Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-09-26
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

STATE FUNCTIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NoRTH
CARoLINA.-The next annual meeting of this
Association will be held in Wilmington, the
Session beginning at seven O'Clock p. NJ, on
Tuesday the 18th Of November.
AS usual the delegat S will be passed over
the various Railroads of the State for half
fare, and will be Hospitality entertained at
the place of meeting
EARLY FRosf-1S60 viii be memorable not
only for its hot summer but for its early frost.
The first ofthe season in the State was ON We'd
nesday night, the 18th inst: On Thursday
night 1t was still heavier. On account of the
extreme dryness Of the atmosphere the crops
did not suffer- Our northern exchanges re-
port a slight fall of snow IN New York ON
Wednesday
CUNBERLAED FAIR,-Itgi gives us pleasure To
an DOunc that Col Walter :. Leak. of Rich
mond county, Will deliver the Annual Address
before the Society in November. Col. Leak
IS a practical farmer, and our agricultural
friends may expect an instructive and able
address.
The Fair win be held on the 9TH, sth and
9thdays of November. The Society expect
and hope to see a large attendance from this
and the ~neighboring counties.-N. G.. Pres
/ byteyaGn-
RELIGIoUs REyIyAL-We learn from the
Message, that there is a religious revival in
progress In Greensborough. Upwards of ff-
ty ofthe young ladies in Greensboro Fe-
male College have professed religion; besides
many IN the town, and the affairs are still
thronged with penitents.
DEATH OF Rev. j. b. WAu.-H is with
much regret that we announce the death of
that greatly beloved and truly pious servant
] Of God, the Rev B. Watt, connected with
. the Presbyterian denomination, and Minister
8 at Steel Creek. He departed this life yester-
day, after q severe illness of several weeks. of
: Typhoid Pevcr. His remains will be inter
$ red this afternoon at 8 o'clock at Steel Creek
1 Church.-Char. Buk 17M iast.
e VICTOR G. BARRISGER, Eso.-As has been
heretofore announced, Victor G. Barrineer,
d Esq, Of Cabarrus, was some months since
elected Professor Of Bellies Letters in David.
son College. The Yorkville Enquirer says
q MI Barring. n will enter upon the duties Of
h the chair, next February, he being allowed,
IN the meantime, to serve in the Senate Of
North Carolina, to which he has been recent
l. ly elected a member.
70 Poor WALKRR.-If late advices from Tru
xllo be true, zen. alkers expedition ano
he have met their fate ere now. The advise,
/ state that Walker with seventy men had beer
captured by boats from a British Steamer
and delivered up to Honduras authorities
a The men were liberated, but Gen. Wake,
ID and Col. Juddler were to be shot. Thus close
al the career of a restless, ambitious man.
: 20 An exchange paper says 1t is on
= of the horrible oddities of this world, that
; a man strive to get on a railway train whel
it is in motion, the train can't be stoppe,
: for him SO long as he remains alive or unin
jured, but then let him be killed OF wounded
and then the train is promptly broke up
or ~ A man in stopping his paper wrote
W II thing foxes doant ort spent thare mum
II on papers, my father never did and ever
in boldly sed he wos the smartest man in til
ad kountree, and had got the ~intellygentist fan
nd ely of bouys that ever dug ~taters."
Exchange.