The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-21

yers" card on one corner.
-One-legged Maj. Jas. f. Hart is tn
new State Senator from York Distric
5. {. Ex-C onfederates are still popula
in South Carolina.
An accomplished young lady adver
tises In another column for a position a
teacher of Music.
John [. Barnes, of Wilder's Town
ship, Johnston county, lost his kitcbel
and all his cooking utensils last Frida,
night by fire. Also a sett Of shoemaker
tools. Loss $500. No insurance.
President Arthur did right in dis.
missing Lieut.. Ripper from the army
Notwithstanding the heavy pressure
brought upon him to pardon Flipper be-
cause he had a black skin, and tt only
one in the regular service.
At Pittsburg, Pa, a grand parade of
the working men to show sympathy with
the big Strike (Which has thrown
2oo'ooo persons out of employment was
nearly two hours in passing "a given point.
and embraced an army of -, 600 or 80
900 men.
AT last, the famous Citadel Academy
at Charleston, has been recovered from the
lankee government, and is being reorgan
lied as IA free State College. Col. John p.
thomas, of the Charlotte Military Insti-
f1fp has hacn aloa+cJ C.
with W. b. Hall, and P. p. Mazyck, a.
Assistant Teachers.
The Laurinburg Enterprise has pass
ed into the editorial control Of Mr.. John
Z. Troy, son of W. c. Troy, ESQ.,, of
Cumberland. Mr.. McDutfie will con-
tlnue as Business Manager. The now
Editor is a young man of mark, and will
advocate the Liberal movement with
all his vim.
Rev. n. NJ. Jurney, who is acting as
correspondent for the n. Y. Herald tele
graphs the tattempted suicide of Mr..
Henry johnson at Beaufort. johnson is
a wldower, and fancied a young lady in
the same house. He left a note to be
opened at a certain hour. She opened it
sooner, and he was saved by DIR. Man :,
ming. =
"A new telegraph company with s2l.- II
OOO, 900 capital, has begun to put up its b
wires from Chicago eastward. 1t will t,
operate the Eli.h Grey patents. Gov. s.
Foster Of Ohio, Geo. d. Roberts. and r,
others, of New York, are IN it. The
more the merrier. We hope to see the y
day when a ma n can telegraph a letter tc ii
New York for ten cents. n
The Grand Stand" in the Federal =
cemetery, on the hill above Sharp.bur.
where Longstreet, Jackson, and Hill '
with 10, 900 men held back the first on, u
slaught of McClellans 100, 900 is a beau u
tiful work o. art. 1t is 40 feet square. 9
five feet, and walled with granite. !"
The top is sodded with moss, making q
green carpet. Above this rises an iron "
awning, held by Is pillars, which have 10
cllnging vines twined around them. The VI
ldea is a good one for Oakwood at We
Raleigh. n'
Col. Geo. ". Stanton, of Stantons- a
burg, has a truly model farm. 1t en- NJ
braces about 800 acres and can be sold Ge
. day at so per acre. A few years ago
ae paid a first class engineer to survey LOT
he premises, and make a map. 1t cost ed
nm 500, besides the frame; but he now otl
las the whole place under his eye, and wa
an tell every year exactly how much Tn
ach plot of ground yields and profits. wa
are glad to note that North Carolina in
as one farmer who was willing to pay
100 for a map of his farm. Col. Stan fro
On uses all the latest labor-saving inven- the
ions. He averages 10 acres a dav to his da'
lows and cultivators; and does all his Cal
arvestlng IN similar style. Reads the ba
farmer and Mechanic and pays prompt we
T.. arr
w. Hall Kerr, Esq, son Of State d;o,
ieologist w. C.. Kerr, gave US a pleasant at
all last week, before leaving for Mas. att
,cbusett. wbera h. will bold VIII
ant position of Assistant Superirten- :.
\
ent of tine Pacific Cotton Mills. until =
he ~reopening of Boston Institute of
technology Of which he has been a pupil
n several years. Two of Col. Duncan .
lcRse's sons are also taking the course. r.
nd they with Mr.. K, are the only :.
outhern students. We are pleased n -,
ote the fact that North CaEolina i. thus lea,
king the lead in educating her youno he
en- in a thorough course of practical for
anufacturing; and as these Young oen. tcne
will also have the chocb;noo ad. no
antage Of several months actual service be
u cotton mill, their experience will eve
ZIP some State enterprise in the near LOT
ture. NC
Mr.. Kerr. has visited quite a number =,
tae mammoths manufactures. such 4.
lliIamantic Thread Mills, Colts fire sow
shops, etc, and has made numerou. lo on
ties on the New England method, OF o'h'
Ill-work which he will furnish for the r
aders of the F. & NJ, and they doubt. urge
Is will serve q oosd menace of c.
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