The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-14
The Presbyterian ladies of Fayette.
vile made $40 by their festival.

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vile made $40 by their festival.
1.-The State Association of County
Superintendents will meet at Chapel Hill
on the first Wednesday in June.
MIR. Chas. W. Galloway, of Mt.
Airy, died suddenly of apoplexy, on
Thursday night st.-Bugle.
....A treaty between China and
France has been signed China recog-
nizes the French protectorate ov er Ton
quin.
...Statesville landmark. Miss Cora
Mcdowell, of Morganton, a we'll known
and popular young lady, was poisoned,
almost fatally, a few days ago, by eating
canned corn.
-. baltimore, Nay William Mas
sey, paying teller of the Bank of Com
merce in this city was arrested to-day on
a charge Of embezzling 1900 from the
bank by false entries in his accounts.
....Raleigh Visitor: Died, in Wake
Forest township, Mr.. G.. b. Allen, aged
rs years.-Fodder from 81. 10 10 $1.l5
per hundred, oats sl.10 to s1.15; shucks
60 cents; hay from SO to IS cents; green
clover from % to 40 cents; straw SO
cents.
1.-THE first prize $4,000 in the in
t~erstate drill at Houston, Texas. was
awarded to the Houston Guards, of Hous-
ton the second $4,000 to the Treada.
way Rifles. of ST. Louis, and the third
($6OO) to the Columbus Guards, of Co
lumbus.
Gen. w. G. Lewis, Engineer of
the board of Agriculture, has been made
Agent and Engineer of the Board of Ed
ucation. -E6.
Although we cannot imagine what du-
ties would be required of an Agent and
Engineer of the Board of Education we
rise to ask how that board has managed
to exist this long without such an officer.
Wilson Adrdnce.
1.-THE Southern Atlantic" is the
name of a new Presbyterian Journal to
be established in Charlotte, n. G. at an
early day, under the supervision and con-
troll of Rev. w. r. Atkinson. Mr.. At
kiuson is a man of decided ability and
culture, and we hope ne will publish a
useful paper. -Pittsboro Home.
..,,Ralrigh NelCs- Observer: The re-
mains OF Mr.. j. NJ. Pearce, who was kill
ed by lightning at Keyser Friday morn
ing, were brought here yesterday and
inferred in the old cemetery.--Mrs.
Hefin aud Misses Della and Cora Whita-
ker, living on North Person street, we're
all poisoned Friday, it is supposed by
milk.
...Cabarrus county is excited over
an affair that is we'll calculated to rouse
the people. A big bIac.r man named
Marshal Moss enticed a nice white girl,
daughter of a respectable citizen from
her home and it is supposed that they
lave made their way to South Carolina.
The brothers of the rash girl are after
the fleeing couple and if they succeed in
o~verhauling Moss his days of psalm sing
ing will be cut short in the land. Moss
is a black, ugly negro, and worked near
Morris mil. charlotte Observer.
The system of finance upon which
the firm Of Grant & Ward achieved its
downfall appears to have very nearly
resenbled that of the women's banking
institution of Boston. 1t paid marvel
lous rates of interest, and it explained
its ability to do so by its alleged rela-
lions with Government contracts and
contractors and other alleged advan.
tares and facilities which it enjoyed
through the widespread influence of ont
of its members, Gen. L. S. Grant
Trading upon the ~creduiity and cupldity
of men who ought to have known bet
ter, but who We're deceived by thu
plausibllity of the representations mad'
to them, Grant s. Ward transacted al
immense volume of fictitious business
! and paid out of the capital loaned then
enormous sums as interest upon tn
, same.
! 1t was ore Of the largeSt displays c
= kite-fyiny that Wall street has eve
seen. and it went on merrily as long a
greedy investors kept the breeze goin
. aud Gen. Grant, in his capacity as tn
passive and unconscious tail of the kit
kept that aged device steady.
4 All of the younger members of Il
!. firm are known to have lived eXtravi
d gantly and invested largely in real e
Is tate. The agreement of the partne
81 was chat each should draw out $4,000
"a month for living expenses, and hat Il
t. balance of the profits should remain
ID the firm as working capital. Accordil
w to this the four partners drew out an a
lis gregate of nearly Sl5O,OOO q year.