The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-29
Index to New Advertisements.
D.. S. WATT & BRo.-Dissolved Co-partnership.

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DIS WATT & BRo.-Dissolved Co-partnership.
j. Lock Phifer, of Concord, died on
Monday, aged 81.
The Messenger says three out of the
four census supervisors for North Carolina
are Democrats.
"A negro girl named Richardson fell in
the fire in a f%ainting spell and was burned SO
that she died yesterday.
Hayes changed his census supervisors
in the Third District from Walker Meares
to Col. John d. Stanford, Of Duplin.
The Methodist I'D ance, Rev. Frank n.
Wood, editor, Durham. n. c., is one of the
handsomest papers we have seen in a year.
And no doubt it we'll flied,
Close to one hundred thousand dollars
in money orders were paid through the Raj
eigh postofhce last year. And $40, 600 we're
sent away from the city through this me-
dunn.
Mr.. Jefferson Martin, of Northampton
county, a blythe youngster of so ummer.
and Mrs. SalOma Liverman, who Gowns up
to so, were united in the sweet bonds of
matrimony on the Sth inst.
AT a meeting of the Central Democratic
Executive Committee on Monday, a call for
a meeting of the Whole State Committee to
fix a date for the State convention, was call
ed for Wednesday, March Sd.
Capt. Tom. Evans takes an extract from
last weeks ''Sketches." As we are now
entering upon a more exclusively historical
portion there may be incidents relating to
North Carolina troops worthy of general
notice.
We regret to announce that the Main
iacs in Maine are still passing resolutions,
but haven't raised resolution enough to 90
to fighting as yet. They had better abolish
the "Maine Liquor law if temperance pro-
duces SO much political iDtemperance.
Maj. Julian S. Carr writes to the
Ledger that the Railroad will not come to
Durham, because 1.-The Iron Mining Com
pany, through Gen. Hoke, decline to nego-
ciate for a sufficient amount of iron to com
pete the road to that point"
"A postal from Mai. Bingham to judge
Fowle mentions that 143 cadets reported on
opening day. which is five more than the
highest number during last session. Add
tional buildings for rooms to accommodate
the increase, are being erected.
The Raleigh Female Seminary openej
its present session with an increase of more
than 80 per cent. above last session. There
are only accommodations for two or three
more boarders. Nothing p~leases US better
than to note the growth of our schools.
Young Paulding. the tragedian, made
quite a strike in Richmond and in Charlotte.
He is the son Of a well known BROOKLYN
family, (Paulding Dodge is his real name)
and is distantly connected with the wife of
one of our city physicians, Mrs. Julia O.
Haywood.
The FARMER AND MECHANIC acknowl-
edges the courtesy of an exchange with the
Charlotte & Statesville Railroad. Capt. J.
j. Gormley, the efficient Superintendent, is
a genial gentleman, with many qualities of
head and heart that endear him to his
friends.
We have no special preference, but are
disposed to favor an early meeting of the
Democratic State Convention. Many i'm
portant matters will have to be discussed
before the people this year; and we have
never known any thing lost by a well-contest
campaign. About the 10th of June will be
a good time we think.
Col. Cameron, of the Hillsboro RecOr-
der, ''comes out squarely for Gov. Jarvis'
for re-elsction; with Col. Thomas. NJ. Holt.
as Lieut.. Governor. ''Judge Fowle.n he
remarks: "He stands foremost in talent
in eloquence and in adaptation to the
demands OF popular wants. We cannot
depreciate him. Grand as a speaker. bril-
liant az an advocate, profound as a LAWYER.
splendid as an exponent of constitutional
law. We yield to him all that his friends
claim for him. We only assign to him a
position second to that of Thomas ]. Jar
III,