The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-08

dlt -. W.. NHlNIuS hafN
school committee for Raleigh township.
The sudden and dangerous illness
of the Editors father prevented the
usual summary OF late items IN tbs
number.
One hundred and eighty e1cursionists
assembled at Goldsboro on Monday,
bound for the metropolis Of the New
South.
General ". r. Cox. our new mem
Der, Is at his post in Congress, ana re-
members Us with the Quarterly Com
mercial Report.
-Whitford, Worth, Wilson Win
ston, w. u. r., Williams, Williamson.
Why...who's you, 'Double-you?
If the first number Of F. Z. Waugh
an new daily FdLcon at Elizabeth City
be a specimen Of its average for the
year, the young metropolis of the Al
benarle region will be as well reported
as any city in the State.
When Judge David Davi. was ex-
amined a. a witness IN the Gulteau trial,
he said the disruption Of the Republl-
can party would n come until the
Democratic party died. If Davis should
disrupt" all parties would drown.
Va and Wisdom, one Of New
York humorous papers, has a portrait
of James A Robinson, Esq, of the
Winston Iegder. a. one OF the recog-
nized fraternity Of witty photographers.
1t Is rurlored that a prominent cit
izen of Eastern North Carolina, at one
time upon the Bench, may come to
Raleigh, and possibly take up the pen
OF journalism.
VIM. +. Tanner & Co. are about
to re build their works as a locomotive
factory thereby taking away one OF
the things we have repeatedly adyo
Gated for Raleigh. Five thousand en-
gines will be wanted in the South with
in ten years.
Annual meeting of the Masonic
Grand Lodge always brings US a mum
Der of cordial visitors, with pleasant
faces, and warm hands claps. DIR. w.
I. Kennedy and Mr.. Lane, of Pamlico,
were first to come this year.
Minneapolis, she greatest -four
| milling centre in America, has had
| another fearful fire. Three Of Governor
Pilsbury's mills, and several other small
Ter mills were burned. Loss nearly
half d million dollars. -Four men kill
cd several injured.
Gov. and Mrs. Jarvis have gone to
Pitt to attend the wedding Of Miss
Woodson. Col. Thos. 5. kenan spent
Sunday in Wilmington. 1t. Jos. b.
Bachelor, l.. S. A, is to marry Miss
Gooch, at New Rochelle, y. Y, next
Wednesday.
Mr.. Geo. L. Leach, Of the well
known house Of Ill. X. & L. b. Thur
Der, one of the strongest In New York
City, gave us a call on Monday, and we
regret not seeing him. Mr.. Leach is a
brother Of Maj. Mid. L. Leach, and is
an example of energy and industry such
! as we need in the New South"
Two Northcrners, giving the names
of DIR. @. w. Edwards and j. ID. Lord,
were arrested on Tuesday evening, while
making off with a lot of overcoats, etc !,
belonging to the guests of the Marlboro.
Their trunk, which had been sent to
the DEPOT for shipment vas found to be
full OF stolen articles.
Gen. James w. Keifer, of Ohio,
has been elected speaker of the House
Of Representatives. The New York.
and Eastern, Republicans fought hare
to get one of their men nominated, bu1
wv eastward the Star Of Empire taker
its way" The sceptre has departed
from the Eastern Judah Ii the IVES
terriers choose it, they can monopoliz'
every office IN the gift of either party.
DO you want it? Food for man OF
beast? Or fuel to warm you? o,
lumber and shingles to house you? o.
paper to wrap you, or print on, or GU
patterns ~ Of? Or have you anything
to ship to Raleigh for sale? If SO, JUS
write to those enterprising young mer
j. A. Jones and NJ. a. Powell, on Fay.
etteville street, next Raleigh Bank, anC
mention this paper.
-Congre.Ss-the House of Repre-
sentatives organized on Monday b.
e Getting Gen. JAS. keifer, Of Ohio, a
Speaker, Mcpherson, Clerk, Browniow
of Tennessee, as Doorkeeper, etc. TIL,
Republicans had l48 votes; Demo
Gratis I29; GreenbackeIs 9. Thre,
Democrats; Gen. A.. NJ. Scales. Deuster
Of Wisconsin, and Morse were absent
Fulkerson and Paul, the two Virgini;
R~eadjusters, voted with the Republi
cans--a great mistake on their part.
PLEASED to have a call from Deput,
sheriffR. 5. kInssmore, OF Wilson, wh'
IA addition 10 bringing renewals 70
sheriff Winstead and himself. kindl,
loaned US a copy (printed or the coarse
yellowish, paper of that day of Cover
nor VIM. Hawkins message. dated q
Raleigh, Nov. II, 1913. 1t announce,
that the Federal Gov ernment had prom
ieed to station five gunboats o. TIA,
North Carolina Coast; but that a Brit
ish squadron had slipped in at Ocra.
coke, and landed 700 Red coats VII,
were making things lively in that sec
ton. Extracts next week.
A lady residing in another city sen
to Acssrs. Ieargan, Petty q Co., a 10
Of samples of lace, calicoes, etc, which
she had procured from ~well-known New
York houses. The prices Of each wert
marked on the samples. Nov lool
here, said Maj. Ieargan-"Here ar,
the identical goods same old colo
stripes and red and blue grounds; anc
here are u prices,-tro cents a ypr,
less haa tie Ner York priest" AnC
so 1t seemed. Two cents a YARD, DE
sides e1pressagel is an item worth say
ing, if your family be large.
"A gentleman, who ought to know.
informs us that Col. John ID. Whitford
late President Of the Newbern r. r..
and the determined opponent of what
what may be termed the "Maior Johr
Hughes. party IN the Elm City, OIL