The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
pe,sonat and Social Items.

Col. w. +. B-asley was in Raleigh
| saturday.
Rev. DIR. A. ID Cohen, Of Cary,
war in town last week.
Col. l.. l.. Polk was at Macon. Ga.
last week.
"A. 5 Lee. Esq. is home again from
the Highland country.
Concord Register names Col. Thos.
81. Holt as a good man for Governor.
-liocky Mount Reporter advocate.
Hon. Jos. j. Davis as a good nan t"r
Governor.
Geo. G. Jordan, Esq. was register
Ell at the Girard in Philadelphia ru FRI
day.
Capt. James A. Graham returned
home from a lengthy visit to New
York. to meet a warm welcome from ali
his friends.
Mr.. Frank p Haywood. Jr. Capt.
L. T Hay and family, Mrs c. u Up
church and daughter. Mrs. Tucker and
daughters. Mr.. Ed Lee and Mrs Lee,
went TO the mountains last week.
We notice III several letters to
various State papers from Morehead
pleasant illusions to one of our Raleigh
ladies, long a friend of the +. X M
Mrs. Julius Lewis. whose health is
greatly improved we are glad to hear.
Miss Lily GARNER is sumnering ut
Round Top Hotel, in Greene county
New York,-"Among the Catskills."
Mrs. +. f. Patrick vent from Old Point
to the same place on Friday. The p.
y. is Cairo, y. u.
Capt. J +. Digger spent Friday
a I'd Saturday in Raleigh. with his fami-
IL. He reports an excellent Normil
school Session at Chapel Hill. notwith-
standing the numerous 'Nurmals' at
other points in the State. He went up
To- G,aham OIL Monday to hold Il Tracl :
cr's Institute. and has been invited to
come aud do likewise at Salisbury.
1t is noteworthy, as Greensboro WoJk-
nam remarks, that first class teachers
are in demand all over the State.
Mrs General Jackson, aud Miss
Julia. went to Morehead last week. cs-
corted from Goldsboro by Col. Joha ID.
Whittord. w. + Christian, of Rich
mond, and others, in a palace car. Al
most the entire town OF Goldsboro, the
despatch says, turned out to see the
wife and daughter of 'TStonewall !" and
the same thing occurred at Newbern.
with the addition Of a serenade by the
brass band At both places the ladies
appeared on the platform, and Col.
Whitford made their acknowledgements
for the courtesy. Newbern Journal
says:--
Three hearty cheers were given, the
ladies bowed and retired While the
band continued to discourse sweet mu-
sic. Mr. j.. II b Carraway, Newbern's
florist. was admitted to the ar with Il
beautiful casket of flowers, which he
presented TO Mrs. Jackson.
Mrs Jackson is a native Of Charlotte;
seems to be enjoying perfect health,
and appears much younger ti.an we had
anticipated This is hef first trip to
Morehead City, and consequently the
first opportunity our citizens have ever
had OF paying their respects which they
did with a hearty good will St"newall
Jackson will ever live in the hearts OF
those who followed him through many
privations and danger and knew his
real worth.
North Cardinals SOM ale distin :
gushing themselves. A son Of Rev.
DR.. A. NJ. Shipp, and "a nephew of Judge
W. NJ. Shipp, found a purse containing
$3I, 900 under his pillow in a Florida
Hotel. He carried it to the landlord.
1t proved to be the property of Jerome
Green, Il Railroad magnate, who had
slept in the bed the previous night
Charles J. Voorhees,. Esq, the hero OF
the baby Act" at MOrehead has
proved the pluck that is in him by
~plunging into the water to rescue a
baby which fell from its mothers arms
at the Ferry between Norfolk and
Portsmouth. The ~by-etanders were
profuse with praises of the prompt and
manly rescue.-COl. Peter Hairston,
uncle of christian Reid the authoress,
did a similar deed near his residence,
Irwin, in Rockingham. Hiram and
Foard Partee were bathing in Dan Riv-
er, when Foard. the younger, began to
sink in deep water. Hiram, though
small. is a manly little fellow, bravely
went to the rescue of his brother, but
was quickly clutched by him and both
carried to the bottom. At this moment
Col. Hairston rode up on horseback. and
seeing the drowning boys sprang from
his animal and rushed into the water.
reaching the spot just as the boys were
sinking for the last time. With difficult
ty he brought them to the shore where
rcsuscitatiOn soon followed. Murdered
a. Col. Hairston was by his own gar
ments for he had no time to remove
them, it was difficult to swim at all. his
act 10 all the more heroic.-The
Daily Obserrsr learns that Mr.. Omega
H. Foster while walking the beach at
Morehead saw a beautiful young tieor-
gienne struggling for her life. He dash
ed into the surf, and succeeded in res
cuing her, for which he is much compl!-
nented.
The Roanoke & Tar River Arricul-