The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-04
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Sorry to hear friend Alex NJ McPhee-
teers is sick.
Col Walter Clarke is making bust
ness visit to Arkansas.
-Kope Elias, Of Macon, Mr. Swepson S
land-agent was in the city on Saturday.
A vessel carried 4OO,s54 feet of lum Der
from Wilmington to New York last week.
Mrs. Edward r. Stanly, formerly of
New Berne; died last week in New jersey.
The BatttmOrean gives good picture
of Rev Dr. W. Z. Brantley, who is we'll
known in North Carolina.
Preachers III, churches 222, and mem
bers l., 147, in North Carolina, is what the
Presbyterian statistics report.
Capt. Hobgood, of that excellent paper,
the Wilson 4dCdnce, gave us call yester-
day. Glad to hear it is doing finely.
Rev. P. L. Herman reports 65 conver-
sions, of whom 81 joined the Methodist
Church, IN the recent revival at Princeton,
N. c.
Edison has an agent in Western North
Carolina hunting for a platinum mine, for
which he will pay $4,000, the Charlotte
Obserrer learns.
Bro. Davis has been appointed Public
Administrator of Granville. That is good
All three of the Granville editors seem to be
popular, Judging by their positions.
Fay Templeton will play in Raleigh
during Fair week Oh AIRY! Watkins
wat kin the matter be, that you don't
"play-off' some old dully-dumpey piece,
as heretofore IN Fair time?
The Western Carolmian is the name of
a semi-weekly, Democratic paper, printed
at Hickory by Prof III. S. Blair, well
known instructor. Hickory is thriving
young town, and we trust the CdrOlntan
may share It's prosperity
The neat church at Bethel, Pitt county.
received Al accessions as the result of Rev.
l.. L. Nash's mnistrations. Through his
efforts an handsome new church Is being
erected at Greenyille. Thus saith the
Southaner.
The Graded School opened on Monday
with about 800 scholars. Many parents are
now sending who never before thought of
such a thing. The school has fought it's
way through despite many obstacles, and
those who chung to it deserve high praise,
no matter what their political affiliations
Col. John L. Brown, one of the solid
men of Charlotte, and gentleman who has
many friends in Raleigh, gave us a pleasant
subscnptlon-payingc call the other day; tho
1or that matter, such calls are always pleas
ant lie was presented cane, made from
the old "AIerrimac, while at Norfolk
Mrs Kate sprague has slipped away
from her husbands house at Canonchet,
carrying off her two daughters. The son
remains with the father. 1t is said Conkling
ADVISED her to stay at home, and grin and
Dear 1t, to use tooth-puling phrase.
but when she wills she will, and when she
don't she won't.
Mrs. DIR. Pritchard and Mr. A. d. Jen-
n Slns and family have taken quarters at the
Wtatlohal W HOTEL The Presidents house at
Nahe Forest was owned, and is still needed
~ ~ Ut Wlngate's family, and there is no
olileT residence suitable at present, for the
;nan ,rm resident, who is to-day "wednesday
Strong minded Mrs f. Cady Stanton
n'i'es to the editors in Salisbury, Charlotte,
ston Ort,ngha9 g and other points, offering to
i8sop IN her Southern tour and deliver ssOur
noys and Our Girls for the small
saln oI $40 lecture. Lord send the breth- |
leu leu safe dellverance Tho if she comes,
I'll ,rS ner have the best of treatment. She
ssg s"Hi Ge IN constant alarm of her life among
us oaroarlans, at any rate.