The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-13
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Address: II. J. Mitchell. Oxford. y. {.
Gov. Jarvis, Robt. T.. Gray. Rev
T.. A. Yates, and Maj. j. :. Carr have
been elected Trustees of Trinity. The
three 6rst are mentioned among posi-.
BILE Presidents. The Patriot mention:
DIR. Mangum as the man. He has been
re-appointed to Chapel Hill University
Postmaster l.. T.. Pennington. o
Rocky Mount, formerly a Deputy Rev
enue officer in Chatham. and vel
known i'm connection with certain mat.
tiers there was acquitted in the Fedora
court of the charge of robbing register
ed letters. The letters containing
marked money were traced to his office,
but it could not be proved that he took
them so he was of course acquitted.
The Directors of the Neuben Rail.
road were suddenly summoned tc
Raleigh yesterday, and an important
meeting held. W. j.. Best was tele.
graphed for, but it is said his where.
| abouts could o be ascertained. 1t is
believed that he will give up the
ghost'-of his Railroad interests in
North Carolina. Messrs. Cadda@an,
Carruth. and Rogers are here.
-Messrs. Julius Lewis & Co.. the
well-known hardware dealers, have laid
on our table a very unique and interesting
book of Poems, and Songs. and Ballads,
entitled-'A Paradise IF Dainty Dr.
rices." as a Christmas souvenir. 1t il
issued by Charles Pratt II Co 4G Broad
way y. Y. to advertise their celebrated
Astral oil" An experienced carriage
builder remarked yesterday.-"I is the
best oil to be had,-uttcrly spirit proof"
(Messrs. Lewis Il Co.. have it for sale.
in large or little quantities.
charlotte Observer says Mr.. Dorteh's
candidacy will spread like wild-firc.'
Wilmington Rerie,o says his aspirations
are too high, and that he is barking W
the wrong tree. Chatham Record say
the Legislator who dares to desert the
Ransom ranks will sign his political death
warrant. IN. B.--ThiS ought to be
widely advertised so Il at all men NAV
avoid hori knri. -F.& NJ Tie Rdtrot
intimates that I9r. Motts d, feat will b,
repeated. The Wi!mi .Gt,n Star say
Mr. Dortch is an hunnraO!e aud capabl,
gentleman but So Is G,neral Ransom.
There is considerable complaint OF
a negro Route Agent on IL of the Raj
eigh routes. lit is said lie carries papers
passed the proper places. To show how
papers suffer from mistakes which are
not made by themselves. We last week
received a postal card complaint from a
subscriber in Savannah, stating that he
had not received a copy, etc. BY the
same mail came a postal from the Sa-
vannah postmaster stating that no such
person was in the city. although the pa
per goes regularly addressed. by full
name, and i'll care Of the Railway office
with which our friend is connected.
The Division" question was not
seriously debated at conference: but the
Paper Question was hotly contested
pro and con the discussion being upon
a committee report endorsing the Raj
e!gh Christian 1duocdte as the organ of
the conference. Rev. Ir. BHrkhead led
&! G battalion of friends of the Goldsboro
.4draBce, who maintain that tile Adro-
cate is simply a private enterprise, own
by Messrs. Black x Reid. and merely
recommended by conference. DR.. Burk-
head and Others spoke throughout YES
terday afternoon to interested audiences.
After he speeches, ended. conference
adopted the 4drOcafe as its Or2an.-
he majority Report"
Ran away with them. You recol-
lect about those two new locomotives.
that were said to have been bought for
the Midland II. r., at a cost OF $40. 600.
\ telegram from w. J. Best, calling for
Master Machinist Basil Manly to come
on, and get them" was published all
aronnd the state. Mr.. Manly hurried
North. and in W. or three weeks. the
report again went tire rounds that the
engines had reached Goldsboro. Every
body supposed they were busy ''toteing,'
freight. as the W. q. Lewis track-walk-
in5 report says all tie eng nes except
or three are disabled. Butt seems,
the two Iron Horses Were kept hitched Oh
a side track at GOldsboro. and the other
night four men jumped on each one of
them, n scooted away to part. I'M
known,-back towards Yankeeland!