The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-12
index to New Advertisements.
John G.. TARWATER-Hotel.

JOHN G.. TARwATER-Hotel.
Rev. Mr.. Robey has 80 pupils at Jones
boro High School.
The Grand Lodge, K. of P, met in
Fayetteville, Tuesday.
There was a SAL 900 tobacco hogshead
transaction in Durham yesterday.
Sheriff Wicker, of Moore, jagged Wm.
Chavis and Isham Melvin yesterday.
The So, 900 bridge on the Petersburg
& Weldon Railroad, at Hicksford was burn
ed by an incendiary Sunday night.
The Baptists of Wilson have rendered
. call to the Rev. Jos. E. Carter, now of
Knoxville, Tenn, but a native OF this State.
About five million, two hundred thous-
and, in ''old' State bonds have been re-
tired, or exchanged for a million and one
half of new issue.
Mr.. A. F. Page, of Cary, has moved his
large 80 horsepower engine and machinery
from Cary to Blues Crossing, where he ex-
poets to run two steam saw mills.
Some people are like matches, easy to
scrape acquaintance with, and showing up
very brilliantly for a little time, but soon
Pickering out to a charred stick and no very
delightful odor.
Col. John C. Blake tenders Messrs.
MCGOWAN and Doyle the use Of Metropoli-
tan Hall, free, for the %purposed meeting.
Blake is very liberal in giving the hall for
charitable and church purposes.
Many thanks to Capt. Benjamin Bates,
a genial. whole souled gentleman, of Rich
mond, Va, for a copy Of Colonel Walter H.
Taylor's "Four Years with Lee" He is of
the firm of Louis H. Blair & Co., perhaps
the largest hat house in the city.
Several cases of measles in town. A
pretty Young mother, with a 26 pound chunk
of baby in the crib, attributes the trouble to
the Graded School. But it will be all right
when the chubby cherub gets old enough to
sit on q bench and put pins under other
boys.
The Davidson College commencement
officers, auoth the Charlotte Observer, are
E. C. Smith, of Raleigh, Chief Marshal
E. c. Holt, of Graham, K. r. Bellamy, OF
Wilmington, James f. Carson and James
Horah, Assistants. Reps: III. w. Beall, OF
Lenoir, J. L. Scott, of Graham, and j.. L.
Roberts. These are all from the Philo
Society. Eumenean election next week.
Disappointed, last week and this, by the
Neuse Mills, in getting an adequate supply
of paper, we have had to use a size which il
scant pattern for our forms, but is better
than none. And in this connection we de
sire to thank Bro. Caleb B. Green, of the
Durham Plant, for his prompt courtesy
which we shall hope to recirrocate should
he have occasion to call on us. We have
always told our readers the Tobacco Plan
is a good paper, and this week they ma,
Judge for themselves, as we have exchanged
with him.
"A curious row occurred in the Chamber
street Presbyterian Church, Boston, on Fri
day night. Rev. j. P. Stoddard and anothe
fellow from Iowa, attempted to EXPOSE
the secrets of Masonry, and show that tn
order is "organized infdelity." They ha
eight or ten assistants, in Masonic regalia
and started to go through the "initiatio
ceremonies" The candidate was Stripe
to his greasy old undershirt and drawers, th
latter rolled above his knees. Ladies gre
nervous, and the despatch says An in
mense crowd filled the building, and durin
the performance Of the disgusting farce til
widest confusion prevailed. Hymn bool
were pelted at the performers while a lars
force of roughs and street loafers stood {
the sidewalks and threw snow balls into tt
building. Captain Ford, of the police, fea
ing a riot, tried to put a stop to the exhib
ton, but it kept on for half an hour, VIII
a storm of misses and indignant yells greet,
every word uttered by the speakers. f
Chief of Police Damrell made . speech al
forcibly denounced the two reverend exposel
the spectators cheering loudly"