The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

Democratic reader. remember that
your party has the control of the State
government. the State courts and the
State legislature. Watch the votes
this week. Bear in mind the names OF
your Representatives If any bad bill
passes. look to see if your member
voted against it.
1t was of course unjust anu OWL
to prohibit editors from accepting Free
Passes, but we make no.objectlon to 1t.
1t honors editors by raising them to the
same plain as public officers. And IN
any case, we are c~itizeas and can afford
to suffer. if it will break up a bad prac-
,ice, and relieve the Safe from machine
il fl fence.
Having no hostility to C1l Holt, nor
any wish to revive the teapotian tempest
which stirred official circles for a fort
night, we shall not answer the Ne'cs-
OG.errer'4 half column explanation OF
that " Cock and Bull Whist Party,
(Which was which?j nor point out the
| discrepancy between the Legislature eI-
| PLANTATION, and the Newspaper explana-
| ton. We shall not even osk Why the
Whist players should all get mad at see
ing their little game" published Z
Whist is usually deemed an harmless
Amusement. However we are content to
let this one 20 Whist-ling down the ar
chibes Oh grabitty, along with the
w~ine-suppcrs, the Il. News Co., the de-
p1rtmental printing, etc. etc.
Prof. Duckett's school at Hamil-
ton is doing well; GO scholars. Capt.
c. Davis is building new barracks for
his La Grange school.-We hear the
name of Mai. John Robinson suggested
as a good man for the New Board OF
Agriculture 10 represent the 9th Dist.
C.. W. Holloweli. Esq.. is mentioned by
the Falcon as a good man for the First
District. That paper also remarks =
We believe the change is calculated to
enhance the value of the Department.
Farmers. in our opinion, are entirely
competent to manage their own az
fairs"
We have received 81. Ma,y's Muse,
a quarterly Magazine edited by the Sc
Nor class of ST. Mary's School. 1t is
quite readable, more SO than many mag
azines that Tell Tales out of School,
We notice a note to the old scholars OF
St. Mary's, inviting them to join the So
ciety, organized 1878, whose object is to
support a pupil at St. Alary's. The
scholarship will be vacant at the close OF
the present term, and open TO the daugh
tiers of former pupils. Application must
be made to Mrs. NJ. p. Leak, Wade.-
boro, N. c.. President of the Society.
Members are reminded that their dues,
81 a year, must be forwarded before June
to the Secretary, Miss Kate McKimmon.
Clayton has a new paper called
The Bud. edited by Messrs. Richardson
& Weddin. We shall be glad to get the
news from it, and we hope the bud may
expand into an healthy tree.-Golds.
boro is to have a new Democratic pa
per, published by Mr.. w. e.. Hollowell
assisted by Mr.. Nixon Clingman.-
Smithvi.le has bought the type tor q
weekly paper.-Mr. Geo. A. smith
will print the business Rerier in VIM
ton.-Mr E. a. Oldham will take
charge of Winston Sentinel.
Lieut.. Mullins and eefgt. Jordan
of the Raleigh Light Infantry, have
gone as an Escort of Honor" to bring
home the remains OF Col. Mcleod Tur.
ner, for interment in the Confederate
cemetery. Our readers will rcmembel
how strongly we urged that this should
be done, in announcing his decease.
The funeral will be held on Friday
morning.
AT the annual election of officers Of
the Ladies Memorial Association last
week. Mrs. Robert III. Jones was chosen
President /; Mrs. II. G.. Lewis. Mrs.
Julius Lewis, Miss Olivia Cowper. Mrs.
Lucy Evans, and Mrs. T. NJ. Argo. vice
Presidents !; Mrs. Leo. ID. Heart. Sec
rotary.
The "Give-away game appears TO
be not limited to the Legislature. We
learn that at a public Railroad II Getting
in Mecklenburg county, Virginia. Judge
Wood, the chairman, read a formal
document from the West Point
Terminal Company offering to sur
render to the people of that county the
entire line of the Railroad from KEYS
vile on the Richmond and Danville
r. r., to Clarksville,-31 miles,-with
Is miles ofthe distance in running order.
viz to Chase City. And on what condi-
tons? Simply that the County will re-
lease the Syndicate from their contract,
In short, the SyndiC ate offers to surren-
der Is miles of iron, depots, cars. ETC..
merely to be let off from building
the Is miles to GAINESVILLE. This shows
that money Is getting scarce. Too
many lawyers, too many leased
lines. toe many Free-Passes!
The people of Granville who have
been hoping for a Northern outlet will
read this with interest
The destruction of st. Augustine
(colored) Seminary yesterday evening
was a serious loss to the colored youth.
The pupils, some $50 in number. both
sexes, took great pride in their institn-
tuition as THE Episcopal College,
One OF Il o~tfice-boys worked all sum-
m.r to get money to go in the fall.
Aenia Tate, a bright little colored girl.
] daughter of Alfred late. In dyinr Last