The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-01

....IhC vile OF the Lord Mayor OF
London sends to America for her per-
fumery.
BE virtuous and you will be happy,
as we'll as odd and eccentric.-TeXas SIT
ingS.
1.-THE President nominated Thos. G.
Crenshaw, Jr., Internal Revenue Col
lector for the District OF Georgia.
....Mr. I. T. York, of Hilliardston,
Nash county, realized Spool for COS
pounds of tobacco, grown on 1900
hills.
....Mr. Wilson Blair, a school teach
er. was fined $25 and costs at GuiltOrd
Court for whipping a son of Mr.. Z. IL.
Hodson.
DR.. Westray Battle of the Navy
has been retired on half pay oil account
of disability and will live at St. Angus
tine, Florida.
....The big iron tanks at the Balti-
more United Oil Company's depot here
are in position. In a few days the first
tank-car, full of oil will arrive.
....But the latest argument in favor
Of hymen is that the mortality from
cholera Is five times greater among un-
married Than married men. These are
curious facts aud rebound to the credit
of matrlmony as a sort OF balance-wneel
that adjusts temperate living.
....The lecture of Rev. Dir. c. F.
Deems at Tucker hall was attended by
an appreciative audience, although not
50 large as we hoped. His Excellency,
Gov. Scales, has made the following APP
nointment: f. NJ. Nadal, of Wilson, a
member Of the State Board of Phar-
macy.
....Dr. Melville Dorsey manifested
a degree of energy not often seen. Be-
fore the fire had gone out-yes IN a few
hours from the time his store took fire
he had made arrangements for another
store room and printed posters
ed that he was ready to resume business
at once, and had ordered goods to sup
ply stock lost by the fire. He spent no
time in grieving owe split milk
Franklinton Weekly.
....Geu. Eber, the Vienna correspon-
had a very eventful career. He was per-
SlSlcutiN WOOCu ~ Al bukiloI LOIu >
daughter and he refused positively to
elope with her. She was SO much ena-
tnored that she followed him to Vienna.
The girls father got him the place on
the Times which he held for more than
thirty years. He was a Hungarian.
THE following is an official list of
the magistrates appointed by the recent
Legislature for the term of six years
from the lst Monday in August next:
Il. S. Thompson. Barton's Creek; 5.
b S~egraves, Buckhorn; a NJ Moye,
Cary; j 5 Barbee Cedar Ford; w c For
est, Houses Creek; Riley Pri, cit. Lit
| tie River: II \ Rhodes, Marks Greek; J
J Dunn, Neuse River; ii r Chapel, New
Light;Q b Gulley, Oak Grove; J w Jones
Panther Branch; w II Womble, Raleigh,
Romulus Sturdivant st. Mary's n w
| Pool, st Matthews; S Ohio Wilson.
| Swift Creek; w B Brewer and George E
Gill, Wake Forest; NJ a Jones, White
Oak; DC Adams, Middle Creek.
..Wadesboro, n. c., March 90
An Irish peddler called at a house near
Rocky Springs, occupied by two ladies
and asked to be given shelter for the
night. The ladies refused, but at his
request finally consented TO lock him in
a closet to spend the night. During the
night the ladies were awakened by a ne
GRO in their room who demanded money.
The lady told him she would get it for
him and went to the closet door, I'M
locked it and the Irish peddler stepped
out with pistol in hand, having heard
the talk. On seeing the peddler the ne
gro started to run. but the peddler shot
and killed him instantly. 1t was then
discovered that the supposed negro was
a white man from the neighborhood o
the ladies, who had learned of their hav'
ing received money that day. He hat
BACKED himself and visited them fol
the purpose of securing their money
The peddler has become a hero of thu
Observation-Disclosures Itelligencer