The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-22

We shall print In this oslum the anou.ts
received each week, and the tirss to which
WI be credited on the books until it appsH.
here. 30 look for your name, and IL it do. =
not appear, or If there re any mistake in the
trm. write To- the i ditor.
Pressure of news and correspondence
Joined with lack of type. &c, necessi
tated the withholding of our week.
Report of settlements for three week
past; but to day We bring il up to thi
date.
The Editor acknowledges With min
gled pleasure (for the compliment an,
regret flor inability to accept q cordia
letter from Prot. Trawick conveying tn,
unanimous request" of the Faculty O
Ansonville Institute to make an address
at commencement. May 18th, prox
w have long desired to visit our Ansor
friends, and should esteem it . privilege
to De present on the interesting occa
sion anticipated. The Ansonville schoo
has a roster Of sixty pupils, and is very
popular, We hear.
The Editor also makes his acknowl.
edgements to the young gentlemen OF
the Philomathesian Society, Of Wake
Forest College, for election to Honorary
Membership therein. As the same
compliment was paid us by the Euze.
llans some years ago, We shall hence
forth feel at home in the Forest -
and get two badges, and ''cut up
SHINES" on Commencement Day; for,
of course. the Society" boys are uni
versal favorites among the pretty sex on
such occasions.
A YOUNG RAILROAD CONE TO LIGHT !
Mr.. j. I. Atkinson, the enterprising
young son Of Geo. w. Atkinson, of this
county, coming in to renew his sub
scription, tells us he has removed to
Alma, In Robson county, where he is
getting out cypress cross-ties for Mai.
Winder's road. Alma is a young town
at the point where Drowning Greek,
Cor the West prong of Lumber River is
crossed by the Carolina Central r. r.
We have before referred to the large
RATS of lumber carried down this
stream. South of Alma is a vast region
of timber lands, as large as the State of
Delaware, and almost entirely without
villages, postOfices, or other conven-
fences for communication with the outer
world. Alfordsville in North Carolina,
and Little Rock, in S. c., are the main
business centres. Messrs. Wilkinson &
Fore, who have large mills at Alma, con-
eeived the idea of building a railroad
Southwark from that point to their
store at Altordsville, and on to Little
Rock. Timber was plenty, the coun-
try level, and old iron could be leased
the Railroad. A small locomotive
called Little Rock," was purchased,
and the track is now laid for Il miles
out from Alma. The train makes sew
eral trips a day, when necessary, carry
ing cargos Of guano, merchandise, etc.,
to Alfordsville, and bringing back lum-
Der for the Alma mills.
A. T. Mial, Esq, kindly renews to
Aug. %, IS3. or e,rhtcen L.ouIhs In al
vance. 1t Is a pleasure to talk with
such men as he for he has tue expe-
and judgment to make his obser-
interesting and useful. His
home shows even to passing strangers
he evidences Of comfort and intelligent
usefulness and-well-we suppose we
compliment editors daughters.
We asked Squire Mial how his ex-
pertinent using % convicts as cotton
came out. He could not spe.k
very iavorably of using SO small a num-
Der, as the e expenses were great; but 1t
large farms, adjacent to each
)ther, were worked from a single stock
with a single cool, quarter-mast.r,
tic. it might answer.
Maj. JOS. g. Ellington, of Clayton,
who was in the last skirmish in South
carolina. crossing the State. with his
quarter master train, after Sherman had
to Columbia, promptly renews to
Tau. l., SO. Capt. j. B. Harris, of
taba,rus, sending So, to renew to Dec.
2, 80, adds cordial words of encourage
nent which we appreciate. Augustus
W. Graham, Esq, rencws to Sc OF. 20,
q. Abram w. Venable, Jr., same date.
Few names are more familiar to North
yarolinians than Graham and Venable.
And here is another anne that Meth
n war nor Reconstruction hath sullieG.
State Senator Mebane, Of Meban ,~sville,
Kindly forwards the subscript, on Of
capt. B. F. White, whose brothers, we
were among our Cabarrus
'eaders of the Southern Home when
associated with Gen. D. Fl. Hill some
,ears ago. Thanks, Doctor; and the
same to u young friend W. w.
Of Durham, for enclosing
he subscription of Mr.. w. 7. Red
non, to whom We owe apology for
nissing the first week after the money
received. We we're unwell, ard
u a fit Of abstraction put the letter on
he wrong file. Just here we note a
of new subscribers from Capt.
rhos. B. Pace, of Hamlet. Such let
.ers are always encouraging; for they
show that, here and there, there Is some
who believes the paper Of sufficient
interest and usefulness to warrant his
making some effort to extend its circu-
We are far from blaming-or even
at-those who do not thus
consider it; but of course the very fact
hat such efforts in behalf the paper are
are, adds to our appreciation of them.
RECEIPTS BY HAND, BY AGENTS, ETC.
Nh. A ID Fleming. Rolesville, new
Sept 10, 80; Mr. w j B~eddingtield,
1orestville, Aug 3, 80; Nj J V Nc
auley, May 20, 80; b II Whitley,
ESQ. Archer Lodge, May 80, -; Mr
as S Marlborough, Franklinton, new
lar 10, 'S3.
Nou hero IL q raa1lv cordial letter