The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-24

! the marriages and deaths from every 10
cal paper In tne State, our lies Tor
three months past will show that fully
0ae-thtri OF the deceased persons were
between 60 and 30 years of age. Some
times a dozen OF the deaths reported IN
a single issue are above - years and
we think the average for the whole
number since October lst would run
above 10 years. The severe winter, OF
course. has been severe upon elderly
people; bat our c,mbtc must be par
ticulariy hca.th'ul, else there would not
BE- 80 many aged persons. We are
tempted to add some regrets which oc
cur 10 rs Whenever called upon 10
chronicle the Gccease ot any Of our OH
citizens. These be the links, whose
gradual dropping away, one b. enc, !es-
sen the tica between the Old S0ut., aud
the New; the Old Tune Sonth, with
her Hospitality, Chivalry, Integrity,
and IIi2h Personal Honor; the Ne"
South. with her Mouey Getting, Wire
Working, Energetic, Scheming. Goa
head, Free and-Easy Social Il Per
soual ideas!
Pleased 70 have calls from many
friends this week. Capt. Minus, oi
Keyser, tells us the large catamount
was killed by a negro, while 1t was Ii
chase of a calf after having ,laln sew
eral sheep in the Deighborhood. c. NJ.
Rainey, Esq, OF kittrello, promises to
send Us the news from that region occA-
sionally. Sorry we missed seeing Capt.
A. j. Galloway, Capt. ". K. Parish,
and OF hers. who called.
York brings new subscriber aud 50
does Capt. Hector McLachsrn. Mr. NJ.
II. NcIver comes to renew; and Capt.
W. y. Smelling does likewise giving
a good word II wash it down.
Our young friend r. Walter Jeffrey
renews III advance, and, with Mr. Dunn,
assures us the farmers Of Wake are
generally out spoken for the stock Law,
regardless, Of politics. J.. Eaton BleIsoe,
Republican Representative, warmly ia
vors it. We tod them that in Meek
lenburg leading Republicans like Col.
Gen. Barringer, Robert Ray,
and others, helped to get the law for
that county and that one weii-known
large land holder who four years ago
to spend a thousand dollars III
sghting the law, would nor spend that
sum to prevent It's repeal. - Hon.
John Henderson, coming in to renew
subscription, tells us there Is a gem
eral stir among the people relative to
Education. Prohibition, Good Roads,
and Mining. Salisbury i. becoming
quite a mining centre
The Commencement Ball. at
Hill promises to stir much mu-
sic, not in harmony with the Italian
band, or any "cymbal, psaltry, harp,
lutte, sackbut, " or bones. In the Neth-
odtst Adrocqte, Of last week. number
one, of half a dozen reasons for sustain
ing the Protest of the Denominational
Colleges, is thus given
81. As Presbyterians, Baptists and
Methodi.ts, we are opposed to the
modern dance-we regard it = great so
cial evil-we preach against it and do
all we can to abate the evil and We
decidedly opposed to being COM
to pay an involuntary taXto sup
port an institution that fosters Al en-
c9uTaRes dancing 10y having an An
nuai Commencement Ball.
In the same paper, Rev. \. D. Belts
as follows -
MSSyS. Editors / an glad to assure
Yea there Was no disposition to
The trustees referred tie
matter to g special committee, L lie
reported on aud acted on at next an
nual mectIng. Some prominent trus-
tccs-not present when the memorials
presented last July-wanted time
to consider the object. We lost moth
by waiting.
only II Stuieats, ont Of 100, rotcd
for Bal Managers lost month. Her.
l2O standing alosf from it. The
Trustees VIII not continue to allow
the common property ofthe State to be
used in a way 30 very offensive to a
great majority of the people. Please
continue to watch us and pray for us"
1t will De remembered = resolution in
to the matter was introduced
in the last Baptist Convention.