The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-13
Cold and s'Nickel," the highes

The Hickory Cdrobn'an states Or.
Motifs son, Marshall, and a young Demo
graf Of that town had a fsticuff over pc
litical matters.
-Hillsboro OJsercer says Josiah Iur-
ner. ESQ, is at home, sick and that Mrs.
Nancy Allen was found dead in bed a lew
mornings ago, III Orange.
"A dance and German at Kittrells to-
night, A considerable number OF North
ern visitors have arrived for the winter at
Col. Davis hotel.
Petersburg papers say that Civil En-
gineer Sandford of that town has been
engaged to survey a direct route from
Raleigh to Richmond, via R~ldseway.
Such a route is one Of the certalntles OF
the future.
Judge Gillian will remove to hshe-
vile to practice law, with his son, Don,
after the expiration of his term, it IS
stated. His former partner, MAJ. Cat
limo is now associated with Spier Will
taker.
Persons who prefer to pay for suo-
scriptions or advertising in tire-wood
should bring it IN. at once, to this otnce,
two doors below Tucker Hall, or above
Simpsons Drug Store. Office now open
from SIX a. nj. to 6 p. m. LII you WISH
to advertise anything for sale, or to buy,
send in a load of wood, and you will
not need to expend money.
The wet weather has produced a
great deal of sickness; particularly IN
the country. The Durham papers report
the same thing. The towns, where prop
erly policed, are escaping better this
year than the country.
Those two circular editorials were
not sent to US Qfor which, thanks, sincere
ly y, but they still keep-a-comin' IN our
Democratic exchanges. Good Lord !.
there be a lot of funny things in this
campaign! IF Holden or Tourgee were
on the tripod just now they would have
no end of rare texts
w. j. Murden, the eX-legislatOr
from Pasquotank, has again gone whittier
the woodbine twineth. The iailor at
Hartford a Republican, seems to have
been SO short sighted that somebody gave
Munden a chisel, and he employed the
strong arms of six negro prisoners to cut
a hole in the wall. Then they all adj
journed, SINE die. The title of Swamp
Angel will again be his.
At Fayetteville, the Rockfsh Cotton
Factory was seized by the Sheriff to sat
isfy a mortgage Tor so, 900, due Mr. W.
c. Houston, of Phila. The Eramsner
says the stockholders will lose all of their
stock, but the mills will go Oh. There is
ground for hope that certain energetic
young North Carolinians may take hold OF
them and make them a part of the pros
porous future assuredly in store for Fay
~etteville.
Prof. Hidden has returned from the
North with a party of lady sight-seers.
He has, also, set p men at work dig
ging in his mines, the Landmark says.
Some of his specimens of Hiddenite,
garnet, and emerald are very beautiful.
He recently sold a North Carolina gem
for $500. A number of the handsome
stones ornamenting the gold cross worn
by Bishop Northrop at his conservation,
presented by North Carolina friends,
were from Hidden's collection.
Our farmer readers in Wake and
adjacent counties will be pleased to learn
that Raleigh is about to have another
general grocery and commission house
well backed with capital, and having thu
requisite capacity for a large business.
The new irm-Messrs. Powell & Will
iiamson-will occupy several floors of thu
Len. H.. Adams building, near the cot
ton exchange. Mr.. Henry III. Powell
has sold his store at Milburnie, and i
now at the Moth, laying N extensiv
stock. Mr.. James Williamson. for tel
years connected with the hardware hous
of Thos. H. Briggs 6 Sons, is one of TIL
most popular and energetic young me-
Of the city; and the new firm will have
good trade from the start.
-Remarking upon Mr.. 7. b. Kings
bury's Grafton over Rev. Thos. G. Lowe
we suggested the aptness of the illustra
ton of the two orders of talent. -Orator
and Literatory, Eloquence and Education
individuality and Intellect. Mr.. Low
was a gifted speaker; Mr.. Kingsbury
gifted writer. Mr.. Lowe moved the mu'
titude, and played upon their feeling
like a masters hand upon the harp
strings, but no mar recalls one pars
graph Of his sermons or other works, an
outside of a small number, in a sma
section, of the State, even his eioquenc
had no echo, until the pen recently cam
to the rescue. He is dead and his gift
died with him. Mr.. X. is probably NJ
IAN orator as Brutus is )" but he has tt
gift of plain, strong speech, with the pc
point the little tongue of metal who:
scratching monotone can echo down til
ages. His printed address upon Mr.. Low
has received the rare tribute of pubilshe
letters in praise thereof, by two OF th
most thoroughly intellectual men ID New
York City, namely Gen. Roger A. Pryor
and Rev. Dr. Chas. T. Deems.