The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-17

w. C. Holman, Esq, owner OF the
WOODEN and knitting factory, has a good
buggy for sale cheap,
The storm last week caused great
loss of life at the Chesapeake Bay oyster
fisheries. Hundreds Of negroes were
engaged in gathering oysters By means
of long tongs of wood which they use
to tear away the shells at the bottom OF
the water. The tempest came 80 quickly
that their frail canoes were oversef, ana
80 to 40 lives lost.
~We have the address OF eight or
ten young men Of respectable families
and apparently good qualifications, who
desire employment a book keepers,
clerks. agents. and the Ike. II you
know Of any one wishing aid, please
pass the word.
~Three or fou. members OF the
legislature can secure comfortable
rooms and good board FOR the session
at No. 3l4. Hillsboro street n q snort
distance of the capitol, by applying early.
Addres, Mrs. Mary g. Till, Lock Box
IL. Raleigh. y. c.
Petersburg APPEAL sayst the Dismal
Swamp Lottery has dwindled toa "poll
CT shop" of the lowest order and L 8
nuisance. We feel almost sad over TINS
+, ought to survive as the only lottery
II the world with an honest ndme What
could be more appropriate for a Lottery
than Dismal Swamp.'-the resort OF
reptiles eager to swallow up the fortune
Of the unweary?
The statement that Mr.. Chas. =.
Harris. of Cabarrus county. L DO" the
only surviving citizen Of this State VINO
met LAFAYETTE on the occasion OF that
diynitary's visit to Fayetteville. Is moor
rect. DIR. K. II. Morrison, OF Lincoln
county, who Is now SO years Old. met
Gen. Lafayette on that occasion ana can
ever recoliect a great deal OF the CONVEX,
sation that passed between himself and
the General. Charlotte Cbserrr.
You have it wrong. We spoke of Ny.
Harris as the only surviving member OF
Col. Tom Polk's troop of volunteers who
me. LAFAYETTE az the Virginia line and
escorted him to the South Carolina line.
He wa passed from State TO State IN
that manner. Rise up and Rectliy,
friend H!
Thank you, Bro. Manning; the Ill.
ness was only temporary, but our recol'
lection of your kindness remains. Inc
world would be far pleasanter if people
were more careful to make manifest
their personal interest in their friends,
Our fortieth birthday would have
slipped by '.unbeknownst" on Sat
urday but for the kind remenl'
berance of various friends, neal
and far: one of whom sent a beautiful
bouquet. another a box Of homemade
preserves, and others letters, etc. Tn:
old German custom Of helping one
friends to keep his birthdays is worth.
Of universal adoption. and would adj
much to the happiness of living.
II was pleased to note in last week
Farmer and Mechanic your remark
about Governor Vance"-said Mr. Theo
81. Hill, the gifted author of the poem
on our first page. His speeches contain
numerous anecdotes, but there is Away
Connected Win tnehT that fe'hh,degfs tief
invaluable for popular assemblagc. Wit
q brief anecdo.e or fash OF wi. d.. W
rom everyday lite, or manners and Gus
toms, he fastens 10 the minds Of hi
hearers a fact, or a truth, which man
men would need half hours talking to e1
plain"
Yes" said another gentleman, "Vanc
made during the late campaign ski
speeches, Of which ffty-two were deliver
ed in the presence Ct ladies'. good an
pure women, who testified their approve
BY words, smiles, and bouquets Of flower,
Senator Vance remarked to me that
was a thing Of which he was proud tina
he nearly always had ladies' and clergy
men among his public audience"
Recently the Farmer and Mechan,
announced that Mr.. l. +. Abbot, of Bos
ton, wished to lease a North Carolina hote
with a view to keeping Northern WHITE
guests, like the hotel at Kittrell. w
furnished him about a dozan addresses
and last week he came to n. c., and be
ing pleased, decided to locate. /, is likel
he will take the Boyden House at Sails
bury until ready to build; though he Ia
other offers while here on Saturday.
We are who corresponding with a larg
Real Estate Agent Of Worcester Moss VIII
may invest in n G property. We have nc
boosted Of it, nor received pay for it. no
scarcely thanks but the editor the Ea,
naer and Mechanic, (who has been tript
ing a North Carolina newspaper almos
ever since the war, has been the mean
OF b~rining a good many people, and a goo
deal Of money, % develope and build u
the State, more perhaps than some me
who talk louder and make it pay.
NEW YORK Markets Money Idl
per cent; cotton dull at 10 13-16(dl
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