on the doctor,
who mauled the constable in the face and
scratched his eyes. Stepping back a few
feet the constable drew his weapon and
threatened to shoot the doctor, where
upon the doctor made for the constable
and put him to flight. Then he let in
upon the squire and sent him bowling
to the wilderness. Next he tackled two
of the by ISLANDERS and took both of their
scalps, after which he was content to let
the world wag as it would. -Wadesboro
LateHt0eacer.
This recalls the peculiar freedom of
the Inan Geo. Sorrell who is said to be
~prancing around the Western section of
Wake county, armed to the teeth, and
apparently not wanted by the laws off
GERS. True the man he killed was no great
loss to the community, as he had recently
returned from the penitentiary.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

North Carolina no has no Lieuten-
ant-Governor, Mr.. James L. Robinson
having resigned in order to come to the
House from Macon county.
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For the Farmer and Mechanic
An Useful Note from Gen. Cox.

WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec. 6. "a.
Dear Sir: The following tabulated
statement is interesting, and might be
printed for future reference. Your last
issue contained a part of these figures:
Total Congressional vote for
1884, 2o0,oo2
-Gubernatorial, 2oo,2o9
Presidential. 267, 1913
Dem. Congressional majority, 25,23I
G~ubernatorial. 2o.Z5S
Presidential, 1887
Scales leads Cleveland, 3A
4" highest State Candi-
date, 353
Blaine leads York, 2,O5S
York with one exception leads
1880 Hancock lead Garfield. 1896
Cleaveland leads Hancock, 1901
Blaine leads Garfield, 9,l90
Total. Presidential vote 1880. 240.0S2
Considering the number and ability
Of our ~canvassers, the acceptability OF
Jul platform and the superiority OF our
candidates, and that the Republicans
were handicapped with their platform
and several of their candidates, the fore
going array of figures is at least sugges-
tive.
Prominent Democrats who know Mr..
Cleveland describe him rs a modest.
pleasant gentleman, that he appreciates
his van of experience with public men
and measures, that he listens patient
ly and attentively and while careful in
arriving at conclusions, he is firm and
resOlute of purpose. From the impress
sion he makes on men familiar with pub
lie affairs, we are led to conclude he is
no ordinary man. Very truly,
w. r.. Cox.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

WEDDINGS in Brownville, TEND,
Mr.. John X. Boyd formerly OF Warren,
and Miss Annie Thornton. --In At
lanta, by Bishop Beckwith, uncle OF the
bride, Mr.. Geo. D.. Sanger and Miss
Johnetta Brockenborough Beckwith.
in Richmond, Mr.. Louis z. Knowles
and Miss Alice Cary. Mr.. Clarence
Knowles and Ernest Young were of the
party. which was very stylish.--In
the Presbyterian church, Munfordsville,
KY, Dec. Is, DR.. Marshall T. Grafton. Of
N. c., and Miss Belle, daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. +. A. Smith. DR.. Grafton is a
native of Rutherfordton, and has exten
sive connections in this State. His
grandfather, Judge Foreman, founded
the city of Syracuse, N. Y.-Near
Hillsboro, Mr.. Devereux Turner and
Miss Julia +. Turner, on Thanksgiving
day.
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IhOmaSVIIle
FEMALE COLLEGE,
BROWNSVILLE ID. c.

The Both annual session opens A't'
Rev. J. -. Stallings, late Principal oil L'
Female College, has secured q hall iH'oi's'
come joint Principal of this institution
Van Wordragen, OF Holland, distAR''
er in the Conservatory of Music s
has taught the last two years al I"
Coll ge with remarkable ability an .
comes Musical Director here. ME-
Davis, a native German, and pupil o. '"
will teach German and assist IN hluS-1'
charge Of a thoroughly qualified teaeAvl'
record of the school unsurpassed. "
Guiding fuel, lights and washing ana
English, from $40 to sI4O for ID month
duction Of $40 a year Oh the p%rsV-oas ~"
For catalogue address
n w. Remnant, -Prue9@
j. N, StailingS
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Rev. james Sprunt, of kenansvilie,
Is dead.