The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-21

Farmers, do you want any Rust
Proof Oats?" Write to II. ii. Tate,
Greensboro, and get a supply by next
train.
Mr.. Bynum, clerk at fenrgan,
Petty 4 Co, is quite i'll of typhoid fsges
at Mrs. JohnstoD's boarding house.
A big excursion from Winston Is
announced to roll into Raleigh to day,
Thursday.
A tornado upset New Ulm, Min
nesota. on Friday night, killing 20 OIL
80 persons, and damaging 500 houses
completely destroying $1,000 church
Nice place to raise babies.
The storm last week did a good
deal of damage in Wake. Mrs Jeffer
son Fishers threc-story cotton gin wa:
blown down; and Mr. G.. W. William:
also suffered from too much atmos
phere.
All the papers have editorials be-
ginning with-"What sh al be done
with Gitteau?" a good plan would be
to form a line of long legged men, at
intervals of six feet, to the nearest lu
matte asylum, and let Gitteau be passed
from man to man, receiving a kick from
each, accompanied by the remark
"Gtd!-Oh, -toot'
We have not room FOR a letter Gu
Iogizlng Wake Forest as a delightful
summer resting place; but We have no
doubt it is all that is Claimed. The
visitors have the benefit of the college
libraries, etc, Several Raleigh people,
among them Mrs. Col. T. G.. Fuller,
have been spending a few weeks there.
The fall races of the Edgecombe
Association on the 9th and eth Of De
tober promise to be well contested.
There will be four races each day, and
for good sums. The "Outcast Stakes
End race! will be for about $500.
There are I2O entries for this race. in
Guiding DR. l.. l.. Stat TONS "Nemmie
g." and Kate r." ID. II. Barlow
Gen. Hoke," and apple Jack )" +.
T. Bynum's bill Carraway;;" w. S.
Battles Empress" \. j. Mayo's
Bonnie Kate" 4. l.. Hassard- Shorts
First Choice. and others.
1t is hard to realize that the loco
motive now runs eleven miles west Of
Asheville. and that the days Of jolting
in a rafting numbering old coach from
the Eagle Hotel to ''Alexanders'' al
half a days ride. are over and done with.
Capt. Andrews has shown much push
and energy since he took charge but
the ease with which these dozen miles
have been laid shows how great a wrong
the State has suffered in not enjoying
the same advantages six months ago.
Capt. r. B. Crutchfield's gin fac
tory and repair shops at Cary, have
half a dozen workmen bus:ly employed
outstanding the hot weather. People
must have the machines and Crutchtield
knows how to make them, and to tit up
any hat are out of order. Cary is a
convenient place to ship from as it is
the crossing of the two chief routes in
the State.
p. S.-Raleigh of course has the
same, or better, facilities for ship
ment; and we nave heard a floating
rumor that somebody or some company
has a cotton gin factory here. We
never betray a secret, therefore the read
ers Of the Farmer and Mechanic must
excuse US for not telling who they are.
DIR. j. A. Sexton will act as Direc-
tor of the Tournament at the State
Fair. Gen. Hoke, Gen. Roberts, Col.
w. W. Carraway, Capt. Jas. 5. Battle,
Col. A. b. Gorrell, and others, will act
as judges. The prizes will exceed any
ever offered, to VITA fine horse, sad
die, and bride 2nd prize, a fine saddle
and bride. But the entry fee will be
$40; including a 81 ball ticket. The
Queen of Love and Beauty will be
crowned in the ball room. Hon. A. NJ.
Waddell will deliver the coronation al
dress. The young lady who is chosen
by Sir Lucky-One will not need any
Blush rouge when the Colonel uncorks
his ~eloquence. All the girls are expect
ed to make their Beaux act the Knight
at the Tournament.
"A very large a%ssemblage (no cards)
Of relatives and friends filled Christ
church on Thursday July 18th, at s a.
In. to witness the coming of one of the
loveliest and best of Raleigh's daugh-
ters to surrender the popular title If
Miss Margaret Fowle in favor of that of
Mrs. Philemon II. Andrews. Messrs.
Pescud, McKimmon, Haywood. and
Smedes, had scarce ushered in the spec
tators, when the bridal party appeared:
the gentle bride escorted by her di.tin-
guished father, Judge Fowle, and at
tended by her sister, Miss Matte Fowle.
Mr.. Collins Hawkins served as groom's
hest man. and thoro wera NO other of
PENDANTS. Rev. DIR. Marshall admins
tered the sacramental ceremony in i'm
pressive manner; assisted by Rev. Mr..
Rich. Bishop Lyman was also present.
From church to depot; thence to Old
Point, to White Sulphur. and to Ashe-
vile, where Mrs. Andrews will act as
chaperone for j pleasant party at the
New Richmond HILL" on French
Broad, the residence of Richmond
Pearson, Esq, the brides uncle.
Capt. Andrews is to be congratula-
ted. He is an energetic and popular
young gentleman, a brother of Capt.
A. B. Andrews, and one of the compar-
atively small number of young men who
have attained a compet.n e since the war
by personal exertions. He is the Senior
of Andrews & Terrell, a leading firm
of grocers.
Mrs. Gen. Bryan Grimes, and her
sons bright little men, fully awake to
the foul wrong done to their father and
themselves by a gang of assassins) have
come to Raleigh to reside, for the sum
mer, with their kinspeople
- H., III