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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20
Ana Cameron Is Coming, TOO.
CANAsERAGA, y. Y,
January 18th, 1881.

Cramped for space, We car use only
q portion OF our iriesd ''Cieora'.' IL,
ter this week, a. follows
A brief summary OF facts and notes.
outlining the manner and customs OF
communities, would at least give variet
" to your columns, and spice though
slightly acetic, would perhaps be a SAVIOR
not unpleasant to the S2tiuted yotaries
of Christmas and New Years u.tivities
10 those of your readers who viii take
the trouble t. Gull the items from this
point. a perception of life in Moore vii
at once be presented, that were the
writer to render unto Caesar til. things
which are Caesars" would do credit t.
any frontier town on our western bDun-
daries. The diversities Of every 4a5
life are here fully exenplitied and fully
Observation-Disclosures, drunks, fights, &c.
Nevertheless, as Il community, the good
predominates, and We propose to
chronicle only such items rs viii be,t
advance our interest and PROSPERITY, and
command the respect and admiration vi
the reading public.
Everything denoting prosperity and
progress is yet aglow. Few changes
have been made. Deaths sable hand
has bercaved us of some loved ones
but let US not repine. We have many
things 10 be thankful for.
Bushes. il Cameron is looking an
Messrs. i. BriIasski 4 Co. are opening
a new store here, and we predict Z
very liberal share of public patronage
for them. With the Carthagenians the
latest agony" is the telephone com
pictsd to there creating feelings OF both
pride and delight. at being in a mo
msnts communication with the greatly
admired friend and fireside companion
the Fturnaer and Mechanic; and within
a minutes intercourse with New York
City.
The North Carolina Mil Stone Com
psnY are charging their shops at the
and they contemplate, in the
next thirty days, being able to fiji all
orders at once by bull ling = portable
mill per day.
Col. Grimm, the very efficient super
.lntendent, IL fully competent to every
task and ever at business. Although
our prospects are Frightening, and the
near future will disclose to immigla
tioL the prolific sources Of untold
wealth in our hitherto hidden resources.
be it the delightful task Of our Earncy
and hechdntc TO unfold the true merit.
of our beautiful country, and mag ii
receive the just patronage of its com
mendable labor, the true reward Of
merit. CLroRA
Cameron, Jan. ID.
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The Inaugural Ball. in honor Of the
State Oficers. last night was a very
STYLISH affair. 1t was given under the
auspices of the Monogram Hop Club,
of which Alfred w. Haywood IS Pres
dent; DR. d i. Everett, Yice-Presl-
dent ; and John Devereux, Jr., Secre.
tary. Messrs. VIM. Boylan, Sherwood
Haywood, L. B. Englehard, and Chas.
McKimmon. acted as toor managers.
Tucker Hall had been handsomely
decorated with Federal flags, wreaths,
streamers, pictures. etc., the handlw3rk
Of the young lady friends Of the club
1t had been intended to give a banquet,
also, but the expense amounted % a
veto. Quite a number OF beautiful
bellies from various parts Of the State
were in attic dance and the toilets
were said to be ~ravisning, or there
abouts.
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0.astaccfaI senes in Congress.

No; content with losing 4 dozen or
twenty days Tor Christmas, a good many
of the Nations Representatives an,
that they re again ut work, so-caiiel.
The correspondent, Of the Northern
papers rarely fail to ~exagerlte any scene
wherein Southern members are partle.-
pants, bur We doubt If ,hc Phila. I.gs.
would dare to prlGt the following, If 30
were not true:
This was nothing. 1t was appearance
If Mr.. Hooker upon the floor in an *
hlIeratIng frame of mind that carried
the day Tor actual disgrace. Mr.. ilook
e. Is Il lUeut and graceful speaker.
drunk or sober. To-day Mr, llooaer
Ms drunE. The right 10 get drunk j.,
N inaiienaDle right guaranteed by the
constitution to every American citizen,
and not forfeited because Of being elect
cd to Congress. Nhcn IL member gets
intoxicated and interlcres with the dis
patch Of public business it is another
thing. This WAS the condition and AT
sltude OF III. Hooker, of Mississippi.
to day, dur,ng the debate On the Indian
bill. He .c.t well enough at one o'clock
to manage the bin himself. At two
he was lioNesy and persistent. " three
he occupied the .ioor most all the true
between !riLks. SURPRISING himself IN
rIiatoric ~4,d ~ayu.oanilng the House.
II to<r he was maudiIu. i:c offered
ameniments. made speeches, made
speeches, called Tor division, aud was
wholly beyond CO ostu.atiou and rill
cute. lie Moved down TO the loot Of
the main aisle and divided the time
between stepplnp on ilr. Chittcnden.
toes and giving elaborate instructions 10
the Chair. In VAN the Char gently
evaled him. In VAN his Illuminated
friends went to .in, one alter anGihcg,
aud persuaded him to vi hdraw.
Hooker nas UhcyuscIuGs Of tic disgust
ing spectacle he was MAXIM. He in
sisted on beiug heard on every point
and was wholly Interchangeable.
For awhile the member, were amused.
Then they gathered around him, ike
needless boys about a drunken man in
the streets, and laughed. Such a sight
IN the streets l. sIckcning to most peo-
pie. On the floor Of Congress, a. IN
This Instance, it WAS doubly Disgusting.
This was s0oR evident on the faces Of
members and III IA scarcely suppressed
hiss from the galleries. The hilaritv
o. the floor soou gave way + a painful
silence, and various ruses we're adopted
to choke Hooker off. 1t WAS not until
the com nittee rose, as 1t did while the
member rom Mississippi was IN the
midst of a msudlin speech, that be wa
finally squeIched. Then he staggered
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20

Prank Daniels & Chas. b. Ayecock
have hanged out the shlngle as a iegai
firm at Goldsboro.
-Dsmorest' Magazine Tor teoruary
is at band. and a better numoer tnan
the January one. IL contains two iui'
page oil pictures.
The l.. 5. Supreme Court on Mon
dov re.atiirmed the decision OF the
Florida courts in the Railroad cases or
Western y C.. h. h. rs Gov. George
| Drew. The bond. are held TO be valld.
Mr. Will. A. Smiths advertisement
shows a chance for some enc TO GET a
eood location, with mills, gin, ana
small farm. At quite moderate figures,
and easy terms. His health forblds his
,ersonal attention to the mills; and he
lis determined to sell.
The papers are saying pleasant
things about the new pastor of Ralelgh
Methodist church, Rev. A. A. Bosha-
mer. and his charming bride, the &C
lcomplished Miss Jennie Marshall, 81
Wadesboro.
A very clever young man, formerly
the Duke 81, E. Of the National Hotel,
now of the Purcell House, at Whining
ton. will this morning take to himself q
charming young partner, Miss Minnie
Bonner, of this city, and return on the
evening train. a bus full of good
wishes go with them
Mr.. John c.. Syme, who has been as
sisting Col. Cameron in the Legislative
Clerkship, was suddenly stricken with
paralysis on Thursday last. and for sew
eral days lay both helpless and speech
less. We trust he is regain;ng strength.
The effect of the cold weather may
be seer in our list of deaths. The old
people have suffered particularly. Thu
recalls the article recently printed by US
urging the importance of keeping
rooms warm, especially during the
night. Some Of our friends have adop-
ted the use of o thermometer in their
sitting rooms, and bed rooms. 1t is
wise.
The addresses of Judge Merrimon.
DIR. Skinner, and others, at Tucker
Hall, during the Prohibition Convcn.
ton were attended by immense audi.
snces. A Democratic caucus adjourned
and proceeded to the Hall, and amons
those present were the Justices of the
Supreme court, and many prominent
citizens of various sections, Judge Mer-
rimon's speech was the talk of town
next day, although mainly made up OF
facts.
Engineer Thomas Butler, at Shoe
Heele, on the Carolina Central, fell be
tween two cars, while endeavoring to
IcOuple them, and was killed. Last
week a man was killed on the Rich
mond & Danville Railroad the same
way; and the previous week, a worthy
lyoung man was cut in pieces at Char
lotte. Yet there are no end of self ad-
justing couplers. A brother of thi,
writer has invented an automatic self
coupler, which is very simple, and very
! cheap. But which he never patented
because it seemed unlikely he could
get the roads to adopt it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20

MORE HARD SWEARING. The State
Administration, save and except our
good old Jacksonian Democratic friend,
State Auditor Love (who was reduced
to ranks for reasons unknown to this
deponent)-stood up like nice little men,
in Ike presence ofthe General Assembly
yesterday, and kissed the book, with
one eye on the pretty women In the
gallery and re-swore themselves for the
space of four years Off not elected to
to the Senate in the meantime), vow
ing to hold the Capitoline Fort, fire
wood at the States expense), and do
their daily duties, and eat their daily
bread, and draw their daily pay, and not
play checkers on Sunday, o otherwise
misbehave as real sweet scented stiff
necked, starchy- shifted. small Sunday
school scholars shouldn't ought to.
In short, the New Government, in
the old groove, was duly inaugurated;
Gov. Jarvis made a neat little speech
giving special Importance to the sub
ject, of immigration and education)
which was %applauded. The oaths were
imposed by the three Justices of the
Supreme court. The new officers en-
teri aimed their friends. and the world
move on, all the same.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20

MARRIED--At the residence of ~
j. ii. Ward. near Windsor, y. G -
the Rev. Edward Wootten, Dec
Mr.. Duncan VI. Dewey aud NJ -
I. Ward. Near Littleton, y. C.. ~-
the 9th inst. by Rev. j. IL. North.
ton, Nr }. +. Johnston. to Mis-, NJ.
Barney. Jan. 18th, DR.. j. X p.
to Miss Addie Futrell, both of Hsr.r
county.--In the Missionary b..
church. in Scotland Neck, by Re-
D. Hufham. on the 22nd Decent
Mr.. Levi Cherry to Mrs. Joseph W
ston.-At Stanhope, 9th ih,t NJ
Tobias Brantley to Miss Alwaney Bra.
ley'-At the residence of Mr.. ill.,
IL. Barnes, Dec. 22nl. NJ. G.. N
Knight, of Wake county 20 Mis-. NJ,
Barnes. On sunday qth, Air AT
Strickland, Of Nilaon. 70 Ms, Ger.,
\. Bergeron, Of Stanhope--f.-
1nd, hr. i ID. Stott Is Miss Eiza VI
comb Near Nj. Gilead. ~
uit., At the residence OF the ar.5.,
father Mr., y c. McRae, + Richma-I
county, 10 Miss &. 4. S~carborogcb
daughter Of Harris Scarborough -,
-Dr. ) ) SliChwell, the father +,
Fender county. has just taken to hlg,.
self $ young bride, the belle, of Bella.
VILE, ne Miss Mary, daughter Of + r
Bell, Esq They are los in New York
On wedding our.-At the residens,
Of tx Judge George Washingtoa H..
gan. in Ruthrrfordton. Dec. - Re,
George Washington Harmon oil Au.o-
and Miss Maggie \ Logan. Rev. Dr.
Nelson officiating -ln Franktfs
Dec. 9Th, VI II VI lIlgbt. Of kittiet
and Miss Florence Kittrtll. -Alg1 fu
frankiin, Pee 10Th. Nr. FrSut n
and Miss Matter Dean. -Ah.o
Nr. +. s. Green and Miss Josie 4
Also At S~tanhope, Mr.. ;.
Harper and Miss Fannie Finch.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20

Four DAYS DIFFERENCE.-Some of
our friends, who do not understand the
details of newspaper work, are sur
prlsed to see a fact asserted on one page
and denied on another. The explana-
ton is that the two outside pages are
printed four days earlier than the re-
naming. or inside, pages. Few papers
in the South have the capital to do
things decently. Northern journals OF
the better class print both sides at once
and If late news come at the hour Of
going to press, the old news is set aside,
and the fresh items used. The Farmer
and Mechunic prints its list and 4th pages
on Saturday; then returns all the type
to the case, then set up the inside pages,
which are printed early on Wednesday,
though dated Thursday. Worse still,
the necessity of economizing requires
the employment of only a small force
of compositors; and while we should
not allow a mas statement, or anything
of that kind, to be printed, we have
often used articles, (which we should
othwise have postponed, or thrown out
altogether), for lack of time to set
fresher matter. These things are well
understood by journalists; but not. by
the public generally. Hence this par
agraph.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20

RAILWAY RATrLs.-Now is We sea
son Of We Annual Pa $ (they all pass
this office; and ye Railroad Superin
tendent is without doubt We most mon
.strously clever and delightful fellow
that ever was.
The Ncwbern Road is ready to meet
the January interest.
The Phila. Record says that ten of
the Great Railroad Kings are now mas
ter's of this country. Any five of them,
by a joint telegram, can lay a tax Of one
hundred millions of dollars on the in
dustry of the continent by raising the
price of freights a small per cent.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS,-We

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.-We
DEAN it best to delay, until next week,
any detailed account Of the Legislative
proceedings. as there is "a great deal of
business being introduced nearly all IT
which goes to the v%arious committees
to be considered and reported on and as
~ especially important action has yet been
taken, We prefer to await the report
of the committees before taking up the
thread of business.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20


Brother Tillery, of the Rocky Mount
Progress. was married to Miss Fannie
Vaughan Of Va, on December 22nd.
Fourteen bears have been killed
this fall. within a circuit of three
miles in Pamlico county. One man
killed six.
The Cabarrus county Pomona Grange
expects to come to the meeting of the
State Grange, which meets here in Feb
ruary with a full representation from
each subordinate Grange with in it juris-
diction. There are matters Of grave i'm
portance to come before the order en-
that OCCASION
A Denver, Col, dispatch says that
a cabin in the mountain, near George
town, occupied by VIM. NJ. and Knox
Pinkard, of New Orleans, and a colored
servant, was swept away yesterday by
a snow slide. There is no trace of the
occupant.
The Newbern Nut Shell has a long
account Of the resurrection of the Mid
land N. e Railway Company. In the
issue of the 18th it says: A veryimpor-
tant meeting Of the stockholders and
directors Of this company was held 10
this city yesterday, and much business
was transacted. The following board of
directors was elected for the ensuing
year: Lewis Coleman, Laban Pratt,
Frederick Davis and VIM. S. Denny, OF
Boston, Henry S. Ferbel, VIM. j. Best.
Robert w Ferguson, A. V. Stout, ard
John w. Little, of New York; Richard
H. Taylor, of Washington, ID. c.; J.
NJ. Worth, John S. Henderson. James
A. Bryan, John Manning, WIN. B.
Duncan and A. O%aksmith, Of North
Carolina. The board elected w. J.
Best, President. Lewis Coleman, Vice
President, and W. S. Denny, Treasurer.
We are told that this is looked upon az
one Of the strongest railroad combin.-
ton. ever made in North Carolina, and
that the charter of this company is the
most liberal W. granted to any copper
alton in the State. 1t confers the right
to lease or purchase any or all railroads
necessary to the Midland system to
and operate steamships to buy
and sell real estate, and to do a general
banking business. A large amount of
money wal deposited in the National
Bank CT this city, yesterday, to the
credit of this company. The company
,ontemplatss leasing the A. & n. r.
T., and using it as a part Of its main
Inc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20
INFANTILE DEPRAVITY.-This

INFANTILE DEPRAvITY.-This is a
fast age. Even infants of three year
old are deliberate murderers. In New
York a little negro. Of that age, becom
ing provoked at the bawling ola baby
that had been left in his charge, heated
a poker and thrust it down the baby's
throat and burned its eyes. The infant
died in a few hours. In Maine, War
rem LongMore, aged 9 shot Freeman
Wright, aged s, and proceeded to dig
his grave, seeing that his victim stil
squirmed he ran, and hacked his head
in pieces with the spade = At Boston,
midway between these youthful mon
sters. is the "boy-murderer" Pomeroy,
undergoing sentence for a long list of
outrages-The Philadelphia Record
tells of two young scamps aged II, and
ii, named Boyer and Stanter, who
were arrested at the depot while buying
tickets for North Carolina. The older
boy had $l10 in gold, and two silver
watches. They were sons Of well to do
people, and confessed having stolen the
money with intent to set up as "bri-
gands" in the mountains of Carolina.
We d~aresay the young ~rascals had been
reading some Of the flash pamphlets
about Henry Berry Lowry, OF Redmond,
the outlawed Moonshiner.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20

DEATHs.-In Raleigh, on Friday
evening, Mr.. Francis S. Woodson, an
old and respected citizen; father of T.
S. Woodson, of Danville, and Of the late
Capt. f C. Woodson. The funeral
services were from DIR. SINNERS
church on Seturday.---Neal
Raleigh, on Thursday, an infant
son of Mr.. John T. Porter was found
dead in bed.-At Raleigh on Thurs,
day, Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes.-In
Halifax, Mrs. E. NJ. Evans, aged g..
At Enfield, Mrs. Lucinda Petite
way.-On January 1st, in Union
counta, Mrs. Margaret |. Walkup.
wife of Mr.. | p. Walkup.-In Polk,
ton, Jan. 9th, Mrs. Ann Austin, aged
about 63 yetrs.-On Jan. lst, in
Union county, Mr.. Israel l.. Helms
aged about sc years. Also Mrs. Han
nah Belk, aged about So years.-
In Nashville, Mrs. Col. r. B. Griffin.
aged 13:-ln Nash, Jan. 10th, Mr..
David B. Winbourne aged SO.--In
Nash, Jan. 18th, Mrs. Blessing Boykin.
wife of Mr.. Council Boykin, aged 81
iii Winston, Mr.. Robert GRAY.
aged 90, father of Capt. r. L. Gray. of
Raleigh, and "a man of very high char
acter'"!n Raleigh, on Saturday, Mr..
VIM. I'll. Morris, the w~ell-known furni-
ture dealer, suddenly fell dead while at
work in his business. He had long
been threatened with disease of the
heart. His remains were accomna
MED to Petersburg, Va, by Messrs.
Geo. w. Wynne, and j. G.. Birdsong.
a committee Of the Knights of Honor. |
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Hon. W. NJ. White, of New York, a
gentleman widely known aud esteemed,
in writing to renew his subscription for
the Farmer and Mechanic, remarks a.
C~ANAsERAGA, y. Y,
January I4th, 1881.
Ny Dear SIR:
We of the North
would flock in upon you but for the so
cial taboo" which you cannot help.
What is bred in the bone cannot BE-
gotten out of the flesh" Ii not for
that | would Cur a tract of North
Carolina, and people IT. Time only
will work the cure.
As to national politics, Garfield will
make a good President honest and
just-aDd, what is more, wise and dis
Greet. Conkling will not rule, without
you Southerners make him. Railroads
and internal commerce will bind us all
into q people, and work will make
Us a rich people.
| enclose 500 arrearages, and trust
We will all get through burying the dead
when the Democratic party Of the North
dies as 1t must. The parties Of the
future are TO come from a division III
the Republican party. The sooner you
allow Democracy TO die. the sooner you
viii have voice and weight in the ~
tional councils.
Very truly yours,
VIM NJ. WHITE.
We car assure Mr.. White that if he,
or any other Northern man, OF recog
nized social position at home, will come
South, come to North Carolina, come to
Raleigh, or elsewhere, be will find Nc
social taboo" no matter what his poll
tics. We can name 100 ex- Union soldiers
who are AZ cordially at home in North
Carolina as they would be in New York:
and we can point to an equal number OF
Southern Democrats who have married
Northern ladies since the war. There
are no less than three now within hear
ing of the writer as these lines are
penned. Read Col. McLure's letter
he has had social eatrec everywhere,
notwithstanding his strong anti South
ern votes, and writings.
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Hon. W. VI. White, of New York, a
gentleman widely known aud esteemed,
IN writing to renew his subscription Tor
the Farmer and Mechanic, remarks as
follows =
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-12
Organ Recital.


A Large Audience and a Fine Emtertafu- memt.
 The organ recital by Harry Rowe Shelley, assisted by Mrs. Graziella Robertson, at the Center church on Saturday afternoon, was 9 brilliant success. Every available seat was taken and in the gallery even the aisles were occupied. Our citizens are fortunate in possessing two such talented artists. Mrs. Robertson was in good voice and MT. Shelley
 in excellent practices and both outdid them selves. The organ has been greatly improved since the last series of recitals and the pedal action now works noiselessly. The organ was also in tune, the cold weather serving to
 bring it up to nearly concert pitch The fact that he had an instrument worthy of his skill encouraged the performer to do his best.
 Mrs. Robertson's first selection, the soprano
 aria from 'FRigoletto,'' was superbly given.
 It was above criticism. Her rendition of 'sEchoes,' was also very artistic. But this lady's talents are so well known that praise must seem superhuous. The programme selected by Mir. Shelley was most difficult one, but selections of @ lighter character were so interspersed among the more classi- cal numbers that it was not at all monoto-
 nous. The first piece, the stSonata in U m1n0f, though quite long,
 was listened to with interest by the many
 musicians present. This composition by AL
 exandre Claimant ig perhaps the best repre-
 sentative of the modern school It is writ
 ten in full sonata form and is considered the
 authors masterpiece. Scharwenka's Ga
 votte in F" is short, pleasing selection, adapted for the organ by Mr. Shelley. The overture to Midsummer Nights Dream'' (Mendelssohn) which followed, was played
 in strict orchestral tempo-nearly twice as fast as 1t was given by the same performer at
 one of his recitals last season. The ssSt.
 Ann's fugue" (Bach) sounded familiar to
 those who heard its rendition by MT. Morgan
 few weeks ago. The ssAndante" which so
 many admired is an arrangement of that
 movement Of Mende1ssohn's violin sonata.
 The orchestral effects in this and the suc-
 ceeding number were appropriate and in
 good taste. Carmen" was to large ma
 jority of those present the most enjoyable se- lection of the entertainment Bizet's master
 piece is favorite with the performer, and he played all its leading airs, giving g com plete resume of the opera in Q manner that showed long and careful study. Thiele's Theme and Variations in A Flat" one of tho most difficult pieces ever written for the organ, concluded the recital. Their many friends express the desire that both artists may be induced to give similar entertain ment at no distant date.