The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-22
Telegraph line completed to Loui burg.

Judge Ashe returned on Thursday. after
a few days %recuperation at Morehead city.
Prof. n. C. English has been elected
Principal of Greensboro Graded School.
The Neubernidn comes down on Ed
ward K. Stanley like a large cart load of
brick.
The Misses Mamie and Jean Ellis, Miss
Sophie Moore, and others from New Berne
went to Asheville On Tuesday.
Report says that several Hancock and
Bunton clubs are being formed in Western,
or Piedmont, North Carolina.
DIR. Tanner, the wonderful man-fsh,
who feeds on water, is now in the fourth
week OF his fast and for several days past
has been gaining in strength.
Gen. L. G.. Estes who is farming near
Enfield has received a second $50 contribu-
ton from Northern friends for the benefit
Of the Episcopal church In that town.
An excellent school at Thomasville, one
Of the healthiest AMI most agreeable little
towns between Greensboro and Charlotte,
is advertised in another column by Prof. H.
w. Reinhar6t, the well known preceptor.
We commend to business men of Raj
eigh the letter from Charleston rejoicing
over the prospect of carrying off a large
portion of the cotton trade which now comes
this way. Read and reflect, and prepare to
act. 1t would be wise for Raleigh to offer a
premium for the largest shipment from
that region.
Returns to the Washington Agricul-
tural Bureau show a gain In the tobacco
Virginia and Maryland, owing to the ravages
OF the fly. Connecticut is quoted at lis
North Carolina and New York 100; Vir-
ginia rs, Maryland 60. But these figures
are of no real value in determining the
crop.
Miss Sara Bernhardt, the eminent &C.
tress, who is soon to electrify Plymouth
Rock, and fascinate the Puritans, is fond Of
Introducing her eldest son as,-'mon petit
accident" She has met with three of these
little accidents" Wonder if it is to be-
come call the fashion" in this country, like
the curl of her hair, the cut of her sacQue,
and the color of her stockings?
oh dear another outlandish little wal
has tro zen out in Western Turkey, and the
Associate Press has already begun to stuf
the patient public ear with long accounts Of
the strategy whereby Gen.
Brokhisbigshinsof and Gen. Knockhisder-
noseoff, commanding the Albanian and Mon
tenegrin armies, are slowly cornering eacl
other in the familiar province of Whiski
juginski. Here's wishing deadly success tt
both
The census shows thirty-four sets Q
Twins in Union county,. Serious thing t
get married in that atmosphere. Blu tn,
people appear to bear up under it tolerabl,
well. For Grace Huntley colored, claim
$50 years of age Sam Laney, col, claim
II3 years; Mrs. Charity Williams 81 years
Gambia Ross, 90; VIM. Warwick, SIS. Th
county has Is, 127 population a gain of 5,
go in ten years. SO We learn from tn
cypress.
The Republicans last week nominate
Col. Wm. r. Myers for Congress, and Gee
W. Patterson, Of Cabarus, for Elector, i
Dowd's District. We never heard of Pa,
terson-unless he be some kin to ''Billy,
who was SO singularly ''struck'' on a By
gone historic occasion. But Col. Myers is
man of character President of the Cha
lotte and Statesville Railroad Director in
NATIONAL Bank father-in-law of Col. Hal
G. Jones; and socially identified with man
Of the best people of Charlotte. As a speal
er he could not change a. vote; but as a p'
litical bush whacker, joking with the Dem,
Gratis by day, and pulling the Radical wiz,
at night, he is not unlikely to prove suA
GENTLY successful to stir some Scare q
election day.