The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-09
matter prepared for this mum,

DIR James Mckee re elected County
Physician.
Georgia has organized a jersey
Cattle club.
The Grand Lodge, . . f., is in
session in Raleigh, having Convened on
Tuesday evening.
Greensboro had a strawberry aud
cream concert last Friday, night, in aid
of the Corret Band Mrs. Nellie Merri-
mon, of Raleigh, Miss Scales, Miss Set
e, Miss Dick. al d others took part.
We are requested to state that the
Fire Cay Chimney. for which Mr.. job
Osborn is State Agent, is not the sarne
material as Terra Gotta Drain Pipe.
The chimney is tempered to withstand
changes from cold to heat.
The attention of Doctors attending
the state Medical Convention at Tar
boro. is invited to Mr.. ". W. Haynes
card. (manager Southern Branch OF ID.
Appleton & Co., I3i W. Bait. St.,
Baltimore,) Offering Quains Dictionary
Of Medicine for sale.
The Ashevillians have a new Directory
claiming a population for the town OF
400 whites and J., 400 colored. The
Railroad has brought the colorod squat
ter. in force. There II clothing stores
81 groceries: 8 hotels, 20 boarding
houses, II leaf tobacco dealers, etc.
Learned from Asheville NcUs.
Capt. sam. j. Pemberton is attend
ing the Supreme Lodge, X. of II. at
Galveston.-Cadets w. Gray. (broth-
er of Capt. II L. Gray and j. Palmer,
represented n. G.. i'll the graduating
class at the National Naval Academy.
The Lancette, No. /, Volume l,
comes to us from Morganton, y. c.;
Charles +. Mckcsson, Esq, editor.
Like the Brod,iare. it is well-named for
drawing blood and the talented young
editor is well qualified to act as both
physician and metaphysician.
The Church of the Good Shepherd
did not instruct" on the Division ques-
ton. Delegates: r.. III. Battle. Chas.
&. Mcdonald, j. ID. Bachelor. David
Anderson. Altcrnates: Prof. Hugh
Nors'n IL. kaItord Kreth, VIM. McGee.
A. Knox.
VIM. III. Vanderbilt has resigned
i-oil the Presidency of all of his nu-
ruerous Railroads, and Jay Gould say
lie will also retire in a short period. Il
appears therefore that America ha.
two men who don't need to work for a
living. They have so much money ii
takes all their time shoveliny the interest
into bank.
After half dozen years of service as
President OF the State National Bank.
Mrs. NJ. {. Williams on Monday ten
'tered her resignation; but will remain
on the Board of Directors we suppose.
Capt. +. Il. Stamps was chosen to the
vacancy. He is a young gentleman Of
excellent business capacity, and his
friends viii lie pleased to hear Of his
pr motion.
No citizen of Raleigh is better
known tlan Alexander Creech, Esq.
snI no merchant in the State has been
mere successful in holding a large trade
through IA long term of years. What is
the secret: We imagine Mr.. Creech
would answer that it lay in three things:
keeping a large and well selected
st"ck of reliable goods. selling them at
reasonable profit and using all reason
able means to attract the public. In
the last item, the veteran dealer has a
'::tsk OF whiting advertisements which
people read. There is one in another
column esi ecially for your eye.
Pleased to have a call from Prof.
j. F.. Kelly of Union Home School. a
Furnishing institution for boarding and
day pupils, of both sexes, at Union
Church, Moore county. He brought an
invitation from the young people for the
Farmer and Mechanic, with others. to
he present, and talk out of his mouth
until stopped by dinner. Alas! that
wishes aren't hosses"-that we 'sall
m Int ride. else +. Il Nj. would ac-
opt with pleasure and pride. The
school exhibition will be on MAY 18th.
BY courtesy Of Mr.. Aston Grimes,
at the University, We have the Annual
CohIne Icenent Card of that Institution,
very neatly gotten out. Exercises begin
June 9th. Address before the Literary
Societies by Hon. I. G.. Manning, of
l. uisiana. B. Sermon By Rev. DIR. \.
d.. Hepburn. Society Orators J. A.
Bryan. W. Il. Dortch. Jr., j. r. He
ling, reWie>enting the Pr; j. b.
I~Iawes, Il. 3. Walser, J c. Slocumbe,
The Dr. Marshals:-M. X. Hamer.
IT 5. G. Chief: L. b. Cherry, j. II.
Il ,bbitt A. G. Tate, w. Fl. Mcneil, S
A. iIolleman, s. b. Turrcntine.
By invitation of Col. Wharton J..
g en-, Hon. S. S. Cox, of New York,
tie witty 'Sunsct' (whoae rising in Con-
CESS sets even his opponents to smilipgl
came to North Carolina last mig ht to try a
fl h fry, upon the line of the Cape Fear.
tromT, kay where the fraerart Seuppc :
nong washes the saniy hills, even unto
Fort Fisher. whe e Old Ocean washes
tie sandy beach; meantime enjoying the
hospitality of the interven ng Carolinian
shores from he rHs nc mid way unto the
setting Snn And Ike a coed christian he
says gI4ce befuIc meat hv Giving a lee
ture in Ticker Hall tonight, in aid of
the little orphans of Oxford Asylum To