The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-25
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hat are you going 10 wear At the
Fair, OF course Lots of boys coming; and
girls, too. They say an whole carload of
Richmond Bellies will ring in for a share OF
the fun.-Dr. S. l.. Love is back in Raleigh.
-OurBaptist friends are planning to give the
cantata Of Danicl at the church during Fair
week, for the benefit Of the church.
new German club, which proposes TO meet
at private residences, without refreshments,
expected to open the ball, with storm
party so-called, 1T the new residence of
Geo. Il. Snow, Esq this (W Wednesday pm.,
but it is postponed There is in Raleigh
lawyers Office with some queer features.
Recently In single day, it gained five feet
IN width; and this extension is thirty five
feet from floor to ceiling, and has ten win
dOws. The firm are young mon though
one is already grey haired, and the other
carries more stamps than any man in Raj
eigh.- .-Chas Emerson is getting up . di-
rectory Of Raleigh. Hunt up your children
and give them names.-Af. w. Haywood,
president; Dr. ID. f. Everett, vice. -presi-
dent; John Devereux, jr., secretary, are
the Monogram Club officers and there is
considerable lucre in the treasury. Tues
day and Friday nights Of Fair week they
Will WI hoppity ,skip,hop -Father Fat s, William
st. Johns Hall, Raleigh, on Sunday He
arrived to-day-The Ada Foy Variety
Troupe will play at Metropolitan Hall du-
ring Fair week Fay Templeton had bet
ter stick to ''Pinafore," if she wishes to
draw good houses. s.-"Engagement brace
lets are the latest novelty" Not very
novel. We know a pretty fancee who wears
two, ''reg'lar." They are just the length
of mans arm. Faults are the only
things about some people that are not false
-''Ball dresses are cut low in the neck,
both back and front, but high On the
shoulders That depends OF course, if
your neck is thin and nice and level like a
barn door, you will deem it your duty to
cultivate severe ideas on modesty. and
give the bulk Of your exhibit to pretty
pair Of ankles, if you happen to have them
about your premises. The fact that all
the little darkies about town were hunting
flowers to decorate their chapel in memory
of Miss Day Mrs. Peebles), who had been
a favorite teacher of their race, shows that
they are Turning to be grutetul-a good
sign. Mrs Sartoris, nee Miss Grant, in
stead Of ''going dead, as was stated, is
looking plump as partridge, can eat guam
titles OF pickles, and is coming home to
''see her mother" next month. Frank
Leslie will have artist at the Colored
Peoples Fair, Raleigh, Nov. 17tn, and the
New York papers will have correspond
ents. Mr.. Graham, Leslies artist is now
travelling through Western Carolina, sketch
ing the scenery for his paper. 1t will do a
vast good for that section.-Thcy are
getting entirely too critical up in Boston.
A chap has broken his engagement with
his sweetheart because she spelt hugging
with one z. Maybe tho, he thought SUI
gar plum like that oughtn't to be shorten
ed, even by one g-An Iowa lady took
her child into cemetery for the first time,
and upon showing him the marble figure Of
a lamb upon grave was at once appalled,
and delighted to hear him exclaim, Il sup
pose an old sheep is buried there