The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-27

them.
Rev. l.. j. Holden, of Franklin has
been quite i'll, in Raleigh, for several
days past.
Two volumes OF Moole's Confederate
Roster have been sent to the County
Clerks, it is stated
An reliable Market Report of cotton,
tobacco, and turpentine, will be found IL
our columns after this week. We have
not had the proper type heretofore.
Owing to the sitting sand IN Egypt,
the English soldiers wear goggles (thelr
horses also) and light wells over their
faces, making them look like a company
of Tourgee's ku klux, hunting for those
sixteen dead Quakers.
AT Kelleys store near Jonesboro last
week VIM. McCauley seized a pole and
struck VIM. r. Bergman, knocking him
senseless, a serious blow. Cause not
known. McCauley fed, the Observer
says.
Sorry we missed meeting Mr.. w. g..
Finley, one of our subscribers from near
the borders of Mexico, who has been
visiting his family, well known in Wilkes
county, and came by Raleigh to see his
old chum, B. r. Lacy, Esq, who has a
farm near Fort Worth. We believe.
Sorry to learn of the destruction OF
the steam cotton gin, near Wake Forest,
owned by our friends b. +. Montague,
ESQ, and DIR w Z Hodge. 1t was fired
about 9 p N, -probab!y by an %incendiary.
Loss from So, SOC to 81, 900. Insured for
s., 500, it is said.
The New Building at Oxford Or
phanage is to be dedicated October Goth !;
Senator Ransom making the address a;
Rev [Coll j K Connally the sermon.
Rather near to State Fair, isn't -
Rev DR. Huffman has been invited to con
duct the dedicatory services at md Bap-
fist Sunday school chapel on 4th Sunday
in October, whenever that is.
"A card from Capt. r. P. Paddison
notifies us of a big specialization and
picnic at Point Caswell, yesterday. Gov.
Vance, Col. w. j. Green, Col. A. VI.
Waddell, Col Polk, and Col Staples wefe
invited to address the people; while|a
committee of handsome young Pendef-
son;ans were to address the ladies, forty
of whom were to ''break first ground
for the Clinton, Point Caswell, and VIII
mington r. r. A grand ball at night.
Col. Wharton ]. Green is displaying
commendable energy. He has an appoint
ment for every day of the week and
some times rides all night to fill them.
He made a 40 mile trip in Brunswick
county last week, and returned to speak
in Wilmington ON Saturday night. To
day he is at Richards, the home of
Shackleford. On Tuesday next he speaks
at Newport below Newbern, the place
where Cannady began life, keeping a
"succor' stall.
The Washington Republican says that
Mr.. John L. Bailey, formerly of Char
lotte) a clerk in the Departments, is COM
ing to North Carolina to make speeches
for Dockery.-Also that Prof. Greener,
who backed up ''Whitaker's ears and
Prof. Fleet another noted colored BLOW
er" 1.-THE latter uses real brass) are coming
to Raleigh colored Fair.
We have it, as coming from Col.
Rumbough, that the Warm Springs no.
tel has not been sold as yet; though its
sale is not unlikely. He has made a pres
ent of a nice building lot to Mrs Judge
Clarke in recognition of the letters Jour
correspondent "M. B. CO which did
so much to advertise the Springs. Messrs
Howerton s. Klein would cheerfully give
a certiic cate of the excellence ofthe Far
mer and Mechanic as a medium for reach
ing the intelligent and substantial classes
North C~arolinians. Our correspondence
list from week to week gives the names
of many of the best people of the State,
and there are more to come, we hope.
The attendance at the Warm" is
still above 100.
We observe that some Of our Edito-
rial Brethren, after 20 years service as
assistant secretaries to Democratic con-
ventions, clubs, etc., are modestly relin-
gushing those high honors in favor OF
more substantial retiracy. Bros. Nc
Diarmid of the R~obesontdn, and Erwin oil
Rutherford Banner, have accepted the
Registrarcy of Deeds of their counties
Bro. G.. S. Bradshaw, Treasurershlp
Bro. VIM. Biggs, Probate Judgeship
Bro. j. G. Black, Senatorship in Moore
Bros. Hackney and Webb, the mayoralty
and clerkship of Durham Bro. Foote
the S~olicitorship in Warren: Bro
Evans Senator from Casweu, and Their.
are some others whose names at this mo-
ment escape our memory. 1t is a pleas
ure to note these promotions. Nortl
Carolina editors as a rule receive less pa,
than any competent clerk 10 the stores
and when they have given dozens of year
to unceasing labor for their party, tn
State, and the community in which the.
live, i, is but reasonable that they shout,
have a comfortable Office now and then
if they be as honest and capable as tn
other a~spirants. We can speak freely oil
the subject because We are oIt of the ring
and expect to remain out.