The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-02

Judge Bennett is holding Catawba court
this week.
Mai. John w. Moore is again at his old
quarters in the National.
7. q. Troy, of Company Shops, will
carry a select excursion from that point, ana
other stations including IliIlsboro and Dur
ham. to Morehcad City, on Monday, Sept.
9Th for 50. Return any time within ten
days.
Mr.. W. j. Best has been quite sick, of
late. and on reaching Asheville after the Di-
rectorv meeting, had to take his bed, the
Cfi.en saws. But will loose no time IN push
ing the railroad.
-Messrs. y. Plummadore and ~. I'll.
Green have joined partnership IN manufac-
turinr cigars. Mr.. T.. has been up In Lam
caster county, Pa, getting Il supply of fine
leaf.
Several communications on file for next
week. Our friends having RetrS-tteals will
please send SO that their letters will reach
us on Sunday, Monday orTaesday: Articles
not news. should come On Wednesday,
Thursday or Friday.
Thus far, nearly one dozen gentlemen
interested, one way or anot her, IN railroads
have been nominated for the Legislature.
1t is thought the lines will be drawn this
winter pretty much at acute angles, or thus
u. We trust no one IS too obtuse to see it.
Judge Fowle and Mr.. S. w. Wick won
their bic suit against Messrs. kerchener,
Roatwright, ct al, which has been SO long
OH docket, and which occupied twelve OF SO
of leading lawyers, and twelve jurymen, du
ring the past fortnight. The defendants
appealed to the Supreme court.
Pleased to nave visits lat week from
ex-Sheriff sgd Dunn, OF Forestvllle, and
w. J. Exum, Esq, of Stantonsburg. Each
dropped in to settle his subscription, anc
both were kind enough to say the papel
deserved full payment IN advance, and mucl
more to the same effect that was very graf
flying.
Several cases of typhoid fever in town
not dangerous in any instance. we believe.
Nurses and friends should take care not t,
inhale the breath of the patient and I,
keen the bed room fresh and clean. Will
these precautions there Is littl>, or no risk,
of infection.
If you hear any one complaining OF non
receipt of the FARMER n MECHANIC, o.
of any matter connected with it, please urge
the person to send a postal card at once
and it shall be rectitied. The Editor is nov
giving his whole time and attention To tn,
business.
In wealth. standing. and reliability o
character, Col. VIM. III. Crow is among thu
first citizens of our capital city. In tn
same three characteristics the Old Eth;
Insurance Company, w think, IS wlthou
discount. 1t has paid more than half
million of dollars to families of decease
po~licy-holders since the war. That Is a fin
showing. Col, Grow invites your attentio
to his cald.
Adelaide Nelson bequeathed 5000
to Ed Compton her Secretary and con
panion. but left the rest Of her money-abou
$4,000 to Rear Admiral Carr Glyn, til
Jolly old salt, who was SO much IN low
that he was willing to marry her in the fac
of a threat by the Prince Of Wales whale
YOU know is the biggest fish that sails TIL
social sea- tn 1t any such marriage, If legal
performed, must exile him from court.
Our Young friend, II. u. DAYS, {;
Monroe, has always had Il hankering afte
the press. He tried the law, but it was to
slow. Then he tried IA newspaper, but th:
sort of a press rarely squeezes anybody br
the editor. Then he tried frolicking wit
the girls, and 10! he has invented IA co
ton pressl Yes, sir yes madame: a co
it highly-as a thing of real merit. ella
to hear it, Rueben. May it bring you a re
of greenbacks big as a cotton bale.
The younger Ulysses, son Of EXPIRES
dent Hiram, King of Never-Tyre Tin Gift
Taking has made a wonderful stroke" !
n,iniag operdtions." He courted til
daughter of old man Flood, the CalifornI
gold bug, AMI without the expenditure of
dollar, except for ice cream and boque.
took III three hundred THOUSAND dollar
lalso took III" the girl, besides the $50
900 palace that Noah's contemporary
making read for the young couple. Trul,
There is a tide, which taken at the FlooC
leads on to Fortune"