The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-13
Conference will meet at Statesvill,

next year.
Col. Wharton Green is at Washing
ton, at the National.
Mrs. Tangtry is 40 years old, but
seems not to have cut her wisdom
teeth.
The Winston Ledder says 5000 ne
groes voted the Democratic ticket in the
late election.
MIR. Mcpherson, Clerk of the House
of Representative. has prepared a list OF
the members Of the Forty-eighth Con-
gre.s, showing that the Democrats will
have at least titty-two majority.
The Commonwealth says Col. Bridg-
ers contemplates building q Smile branch
from Scotland Neck to Edwards Ferry.
and having a lieht-draft boat to ply upon
the upper Roanoke.
Among the numerous bridal presents
the other morning was an handsome par
lor click from Law. Young Legal pairs
as a general thiDg-'take no note Of
time, but the alarm attachment might
be useful.
-Edgecombe gave 1850 Radical ma
jority, but a. the newly elected county
officers could not give bond, the following
Democrats were appointed John X
Statol, Sheriff, Henry c. Bourne Regis
ter. The clerk will be appointed by
Judge Phillips.
Gen. James Madison Leach told the
Concord Register reporter that he was
done with both the old Democratic
Bourbans. and the Radicals : and should
hereafter henceforth and forever rank as
an Henry Clay Wing, in favor of a Pro-
tective tariff, Internal Revenue, etc.
The Patriot says public sentiment
Is strong with young Hoffman at Lex
ington, and against Mad" Leach. Jr.
Hoffman is the man in whose behali
Hon. VIM. II. Bailey had the fisticufis
with Col. Schenck of the Richmond &
Danville II. r.
Bishop keener preached five times
Oh Sunday. That is he preached 100
minutes in Metropolitan Hall, and 80 at
the Edenton st. Chapel at night. which
would make five of the ordinary halt
hour m The audience at the
Metropolitan, which filled the large hall
TO overlooking, did not get dinner until
. p. M, or later. a train load of folks
cam down from Chapel Hill, Durham
Cary, and other points.
Maj. Thomas II. Blacknall and
family, of kittrell. have removed to At
lanta, as General Agent for Blackwen's
Tobaccos.
By the by, We see from the OrDhan's
Friend. that Messrs. Blacwell & Co..
gave a Thanksgiving offering of 500 to
the O~,phanage.
Turn, if you please. to our column
ot'school cards, where the Messrs. Hor-
ner, of Henderson. with young energies.
and modern methods. grated uson the
experienced stock Of thirty years succ-
ess i'll teaching. offer the advantages
of a iirst-class classical academv.-
which has at the same time all the
economies and safeguards Of an Home
School.
Rev. VIM. l.. Lacy. after a visit to
Goldsboro. expresses himself so kindly
about the Presbyterians there. we pre- |
sumo he viii accept the call To that
church. He is in many respects Il +.
man to build up a large congregation in
that which is one of the coming
cities of the State. Rev. f.. r. Rich
has received r cali 10 St. Johns pt WI
mington.
Farmers should send to Boykin.
GARNER & Co, of Baltimore. for q con
OF their Almanac. They have moved
into = new. and larger warehouse. and
are going right ahead. DR.. Thos. J.
Boykin. a son Of Sampson county. is q
strong worker, Ike the Biblical Samp-
SON who "lrnoIed' so many Ihlistines.
But he builds up."-while the odd
man" of history was noted for pulling
them .iown. Mc:srs. Bovkin, GARNER
Y Co.. No. IL Liberty St. baltimore.
Md. is the address.
-Johu Il. GIette~, Of Greensboro q
young man OF talent. who was for a long
time supposed to be the arthor of the
IT. letters, BY those who failed to re
cognlse Tourgee's traits, is dead. Like
10. Hoiden and several other young men
We could naue who lad the ability to
make their mark in life. he failed 20
reat'zc hrs opportunities when the Rad.
lca.s were In power; and the hour hayin,
rast was los'.-iierr Bischoff. a note,
scientist, Is dead.-Geo. Badger Har-
rs of Henderson, also.
The English speak in contemptu-
ous terms of the ''tuft-hunting', Ameri.
Gains who will marry their daughters to
any wandering vagabond OF a Count.
and will bow down to the ground Le.or,
a real live Lord or "Juke.'
southern writers and newspaper.
nave always contended that this shoddy
vulSarity and snobbery was confined to
y ~anleedom,' and that ne welI-l.red
soutLerner, nor Southern woman.
would run after a title. nor court the
notice OF foreigners by showing them
special attentions that were not due to
age, nor talents, nor personal achiere-
ments, nor any other reason. ercept that
lie seas rich. and a luke" and could
show that his grand-daddy didn't have
to work for a living!
Me say Hot ILL. lan l-c