The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13
-Ex-Judge Rodmsn i seriously Ill

Pa, accepts charge OF st. Johns Epis-
copal church, Wilmington.
Mrs. III. ID. Law, and Miss Law,
went North last week to spend the sum
mer on Long Island.
Mr.. Andrew Syne, Public Admin
istrator, has been assigned a room in the
new courthouse.
j. NJ. Woodhouse, Esq, of Curri-
tuck, is mentioned as ii popular cand-
date for Congress i'll the l>t District.
Geo. e. Jordan. Esq, went to West
the hot mouths. His State Agency for
the Valley Mutual is doing well.
Jeffrey's" Bond is holding court
IN Raleigh. Dan Russell argued the
plea of Mrs. Virginia Matthews against
the Carolina Central r.. r. yesterday.
North Carolina was represented at
the National Medical Convention by
only two delegates, DIR. Grissom and Pr.
Chas. w. Woollen, of Ra ldolph. But
enough is enough" Some men are a
team of themselves.
The Republicans of Chatham held
a meeting last week, and passed rcso-
luton declaring that the reason the
party was not more united and success
ful was because the Revenue Ring
bossed it.
A. w. Graham, Esq, having de-
clined the post of Secretary to the Civil
Service Commission, the place was ten
dered to VIM. :. Roulhac, Esq. of Dur
ham. 1t is refreshing to hear now and
then of d North Carolinian getting an
Office under the Government. The
committee will opeu School on the 10th
proX.
Miss Lillian Russell, the actress, last
week created a sensation in New York
by deserving her company, her mother,
her maid, and her pug dog, to ,lole
across the Atlantic with a married man
named I'd Soloman. Airy, faiIy, frail
aud airy Lillian 1t does not Iced the
wisdom of old mansSolomou, the King
, of the Jews, to forsce that Lii has kick
over her egg basket.
A very cordial invitation to a peas
ant little picnic on Saturday next at
bellevue Springs. l.. +. Ami,, ESD.
proprietor. 1t is Il real temptation to
throw down the pen. and run over to
get a B~ELLE-view. and the BeauX-too.
and d shake of the hand with all the
"Gude Folks" of North Granville.
Gov. Vance's famous stump-speech
story about the catfish that had
"schwunku' has passed out of date. be-
cause as it happens it is now the Dem
Ocratic majority which has so unaccOun-
tably "shrunk." But the Senator has
gone in search of the fish. and will be
sure to bring back his tale" if notI-
Ing more Marion Lump ost says the
Governor and Mrs. Vance. with their
sons. and Capt. Joe G.. Mills and family.
went into Yancey county last week to
camp upon Toe River. which i. at the
foot of Grandfather Mountain.
John Bright, like Mr.. Gladstone, ha,
seen three score and ten but
has not lost the fire of youth, nor the
power of middle age. He wishes to
marry his s~isteI-in-law, and has succeed
ei III getting Parliament to repeal the
british Law which forbids the marrying
of a deceased wife's sister. The Bill
passed yesterday by los to los. a cler
gyman named Tucker published a letter
commenting on Mr.. Bright's course.
fuckers father in-law has printed a let
ter endorsing Bright, and opposing the
views of his -son-in law. He says:
Il entirely agree with the right honor
able gentleman, and entirely differ with
my relative the reverend one. The So
e.tty CT Friends, to which John Bright
aud | belong. do not Object to a man
marrying his deceased wife's sister (per-
sonaliy. | thing 1t the very best thing he
can dol. bccarse there is no blood rela
tI"nSh,p; but the. do obiec, and positive
w tort nj first Cousins mlrryiug, because
thee Is a very close blood RI lationship.
ant, t" my mind. very lrop-rl Marry
a Ii It cousin, | w"uld sooner marry M,
grandmother. Yours etc.
"REv Mr.. TUCKER 5 FATHER IN LAW"
r .ckiaghan >pT& IF tie South
Slvs it did not mean 10 b, offensive in its
colnu'cnt upon our remarks about the
Brooklyn Bridge. We are pleased to
learn it. And as we wrote somewhat
sharply,-it may be proper to state that
we never take offence except where we
think offence was intended, or where we
are u%njustly accused, or unreasonable in
terfered with. We very often receive,
land accept with thauks),-criticisms.
currectlors, suggestions, etc. but there
Is a difference between Ji7eaaly criticism,
and captIou>, carpiDg, hyre-.-itiri-m IN.
Sune men sean our paper week If er
week, to find ttXss for s~narlin. @ her
men, who mean no III, but lack Judge
ment. gather all the mis- axes, misprints,
etc., together with al. the unpleasant re-
marks they can pick up about the editor
and his paper, and rush to his otfi.a to
pour them out for his OBLIGATION. A
young man who h~abitually spells han
py' with one p, came to us repeatedly
with loud Explanations -"Oh ynn mode
such a dre.ioJnt misfaEet I Honoht
EVERYBODY kneto THAT "-uutil ole day
We told him that it was rad enough to
entail happiness IN sreihny it, but Just
abominable for any body to sit up all
night, and conspire and perspire to lessen
the peace of mird of an unassuming,
lnnHensiua individual Lie nnrcolf