The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-29

Wake Forest College is rapidly becom-
inc a place of beauty and interest and
prominence. Several large and imposing
dwellings have been erected since last Sep
TENDER, in addition to Wingate Memorial
Building, a structure of magniticence. The
most interesting places at the College are
the Libary and Reading Room. They are
the most beautiful in the State.-They are
in the central division of the Williams-Heck
Building, the Reading Rroom being on the
first floor. In the Libary Hall, the Reading
Room is in full view below through a balus-
tered ''well-hole," which gives a path to
the light from the cupela. The whole ar
rangement is as comfortable and cenven-
lent as it is beautiful. There is in the Lii
brary a balustered aisle suspended by steel
pillars, surrounding the entire hall, which
gives easy access to books ON the highest
shelves. A couple of broad proportions,
can hardly promenade along its windings
with graceful convenience Though a nicer
place to sit and chat can't be found on this
side of the Atlantic. The Reading room is
a wealthy looking place. Asyou lock down
from the Library you see a fine lot Of
chairs and tables, and a hest of silent
readers busily engaged, some with politics,
some with religious topics, some with Re-
views and Magazines-and SO the scene is
every afternoon.-N. r. p. in Robesonian.
The Biblical Recorder repeats it's state
ment that there are lS9, 600 Baptists in
North Carolina 1t says: ssThe Baptists
of North Carolina have serenity tire District
Associations. Each of these associations
holds an annual session. To these annual ses-
sions e. CT church belonging to the ~associa-
ions ends two or three delegates
and a church tt@r containing a state
ment of its spiritual and financial
condition, with the changes in it's
membership during the previous year.
Those baptised, received by letter, dead,
dismissed and expelled are all put down,
and at the end Of the line is given the to-
tai number in full fellowship at the time the
letter is written. So there is no difficulty
in knowing exactly how many Baptists
there a:e in North Carolina, or the Uuited
States. There is no guessing in the matter
nor any room for a guess by anybody"
Rev. Geo. w. Purefoy. who has been in
feeble health for some time past, died at his
home, two miles west of Chapel Hill, Satur-
day night. He was a prominent Baptist
divine and has probably written more upon
religious subject than any other man who
has lived in North Carolina. He was bu-
ried with Masonic honors Sunday after.
neon, and a gentleman who was present
informs us that there were no less than FIVE
hundred persons In attendance. Durham
f'ont.
They are pushing the State University
Railroad with q vim. A hundred hands
are making the dirt fly. A mile and a half
of the road bed is finished, ready for the
cross-ties and iron. 1t is expected that
visitors to the commencement will come a
little nearer to Chapel Hill by rail, this
year landing in some five miles of the place.
The Beacon says Miss Leathsrberry Of
Baltimore Is. Odell, Raglan & Co., occupied
four days of Federal Court in Greensboro
last week and she recovered $500 for non.
compliance with q business contract of 2
year, having discharged her at the expira
ton of three months.