The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

don Ne1rS.
THE EscAPADE OF 4 MAN VINO Dis
GRACES NAME GREATIN History
Temple Houston, son Of the illustrious
Sam Houston and Senator-el elect from the
Pan handle district, while in a state Of
intoxication tempted to take the lite Of
Policeman John Smith, who had placed
bin on a street car with the intention OF
seeing him home. After Smith had got
Mr. Houston aboard OF the car, paid his
fare and instructed the driver where TO
let him off, he excusedihimseifto Houston
and left the car. Houston followed HIM
and insisted that Smith should GO into
the grocery store Of &. Jordan and drink
with him. Smith demurred to this, when
Houston seized him. drew lin up into
the doorway and quick a. a fash whipped
out his navy revolver and presented 1t
full in the officers face, saying: Il Will
show you the kind Of man | am. Smith
lodged, and as he did 50 seized Hou-ton's
wrist, giving it a powerful wrench. which
caused him 10 drop his revolver, when a
struggle ensued, resulting In Officer
Smith taking Houston to the police sta
ton, where Houston became SO violent
and abusive that the Chief of Police or
dered him to jail to sober up. On the
way to the jail he resisted so violently
that force had to be used and he was
landed in that institution all covered
with mud, hatless and almost shoeless,
where be remained the greater part of the
night until he sobered up, when he was
released on bond Globe Democrat.
FIREs.-The most extensive fire re-
ported during the holidays originated IN
Laurinburg at 3 O'Clock last Friday
morning which burned down six stores
and several residences before it was
quenched. The fire was first seen in
the clothing store of Blair &Crisp, where
it originated through mice and matches.
it is believed. This store was located
next to Everitt Brothers & McGill, bu'
the fire moved east towards the depot anC
that firm escaped. All the buildings
: were of wood and were located in a line
on the same street. A sharp wind wa:
blowing and the flames spread rapidly
despite the heroic efforts of the citizens
and it was not until the last house il
i its course was burned that it dice
down. The following firms were burned
f., out: Blair & Crisp, clothing; Ben Phil
Ups, whisky; Greenwall, whisky; Ever
ington & Co., drugs; Sumrnertield
clothing; Hill, clothing. In addition t.
: this several small buildings used as res
idences, were burned. Nest of tn
: merchants lost nearly all their stocks
5 what little that was saved being dam
aged in the removal. The losses ar
e heavy but have not vet been estimated
Blair & Co., and Everington 81 Co.
were the only ones that carried insur
e ance. The burned district is located o.
r the opposite side of the street wher
the big fire occurred ten months age
The buildings burned in that fire hay
. been rebuilt with BRICK and the are
laid waste last Friday will also be re
built with brick. Laurinburg's peopl
q are enterprising and progressive; the
hardly allowed the bricks to get col
q before they commence removing it pre-
paratory to rebuilding.
!, e Christmas morning the large f~ertilize
factory located at the new town {
"a Crowley, on the Carolina Central Raj
y road, was entirely destroyed by fire
/, The fire was accidental, and the destruC
e ton Of building, machinery and stoc
Z was complete. 1t was a large two stor
duu uu dlLlO ldClOIN anu Was tllb pIOk
erty of the Acme Manufacturing Con
. pany, and was run in connection wit
two other large factories at Cronley
for the manufacture of pine straw fibre
and oil. The destruction of the f%ertiiize
= factory involves a loss of $40, 900. n
insurance.
II On last Saturday night the celebrate
- Warm Springs hotel in Madison count
y was totally destroyed by fire, with a
y of its contents. From the reports re
n ceived there appears to be some dout
q as to the origin of the fire, though
was probably accidental. The propert
was owned by DR.. Rumbough & Co
and was valued at $4,000, upon whic
IS there was an insurance of $50, 1000. ]
is understood that the hotel will be re
built, though not by the same company
} who have for the past few years been
IS cont nual war with each other. Thing
u had come to such a pass that a sale
h the property and a final dissolution {
co%partnership was arranged for and wa
to have taken place next week.-Chal
lotte Observer.