The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-24
Will. Davies is in charge of Freight

Will. Davies is in charge of Freight
Office of the r. & D. r. r. at Columbia,
S. c.
w. H. Dodd elected Mayor. Salary
reduced to 5000 and fees. Capt. L. w.
Blake Chief Fire Department.
We hear that what may be termed
the Jarvis-Richmond-R Railroad wing OF
the Democracy favor or lean to Chas. Z.
Clark, Of Newbern, for Congressman at
large.
Col. J. NJ. Heck's mining engineer,
according to the Post and Reporter, has
struck a very valuable vein of on-on
several feet thick where he is at work
on the hollow road in the Southern part
of Stokes county.
ANY one having a large lot of Com
federate money, war state Bills, and
'Shinplasters," used during the war,
might find a purchaser by addressing
Lock Drawer Al, Raleigh. Only small
bills wanted, i. .. from 25 cts. to $25.
Our townsman, Mr.. jos I. vii
hanson, has patented a set of stencil
plates that are we'll spoken of.-Mr.
Rufus P. Davis, of Monroe, whose cot
ton cleaner we mentioned in a former ar
ticle, writes us that he has secured a pat
ent, and will shortly begin the manufac-
ture of them.-Mr. A F. Purefoy, Of
W.te Ro-est has. r~e'fppasdfg9 n q s ssts hand
some specimens of his cut flowers, and
potted-plants and We suggest that many
OF our readers, by sending a small sum to
Capt. benson. could supply their homes
with beautiful and refreshing ornaments.
"A brightly blooming plant in the window
often lmparts a tasteful and cheerful ap-
pearance to a room which otherwise
would be dull and dingy.
Raleigh Co~mmandery of knight
1emplars accepted an invitation TO ma
rade with the Durham Knights on the
10Th inst. DR.. Grissom, DR.. Simpson,
Postmaster Nichols, and a dozen Others
turned out, in full uniform consisting If
plumed chapeau, buff gauntlets, silver
swords, silk balderic, spurs, and an horse,
II you can sticl. The parade included
also the Durham Band, Light Infantry,
q Fire Department. At night there
were addresses In Parish and Blackvells
warehouse.
More than 40 of Wake county school
teachers organized the County Associa-
ton on the Goth inst. Supt. Duckett led
on with a few earnest remarks On the i'm.
portanee of the organization. Profs
hush Morsor, Geo. w. Perry. and NJ.
II. Alleh being appointed to draw %consti-
tutIon' soon reported, and it was unapi
mously adopted. The following officers
were chosen; President, J. j. FRAY; Vice
PRESIDENTS, e. W. Perry. John Duckett.
Rev. J. c. Maroon Sec'y, Miss +.
Fleming; Treas. Miss A. P. Temple ex.
Conn.,, Professors Hugh Morsop. .Job,
Duckett, and E. NJ. Goodwin.
Not at Home !"-'Declined, with F,
'hanks'-'Not this year year,"-Don,t f;
want lt!'-"Name some other /. elbow r"-t
Sorry, but etc., etc., etc. Did Won Z
,ver heal the like? Everybody declines
be soft impeachment and is not in the {
ace this year :,
Judge Fowle declines. Gen. Scales de
aines' MIR. Dortch won't Mai. Steadman >
,asn,t time. Maj. Robbins tells the !
that he is mot a candidate :
nd Ices not desire to be considered !
the held" Maj. Julian S. Carr is foo =
usy. Col. Henry G. Williams bees to be :
reused. Capt. James S. Robinson hasn't :,
cen heard from as yet What under
ne sun can the matter be?
Although the evening was stormy o.
the Capitol not a favorable place tor b
Lecture, speeches by Senator Vance
enator Merrimon, DR.. Pritchard, Pre.;-
Battle, and men Of that caIibre q
'rely can fill the Commons HalD a yerv II
Ood audience in size, and first clas, in hs
laracter, greeted Miss Lula Bigbee on d.
Ionday evening. She wa neatly nre- ],
nted by Capt. f.. r. Stamps: aud soon cl
the interest, and applause, of her id
carers. vi,
MISS blgbee comes we'll introduced by On
from prominent p~ersonages in Ten su
ssee and Alabama; and we hear that G.
r efforts are tor good aud meritorious w
jects. w