The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-06

Judge Avery will hold rutherford
court, Nov. p.
The Rutherford Banner learns tia,
a wool factory Is soon to start at High
Shoals.
Popular meetings at Charlotte, a,
Newborn, and at Smithfield, have en-
dorsed Gov. Vance.
Hon. Kemp 2. Battle has consen-
ted to deliver the address at Rocky
Mount Fair, Oct. y.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Il. \.
Bryan, of the Gulf, is dead. He aud
his sons were arrested and i'll treated
during Grants ku klu1 crusade.
II. A. Foote, Esq, of the War
renton Gazette, offers for sale a 200 acre
farm near Macon Depot.
Capt. JOS. f. Pogue, Richmond
Pearson, ESQ.,, and Matt w. Ransom,
Jr., were in the city last week, and the
girls ssy-CTo be continued
Judge of Probate c D. Upchurch
has appointed Nort1eet Dunston lcol-
ored) as a county magistrate, vice Al
bert Magnin, white, resigned.
TO the Star: Thos. Johnson was
local editor and foreman of the Century,
at Albemarle, Stanly county, last year.
What will you take for 100 lbs. Of the
discarded type; nonpareil, and bour-
geois? d
1t shows what a wonderful Nation
we are, the cutting down Of the Nation
al Debt at the rate Of twenty millions
per month. And there are to-day in
the Treasury at Washington three hun
dred and ticcnty fire millions Of doLhrrs
in gold, silver, and oin-certifcates!
That popular citizen of Wake,
Capt. W. N. Smelling, who made
a fine run for member of the Leg
~islature last year, has taken a position
in the well known cotton house of Par
ker, Avera & Norris, where he will be
pleased to see his friends.
VIM. Boylan, Jr., of Raleigh, Is
chief marshal of the Weldon Fair. and
among his assistants are the following;
Charlie Hinton, w. =. Bachelor, Ben
nehan Cameron, p. b. Clarke, w. +.
Danniel. Robt. NJ. Miller, of Charlotte,
Pembroke Jones, and others.
ty- Any one desiring to Subscribe
for the Farmer and Mechanic, or to
Renew, or pay back dues, can leavet the
money with the Cashier Of either Of the
Raleigh National Banks. No receipt
will be nscsssary. The amount, aud
the time to which it pays will appear in
our next weeks paper.
We observe an advertisement set.
ting forth that the will, or "a paper
purporting to be the WILL" of the late
Mrs. Henry W. Miller, has been entered
for probate; but is contested by Mir.
Geo. d. Miller VS.. Henry NJ. Miller,
Jr., and the case will be tried at next
term of Wake court. VIM. Carl Brown
is advertised for as "a necessary party"
Pleased to have a call from Mr.. n.
Plumsdore, formerly of Raleigh, now
residing at the well known Henry Sui
phur Springs, six miles from Asheville.
he is delighted with the mountain ch-
mate, and prospects. The contractors
on the Western Il. r. are straining ey-
cry nerve to have the grading done by
Oct. 18th. They work large gangs of
hands all night long; but find it hard to
SIp lllSA "OIh lhCil, ds Tic 1cUIlSSScc
Railroads are Offering SI.25 per day for
hands.
Those Of our readers who see the
daily papers will find the Farmer ant
Mechanic rather dull ~now-a-days be
cause we are compelled, in Justice &c
some 5000 readers who do not see the
dallles) to take up n half of our space
with Railroad matters which they have
already seen But it is likely the next
State election will turn on the present
controversy, and our patrons can file
their papers for future reference.
Death descends like tightening. in
zig-Zags that defy mankind to tell where
they will strike Here is an instance
A Raleigh Insurance Agent. stopping
in Greensboro, saw several persons seat
ed at the rear OF a store, apd went in &c
look for business. lie is a gentleman
fine presence, and atfible manner, and
soon interested the party. Presently q
tall young man, in the glow of health.
arose from a}ounging position, and de
clared himself ready 20 Is Ike policy fol
$4,000. The agent was delighted, as he
had hardly hoped to do anything, on th,
hot, lazy afternoon, when few people
are energetic enough To insure thei
lives. A doctor was called in, and afte
examining the applicant, he casually re-
marked that he had never seen a SCUM.
der specimen.
The Agent woe out an application 70
a policy, and made a trip to Winston
and In about a week received "A Telegram
announcing the death of the young APP