The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-02
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last week married Miss Narlna wood
ward.
The Editor of this paper wishes to
rent a medium size room Tor a Ded-
room. in a quiet locality. on one oil the
main streets. Apply to-day.
As we indicated several weeks ago,
DIR. Pride Jones has been appointed the
new clerk of Orange county, vice Geo.
Laws, deceased.
Mrs. Busbee, Capt. Hardin, and a
number of our talented amateurs, are to
nertorm Trial by Jury" this week III
aid of st. Johns Hospital.
Thanks to Hon. Kemp z. Battle
for annual catalogue of the University.
Also the report of Rev. &. III. Wiley,
for the Board Of Trustees.
Gov. Vance and VIM. III. Bailey
have formed a law partnership at Char.
lotte. For the Law and the Gospel
they will will be hard to beat.
The AUTHORIZATION convention
is likely to number one hundred or
more delegates. Several well-known
politicians of both parties are on the
ground, including Capt. Matt Akin
SOL
-l,62O persons, mostly children,
were confirmed in four Catholic churches
in Philadelphia last Sunday. This was
a big seine-haul for the Catholics OF the
Quaker city.
The great "Go-as-y you Please
match in New York resulted in the
triumph of a little shoemaker named
Vint. who ran 57S miles in six days,
beating the world by 10 miles.
The Richmond i Danville Railroad
ON Monday added 1870 miles to the At
lanta end of its line. The new road is
to Birmingham, Ala, connecting with
a road to Meriden, so that when the
gan is completed there will be through
route from New York to New Orleans.
-o56 persons drowned at London,
Canada. and 146 drowned by the explo-
sion of British war vessel, D0ttereH,-
make a curious chapter Of accidents by
flood" and the record for field" Is
not much better. Five men were killed
and Is wounded by "a kerosene explosion
at st. Louis; five men were killed by a
mine explosion 1T Colorado; and OF
railroad smashes there are a dozen OF
two.
Constable James Hood, of Eagle
Rock, lost a mule worth $3.50. For
two weeks he could hear nothing of 1t.
On Tuesday last he inserted an adver
Ii gu InuIsuay'iI~- a. L--lLL""i"
in his stable; she having been found by
Mr.. L. b. Bridges, of Franklin.
A word to the WISE,
Is-ADtERTlSEl
There is a great deal of absurdity
In the custom, which the P~ostofice De-
partment is forcing on the public, to
with the use of the number. instead
of the name, of the month. Nine men
will hesitate for a second to think, or
count, which month is meant by the
figures Sth-5th, or 7th-sth. etc. 1t is
as absurd as the old style of date used
by the courts, and the Presbyterian as
sembleys, thus: The first Tuesday af-
ter the second Sunday in the fourth
and seventh morths." Anything that
causes hesitation and loss Of time in ac-
tive life is a real loss and should be oh
waited.
Year after year the progress of
photographic art adds to the beauty Of
the School Commencement Tickets.
Here is the card and programme of Ok
ford Female Seminary, June 5th; con
cert at 8 p. IN. Rev. j. A. Mundy, of
Warrenton, will deliver the Sermon;
Rev. DIR. Boshamer, of Raleigh, the
Address before Clio Society, the latter
- A. s4l - l0l Sl-t+.,l -
Miss NJ. L. Parham, of Granville.
5aledictory by Miss Anna j.. Hunter,
of Wake. We observe that both these
young ladies', with Misses McClammy,
Jones, Nenable, Crawford ct al, take
a leading part in the performances.
Wake Forest i. w~ide-awake with
expectation of a big crowd at Com
mencement. Special trains will run,
and Kessnich's famous Virginia Band
of % pieces will blow. DR.. White, who
was president of the college some
twenty years ago" is t o arrive in a few
days. The competition over medals
was spirited. w. f. Kornegay, of Du-
pin, won the Latin medal Ill. G.. Hold
ing, of Wake, the French medal and
the Greek medal wa divided between
ID. J.. Ward, of Wilson, (son of DR.. ID.
w. q. Ward, Of Stantonsburg, and
brother Of Miss Cora Ward, now a par
lor boarder at one of the schools in
Raleigh and III. p. Markham, of Dur
ham. At the first examination, the
Faculty declared these gentlemen a tie,
and ordered a new trial. 1t resulted
also In a tie, whereupon a medal was
a warded to each. Four other medals
yet to be awarded.
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