The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-22

VIC Il PRINT III tlls c1fnr8 . the amounts
received each week. and the time to which
the subscriber Is paid. Ha1-atter no money 4.
viii be credited OIL the books until 1t Appears
here. So look for your name, and i. il do.
not appear or II there ne any mistake in the :
t.rm. write ID the Editor.
Among the first to renew this week
were three Of the State J judges, as good
men and as good lawyers a. ever sa;
upon the judicial Bench. Justice
Thos 5. Ashe.o OF the Supreme Court,
in better health and APPEARANCE than
usral. which Is saying much. 50 far 4
respects physique. And here We ma,
lnterject the remark, often il mind
that the Democratic convention of 1873
made a mot happy selection for in,
tees; as the decisions of the Court Of
Last Resort seem to be accepted with
out a murmur; Notwithstanding the
fact that the court is greatly over
worked. and cannot give much consid
Grafton to common cases.--Judge
A. c. Avery (paid to Dec 4, 'S2) gave
us a pleasant call on Friday, as be was
passing through the city in return
from Wayne court. His attractive
daughter, Miss Hattie, is finishing her
education at Peace Institute.-Judge
r. Tyler Bennett kindly renews to May
20, '83. Many thanks, sir; it Is pleas
ant to reflect that, while a large mum
Der of our readers have been remiSs.
(some of them owing US for 6, IL, IS.
and even "A months; aud some of them
~defrauding US by refusing to pay .or
the time we generously trusted them
there are numerous cases like
yours, wherein our friends show
Their generous trust, by not
only paying up to date, but also one or
two years in advance fol
example, is Geo. L. Kimberley, Esq,
of Battleboro. well known throughout
that region, and a former member Of
the Legislature, we believe. He sends
81 for himself, paying to Feb Is, 's3,
and 81 for another Battleboro friend,
MrJ w Powell. Nov /, 81, and is
good enough to say-''We think a grea,
deal of the F & u. down this way
There is no paper which gives SO many
little items of news. Success to it =
Well. sir, when Bro. Wolfe of the
Monroe Enquirer, and Bro Davis of the
Oxford ~Iorchlight, were pleased to &C
cuse it of being the "newsiest," W,
fatty disclaimed their compliment 20
there are two papers which equal, i
not surpass it in that particular, and
score of weeklles are far more news,
and useful as regards their special sec
tions, embracing two or three, or
dozen counties yet we admit that
first class Family Newspaper at Raj
eigh. the Capital, and the Railroad
Political. Religious. and Judicial centr
of the State, OUGHT TO BE tn
"Newsiest" and freshest of the State
weeklies, since it has special advantage
of location and news collection. But
as vet, the Farmer and Mechanic i
NOT ''irst-class," and would need t
squeeze very hard to get in as fourth
Glass; All that we can say is that "
are doing the best We can-without go
ing in debt;-and are hopeful of max
ing arrangements some day, sooner o
later, in one way or another, to make
FIRST class ;" and then you shall see
paper which any North Carolinian ma
be proud to send to his kin folks in tn
far country. '-Nowh here is Mr.. j
! d. Underhill, an one-arme6 ex-Confed
crate, of Wake eouat renewing
Aug. 10, 49,. We are AAways glad t
enroll our old comrades Of the "Grey,
and when one comes with a cripple
crutch, or an armless sleeve. we wis
Joseph E. Brown, Bob Toombs, Juda
P. BENJAMIN, or some of the othe
Southern leaders who have becom
millionaires since A%ppomattox, woul
send us IS, 900 Or So 900, to be spen
in furnishing the paper to poor fellow
who want it. but cannot pay for it
And Just here comes a note with re
newal from a Person county friend
John s. Coleman, who served in tn
He writes-''We are always glad to &c
the f. s. NJ. Are you not going t
print your Prison Life n pamphle
, form? W. hope SO. We hope to hav
a Re-Union of ex Confeds in PersG,
before many weeks" That is right
Be sure to get up the meeting, and or
ganize your county. Get all the ex
soldiers 10 attend, regardless of lhei
present politics. The strongest Repub
iican is bound to admit that Nortl
Carolina did her duty nobly in the war
and that it is the duty of those of u
who survived to see tina, justice ant
honor are paid to the memory of GU
comrades who yielded up their lives TO
our supposed benefit. We hope tn,
Confederates in every county will hole
reunions, and send US the INT ant
particulars. Write also to Col. Whar
ten j. Green, President, and Col. l.
L. Polk, Secretary, of the State Survi
vor's Association, for details. AS fol
our sketches-h'7hree Pecrs in BatM
and Three IN Prison, they were no
finished. They embrace the entire
period of Reconstruction /; the organiza
ton of the Knights of the whit,
Brotherhood" by Gen. N. B Forest
the Holden-Kirk war, III journal o
daily life in Albany ~Penitentiary, &c.
&c. We have been too busy for thu
past year to prepare 1t for print bu
hone to do so soon.--Mr Edward
Brown, (who will receive subscription
at Louisbrgl sends 81 Tor Mr. Willis
Boddie, Laurel, [newl Eel. 20, 'S3 ; Nj
4 q tower, Clayton, rstS] Aug "a,
'S2 Cadet Adolphus L Wilson, Higl
Point, new Feb 10, 's3 A D Roys
ter, Feb 9, 80; w b Spruih, 81, Ap
80, 'S2; TIC Johnston, Mebanesville
new Feb 10, 'S3; Jas F Trolinger
Jan 10, 's2; Henry Kelley, Wake
new Mar l, 80; j A Hamilton, Ala
nance. Sept l, so; ] E Afford, Kit
trell, Nov 4, 81; j H Burnett, Whita
kers, Nov 9, 80: NJ ] Battle, Esq
Whitakers, 81; Henry Pierce, Frank
linton, Sept y. 81. Thanks, gentle
NOR we like to keep our old acquain
tances. And the same to Col Roger I