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

. scriber, and friend, as well as the senit
partner of the leading firm. genera
!. merchandise, seeds. ferli lzers, agrIcul
tural implements, &C.. in Winston. SO
tar Is We know, sends "a for himsl
FEB IL, So AMI the same for NJ } "
Martin. Nov 10 'S2. and q kind mes
sage with 1t Genuine good wishes,
gentlemen COME to see me when ln
Raleigh.
Col S Med. Tate adds to his re-
newal Mar 10, So the good wishe. OF
an ex-comrade Of the days when true
men wore the Grey. And. by the hy.
since the receipt of his letter last month
We observe that he has printed a card
denouncing Capt. Thomas ID. Carter,
denying hi. allegations. aud setting
forth his connection with the Simonton-
Slbley -McAden claims on the Western
n. Z. r. r.. ETC., etc.
A Maj. c. NJ. Steadman, of Whining
Itou. In renewing to Dec 2, 50. add
fords OF encouragement that never fail
q appreciation in this office And just
4ere We ~recollect a recent letter from
Pr: ) 5. Satchwell, printed in the
MI. Rerie1, which says he is not only
lot . candidate for Congress, but on the
contrary heartily hopes to see that hon
Pr conferred on Maj. Steadman at next
Election. - Mr.. W. n. Straughan,
8! well doing young merchant of Pitts
boro, renew to July -, 80 and also
sends the +. 4 NJ. on . trial trip of
three months to Mr.. j. o Straughan,
his uncle at Mckinney, Texas. The
latter is a wealthy stock-ralser. and re
Gently sold a drove of 100 cow for
about $l3 a piece. -Prof. Q. r.
Smith gave US a pleasant call last week,
70 bring an years renewal. He is brim
fuli of ideas, as usual; and visited some
bf our prominent citizens on the sub
ject of bodybuilding. Durham ha.
voted 800, 900 in par bonds to make |
her streets first class. Sensible as usual.
w. ii. Morgan, Esq, another 6
Durham friend, connected with +. {
Morehead's Bank renews to July 10, a
81, and sends the F. & NJ. to Mr.. J. c
3. Holloway, La Grange, Texas, Sept !
Is, 80. 1t is pleasant to have such '
for the more widely TIE paper is '
introduced, the greater its success and e
If there be any merit in it. b
And here is a neat little club from :
= friend at Kittrell, who has kindly :
after our interests in. that %vicin-
ity,: Prof. w. L. Barnes, Sept 10, So;
Col. W F Davis, Sept 10, 80; MIR. II.
A. Finch, Sept 10, '82; Mr. S. j. I
Sept 10, 80; Col John Ellis, b
10, 80; Mr. G Stanton. Sept 10, q
SO. Col Walter Clarke, March 6, v
80, and same for Gen David Clarke, OF b h
county. We notice that the Il
Colonel has just received two bouquets :
If roses, gathered from the Garden of R
Gethsemane and the Mount OF Olives,
1t Jerusalem. They came By mail, 80
lays en- route. l. shows the wonderful
progress of Mankind, that a person can
descend from the Mount of Calvary,
md at its foot find a lamp-post mail
box, and drop therein a pCstai card,
which will at once set out, and travel
200 miles to Constantinople, a thousand
miles thence to London, three thousand
miles thence to New York, and nearly a
thousand miles thence to Raleigh, ali
one month, and at a cost of three
The Editor Of the Furnaer and lie
recently received Il pin cushion
keepsake with eyen more OF an history.
1t is composed of yellow satin, or god
Drocade, and was a portion of our mo-
theirs wedding dress. 1t travelled from
Virginia to Europe. &C., to CONSTANT
to Jerusalem, and the interior
Asia Minor, thence back to Boston,
to Pennsylvania, to Tennessee, and to
f.aietsh, passing thi ugh numerous
al DIS, in it. journey of fifty years, be
reaching US.
BY tie by, We were yesterday shown
by our neishbor, Heller, a bit Ct shrub,
which as he remarked-"You have Of
ten heard of, and written about, but
have never seem" 1t was a sprig Of
.hamrock. sent from Sligo, Ireland, to
Mr. Clensay, for the adorument of the
Ie'al hearted sons of the "Ould Sod"
st. Pathricks day in the ~mornin'!"
The caves are small aud delicate, like
sage. IT some ground vine.
Mi is G. l.. Powell. Aug 5, 50: w. L.
Mar 81, 80; Edward Smith, ESQ.,,
Fayetteville, 81; H. b. huffstetler,
county, April 3, 80. Will write
vou. in a day OR two, friend H.
RrThe above does not include pay
nents to Col. w. w. Carraway, who,
ocwever, promptly forwarded them.
next week.