The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-11

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Ness AND CELEBRITY, AT LOW RATES.
Capt. d. T. Wilbon, with \. Open
himer, of Richmond gave Us a cali last
week.
The Presidents message is a very long,
very dull. very didactic document, a good
thing to kindle fires with.
The Dixie Fair Association awarded the
silver prize cup to the Champion Base Bal
Club, of Wilmington.
The new Baptist church at Monroe,
cast about 81 900. and is very neat. The
architect was called as its first pastor, a rare
circumstance.
The negro captured by Mr.. Bob Oates
in Charlotte was found to have a number Of
articles stolen from Mr.. NJ. p. Leake, of
Wadesboro.
Col. Walter Clarke delivered the An
nual Address at the conference missionary
meeting on Saturday night, and report says
did it excellently. Over 5000 in cash were
contributed by the meeting.
On the 22nd of December, in Concord,
Mr.. Wade III. Harris will offer for sale the
type, presses, and fixtures, of the Concord
SIM. For further information address Mr..
Harris, at Greensboro.
Christ Church Sunday school room is
crowded beyond comfortable capacity. The
children will each receive a GO cent Christ
mas tree gift, and already the little hearts
beat high in anticipation.
1t will be observed from the marriage
column that our North Carolina boys are
going after the Virginia girls in a way that
will soon establish many new editions of the
old First Families on this side of the
border.
The Raleigh negroes will be glad to
learn that Frank Leslie is about to lose the
suit which is being brought against him by
young man claiming to be his son. The
boy bears his name, and has papers to show
that he was always considered a chip of the
cd block.
The Charlotte Observer has seen a letter
from M~iddleburg, Warren county, stating
that a young woman of that neighborhood
had gon travelling with a panorama man,
and not unlikely they were the'Mr. and Mrs.
\. B. Jones, of Raleigh Gas they register
ed themselves who left a baby at the tender
mercies of an old negress in Charlotte
recently.
Speaking last week Of five Southerners
who wanted Grant for President, we remark
ed that they probably wanted offs !"
worse. Two of the sneaks were ex-door-
Keeper ltZiiuSH- Ol icAaS, ana y. howard
Lacy, Of Virginia. kilograms from Wash
lngton say both are there boot-licking Hayes
for a census appointment.
The leading New York doctors were in
terviewed in relation to the published Rus
sian cure for diphtheria and nearly all threw
doubt on it declaring also that no cure had
yet been found. Diphtheria is ravaging
Russia at this moment. 1t is strange the
medical fraternity do not make a combined
effort to unravel the secret of this fearful
ScOurge.
The friends of the Western North
Carolina Road say that the State is legally
and formally bound to complete the road
to Paint Rock; it beings 50 nominated in the
bond made by the Commissioners (Jame
l.. Robinson, Armfield, and Brogden) with
NcAden. ct al, when the $3.50. 900 trade
was consummated. As for the Ducktown
Branch .hey claim that it will build itself
10y mortgages) after the through route be
completed. Nous rc1T0ns!
A well known farmer named Robinson,
who some time ago inherited a snug pro
perry, attracted much merrinlent on Friday.
by purchasing (payins a dollar for it, the
large many -colored umbrella used by An
drews d Co., for a sign. To this he added
the large red-stuff overcoat, Gulley's sign.
\ big saffron-colored nubia, or hood, com
pleted his costume; and thus equipped, he
rode out of town-''the cynosure of al
eyes" and metaphorically speaking 'mon
rch of all he surveyed"