The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-02
hrs Kirkbride and Stork, eminent

Drs. Kirkbride and Stork, eminent
MUSICIANS of Phila. died last week.
On Christmas day, near Conway
boro. 8. G., Cornelius Baker killed MS
son-in-law, John j. Chestnut.
A Washington correspondent names
Gen. Matt w. Ransom as one OF three
handsomest Senator'S in Congress.
The Rebellion in Hayti is about at an
end. Bazelais, the leader has been killed;
and his second in command killed nm
self. through despair.
The Dancing Young Ladies OF tai-
! eigh, Charlotte. Salisbury q otnel
towns 10 the State celebrate the birth OF
a New Year by a Leap Year Hop, skip
and Swing y'r partners.
Col. l.. w. Anderson has resigned
from the Board Of Agriculture. de
represented the 9Th dist. An election
will be held by the Board at its meeting,
Jan. 10th, prox.
Capt. b. p. Williamson came near
| contributing three fat turkeys to The
c~olore,i congregation, on Christmas eve.
| But the finding of REV" Needham
Alston's collectin'-paper showed who'd
bin dar, when the turkeys done gone;'
so the police recovered the birds, all ex.
! cept Aston, the jail-bird.-Some II
stole a watch from Maj. Bagley, but
finding the pursuit warm. returned it
under his hall door.
"A terrible riot occurred in Harbor
Grace, a small town, near Brunswick,
Nova Scotia, in Eastern Canada. The
Irish are divided into two classes, the
Catholics, and the Orangemen, or Pro-
testan:s, who sided with the Prince OF
! Orange. These elements mix about like
oil and water; indeed, they quarrel
whenever they meet. The Orange clans
turned out the other day for a parade,
with flags and regalia. The Irish met
them in a narrow street, and a fight en-
sued. Ten Orangemen were killed and
many wounded. This created intense
excitement, and thousands of English
Irish gathered from all parts. But the
troops are keeping order.
A complimentary dinner. aud enter
tsinmen6 was given Thursday, Dec. 9th
by the citizens of Hickory to the officer
of the c., c. d A. r. r. Co., and tn
Chester 4 Lenoir n. G. II. r. Co, ant
the W. n. G. r. X. Go. 1t is plcasan
to note such evidence of cordial relation
between the citizens Of any community
and the Railroad men operating in, .
adjacent to the community. The f |
NJ. would have been pleased to accept a
| invitation to operate a knife and folk a
/, the dinner station. Committee of Invi
> %tation: J G Hall, e d NJ Cobb. j
Moore, e NJ Roy STEERS, FA Clinard, G
. Bonniwell. r X Bryan RI Davis, j
: Beard. j N Bohannan, n II Seagle, D
Whitncr. 10 Wigs. j f Murrill, A
Shuford, A c Link, r E Field, Thoms
F d Alexander, J S Tomlinson, j
1 Davis, r B Baker, NJ d., B F Cobb. |
i, D.
4 Being crowded for space this wee
We can do no more than ask your after
= ton to new advertisements:
Peace Institute begins the new ye;
: with the prestige of the most prosperou
year in our school history and wit
4 various improvements in progress. ID
Burwell & Son have shown uncommo
capacity for school management.
The Raleigh Nurseries advertise fc
agents. Messrs. S. Ohio Wilson an
. j. NJ. Broughton. the proprietors, hav
more than two millions of young tree
for sale this year, and are steadily Ell
larging their operations. Success t
, them. Every farm with a good orchar
adds t. the value of the State.
Mr.. j. A. Cheek, late member {
the Legislature from Orange. purchase
the Gill property opposite the marke
, for 1920. and will continue the wei
known saloon, with many improve
ments. MIR. f. 7. Gill will remove I
Durham. it is said.
And, by the by, Mr.. Cheek offers ft
sale a splendid lot, in the heart of Dul
ham. Its a chance for capitalists.