The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-15
Personal and Social toms.

-b1iSs Sdiilc 1ldihc, vi
is visiting in Raleigh.
&C. s. wooten, Esq. and family are
visiting Asheville.
Col X. T. Bennett was too unwell
to attend the Poplar Tent Fair.
-Toisnot Sammy Home saws X. ,
Pitt and Alex Webb are the champion
iraught players of Edgecombe.
Mrs Rev T. Allison. of Mebanes-
Vile. is at Buffalo Springs, Va.
james A. Briggs, Esq, spent last
week at Bogue, ii Columbus county.
where Mrs. Briggs is visiting her mot :
er. Mrs. DIR. Hall.
DR.. John A. Guion. of Newhern
National Bank and his accomplished
daughter. Miss Ferrebee Guion. passed
ND the road one day last week, en- route
for the mountains and Louisville.
Col. w. w. Carraway was a full
team before, but now that he has been
made a Justice of the Peace. in Greene
county.-well. we shall keep the peace
lords him!
Miss Fannie Everitt. of Goldshoro.
sister Of our townsman. DIR. ID. +. Ev-
eritt. has leased the Simonton Female
College, at S~tatesville. a large and
handsome property, to open school.
Sept. 10.
The official report Of the Visitors, or
Examining Committee, of Arkansas UNI,
versity pay high praise to Gen. u. n.
Hill, and his management. There are
40 pupils, a big schoo'.
Isaac f. Dortch, Esq, in Wayne,
Bro. John H. Small Of the Gnzeate, in
Beaufort, and Capt. Cal F. Grier, in
N~ecklenburg, have teen re elec ed So
l~icitors o. the Inferior Co Irt in their re-
s~pective counties.
Henderson GoM Leaf says:-'Dr.
John G.. Jacobs was elected Oh iirman
and j. +. Burroughs Secretary of the
Board of Justices at Il joint meeting
with the Board of County Commission
ers last Monday.
Pref. John b. Burwell and lady
were at Louisville Exposition last week.
80 also. Mayor DeWolfe. aud j. Clar-
ence Weaver. Esq. of Charlotte. Also
J.. NJ. Odell and wife. of Concord: +.
. - Iar,n of tNn1As-
boro. c. W. Mitchell and wife. of Hert-
ford.
Capt. j. +. Digger is in town, pack
ing up to remove his family to Rocky
Mount. And. by the by a lady cores
pondent from Vance county has a pleas
ant word for hin. DR.. Battle, and the
University. where, by the double by-by,
Prot. A. S. Coble is the Lew Assistant to
the chair of Latin and Mathematics.
-Thos. H. Bloupt. Esq. one of our
Beaufort county subscribers. we motto,
has come out ahead on Irish potatoes,
Notwithstanding the general loss amor
fuckers. He raised $50 bushels on five
a res and netted $50 per acre, The net
rroit on an acre of cotton is hardly one,
fo nth of hat.
-Wison 4drance says:-"The I'M
animous election OF Prof. John r. Bru-
tn to succeed Prof. Tomlinson as prin-
c.pal of the Wilson Graded School has
been received by all the patrons OF the
t,u,p with m,,ch fnvor anA tho actiop
of the Board has beer universally COM
mended. Since the opening of the
schooi Mr.. Bruton has been the first as
sistant. and has. by his ability as a
teacher. and department as a gentle
the people OF Wilson, and they rejoice
at his elevation
1t is a pleasure for US to note every
honor paid to our brethren, because all
such things elevate and dignity the
press, thereby adding to the influence
aud usefulness of the profession. In last
weeks Tarboro Guide we find the follow
ing, addressed to L. B. Kingsbury, Esq,
ofthe Wilmington Stor.-"St. Barnabas
Guild, a charitable organization under
the auspices OF Calvary Pr E. Church at
its regular meeting, Wednesday, unani
mously resolved that you be cordially in
vited to lecture at Tarboro at your earli-
est convenience for the benefit of the
Guild.
The President, Rev. w. j. Smith, APP
pointed the undersigned to communicate
with you and beg that you will give us a
favorable response.
We feel safe to say that no man in
North Carolina would meet with a warm
er welcome among the cultured people of
Tarboro than yourself, and it is sincerely
hoped you ma see your way clear to
help on our good work as we would know
you would be disposed to do. Faithfully
yours, w. p. Williamson, L. H. Battle,
[. II. Carr.
Judge Howard, Judge Phillips,
Capt. Dancy, Judge Gillian and other
prominent citizens have joined the com
mittec in asking Mr.. K. to accept the in
vitation.
Let Mr.. Kingsbury come by all
means. He would give US a rare literary
treat.