The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-24
School ano Church Department.
-Rcv. DIR. Geo w. Sanderlin's adj
- /. now Boston instead of Colds

boro.
-,ev. J. VI. Rose and lady of Colds
b.. Presbyterian church were very cor
I3r- AMI hospuably welcomed by the
e., d>o.roians.
ter. J. J. Harper, Of Smithfield was
~e..,..1 president OF the State Association
ID the Disciples Of Christ at Farmville,
Pit county, Oct 10Th.
A few weeks ago we received a note
rom Mr.. Thomas q. Gliddens, of vii
IN. mills, in Johnston county, asking
rs, to get him a situation as school-teach-
and relating his efforts to make his
VA. In life. etc. Having heard him well
.rgken Of, we inserted a card, and wrote
s..eral letters in his behalf. Ii was good
will LOST Smithfield HeraH s,ys:-"Ne
chronicle with pain the sad death of
our countyman, Thos G. Gliddcns,
ou Oct -. He and Sidney A Smith,
Lr. we've IN a canue upon a lake on
the south side Of Neuse river. perhaps
hunting or fishing. Mr.. Gliddens from
some cause fell overheard and as he
could MT swim, was drowned before Hr.
smith could rescue him. He was a
young man of high intellectual promise"
University dots, from Messenger let
ter: Prof. Holmes has been in Dupiin
cou. y for some time, collecting Indian
relies, The University viii have a fine ex-
hibit at the fair.
A scientific society has been organized
to carry out scientific research. DIR. Ven
able is President. The membership is
guIte large now, and the Alumni IF the
restitution are rapidly sending in their
names. DIR Nenablc is one Of the Oldest
scientists in the South, and he will use
effort 10 make the society instructive and
beneficial to its members The corner
stone of the new chapel was laid on the
lIth. The immense rafters will be rails
ed on the 23d Oct. The wosk will be at
tended with appropriate ceremonies. TIE
building bids ialr to be among the most
imposing structures otits kind In the south
There are hundred and eighty five stu
dent, on the roll, with new ones dropping
In very week. The number will doubtless
reach 200 10y Christmas
The f & NJ. was pleased to have
calls from half Il dozen or more of the
prominent educators of the State. Our
establishment oil a weekly column of
school and -'hurth Note. was not a
mere whim ii took rise in our belief
that the advancement and welfare of
North Carolina hines in great measure
upon the labors at three agercies.-The
school. the Church. and the Press =
uu. giving mental training. an other
wing moral guidance. and the Press
furnishing Practical Information. us
well IL mental and moral suggestion.
Hence the three Agencies are cO-labor-
cr~: and the Pres>.-haviug greater ac-
cess t. the public.-should seek to help
its brethren. You will understand.
therefore. why we give Il column ol
items weekly to Teachers and Preach
ers. The better they are known to tine
public. the more goo they can do. We
kuo more Thar one man who might
have done vast good in the world. il his
excessive modesty had not kept him in
Il coTucr forgetting Christ's warning in
the parable that ie who wrapped his
talent IN Il napkin. and hid it away. was
H. bad IL. or worse than. him who
sJuludercd it.
Nell.-It was a pleasure to chat with
President Atkinson. of Charlotte Fee
male institute South Carolina GEN
tlem1n. and old-t ,>hioned Southerner.
whom DR.. Mayo found to be the hottest
hornet IN the city famed as ! Hornets
Nc>t' for 4 century past. Prot. Atkin-
sou was for a time at Peace Institute.
but now has a fine school of his own
with a superior faculty; and the work
%. h. Art class was admitted to be one
OF the features OF the fair. Miss Mat
q who supervises this Department
of hs school i true Master OF Arts"
and her services have been repeatedly
sought for by Institutions III other
States. She is Il daughter of Rev. DR..
Mdttoon. of Biddle Institute. ut Char
intte. Prof. Atkinson's exhibit took
80 1-1 dozen premiums at the Fair,
we hear.
r.,.- Jerome c.. Homer came with
bright looks. and a good report of the
venerable "Horner's.'-a school where
ot he = The third-or perhaps. fourth, -
ia hue OF heredity, and is helping to pass
il on without deterioration. we feel sure.
The Horner Cadets will attend Weldon
Fair. and give a tactical drill on Thurs
dtv. Prof. Horuer being one of the
marshal> of that Fair will sec that all
goes smoothly and in order.
Thinking of the heredity of North
Carolina teachers. Smedes, Horner.
Hurwell, Bingham,-in walks Maj.
Bingham, third of the name and with
him mister Robert. who showed the
family trait by bouncing on a book and
settling down to read while the rest
talked. May his shoulder be ready for
tine mantle when it comes! Maj. Bing-
hams cadets looked aud acted very
handsomely during their stay at the
Fair.
And then Il pleasant call from Capt.
Adam C.. DAVIS. OF La Grange High
school. who has shown uncommon zeal.
pluck, and energy in building up a school
at "a point which had SMALL promise to
start with. But these things run in the
blood. Pro-. Davis is a great-grandson
a. james Davis. who started the "Yel-
low Jacket" at Newbern, the first
newspaper ever printed i'll North Caro-
Ina.
The number of persons of school age
i1 this country Is ID. 800, 900; there are
@ 500 900 in public schools. 500, 600 in
private schools, and most Of the rest
are going without instruction. About
a..lo . persons over 10 years OF age
cannot read. ii 2OD. 900 cannot write, one
half being colored
\ BEAUTIFUL GIRL BREAKS HEF
NE,k.-Richmoad. Ia october Is
This morning the family OF DR.. Willis,
ou Franklin street. were thrown into