The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-23
Raleiab ano Roundabout.

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Gov. Vance was in Washington on Sun
day.
The Durham Infantry men mace a
handsome show at the Fair.
Several articles and items, crowded out
this week. Plenty of time, though.
A we'll printed, handsome paper is the
UeeLH Visitor, just out. 1t is non-political
fuTl of news items, and contains the pith Of
the Daily Visitor.
The TorchEght has secured the services
of Capt. J. B. Hunter, of Kittrells, to write
ND the Agricultural resources of Granville,
particularly its fine tobacco.
Prof. Wise, and Burr, who paid 5000
for the privilege of going to his death, were
drowned in Lake Michigan. The balloon
has been found, with the basket broken
off,
A French physician, Prof Charcot,
charges DIR. W. d. Hammond (of the Girls
som controversy with outrageous plagiarism
of plates of rare cases of hysterical epilepsy
and other diseases
President Battle delivered an interest
inc address on the old times of the Uni
versity on university Day, which COM
memorates the laying of the corner stone,
Oct. 18th, 1893.
The Daily N7cs emphatically declares
there is no truth in the rumor that it was
about to be merged in The Obserrer. Mr..
Jordan, we believe. holds an indefinite
lease of his paper.
-Reams' team in the trades procession
was whole team, and tobacco ware
house, auctioneer, buyers, and fine samples
in the bargain. Sorry that more of our
Durham friends were not represented.
We not get out to the Fair Grounds
last week but learned that Col. Wharton
Green remembered the press with liberal
specimens of the Tokay boquet and won
unanimous award for North Carolina wines.
Although only beginning, the process
sion of the trades was good enough to show
what might have been done, and to reflect
much credit on those who persevered IN the
experiment. Next year there will be big
display
-Ifyou fail to read the inside pages Of
this paper you will often miss the best por-
ton Of it, as whole columns of news are fre-
queltly given therein. Cut the pages, with
a par of scissors, along the top, and you can
read without trouble
Thanks to the management for a com
pimentary ticket to the 18th annual fair of
Cumberland Society, at Fayetteville Nov.
llth-l4th inclusive. Esquires j. A. Worth
President; \. A. McKethan, General SUI
Ierintendent; VIM Alderman. Secretary,
are the officers: GOOD men, all OF them.
Thanks to capt Rufus Amis, Of the
Henderson iteri,c,c, for his neat pamphlet
telling how to plant, how to cure, and how
10 market the yellow tobacco for which
granville, and other counties are famous.
lhe treatise Is practical and thorough; the
very thing the novice in the business needs.
Tiat Donan says that Gen. Grant holds an
:. Arkansas hand = This, he explains, is
tour acres and bowieknife Mr.. Donan
uses the term to convey his impression that
1rant cannot be defeated Chicago Inter-
Deem.
We thought that Col Donan's idea of an
unbeatable Arkansas hand was Col Gun
A-nsI''ns little pistol and big-toed boots.
IL Is Mt worth while asking persons to
SSeI.ef lectures before the Agricultural
during fair week The elderly peo-
Po1 are too tired to attend, and the
i9uHger iot people have other fish in the skill
S'n,s An Dr- l ,Pritchard, DR.. Ledoux and Capt.
to an5. l5ade interesting addresses last week
otba" "u!iences of dozen or two. At any
Tstenohe ,ihe and place they would have had
,,r:,4t.' :.nGIs' DIR. Sslmen was invited to
tben ms Ill remarks. He has kind promised
an anJ;.i a. Ihis paper, where they will reach
o Ic
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