The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-24

We acknowledge the receipt Of an
invitation to attend the sixteenth am
| nual fair of the Cumberland County
Agricultural Society. to be held at
| Fayetteville on the 18th, 18th, 14th and
10Th proX.-The prospects of an inter
esting and useful exhibition are said to
be very good.
We invite the attention of our
| farmer readers to the advertisement
| of the .Hapes FOrmplu 0Hd PerutidR
| GuuaO COmpnHy. There is no hum
| bug about this firm and as will he
| seen, they make an excellent show
| ing. IL writing to them please men
| ton the FARIFR AND MECHANIC.
The gold medal. offered by the \.
c.. Agricultural Society for the best
portable engine, for cotton gin, &C.,
at wcrk cn the ground, was awarded
to Messrs W. f. Tanner & Co., pro
| prietors of the Metropolitan Iron
| Works. Richmond, Va. This is a
| strong and reliable firm.
| The Storm of Tuesday was very
| destructive along the coast Of Virgin
ia, and Northward. Telegraph lines
are down, and wrecks reported. Tie
| Bay steamer Florida was disabled ard
| turned back almost before q tting out
of sight of Norfolk.
| The kinder garten Department of
| the Graded School, exhibited at the
Fair. attracted much interest, and
| will no doubt lead to good results in
lie Marshall, who has charge of til :
feature, is sister of Rev. DR.. Mar
shall, and as an accomplished young
lady.
| Charlotte Obse7rer: From seven to
ten companies of military are expect "a
at the Charlotte FAIR Officers of :
association and other citizens of Char
lotte did a great deal of work for the
| fair in Raleigh last week. and many oil
the exhibitors and visitors there prom
ised to be here next month.
England has now no alternative
short of licking The Khan of Afghan
istan, or getting licked herself. The
Ameer last week replied to Lord Bull
wer that he might do his worst, and
dell take the hindmost." War vii
be waged at once.
The Baptist convention at Char
otte, Nov 9th, will lee largely atten-
ded. Delegates expecting to attend
should send a postal to Capt. Robert
d Graham of that city. Rev. j. A
Mundy, of Warrenton, viii preach tn
Introductory, and Rev. G. E. Taylor
the missionary sermon.
The ladies of Ch hlrlotte offer on
! | hun d., d dollars, and n end of swee
| smiles, for the best drilled militar
company to attend.the Carolina Fair
The young men of Charlotte ought t
nip the movement in the bud: for tn
6 first thing they know. our handsom
3 State Guardians will carry off tn
a prizes. and the prices the Fair, an
; the Fairest.
1t was largely due to the eNel
tons of Mr.. Jas. w. Albright, a cleve
: member of the press, that Guiltor
= county made so fine a show i'll til
/ Fair. Unfortunately, Mr.. A. w;
himself afflicted by the death, yeste
day morning, of his bright lit
d daughter, Pattie, aged 10, auoth'
i priceless victim to diphtheria.
, A $3.50 carpet for a summer CO
n tage is causing suit between \.
,e Stewart & Co., and wealthy shodd
erat of Elmira. The latter complain
: ed, not at the price but because
r wasn't snowy enough. Such carp
n ought to be padded with greenback k
/ The wedding of Miss Bessie Bate
elor and Mr.. Harry Loeb, son of I'll
German Consul at Wilmington, and
member Of the firm of Binford & &C
le at Christ church, on Tuesday morn
N ing, was largely attended notwit
le stan ling the drenchinS storm preva1
al ing at the time. There were twel'
IF coup'es of attendants and four usher
ID and III nlmbe el good wishes frc
le the N any frie n Is of the lovely brio
The tour is to New York. and beyon