The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17

was then developed. One OF Maynor 5
daughters, aged 10, swore out a warrant
against her father, charging that he had
outraged her. MaynOr was arralgned
before Mayor Freeland and i. Green,
ESQ, who heard the evidence OF the
young oma Ollie Mayhor. Tins
was of such a character that Maynor
was held, without privilege OF bail, to
appear at the next term OF Durham
superior court. He is about IS years OF
age, and has for some years been street
commissioner of Durham. He came
from Wake county, near M~orrisville.
Ayers Sarspalilla operates radically
upon and through the blood, and IS a
safe, reliable, and absolute cure for the
various diseases, complaints and dlsor-
ders, due to debility, or to any constltu-
tional faint or infection.
...There will e a called meeting OF
the trustees Of the University at the
executive office, in Raleigh, on Tuesday,
the Both of this motfth, at t O'Clock, p.
m for the purpose OF electing profess
SOrS.
lin the Ease of Glenn. trustee OF
the National Express Company against
Virginia b. SwepsOn, ~executriN Of G..
w. Swepson, a verdict was returned in
the l.. 5. Court in favor of the plaintiff
for $l.90l IS, with interest.
....Prof. Alex. Graham, superinten-
dent of the Fayetteville Graded School,
has been elected to teach Physiology
and Geography, at the State Normal
School. which begins on the Odd and
ends July 10th, at Washington, n. G..
....A correspondent from Selma, to
the Goldsboro Messenger says: Tween
ty desirable building lots will be given
away to any person of good character
who wishes to become a citizen OF our
town and will erect respectable resi-
dences thereon. These lots lie along
the line of the new railroad and within
Selma
The storm Monday blew down a
large tree across the Raleigh & CASTOR
railroad about eight miles from here at
a curve in the road, and the passenger
train would doubtless have beer wreck
ed if Two little colorcd girls had not re-
manned there and stopped the train
Weldon News.
1.-The Raleigh Baseball Club have
secured the services of Mr.. VIM. House
man, of Baltimore, pitcher of last years
Westminster, Md, club, who Won for
that club 81 out of 40 games. Mr..
houseman, besides being a fine pitcher,
is an exceptionally hard hitter, being.
without doubt, the best batter in the
State.
lit is said that Collector Dowd
has announced that 40 one need apply
for position under him who uses intoXi-
eating drinks. This is right and to be
commended. The public has a right TO
sober officials. A drunkard ought not
to be tolerated as an office holder
Pittsboro Home.
....Ashville Citizen: The Webster
Mine Co., of New York city, have re
Gently purchased from Messrs. Fred.
A. Hull and A. II. Isbell TIN ee valuable
mica mines in Jackson county. and
Messrs. Ed. Fowler and Charles Ladd,
of New York, representing the compa-
ny, are in Jackson preparing for work
on a large scale. The company are
six mines now, aud will open several
more this mmer
Greensboro Workman: 1t is sup
posed that there were at least six hun
dred persons who came up on the ex-
cursion this morning. When the Sun
day school aud its officers and friends
had assembled in the Presbyterian
church an address of welcome was made
by Capt. Geo. II. Gregory, to which a
response was made by Rev. w. S. Lacy,
of Jonesboro to whom the duty had
been delegated.
....At the meeting of the Trustees OF
the University of North Carolina at Cha
pei Hill last week, the election of four ad
ditional Professors and three Assistants
was postponed until the Both of June, al
which line the Trustees are requested tc
meet in Raleigh. The number of appli-
cants for the places amounted to abou,
three hundred and fifty up to the close Of
last week. Every applicants testimonial,
will be thoroughly examined by the
Trustees aud all will be Judged impartial,
ly.
Col. w. H. G. Adney on Satur.
day, was attacked by his own bull. il
his own pasture, at his farm. about toul
miles from Pittsborough. The Colone
was tossed up two or three times by the
enraged animal. and received very seri.
rus bruises. He received a laceratior
in the leg, but the internal bruises are
the mes that make the condition of The
patient very critical.-Pittsboro Home
....Fayetteville Sun: Aquilla B,rc
dug up $222.50 of very old coin from The
ground nea Bunn's Level. Harnetr
county. This is twice money has beer
found near the same place......On the
4th inst. near Gibbs y Roads. the
dwelling house of Caroline Tew was
buried. Two of her children, aged 3 ant
t respectively, were burned in it. The
mother had been off at work. she came
home about dark to find her house il
flames and her two children beyond the
reach of assistance.
Ion last Tuesday a party of oul
village maidens took their departure 70,
Black Mountain. where they will attend
the teachers ',Chautauqua." They were
Misses Fanny Thompson, Nettie Haugh-
ton, Matte H~aughton, Mamie Leach
and Dixie Leach. Another party will &c
next week, so that our old tow will be
as we'll represented again this year as i,
was last year, when it was generally con
coded that the Pittsboro' delegation was
the most admired of all who were al