The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-02
Sins Naughty O-high-old town

night by an ~lncendlary.
The graceful novelette, in Ladies
Department was written by a young
married lady of Raleigh.
Persons knowing OF a good opening
for a young physician, unmarried, steady
in habits, and industrious, address Dr.
PLonA, care of this paper.
Mr.. Jacob S. Allen has taken the
contract for 4 three story cotton ware
house at Darlington, S. G. That is bus
mess.
Troops of pretty people go to the
millinery store of Miss Maggie Reese,
next door to ID. S. Waits, and the next
Sunday they wear EN-. They look mighty
fine.
D. S. Watt never waits fox busi-
ness. He keeps a constantly supply OF
new goods, and that keeps him busy
waiting on customers. Look GU Tor his
list of new goods next week.
He Jest. at War, who never felt a
scar" saith the poet; and he who now
a-days sneers at titles won IN defense of
North Carolina and the South, is apt to
have won nom in the past, nor deserved
any now.
The Central Ex. Com. has called a
meeting of the State Democratic Execu-
tive committee, April l6, to decide as to
the call for a State Convention. 1t will
likely be held in June, as tie National
Convention meets July 9.
"A. W. Tourgee is looking after his
mineral Investments in this State. 1t is
a little amusing to notice that Albion
(~'peridious Albion !"-quoth the poet)
should return to the "Ku Klux'' country
in search Ct that peace and prosperity
which seems not to prevail in the land Of
Blue Blazing Loyalty!
The store of r. Z. Ellis, on the
Hillsboro road, has been a favorite stop
ping place with farmers and wagoners
for years. Mr.. Ellis has now occupied
the large store formerly L.. l.. Folks
Corner,-and has a large stock Of gro
ccrles, grain, feed, and farm supplies.
We hear that his stock is well selected.
as well as large. His card invites YOU
to call. Please mention this paper
-Asheville 1drance learns that the
Sparks brothers who were arrested as
aceomplices in the crime Of Ray and
Anderson broke out of Jail in Bakers
vile; being helped by outside parties.
As they would have been apt to turn
States evidence against the two muir
derers-in-chief, it is easy t o see why
they were helped to escape.
The daily increasing mountain of
dry-gOods boxes in front of ''Creech's
Corner'-(known all over the State)-
tells the old Almanackian story,-to
wit-when Spring comes, Alexander
Creech goes and soon after he departs,
a daily cargo of new New York .tuffs,
suits, and fashionable fabrics, begins to
~ n ii lOOh dl lQGIIl.
From Capt. s. A. Harrington, the
gentlemanly Route Agent on the r. &
Hamlet Route, We learn with surprise,
that an average of 500 lbs. of FINAL matter
per daT passes Southwark from Raleigh
over that line. On the Raleigh and Gas
ton, or Northern Route, the matter
weighs about 1000 pounds.
Where is Gibsonville ?~'-inauires
one of our readers who has heard of the
new branch from Hamlet. Gibsonville is a
station on the n. G. r. R but Gibson's
Store is the name of a place, among the
sand hills and piney woods, near the
South Carolina line about Is miles South
OF Hamlet. The new route is a mere
sucker, laid with old iron, and to be
operated by an old engine, and a single
train. We rejoice that it is being built, for
1t will draw some cotton in this direction 4;
but as for "Gibsonville'-that is too toe
foolish"
Lawyer Campbell who secured the
aequittal of Berner says he will never
again appear in a criminal trial.
A member of the Legislature named
Warren was one fthe riot-leaders. He
Is in Jail, but the people threaten to res
cue him. There is great bitterness against
the soldiers. They fired recklessly on the
people, and killed many who had no con.
nection with the riot. There we're Il
regiments of State troops, but the police
did the real work of suppressing the riot.
Considering that 1t is a labor of love
and charity, the following report of the
work of the Young Mems Christian As.
ISOLATION of Raleigh for the past two win.
tiers, is highly creditable to the young gen.
tlemen who have SO freely given of their
time and labor without reward or hope
of reward Amount of money received
$I,O78. 80; No. oftwo-horse loads of wood
distributed, 593; No. of Bushels of meaI
distributed, 267, No. of pounds of meat
distributed. 2,l66. Besides this, dona-
tons of -four, fish and crackers were re.
ceived at the distributing Office of the
Association. The Association employs a
Distributor to examine into the merits OF
each applicant. As no report was sent
out last year, we have it included in
The report Of this year.