The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-04

A pleasant call from two of those
G.. G.. G.. G's.-the genia and gallant
and Mai. y. A..-who witt their fami-
lies, and Bro. Davis, Of the IorchiigLt.
and Sheriff Garner, and Mrs. Or. vii
liarns. and perhaps others whose names
weFtiled to catch. spent half a day ID
Raleigh III Friday. en- route 10 the West.
the land Of Rocks and Rattlesnakes.
Fruit and Fried-chicken. Pure air. Peach
aud Honey, such like.
1t is stated that the WILLIAMSON
Times has suspended.-Charluttc
has had a rapid succession of newspaper
changes during the past year. The
latest IS I'll. stepping down and out of
Col. \. NJ. Waddell. from the Jouruai-
Obserrer. Messrs. II. III and Hugh w.
Harris are now owners, and will at once
push the paper to the front.
Capt. JOS. {. Mills, Burke county,
July |. 81. a clever gentleman. and
Il gallant soldier Of the famous Jenkins
palmetto Sharpshootels."
Sorry we We're out when Capt. j.
+. Buchan, OF Manly, came in to renew.
as he always does, once a wear. and to
bring the money for another subscriber.
The dates are July Goth. for Mr.. Fergue-
son. and Jan l., 81, for Yourself.
Thanks, gentlemen. Capt. b. reports
a good business up that way. BY the
by. All item about the biting Of Capt.
W. {. Petty's little boy at Manly, by a
dog.-suppo>ed to be rabid,-was with
held last week in the hope that it would
be denied by later intelligence. We
still hope the little sufferer may escape
i'll effects.
Maj. \. w. Edwards, one of tie
"Heavy-Weights' Of Fargo. Dakota.
sends us the DaIy 4ryus with the fol-
lowing. which We print mainly because
it comes so far from home:-
"a North Carolina postofnce has been named
""Shotwell,' i'll honor Of Captain Randolph shot
well, editor of that wide-awake paper. The Raj
tlRu dTiu dnu lheenanlC, ana 8 probable klQB-
imam of the Fargo and Desdwood Shotwells."
Thanks, major; but we doubt if any
of our kith and kin would venture to so
Fargo; and we feel sure there is no
dead wood named after this exponent.
BY the by, it was surprising TO notice
in your paper the statement that wheat
grows luxuriantly 400 miles north of
Winnipeg which is 200 miles north of
Fargo. which is 1000 miles northwest
from Chicago, which is nearly LOCO
miles northwest from Raleigh by rail
Lots of land scattered around this coun-
try.
p. S.-Postmaster Blake last week
kindly sent in the following list Of
monthly subscribers at Shotwell. in adj
dition to the regular annual subscribers
who have been getting their papers
from Raleigh WIN. Larkin Smith.
Mr.. Charles Smith, Mr.. Ashley Wilder,
Mr.. Dallas Marshburn. DR.. Albert Pair,
Mr.. Marcellus Wilder, Mr.. Hackney
Lilies. Mr.. :. W. Faison. Mr.. W. \.
Strickland, Mr.. Thomas White.
DR.. \. j. Battle, of Nash, spent
Monday in the city. and was warmly
welcomed by numerous friends. includ-
ing the +. 4 Mon whose books he
stands paid to April %, 81. Being a
merchant as well as a physician, his
views on the decadence of Raleigh's
trade are of interest. He says that
scarcely a fraction of the cotton, etc.
from the Earpsboro section which for
merly came here now does so: because
the roads are so much better in the d.
rection of Wilson. Selma. etc. There
Were times last winter that | wouldn't
have hauled a load of cotton into Raj
igh for the full value OF the load :" Is
it strange that we are losing trade?
DIR. II. III. Harris. of Wake Forest
to ynship. spent a day or two in town
last week. and gave Us a pleasant call,
and renewal to Mar 20. 81.
An agreeable call from Col = f Pes
cud yesterday. Wishing to keep posted
about his Ole friends. he subscribes for
the +. & NJ. to July T.. 81. Glad to
learn that like many of our bright young
North Carolians who have gone to other
States he is doing finely; having a part
nership in perhaps the largest Insurance
Firm South of Baltimore. 4 good
many North Carolinians are in business
in the Crescent City. A brother OF
DIR. Hawkins has a large establishment
Capt r c Kerr is Assistant Superinten-
dant of the Cotton Exchange. and
Messrs David NJ Vance and stephen G
Pool. .Ir.. are reporters ON the Daily
papers.
Bound for Buncombe! All the
West-bauni trains on Monday we're filled
with handsome ald clever literary fel,
lows, in linen busters and lots of good
humor, -surmounted by the devil-may-
care air of men who carried an whole
,ilrosd Syndicate in their pockets. alC
could face { rociou~ Fate without a blinl
no matter if not another Hack berry patel
ever gets ripe!-and, in short. as yor
may have guessed the gay "passin'
~laires'' were the ''Editaires, "-wendins
their way towards the Land of tn,
Sky"
Bro. Theodore Hobgood. of the Suarl
Home, Mayor of Toisnot Bro. Hart. o
the Reporter, Mayor of Rocky Mount
Mr.. Z. P. Maynard, Bro Frank Vaughn,
of Elizabeth City Falcon Bro. Josephu
Daniels, of Wilson Adrance: Bro. Johl