The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06


1--we regret to learn that Mrs. John
7. Patrick is critically Ill at Shelby.
1.-THE report of the burning of a
revenue officer In Granville county, a few
days ago, is without any foundation what
ever.
....Rev. DR., Laferty Of the Rich
lecture at Reldsville en- the night Of May
....Dr. Hepburn, president Of David
son College ~retires from that institution
! in June and Will leave for Ohio, where
he expects TO reside IN the tuture.-Char.
OLSegcer.
....New York, May 8. Eight per-
sons are known to have persisted in the
fire which occurred last night in the
double brick tenement. No. G72 First
avenue.
Col. Thomas Dodamead has re-
signed the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Dan
vile and New River railroad or account
of ill-health, and has been succeeded by
Colonel G. K. Grigss.
....Lookiog forward to the near APP
proach of fly time the jacksonville Heraid
SAYS that if a string be stretched near the
/ ceiling VI u IDJtl tIE iilGS VIII lPIlJ uItu
it instead Of the walls. Careful house
wives will take notice.
49,, General jackson, Of Georgia, has
accepted the Mexican mission.-The
comm tnder of the Colombian troops at
Panama has declined the terms of surren-
der offered by Aizpuru, and Admiral
Jouett has gone across from Colon OF
settle the difficulty.
....Thc contracts for work on the
Fayetteville branch Of the Wilmington <
Weldon Railroad has been awarded; fifty
miles to a firm in Alabama, and the other
twenty to ]. W. Hardin, of Morven, n.
c. Work begins in fifteen days and BY
April LIST, next, is to be finished.
....Mr. J. T. Webb, of Statesville.
vest erday erected over the graves of Rev
7. G. Thurston and daughter al the
Presbyterian church a 5000 monument,
which Is by far the finest in Hickory. 1t
stands eight feet above the ground =
Piedmont Press.
80. Commodore Cornelius X. Garrison
died at mis- residence in New York city
-Harold De Wolfe. of New York
who married Babe Vlning; the actress
when he already had a wife, was before
the court d9dlI III NJ flititdi JCSUCI udS VI
the charge Of forgery.
..Galveston. Texas, May. 3.-A
| terrible catastrophe occurred in our city
:, at half-past 7 O'Clock this morning. On,
of the boilers at the fremont Hotel eX
, ploded. instantly killing four persons.
wounding several others and doing
great damage to the hotel and neighbor
, ing property.
1.-THE Mount Holly & Denver Rail
3 road Company was organized at Loves
9 vile, Y. c.. on the 30th ult., with thu
following officers: Hon. w. A. Graham
President and Treasurer; Mr.. VIM. t
Jordan, Vice President; DR.. G. l.. Roz
: zell. Secretary. The directors are VIM
T. Jordan, d. A. Lowe, d. Cherry /. J
f Lineber1er. T. II. Proctor and DR.. J. )
Sheriff., This company is now in goo,
: working order.
1.-THE Governor has appointed tn
e following gentlemen delegates to repre-
u sent North Carolina at the twelfth anuua
conference Of charities and correction, t
c be held in Washington, ,. G.; June !
e Messrs. W. J. Hicks, Raleigh; Is. T
It Dixon, Oxford; J. II. Mills, Thomasville
d Rev. Charles Phillips, Chapel Hill; Dl
y u. 1. Lhl! i'ilN- hplSdHtpD' II NONNl
y nor has appointed the following to repre-
sent the State at the national CONNER
ciaI convention at Atlanta, Ca, May
-2I: Mai. r. s Tucker, Raleigh; Co
John l.. Brown, Charlotte.
....To provide pastime for the men
bers of the congregation, a novel ente
tainment was given in the lecture rool
D of the Presbyterian church, Jamaic;
n Long Island, on Wednesday %evenin.
II Each one present received a clay plf
and IA bowl Of soapsuds. After seatn
'. themselves, all commenced to blew buI
Of bles for prizes. The one whose bubb
5, remained intact the longest was declare
Is the winner. The successful one was Mi
n Jennie Spader. Her bubble RENAME
e. afoat for over three minutes. finally d
II scending on the bald pate of Mr.. Iof
a Wyckhofi, where it persisted amid un
p. versal applause. The fun was not alol
confined to the younger ones. IL
older hands and heads took an active par
IS County Judge Armstrong blew an IL
Is mense bubble in which could be seen Vi
a ions of the Supreme Court, but it collide
~ with one from the pipe of District a
m torney Fleming, and both vanished
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