The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31
Fairs in North Carolina
The President names Nov.
National Turkey-and-stuffing.

-Reports from Tarboro Fair indicate
that a fife exhibition is in progress
Notwithstanding the bad crops.
The young Mems Literary Society
will debate on Frilay night, the Lot
terry" question.
The stockholders and managers OF
the State Fair met last night. a great
deal of street talk about the recent IL
nancial difficulties. and the parties con-
cerned is afoat; but we do not care to
repeat it.
Three North Carolina companies
will contend for the $1,000, $500. and
s25O-Premiums for the best drilled COM
pany.-offered by Virginia State Fair.
this week Raleigh. Fayetteville, and
Reidsville companies are booked to drill
on the OCCASION.
AT the fashionable wedding, In St.
James Church. Richmond, of Mr.. Lewis
D. Aylett ard Miss Vary Archer, there
we're ten brides msi'ls, one of whom was
Miss Annie Coleman, a favorite in
Raleigh
Judge Tourgee fell down on the icy
streets of Phila.. the other day, and had
to take his bed in n hotel. The next
week he took his Magazine and walked
it over to New York He made a great
blow over the new journal. but it bids
fair to add a final chapter % 1.-THE Fools
Errand."
Many compliments were paid last
week To the white and glossy sheet upon
which the F. II NJ. now salutes its read
ers. 1t is superior to much that passes
up North for tir-t class book-paper.
Messr.. W. F. 4 Chas. t. Askew keep
a large supply in their office, adjoining
the Raleigh National Bank Building.
Some of the big New England jour
mails beat our one-horSc wecklies in max
ing mistakes. Manchester, N. ii. Mr.
,or speaks Of Senator Pugh, of n. c."
and says: 1T is not generally known that
Mrs. Stnnewall. widow of the famous
Rebel general, was in town during the
fair, accompanying COY. Jarvis of n. c.,
arh0 IS her son m-ldU ?"
Rev. w. II. Milburn, the Blind man
Eloquent, preached twice on Sunday in
Raleigh First NJ f. Church, and is lee
turing nightly at Tucker Hall. On Mon
day night. he was Introduced in good
sly lie by Col. T. &. Fuller, and delivered
a very interes ting lecture on S. S. Prem
tiss, the Northern man with Southern
Principles.
Old Man Bushyhead. Chief of the
Cherokee indians, Is to be married to-
morrow to Miss Eloise Butler, at Tale
quah, Indian Territory. The young
Queen of the Cherckees is said to be
pretty, and very intelligent and sooD will
be big Indian of the whole Rancho,
if her broOmstick dou't break.
The Republicans of the lst District
nominated ex-Judge (of the Superior
Court Chas. {. Pool, a brother of Wal
ter Pool. the deceased Congressman,
and of ex-senator John Pool. The fact
that a candidate is put forth signifies
that no fight against the new District"
will he made. Mr.. Pool is a LAWYER.
collector of the Port at Elizabeth CITY.
and will poll his party strength. we SUP
pose:
Mary Anderson made a marvellous
succe- 5 in playing Pauline, In the Lady
OF Lyons in Lpndon. The Princess and
Prince Ut Wales, and nearly all the nobili
ty, were present. aud rose to their feet to
cheer and applaud the young actress. 1t
was a great triumph and half-column des-
crlption of 1t was telegraphed to the New
York Press. Molly has a right to wear
very high heeled shoes.
A National Convention of Mexican
War Veterans has been called to as
semble in Washington, Dec. 6. Capt.
o. II. Smith, vice President of n. G..
Association, wishes to obtain the names
of all Mexican vetei Ii who will he
able to attend. Write to him at Dur
ham. y. c.
Some miscreant shot the COW of
Bro. Hollowell. of Goldsboro Bulletin.
a worse miscreant shot the COW of a
widow lady at Fayetteville. A first
cousin of the same fellows cut the throat
Of a horse owned by Mr.. Jas. l.. Hall
neal Durham.
Pleased to note that a meeting of
Ralelgh's business men has been call
ed for Friday night, at the Cotton En-
change. to discuss measures for UNI
checking the wheels ni Progress in the
States Capital. We >hall heartily sec
ond any measures OF real utility.
Sells circus : Weaving a bloody
skein as it goes Southwark. After the
Statesville and ~Spartanburg fights and
murders. it moved to Central CITY $
c., where a negro was thrown from the
cars and killed. At Greer's Station
Edwin McKittrick with a Jug of liouor
in his hand was run over and killed bv
the train. At Greenville, S. c., there
were a dozen fights. Of course the cir
Gus men have to content against the
"Roughs" in every community, but Sells
seems TO have the luck of finding all of
Them.