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

Rev. Edward Weotteu, Supt. of
Instruction. Of BERTHE (Postoffce at
Lewiston, n. G.. wishes two or three
white teachers, and a dozen or more
celored teachers, for the county school,.
The names Of Maj. Gillian, Joseph
B. Bachelor. Esq, Judge Howard, and
W. T. Dortch are mentioned in connec
ton with the Judgeship to be vacated
BY A. s. Seymour.
Thanks to Gen. w. K. Cox for
public documents. We are always glad
TO get books of any sort, size, or sub
iect. The General is making a popular
and attentive member.
Isaiah Hayes, and Lisbon Berry, of
Orange, licensed to practice law. last
week, we're young colored men. North
Carolina has also one white lady lawyer.
Her name is Miss Anna Holton, of
Guilford, if somebody hasn't got license
to change it, since she got her legal
sheepskin.
Bishop Weightman, Mrs. Bishop
Doggett, John McDonough, the actor,
John Il. Chamberlayne, editor Rich
mond State, and Henry Tucker, the
~songster, (who wrote "WhanA DIS cru
Ill soaAr IS e-rarrer' and other popular
cruelties)- all died last week.
Col. L. L. Polk has resigned the
Secretaryship of the State Fair, and
Naj. w. B. Quick has been elected to
the position. That comes of advertis-
ing! We told Col. Polk, he would soon
have his hands full. And last week he
flied large orders for Farm Machinery
to nine counties.
DIR. Tom Moore, Will Z. Johnston,
Willis Pegram, and r. E. Miller, we'll
known young Charlotteans, have es-
tablished their tent pegs in Richmond.
First thing you know that Damville X.
r. will have the whole of North Caro-
lima sitting eros.-legged on "Jeems
River''l
Gen. Rosser who commanded a
noted brigade of Virginia cavalry in the
Confederate Army, has been very sue
sessful as a Railroad engineer in the
Northwest. He built several roads in
Minnesota, and has just resigned the
Chief Engineership Of the Canadian
Pacific.
The Farmers Annual Hand
Book for 1882, edited by Messrs.
Ormsby i Jenken., published by D.
Appleton s Co., New York, mention
this paper ought to be worth $3.50
during the year TO any farmer any
where; whereas the price is only 81
cents. 1t has blank spaces for daily
nste book, an almanac, and a vast
amount of information about fertilizers,
feeding stufs. breeds Of cattle, &c, not
given in so compact and useful shape
any where else that we have seen. 1t
is in handy shape for a pocket note
book.
They are pure and fresh, and
grown in the high, hardy atmosphere
of Buncombe county, and these should
give the garden seeds, field seeds, etc,
offered for sale by Rev. j. w. Nandi-
yer, Weaversville, n. e., a decided adj
vantage over Northern fellows like
Landreth, Henderson & Co., who get
up fancy catalogues; and send the edi-
tors a % sent chrome which they feel
bound to notice, thereby giving a 81
advertisement in return for the com
pliment-"
In ante bellum days, befo' de wah,
and fer several years after, Raleigh So
ciety was rather exclusive, and the
Episcopal church was the Established
Faith" of the First-Circles." Loss
of wealth, and gain of wealth, erergy,
and Incidence, talent and stupidity. to-
gether with the Spirit of the age" So
called, have brought about a wonderful
change. The degree of liberation and
modernization may be inferred from the
fact that at a recent fashionable hop
there we're lovely representatives of the
Methodist, the Baptist, the Iresby
terian, the Catholic, and the Episcopal,
churches, present and participating iD
the light fantastic toe movement ;
while among the pantalooned sex were
all churches, politics, and pedigrees.
There is a vast amount of magnetic
force in a big salary. Rev. DR.. Paxton,
of Washington, was invited to quit his
5000 salary and come to New York
for $4,000. He felt the spirit move
him in that direction. The Washing
~tonians increased their attractiveness,
and as the advantage of preaching to q
congregation of Congressman and big
wigs is quite a consideration, he an
nounced that in view of all the circum.
stances, he ought, must. and should
stay with his Washington brethren,
The New Workers. laughed, and sent g
committee, with an offer of $I2, 900 a
year. And brother Paxton last Sunday
preached his farewell sermon to the
Washingtonians.
Rev. P. 8. Henson, who preached a
Wake Forest last year, had a similar
struggle with-'the spirit Once
twice, thrice, the Chicago folks bic
for him, and the Philadelphisns me
them with lone chip better" But tn
city of big spectators, big swindlers
and big success, has finally shown a full
flush and taken the preacher. TIL
Phila. Record of yesterday says
REV. p. s. Henson, of the Memo
riA Baptist Church of this city, has re
ceived another call from Chicago, an
this time has accepted the offer"
When st. Peter and St. Paul begi
to call up the brethren for recompens
it is to be hoped that the great mass Q
the clergy, who do not receive $1,000
during their thirty years of hard labo,
and sore travail, may find things equal
lied by inverse ratio, or at any rat
some sort of recognition for their sell
denial in not seeking the soft seats j
the synagogue.