The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-27

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! ed, will start a new paper at fitilsborG
which at all times remained his place .
| residence.
There was a lively scrimmaGc on
niaht last week between Capt. TLos
VI. Argo and Mr. Pomp Bryan.
DR.. Hubbard formerly of Chape
Hill. is on a visit to his son-in law
Capt. Argo, and we'll probably make
MS home in Raleigh.
In the Congressional Record We
lind some curious things. On Saturday
the call of yeas and nays showed A.
Senators present, and 81 absent.
The German" delegation must
have been thirsty at Yorktown. 4
single firm in Baltimore shipped nine
hundred kegs of lager beer to thai
point.
Sampson Fair is to open New. l6
at Clinton; and the sons of the Clam
ire ba-stirring themselves to make ;
-piendid success. They aspire even tC
beat the State Fair" So be it, gen
tlemen! All is fair that is a Fair show.
ing.
-Harper's Weekly gives a picture Of
the Atlanta Exposition with the figure.
If Gov. Vance and Voorhees, plainly re
cognisable. Vance has a palm leaf far
in his hand, and looks as if he woulC
like to hear from the Governor OF
South Carolina"
Col Polk says the Fair was the
greatest success financially of any since
the war. 1t will net some l,5O0 ovel
all expenses. The Colonel appears tc
have organized the Departments with
more than ordinary care, as the awards
have already been made. and there are
very few complaints it is said.
The Mountain Lily is now max
ing trips down the French Broad FROM
tien%iersonville to Brevard. She glides
IN the surface of water whose bottom Is
more than one mile higher than the TOP
oi the tallest church steeple In Raleigh;
he one being 500, the other =, 500 feet
above the level of tide water.
1t is intimated that Bayard and
Blaine and Hancock all exhibited symp
toms of having the Presidential ''bee in
their bonnet" while at Yorktown.
They made themselves very sweet on
common folks. But it wasn't their
fault if they cast DUST in the eyes of the
multitude; the dust got up and dust
ed Of its own accord.
The cotton crop, according to the
Agricultural Bureau at Washington will
reach 5, $50, 600 bales. But the Frnan
ciM Chronicle, with equally good
sources of information, puts it at G, 5S9,
900 bales. In either case, the cotton
crop of 1881 must bring fully three
hundred millions of dollars into ten
States! 1t is an enormous sum
Only eight or ten miles of iron are
yet to be laid to complete the interval
between Norfolk or Elizabeth City and
Edenton.-Among the Assistants to
Chief Marshal w. 7. Roberts, Of Pas
quotank Fair, are NJ. &. Eure, Frank
Wood. Robert White, j. S. Wilcox.
and n. &. Grandy. We get these
items from the Faicon.
Col. VIM r. Bcaseley, just from
Norfolk, says the contract for the Raj
eigh 4 WILLIAMSON r. r. (via Rocky
Mount and 1arboro) has certainly been
let to contract. He a V another com
pany has organized to continue the 20 I'd
northward from WILLIAMSON. or James
vile, to Suffolk, and to a point at the
head of deep water on the Nansemond
river, pine miles below Suffolk there
to build up a new city rivaling Norfolk
The fact that Gov Vance has held
positions of honor and trust for thirty
years past. going to Congress in his
18th year, and the further fact that he
is perhaps the poorest of the leading
public men of the State, although Meth
er a gambler nor a spend thrift, are
facts that need no comment. Congress
men, Governors, Senators, etc, need
not remain poor nova days if suffi-
Timber liz conscience.
Thanks to Senator Vance for The
Congressional REGARD. AID the same
to our ever-popular ex-M. c.. Hon.
Jos. J. Davis for copies of several im .
portant reports, and Congressional doc
We are always glad to get
books of all sorts, sizes, texes, or pre-
vious condition of service hood. There
are not many things for which we envy
the Rich, but we certainly envy the
power of buying books an handsome
library.
"A few months ago a new store was
opened opposite this office. There was
a great display of new goods in the win
dows, and on dummy figures. Over
the door was a brand new sign with bic
letter. Mn. lHE CLOTHIER.'
From the talk on the street. you might
have thought the clothing trade of the
city was about 10 be smashed.
An agent of the Fnrn:er and Hechan.
&c called al the new establishment aud
suggested that it would bc well to invite
the patronage of this papers six Oh
eight THOUSAND inteili ent readers. Blu
no, the Civthier' had his new sign
and So forth. and had no Use for nodes
weekly papers. like the +. Il ".
And now, a few months later, tn,
doors are closed, the shelves empty
aud only the big sign remains to remin,
the Farmer and Mechan,c of its lat
neighbor. The clothing trade is not
however. as yet smashed" 1t ha
suffered somewhat, because when 9TH
Ciothier's" goods w,re sod under tn
auctioneers hammer 4 great many Gus
toners of other stores supplied them
sc. yes at less than clSt.
But if you go to Capt. ID. S. Watt
extensive establishment, who is a cleve
gentleman, and good friend Of the Far
mer and Mechnqic you can see enoup
OF fall and winter clothing, hats, shoes