The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-20
Chit-chat With Visiting Friends

Mechanic IS at ali times gFaIlIeA ~
TO have calls from Its friends, whether
subscribers or not, aclualntances or
strangers and don't dlsremember II
so please you /. For, in addition to the
pleasure OF making new friendships OF
refreshing the old, II Is often possible
10 pick up an item or items, OF news
during the course of conversation his
has been the case IN MANY instances
within the past week we have taken
numerous notes for future use.
Here is DR.. Lee W. Battle, one OF the
handsomest doctors ofthe State; though
the Profession IS noted for ti~ne-looklng,
intelligent gentlemen. He reports Dur
ham as healthier at this time than any
TOWN. the State. There IS scarcely
half a dozen cases in population OF three
or four thousand. 4 similar report
comes from DR.. Mebane of Alamance.
Mr.. Thos. w. Seagroves, Of Egypt,
came near having a serious break up.
The noise of the drums caused bis
horse to rear and plunge, overturnIng
the buggy. aud breaking of both shafts.
MIR. ID. L.. Saylor, and Mr.. Boylan
of Walesboro, put in a good word for
the Dixie Fair, which opened In their
town on 18th. Mr.. Slylor took a spe
cial premium for his invention, a spring
bottomed wheelbarrow which neither
iolts. nor ~rattles. \ very ingenious,
yet simple, affair. Mr.. II. {. Saylor
won a special premium for a one horse
wagon.
Mr.. Geo. ID. Tysor, and Mr.. Davis,
of Moore, give j serious account OF the
lack Of rain, and the drying up otstreams
III their section.
And, by the by, we hear that great
suffering from the same cause has oc-
CURED in other localities of Central
North Carolina. Swcpsous mills and
Newlin's mills, at Saxapahaw, have
been running day, and night, and all
Epy Sunday to keep the people sup
Piled with bread. 1t is said there were
wagons from sereH cOURties waiting at
these mills at one time; all the smaller
mills having dried out, OR nearly so
The demand Is so great that no order for
more than 20 bushels Will be ground for
any one person, until the pressure
ceases.
Rev. Mr.. Bernheim, of the vii
| mington Lutheran church. and Propri-
etor of At Home and .AbrOdd," made u
IL DitdSdLll pop CdIl W q COHS VI tiiC
magazine. 1t is a bright and attrac
tive publication, and app ,rently Is do
ing well, as an edition OF one thousand
copies is printed. Next week it viii Re
removed to Charlotte, and Col. Chas. Il.
Jones will do the printing. The removal
Is dictated by domestic reasons, III the
main, as Mr.. Bernheim's family reside
at Mt. Pleasant, Cabarrus county and
his two accomplished daughters, Miss
Lizzette, and Miss Florence, are asso
ciate editors with him on the Maya
zine.
Three intelligent young mill-mcn
happened to call about the same time.
Mr.. Geo. ID, Tysor, and his friend
Davis, were from Moore. Mr.. j. L.
Kerr was from Alamance, a son of the
much regretted David w. Kerr. Capt.
Robert Russell is from Orange, and can
handle his pen as neatly as he runs a
mill, q farm, and a store, we believe.
Much to his regret, the editor
missed seeing a number of friends who
called while he was absent on bust
ness. Be pleased to come again, gen
tlemen.
The Farmer and Mcchdnic &C
knowledges the courtesy of a pleasant
call from q large number Of friends,
among whom Tin addition to those
elsewhere mentioned) were Capt. S. b.
Alexander, Mr.. h. B. Caldwell, Mr.. j.
G.. Dowd, all of Mecklenburg, Maj.
Robert Bingham, ex-senator VIM.
Mercer, of Moyock, DR.. VIM. Arnold,
of Jonesboro, Capt. George Wilcox
lone who well wore the grey Capt. Il.
b. Saunders, Col. VIM. r. Beasley,
Mr. Walter r. Kivett. of Durham,
Mr.. Joseph f. Pogue Zone of the intel
Iigent aud enterprising young tobacco
dealers of Henderson, Capt. j. Y.
McEntire, Mr.. Will Jones, Jr., o Cald-
we'll, Mr.. J. r. Gattis. of Durham,
Mr.. w. f. Gary and Mr.. Harris, OF
Henderson, Mr.. Geo. p. Aston, n Of
the thriving and intelligent large far
mers of Chatham, Sheriff Hughes of
Orange, and several of the young war
riors of Bingham school. Also a num-
Der of our towns people.
1t was a pleasure to have several
calls from Edwin and Robert Scott,
sons of the late Henderson Scott, Esq,
a prominent and popular citizen of
Alamance. Edwin is the senior of tie
firm of Scott & Co., This brother and
j. A. Tate being the 'Co.") aud al
though only % years of age, is making
a fine reputation as a business man.
His experiment of giving away small
packages of Tried and True smoking
tobacco elected much remark, and
brought quite a number of orders from
persons vino tested it. SO much for
having a good article, and using cner
gv in advertising it. We make our
Acknowledgements for a thoughtful
present Of one Of the fancy boxes with
glass lid. filled with specimens of 81.
& t. and the new brand ''.Joste," a
bright looking plug. that were on ex-
hibition. 4
Among other callers on Tuesday
were Mr.. VI. q. Mckenzie, and Mrs.
Mckenzie, of Montgomery county;
good friends of the Farmer and he
chaatc. 1t is a little curious how shy
ladies are of the newspaper office.
There is nj reason why they should not
visit it frequently; for there are no quiet
er, nor more orderly places; though the
prevalence Of torn paper, and scattered
exchanges might tempt a woman to
rave at the dis Order. However, the
fact that it is Head Quarters for NelrS
ought to make it a popular place OF
resort for the fair folk. And we are
pleased to meet our lady readers.
Mrs. Jackson, an accomplished
lady OF Georgia Is visiting Mrs w ;
Primrose.