The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-14

Mr. Julian S. Carr and family 90 tc
Saratoga this week, and r. S. Tucker tc
White Sulphur. Colonel Wharton Greer
and daughter, with Mrs Gen'l Green. are 4,
Old Point--Lee S. Overman and wife
are touring to Niagara.
Davis and President Battle of the Univer-
sity, when they called last week. But as
for our clever county-man, Capt Joseph J.
Young, he left his card" in the shane OF
big watermelon that looked like steam
boat, and tasted sweeter than 'lasses-the
kind that don't wear pin-backs, we mean.
The Asheville Journal tells of bevv OF
Baltimore girls, without beaux, or other
breechilooned escorts wandering through the
mountains to see the sights Maybe they
are trying to catch a moOnshiner However
they are safer in our mountains than in Bal
tmore; for the papers yesterday report the
seizure of Miss Pender, from Frederick, by
ruffians In the street at dusk who forced her
into house and assaulted her.
The Wilmington Star tells of the con
nection by telephone of the lst Presbyterian
church on Sunday morning, with the room
of an invalid lady, corner of eighth and mar
ket streets, who thereby heard every word
of DIR. Wilson's sermon, from the text to
amen The same paper tells OF young
married lady who won ten dollars by rolling
her baby in wheelbarrow four blocks, to
the friend place of business.
You've heard of the Rev. Newman
Hall, j. d. S. c., (so-called) who was at
one time Chaplain to Congress, and whom
Grant gave tick et-of-leave to wander
around the world at government expense
Well, he has obtained, in London, where
they now live, divorce from his wife, ow-
ing to her lntlmacy-so to speak-wlth a
stable keeper named Richardson And Mrs.
Newman has hit back with acounter-charge
Alas! they all do-do get SO mixed up
Master Willie jenkins, Bingham
cadet climbed the stairs to our office on
crutch es the other day to subscribe for the
Farmer and Mechanic historical articles.
That's right. Southern boys should keep
posted upon the facts of the sad struggle IN
which their fathers and older brothers
fought, -perchance fell If the terrestrial
spirits can experience the feelings of lower
humanity, what must be the feelings Of the
dead soldier who sees his son being taught
to regard his memory as that of traitor
and rebel"
Some children were playing under
shade tree in Union. Suddenly they dis
covered something gliding over the grass
near the baby, which excited their fears.
They gave the alarm to the mother who was
in another part of the yard. Hurrylng
around she was Mortified to find large
adder snake just on the point of striking
its fangs into the child's leg. when It tortu-
nately turned over, and while the snake was
for another strike, she rushed
forward and quickly caught the snake IN
her hand and threw it from them, thus
saved she the child from a serious if not
fatal wound. And the Enquirer admlres
the maternal affection which made an heroine
of the woman.
The Journal Of Mdast,y thinks the
Freedmen's Stealage Bank assets may real
ize 90 cents on the dollar This, if correct,
will be quite relief to many a poor negro
who supposes all to be lost. The same pa
per says the colored people of Masonvllle
have formed ''Citizens Association, to
ouy cotton gin for the use OF the neigh
oorhood Gro ahead, black men, learn to
lelp yourself so far as you can, and you
will soon find friends to help you the rest OF
he way. Our paper is probably seen by
out few black men. but if we had the atten-
ion of the race we should encourage them
n all things proper, while warning them to
hun, as they would shun old Nick himself
N dark night, the five great draw backs to
heir advancement, name y-whlskey, poll
les, adultery, lying and stealing, The bet
er class of colored people ought, IN self
efence, to set mark upon, and refrsc to |
ssociate with, any of their nur :" vince
haracter in the above respects is b,,.. |