The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-20
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tons.
Bishop Keener and Capt. j. r..
Digger were in the city yesterday.
The Arlington divorce case Is being
tried this week at Vance court.
First PRESBYTERIAN Sunday School
picnic on Peace Institute grounds thu,
afternoon.
-Smithfield Herald compliments Mr.
w. n. Jones address before L.. n. Banes
school at Smithfeld.
The June term of Wake court Will
begin on Monday. Judge Phillips will
preside.
Capt. Bartholemew's Seed Cotton
elevator, which is advertised in another
column, has high praise from persons who
have seen it at work.
Mr.. Walter r. KIvett, of Durham,
and other friends, called yesterday on
their way to the Baptist State Sunday
School Convention at Shelb q.
MIR. VIM. II. Hughes, opposite the
postoffce, can sell you handsome Ice
Chests and r~efrigerators at cost. And
many things for dinner table, s~ide-board,
and cupboard.
-Smithfeld Herald wants Hon Jos. j.
Davis for Governor. 1t gives him high
praise, and we'll deserved, but kills his
prospects by stating that he is net in the
Ring"
Prof. n. Y. Gulley is Principal of
Franklin, Macon county, Normal School,
and Prot. Geo. d. Meares of Raleigh
and Miss Sarah Tillinghast, of the Facul-
ty.
The remodeling of the LIST Baptist
church has begun. So has the Govern
or's Palace. Plans for the new edifce at
st. Mary's have been drawn.
Rev. w. 7. Jones, of Wilmington,
but recently of Wilson, has taken charge
OF. several Baptist churches in Wake
Forest township.
Old Bushyhead, the Chief of the
Western North Carolina Cherokees. re.
ceived $500, 600 from the government
last week for a portion of their lands,
You can bet some of the lawyers got q
large slice of hat little pile.
Two ship loads of railroad iron have
arrived in Fayetteville, and Tomorrow
two gangs of workmen will begin to lay
ties for the track, one party will extend
the track Southwark from town to Shoe
Heel, while the other party will continue
the track from the Cult towards Green's
boro.
"A very pleasant Lawn party wa,
held at the residence of Rev. w. S
Black on Tuesday night, and by way o
adding zest to the feast of fat things anC
flow of fun, some very entertaining reel
tations were given by Miss Carrie Pell
Miss Mamie Williams, Miss Mabel,
Upchurch. and others. 1t was yer,
enjoyable.
-Rumor SAYS that Mr.. p. NJ. Viii
sons good luck in the matter of draw
ing SIS, 900 Fl ON the Louisiana Lottery
has been duplicated to the letter >ol
dollar) by a well known young man OIL
Fayetteville street. Raleigh. The
money has been sent for. 1t appear.
hat Luck, if not Lightning, does some,
times ''strike twice in the same place.
But alas! the thousands of fresh dollar.
that will o pour down the rat hol,
whence tens of thousands of Nortl
Carolina dollars have already disappear
ed!
"A terrible accident at Sunderland
Eng, caused the death of 1870 chill
dren They were in the uppe
galleries of an Exhibition Room
A rush occurred; the door was onl,
20 inches wide, and a thousand chill
dren tumbled down the stairs upol
those beneath. The dead when stretch
ed out in a row numbered lis, and man,
are since dead: many injured Twent,
thousand fathers and mothers cried ant
grOaned around the scene of the accident
Our acknowledgements to MIR. Sccre
tary G Hart, of the B. B. B. Club bel
Buckle Bursting? p for the courtesy o
tickets to the entertainment at Iucke
Hall on Friday night. By all account
1t was exceedingly entertaining, and mad,
the very large audience laugh itself int,
fits Better still, the evening clears,
about 5000, over all expenses, to he'll
support that worthy c~Eiarity-St. John
Hospital. Prof. PAUL. conducted tn,
orchestra. Messrs. w NJ Russ, Charlie
Jordon. John Y. McRae. A. III. HAYNES
X. .. King, c. B. Hart. Henry Thomas
} Z Brown, 4 Hall, and others tool
leading parts. Burlesque on Gilbert an,
Sullivan's Opera-''The Sorcerer." Ora
mats Persone: Sir Marmaduke, an ell
derby coon, G Cowper; Alexis, his son
W. NJ. Russ; DIR. Daily, G B Hart
John Wellington Wells, the Sorcerer,
\ McRae Notary, Z Jordan Lady San
gazure, a lady wild with alteration, T
Thomas; Aline, betrothed to Alexis, ,
5 Brown Mrs. Partlett, an eve opener
A. OVERLY Constance. a village girl, f
o. King; Buttons, A Fl L agnes. Choru
of village coons.