The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-16
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The colored Masonic Societies OF
Raleigh are arranging for a big day, +.
Johns, June Il.
SNOW Hill Telegraph learns that
the new Baptist church in G~reenville
will cost $4,000.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company last year earned nineteen d
one half millions of dollars and cleared
a net profit of seven and M halt MIL
lions over all expenses.
of the five Star Routes (horse mails)
leading out Of Raleigh four have been
taken BY a Washington City man, and
one by a West Virginian.
The Iron-legged horse on the Cape
Fear r. X. reaches Greensboro tonight.
The special train on that route from
Sanford to Fayetteville every night eN-
cept Sunday is an accommodation, as 1t
oby;ates laying over in Sandford.
There are no two Banks in Amer!-
ca, of the same years, that can show a
better business, MOI more OF public con-
fidence. We refer to the two that are
advertised in another column. This IS
a double.barreled compliment, but II
each bank take half there will be plenty
for both.
"A strong force OF laborers began
work on Col. Moncure Robinson's Pal
metto-C Columbia Route on
Monday morning. As it would hardly
have been started without an intention
to complete, we take this fact as a good
omen for Raleigh. If a Through Route,
passing our door be once opened, 1t
will become the most popular Of the
three, being high, healthy, safe, direct,
and showing a prosperous region OF the
State.
Col. Walter Clarke brings glowing
account of Birmingham, Ala, near
which he, and other of our young mer,
have investments. The town lies in a
narrow valley surrounded by mountains
of iron, miles on miles of coal, extensive
quarries of limestone and forests of tim
Der, III a word, every requisite for iron
making. Results: an increase in popu-
lation of 1000 per year for ten years past;
and a gain of 500 per cent in property
values.
Wilmington last week lost two OF
her most eminent citizens, namely
Major Duncan j.. DeVane, and Mr..
Alexander Sprunt. 1t was our good
fortune to have the acquaintance and
good will of both of them. Maj. De.
Vane, the law-partner of Maj. Stead
man, was a faithful Confederate, and
doubtless acquired the seeds Of his fatal
disease while undergoing the privations
of the camp. His success since the wal
has been marked. He dies regretted Of
manv.
Mr.. Sprunt, a native of Perth, Scot
land, and grown to mans estate before
entering North Carolina, has written
his name among the most prominent in
the Cape Fear country. He was fol
many years English consul at Whining.
ton, and his loyalty to the Scotch Kirk,
and English Queen, were known ofmen,
He leaves a promising son to succeed
him.
A delegation of prominent Dur.
hamians were in the city Monday con.
sulting with the authorities of the r.. &
G. r. r. in regard to a branch road tc
their town. Some persons favor a line
to Cary; but as this would pass side by
side with the n. G.. r. r. the prefer.
ence seemed to be to tap the r. 81 G. a
some point North Of Raleigh. The two
roads make a perfect horseshoe, SC
that a line from Durham to the Neuse
river bridge on the Il. & G.. would be
less than 20 miles. If this connection
were made the majority Of Durham
shipments would so via Norfolk.
Messrs. J. S. Carr, E. Morehead, c.
b. Green, Alex Walker, f. J. Parrish,
w. W. Fuller, DIR. Watkins, S. T. Nor
gan, Mr.. Duke, Rea:ns, ~Strudwick, and
others whose names we sdid not get
came down to see about it. Col. John
NJ. Robinson gave them much ehcour-
agement.
From Bingham School, by courtes y
of our young townsmen. cadets VIM. II.
Grimes and Lieu. VIM. r. Tucker
comes a very handsome and tasteful card
invitation to the Joint Exercises Of the
Polemic and Kalisthenic Societies, on the
25th inst. Mr.. Tucker is one of the AS
sistant Marshals.
BY the by, We have received, and our
friends examine with interest, a large
Lithograph of the Bingham Buildings, -
showing the Barracks. the Main Hall,
Mess Halls, Parade, and the residences
of Maj. Bingham. and Mrs. VIM. BiDg-
ham. 1t is quite a young village, and a
very lively one, no doubt. 1t would be
well if all our Academies would send us
such pictures to hang upon our ofhce
walls, as there are many hundreds Of our
best people who would see them during
the course of the year, and very often
a view of the Buildings induces the send
ing of a pupil. We know this from our
own observation.
SOCIAL.-The lapse of Lent on Mon
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