The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-11
Oxford court next week.

Oxford court next week.
Colonel and Mrs. kenan are visit
Ing New York City.
-Colored Fair to-day. and quite a
good prospect as to attendance.
Bingham Boys Brag Bout the new
Buildings. About II of them will at
tend the State Fair.
1t was hard on Brevard Harris. Of
Cabarrus. after heading list of IL COM
petitors. to be excluded from West
Point because two months over 81.
Gen. James Madison Leach is billed
to speechify in the vicinity Of the Var
borough House this evening. The Egyp-
tians are expected to turn out in swarms
like the pests of Pharaoh.
The quarterly Bank Statements Ct
Raleigh National Banks foot up: Tie
State, 1886, O7S.13; The Citizens $663,-
50962; The Raleigh SsS4 664. 81. Colin
Hawkins & Co. have opened a Brokers'
office in the city.
Acknowledgements to >ecretd-. l..
NJ. Long for a complimentary ticket
to Weldon Fair, Nov. 18th and 18th.
inclusive. 1t will no doubt be an inter-
esting occasion. as the crops are good.
people cheerful. and the Roanoke-Tar
River section is noted for lively trials
of speed.'
Sorry to learn hat Rev. Edward
Wootten felt compelled to resign the pas
toral charge of St. Thomas church at
Windsor; though We do not much won
der at it as he was continually son the
80" to fill the various appointment. He
says-'I must seek lighter work, and a
smaller field"
1t is a serious disappointment to
appear this week without the handsome
new head-piece, which has been in the
hands of the engraver for nearly Il
month past. We have looked for it BY
every train during the week. but can
wait no longer. Hope to have it next
time.
There is a big effort to Introduce
Olive Butter" the name Olive Icing
more easy to swallow than cotton seed
oil butter, though the article is made
from cotton seed oil. Washington B .;eh-
er q Sons. Suggestive nameg are man
utacturing it on a large scale in phila-
delphia and it is said to be running a1ac,
with "OleomargIne for the patronage
OF cheap hotels, restaurants, etc.
By the death of Gen. David Clarke.
OF Oakland, Halifax county. the State
loses n of its best citizens. a man Of
means. of ability, and of highest charac-
ter. Such men in passing off the stage
OF life leave a vacancy, long perceptible.
He was about 65 years old.and his wife.
a dauahter of W. III. Thorne. Esq. sur
wives him.
With regret we learn from J. B
Patterson, one of our Moore county sub
scrlbers, that the dread scourge, Diph-
liberia, is prevalent in the Broadway Sec
ton. He mentions the deaths Of VIM.
Oscar, son of Alex Knight, on Sept. IL;
infant son fMr. j. A. Dicken, Sept. 20;
and little Mamie, daughter off. O. A.
Kelley and n. A. Kelly, Oct. Ist. The
Lord has claimed them back again. and
1t is all right"
A very handsome Siberian fur rug
blanket at 1eargan, Petty & Cos cheap
at SIS. Also some new ard novel
prints, covered with pictures of money.
postage stamps, horses and all sorts of
funny figures. Also some fancy barrel
shaped buttons, made of sparkling steel
(No Anti" in 'emD very suitable to
candidates who have no other kind OF
bari" and want to steal one. Also
some of the finest lingerie for ladies'
you ever laid eyes on. Go and Law
yours on them.
The F. & NJ. has tried to be very
good. and quiet, and Industrious, this
year, and not do anything very dreadiu';
but If you recollect the gooder AMI COED
er that Job got, the wussor AMI wuSSer
the old Harry chunked him Last week
the comet came and glared liz at the win
dow, and walked up folks at unnatural
hours. Then the Roller-skating Club
took the rooms above ours, and employ
ed forty-hve fellows with hammers to
pound on the faor. Then a Pinch and
Judy Show rented the rooms directly un
der our Office, and hanged out great red
flags and banners which called 9, 500 yelp-
ing youths, with patent leathar-iunes
warrant to run from sunrise to 80 set
Finally, two squeakcy hand or-ans breke
loose within and without the Show, and
have, up to date, pla-cd the same lures
eleven hundred and 'icventy-'leven times;
and there 40 use # anybody trying to
Reformi