The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-19

DIR. h. II. Garrett has moved 70
Raleigh. to practice Dentistry.
One Of TIC par .. Jersey Aciiers tor
which DIR. Mott. OF ,tatesyifle, paid
$500. died last week. Costly veal!
Tho conct in 1912, which for sew
enty years has been prowling around
the Universe, is now in ,iglt-.f yoGr
eyes are good.
From Mr.. VIII IL. Rodgers we
learn that more grain is being sown in
Wake than ever before. Many farmers
who have been running all cotton
will next year have large crops of wheat.
Cart. =. =. Pa! li,on, President OF
the Fruit Fair. issued a call for a meet
inc OF citizens of Pcnder, at he new
court house, Monday evening Of this
week. to organize for the purpose OF
having Pendcr properly represented at
the State Exposition.
Charlotte Discern says that Judge
Fowle AMI Armstead Jones, Esq coun-
sci for the defunct National Express
stock, will be opposed by J. III. Wilson &
Son. Judge Bynum, Bugwell & Walker,
Jones & Johnston, ct al. The Federal
court meets this week in Charlotte.
Mr.. s. NJ. Richardson, who keeps
cigars and smoking tobacco in a wooden
stall adjoining the Marlborough had one
pipe too many on Monday morning. II
stuck through the roof. and smoked like
a brush-pile. Mr.. j.. d. Joyner gave
the alarm, and the Fire Boys stopped
the proceedings. with loss of 800, or
thegeab0uts.
Mr.. ". c. Blaehmcr, eucceed-, Mr..
JOS. +. Toms as c,crk in the Governors
ofice.--Maj. J. W. Moore Is here.
Senator Ransom had 4 fCral Horn
ofPlcnty' on his desk at the opening OF
Congress. Other Senators had plenty of
''horns''-in the basement.-Mr. Ster-
ling Ruffn, of Durham, has resigned his
position with Messrs. Parish & Blackwell,
and moved to New IoTk.-Warren-
ton Ga-etfe says: Mr.. 5. f. Allen and
family, of Wake, took possession of his
farm which he bought of Capt. White,
and which adjoins cur town. Mr.. Allen
cDmes Of a good Wake family.
The new Librarian of the House OF
D.,r,eo,,rn- uho orcoooJS NJ Irhp
B. Hussy of the Patriot. is not a North
Carosn;an, hut i a brother in law OF
Senator Matt Ransom, and a brother OF
Tcnator VI. (. Butler. OF 5. c., who re-
Gently introduced Il bill to allow each
Senator a Clerk, IT a salary Of $1,000 i
yearl-Iu the interest of "Rctrenchmeni
and Reform We Supposed The value
of the Librarian office Is 81, 900 a year.
Col. Sloan and other were applicants. \
negro is Assistant-Librarian, aud very
smart it said.
Mr.. Henry G. Williams, Il. ii. Cowar,
J. Mack Matheson Ian officer Of the late
Legislature and Others, got places, rang
ing.trom 500 to 81 600. +. +. Shober
holds his fat place in the Senate, Salary
$1,000. VIM. Pitt CaDady got the Door
keerership or Sergeant at Arms. salary
same as a North Carolina SUI rene courr
jude.
Sometime last year Miss Elizabetl
Mcleod. Il wealthy. pretty. and patriot
ic Young lady of the IIebrides, or Nortl
of Scotland Islands, (describelin Mac.
Leod of Dare. and other of Jas. Black.
novels.) visited North Carolina to see
the grandchildren of the IIighla nders
who came over with Flora Mcdonald
On her return she hired a buggy anC
travelled throughout the islands. ada.
cent to Skye.-urging immigration tC
North Carolina. She was opposed by
agents of the Canadian government
who offered $3.50 and a free passage i
they would immigrate to the cold Nortl
West: but the sturdy Islanders re
fused 10 listen to the offer because they
came rs agents of their hated "Proprie
tors" And as the result of Miss Nc
Leod's lectures a large coloay-100 o
morc-arc anxious to come TO this State
Messrs. d. p. McEachern. of Robe
son, and J.. G.. Cooley, CT Richmond
visited Raleigh yesterday to urge aid BY
the Agricultural Dept. in bringing then
over Nothing definite was done. Blu
Maj. Windcr's Road agreed to give s5 il
aid of every lamily brought over; and h
also gave passes to Me>srs. McEacherl
and Cooley to visit Wilmington to seel
contributed aid.
H. ,. E,y..r Al. 4.