The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10
Our Z air Folk.

A mine out west has been called
after a Carolina May-Belle. lis saldto
be very popular with the boys.
Prof. Neaye, aud the Ut. Pleasant
Band, gave a grand concert III the Hall
Of the Female Seminary, at Mt. Pleas
ant, Cabarrus county, on THURSDAY
night last. One of the pieces was a
composition of Prof. Neaye. a slide
trombone solo, with piano, entitled
Christian Reid" Misses Maggie
Barrier, Helen and Lizzie Heilig, Lizzie
Foil, Rosa Wadsworth, Maud Afford,
and Mrs. j. l.. Rothrock, We're the
lady performers.
The man who can see a woman
cry, and not feel sorry, at least for "a
minute or two, must be Ii. H.;-which.
being translated, Standardization
ed, or Her Husband.
-"Spring time has come, Gentle
Annie and, speaking OF boquets,
the Greenville correspondent OF the
Messenger wlites:-
The festival given BY the Baptist
ladies OF this place was quite a success.
On Tuesday night OF the affair we no.
ticed grouped together as beautiful d
boquet of human flowers as We eyer
saw, composed Of Misses Bette and
Lula Dancy, Miss Bette Sutton. Misses
oailie and Mamie cherry, and Miss
Annie Grist, of Washington, y. e."
Old Mrs. Middleton residing about
two miles from Charlotte has got a baby.
Such accidents are liable to happen in
the best Of families; but her baby did not
come down the chimney, as is the usual
way. we believe; for it was found outside
the door. Bro. Chambers OF the Oh
server, who takes a great deal OF inter
est in these sort Of mysterious matters,
says
she opened the door and on the
step discovered il basket which She
took in to the house. Raising the cover
she found a white infant, snugly tucked
away in the basket, and by its side "a
bottle of milk and a quantity of cloth
ing. Whose was 1T and what to do with
it? were questions which presented
taenl, elves at once to Mrs. Bakers
mind. The first remains unsolyed but
the second Mrs. Baker unanswered as
any others good woman would nave
done. She took the tiny stranger from.
its little ted, fed it, and has continued
to feed and cane Tor Ii UP TO the present
tine.
That the infant was left on the step
by some uuel mother, anxious to get
rid of it, OF some accomplice of the mo-
ther, cannot be doubted, but clue to the
identity Of the palties thele is none. 1t
is remembered since this circumstance
came to light, that on the evening OF
the night when the infant was fourd, a
close carriage passed the house of Mrs.
Baker, returned toward the city and
again turned and passed the house, but
who was In the carriage Is mystery for
which there Is 10 ple>ent prospect of
finding a solution.
Miss Katie Tate is in Greensboro.
and Appeared in a concert there. Speak
ing ot this, one of the papers there
SAYS: Miss 1ase has a VICE and wei
deserved reputation as a fine singer. |
We are informed she has not been in
practice, OF late, and has not sung Tor
mole than a year; but her voice az
peared as fresh and powerful as ever. |
Her wonderful bird-!ike trill is pro-
nounced by good judges to be quite
equal to the Lest singers ofthe county.
Notwithstanding It's extreme difficulty,
she executes 1t with the greatest ease,
and her song Still leaves its thrilling |
memory on the ear She was received
with applause, but after singing, the
ardien,e seemed almost wild with de- |
l.. ht,"