The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-04

Raleigh Neus: Raleigh can boast of ten
large schools and academies, six of which
are white and four colored. Besides these
there are some eight or ten smaller schools.
Raleigh has fourteen churches, ten
white and four colored. Hon. VIM. NJ.
Robbins delivered a public address in New
ton on Tuesday, in the interest of 1.-THE
Catawba Historical and Monumental Asso-
citation" a large and fashionable au-
dience, composed of young ladies, for the
most part, gathered together at Lincke's
bathing pond yesterday morning to gaze
attentively on the gambols of the boys in
the water. The telephone wires are
like net work at the telegraph Office. There
are ninety-six of them, and more to 90 up.
Out OF fifteen stores in a part of Will
mington street, ten are bar rooms. The
military companies of the State will not be
ordered to the next State Fair. There
are twenty-five thousand volumes Of books
in the State Library. The Supreme
Court room has q telephone. 1t is re-
ported as a fact that there is a quantity of
dynamite buried in the northeast end of
the Capitol Square, hidden there by Wheel
er's cavalry during the wal.
The Reidsville Times says that Judge Kerr
is not so violent against the round dances
now he has seen so many beautiful girls
flirting their hounces In m%addening whirl at
the springs.
A writer in the Salisbury Watchmun
makes bold to say that article tenth of our
constitution is nothing more nor less than a
gigantic stride in the direction of commun
ism.
Two men living near Hickory, Paul Sig
mon and his son, who appeared as prosecut-
ing witnesses In a suit, were arrested on a
bench warrant Thursday, for perjury.
The Shelby aurora says there are in
Cleaveland county four aspirants for Con-
gressional honors.
DIR. G. d. Phillips, a frmer citizen of
Buncombe, recently died in Georgia.
Miss Painter is assisting in a protracted
meeting at Rutherfordton
Wilmington has sent $50 to Beaufort.
WILL YOU SELL THE FARM!
CHAPIN's FARM AGENCY,
DR.. A. B. CHAPLIN, MANAGER.
North Carolina Branch of George H. Cha
pins Farm Agency, Boston, Mass.
special attention given to the sale of
North Carolina Real Estate. No charge
made until a sale is effected. All property
placed in our hands for sale will be adver- |
tised in the popular work. The South |
Illustrated free of expense.
The Charleston News and Courier saws:
Everybody has heard of Geo. n. Chapin's |
farm agency, and few are ~unacuuainted
with the success which has attended it's op.
erations."
The New England Farmer saws: s.Geo. |
81. Chaplin has advertised his farms to tho |
amount of $4,000 during the past wear. |
We commend him to our readers"
Tn Aiken Is c. Review says: enc one |
has done mere than Geo. II. Chaplin in the |
cause of Southern immigration. Our wills
lage is thronged with Northern people in
search of Southern homes, and good sales
are being made. The 'South illustrated" |
is doing q great work for u.s."
The New York Tribune, the Boston Her
aid, Journal, Traveller, Globe, and Advert.
ser, speak in the highest terms of Chapin's
Farm Agency.
N. B.-SMALL FARMS particularly
are wanted at once. rs Ofice-Fisher
Building. Aug TT