Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-01
NEWS az MAIL

- RCauO reunion Oh oX.COn1e0erateS
at Elizabeth City on the 18th of
July.
The next session Of the State
Medical Society will be held in
Elizabeth City on the Sd Thursday
in April, 1889.
A grand reunion of University
boys will be held at Chapel Hill on
Wednesday June 9Th at II o'clock,
in Memorial Hall.
The Supreme Court is closing up
it's work 1t will adjourn for the
term in a few days. 1t is filing opin-
ions quite rapidly.
Mr.. John T. Patrick, our Comis-
sioner of immigration, who has been
quite sick at his home in Arson
county, is improving.
An Agricultural, Mechanical and
Tobacco Exposition is to be held at
Richmond, commencing October Sd
to continue till November Dist
Farmers say that they have a good
stand OF cotton and corn and if the
season proves favorable from now on
they will raise large crops.-Ex.
The Dublin agent of the Equita-
Bile Insurance Company Of New
York has disappeared. Heavy defal-
cations have been discovered.-Ex.
Rapid progress is being made on
Charlotte's handsome cOmmodious
depot. It is to have every equip
ment, and will be equal in appoint
ments to first class hOtel.-News.
Mrs John Hearne, of this county,
has drum stick that was used at the
Battle of Guilford Court House.
during the Revolutionary war, by her
father Railford Boom, who was a
drummer in the militia Pittsboro
Record.
The young ladies of Oak Ridge
Institute, Guilford county. have re-
Gently organized debating society
and their first contest was over the
question: Resolved, that women
folks, have more sense than men"
Resulted in the alternatives one
young lady establishing the fact that
Solomon's reputation for wisdom was
altogether due to the advice given
him by thousand wives.-Roanoke
News.
Mr.. j. M. Vaughn picked up last
week a peculiar speclam of rock or
mineral which was a curiosity. 1t
appeared to be some petrifed sub
stance, and imbedded in it were
several miniature trees, perfectly
formed. 1t puzzled our local miner
alOgist and was sent to the State
Geologist, together with the speci-
mems of gold. for his statement Of
its identity in the mineral kingdom.
Madison Ledger.
The trial of Bony Laughter and
j. S. Lydia for the killing of S. NJ
King in Henderson county. has just
taken place at Mcdowell Court,
Judge Gilmer presiding. One hun
dTed witnesses were in attendance
Laughter was found guilty of murder
and Lydia accessory after the fact.
Sentence Laughter to be hung June
4; Lydia to the penitentiary for ten
years. An appeal was taken as to
Laughter Citizen.
In the case of State against Potts,
of Beaufort county, for the murder of
Paul Linke the Supreme Court |
decides there was no error. The day |
of execution will be set by our Gov
ernor soon. We hear through the |
Washington Progress that a petition |
was circulated last week asking the |
Governor to commute the death sen
tence Of VIM A. Potts, Jr., to life
Imprisonment, which was largely |
signed there. SO far as we can learn |
there will be no counter petition
sent to the Governor.
Raleigh letter in the Virginian
Mr.. w. S. Primrose, chairman Of the
Executive Committee OF the State
and Mechanical College,
says that the work will be pushed
right along so as to get the brick
work of the main building done by
Autum. and also get the roof on it.
1t is probable tha5 by next Spring
the college Will be enabled to regu,
larly begin its work. The contracts
have been awarded for both brick
and wood work. The excavations for
-he building are in progress.