The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-19
Col. J. W. B. Watson, Raleigh.

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man; shall be pleased 10 hear from you
We are DESTROYS of getting all manner
of items about the lumber interests of
Central Carolina; and We commend the
enterprise of yourselves. and Messrs.
Bland 4 Buchan. Of Manly. and Har-
rlson & Gulley. of Cary, aud Capt.
George Hall, Of Hoffman, aud Mai.
John w. Scott, and others. who. not
content to jog along with such business
as happens to come t 0 the door un
sought, are reaching out, and asking
the Farmer and Mechanic to invite the
public, coDtrt ctors, house builders,
land seekers, and others, to trade with
them.
-Messrs. r. II. Gray & L. r.
Stamps, Attorney, at-Lav, Raleigh,
Dec 5, so.
Capt Will n. Smelling, one of the
Democratic nominees for the Legisla
ture In the last campaign, with
Messrs. Avera. Park CT & Norris. in re-
newlng to Jan ,. 50, UNCONSTITUTIONAL
1 cannot reco!lect just when my sub
sorlptlon to your excellent paper ex
pires, feel Just like want TO renew,
becau.e I've had value received
already. he +. s. NJ. is my favorite,
and | certai " ' sh :ou much success"
Many thank , iilenu s.; this is about
the right N. of the year to send in
such little tokens ii remembrance. For
the long, dull, dusty, summe Is not a
very encouraging prospect for editors of
one horse weekiies.
Next, an agreeable call from Capt.
John w. Nicholson, OF Mlddleburg, of
whom we had often heard favorable
mention as one of the active and popu-
lar young Democrats of Warren. He
was county Treasurer until the division
OF the county, which made him ID citi-
zen Of Vance. We we're agreeably sur
prised to learn that the ''negro-ridden
county of Warren" as it is usually
termed, can show a better financial
status since the war than almost any
other; the county requiring no tax-levy
in some years. There is, also, but one,
recognised straight out. white Republi-
can in the county.
1t is always a pleasure to chat with
that worthy citizen Of cumberland.
Mai. jonathan Evans, who came in to
bring his annual straightforward to
Dec Is, 80. He spent yesterday in
Raleigh attending the Spring meeting
Of the Agricultural Board.
n. B.-We hear it reported that
Maj. Evans and Capt. JAS. r. Thigpen
express a desire to resign as mem
bers of the Board, owing to the heavy
tax on their time. If this be true, it is
much to be regretted though we can
not much wonder at the act, under the
or,,.tn.o W. ho.cl M, Eu,.c
remark that he was obliged to be alb
sent from home from three to five days.
at ca, b of the four early meetings; and
IN the present case was uneasy about a
sick boy at home. Capt. Thigpen pro-
badly loses ever more time The COM
missioners get their expenses, but no
per diem, which is not right.
Hearty thanks to Capt. r c. Til
ley, of Durham county, for forwarding
another subscription, viz: f. w. Bali,
Esq; Hunkadori, paid to April |, 'S3.
Letter went somewhere, We suppose I;
but its all right now aud we hope you
will send us a new subscriber each
month.
-Messrs. Wilcox, Gibbs & Co., the
leading phosphate dealers in America,
Charleston, s. c., May 1, 'S2.
CONSIDER me a life subscriber" =
writes Capt. E. J. Holt, of Princeton,
enclosing his renewal to March l6, 'S3.
Real sorry we missed seeing you, friend
II. come again Don
DIR. Geo. c. Newly, of Sanford.
(paid to Mar 90, 'S3) is pleased to say the
F. & NJ. is much priced by his family;
which is a bright and intelligent home
circle, We hear. He adds the following
item of newsstand, by the by, if the
las doctor readers of the Fan mer and
mechanic would make a point of send
ing us items learned in their daily rides
through the country, they would lay
us, and the public, under many obliga-
tons :-'Andrew Peasants. section
master on the r. & A. A. r. r., near
this place, met with quite a severe ac-
cident on Monday last. He was riding
on a dump car with the hands working
with him and the car ran off the track.
throwing him in front of it. He was
badly bruised by the dump passing owe
him, but no bones broken, and is now
improving
-D-.J. NJ. Hadley. La Grange, Aug.
90. 3: Cal t. Geo. +. Jones, Dec. 10,
's2; hArrod +. Dortch, ito date R. E.
Jones. Sept. IL -; Milton Harding,
Oci. %, 80; 7 H. Balm, Goldsboro,
May ~, 80; j. f. Parrot, Kinston,
Sept. II, 80. Much obliged for your
prolnpt renewals, gentlemen.
Although not yet having had the
pleasure of meeting our well-known
county DR.. Thos. H. Avera, we
nave the testimony of many friends,
land the practical proof of punctuality,
aud thoughtfulness, as we'll as of integ-
r.ts III his prompt payment OF subscrip
tons that he is a most estimable gen.
tleman :; consequently we refrain from
getting down our shotgun when he
pokcs fun at us in this cruel style:-
EAGLE Rock, Wake Co Apr. Is.
Dear Captive have Solomon's
assurance that linen love those tina,
pay u to tie n money" and as | desire
very mnch to be liked by the editor OF
the +. & NJ, | enclose a check, So for
rene val Of my subscription Ito Dec. 13,
S2). and 81, for Squire B. i. Strick-
Wakefield, April II, 'S3.
Right here let me add a word of sug
stion, Captain, to wit, you are said
to be a tall portiy (owe me one for not
fat! fine looking Bachelor; now
why don't you have a number of pho
tographs taken AVID distributed among
your numerous lady readers? l think it
.oll be a good card" for you, and
ncrease your lists at least 10 per cent.
Any way, it might, mayJe, induce some
one, at least-to take an interest
several ways of doing that in the Far
ner and Aectun,c, and III
Try it, Captain! Yours truly, |,
THOS- II AVERA'