The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-22

Fannie Louise Buckingham IS 70 ex>
hibit her horse (no tights on the race
| track tomorrow.
A Tobacco Packely, OF Prize House,
has been opened in one ofJuige fo"Ie
brick buildings.
Col W. Hicks, Or. b Z Dixon, Col
w + Beasley and Hon J 9carborou-h
have returned frou It. Louis
A Raleigh man had his pocket picked
of s63 last week. We lid not know any
body had that much money nowadays.
q Mss Rebecca Wilson Of Sassa.ra-s
Fork made a desperate attemp. to com
nit suicide on the 10th iust-Torct-
light.
Samuel +. Phillips has LETT his office
| at Washington to come to North Caro-
Imam the interest Of the Republican
party.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt, has become 4
Bear and now predicts a financial
squeeze. Yet he yells for Blaine and
High Tariff.
-DrS G Worth, State Fish Commits
! %sioncr, and Lieut. Winslow, Of the
| Navy. are Gu a visit to the oyster country
- New River.
-DrLS Burkhcad, Of New Balne,
! is in the city the glest IF his daughter,
Mr jos Il Brown. Eav Dr Pritcharl IS
With Mrs Geo " S,cpson.
Yesterday the young ladies ofPeace
Institute visited the exposition in two
special cars, and made a close study OF
the - 900 objects it offers.
-Messrs. Blake & Williamson are soon
to opened a grocery store in Smithfeid.
Mr.. Henry ID. Blake's store at Shotwell
will be contiDued by Mr.. Johnnie Bake.
-Vance's powers of magnetism are
illustrated by a local advertisement in Win
ston SentineL. After the speaking the big
horn man of the Salem Brass Band for
got where he left his music book.
EzJr Wood wanted | Now is the time to
pay your subscription in wood. 4 good
cord of oak will pay for TWO YEARS
READING! Prepare for the rainy days,
and long winter nights. Let your family
read if you do not yourself.
In Henderson, Friday night, Messrs
Chas VI Cooke and Walter r Henry made
speeches under the auspices of the Cicve-
land Club that are very highly eOmpil-
men,e1. The crowd was the largest seen
at any political meeting in Henderson for
years, and very enthusiastic.
The Montpelier Club" of Vance
county, attended the Exposition in a body.
Messrs. W. W. White. w. Fl. Burwel,
Walter Bullock, w. H. Boyd, +. Hath
cock, Il. A. Bullock, r. II. Register, aud
perhaps others we're present a FRIDAY.
They all raise tobacco, and live comforta-
bly,.
Among yesterdays arrivals at the
Marlboro were Mr. Z q Stephens, Clinton.
Mas; II Potter, Ipswich, Mas; II \
Otterson, Clinton, Mass ; " L Steele,
Wades5oro; DR. w 7 Enuett, Burcaw
Maj John Hughes, Newbern; J + Mur
rill, Hickory Western Caroiriar'; Hon
b II Bum, Nash county.
The total vote in the October olec
ton is 1SO.373, and the Republica plu-
rality is about II, OC0. In October, 1880,
the total vote was over 10, 900. Had the
Republicans in Ohio maintained their
strength in proportion to the increase Of
| the vote their majority in the election Of
Tuesday would have been upward of 90
900.
Miss Beatrice Leib. of the Harris
Cheney troupe that is to play the Dead
Heart for the benefit of Richmond
Soldiers Home" is SAID to be young,
pretty, and talented. Remember that
the Home" gets half of all tickets
bought of the agents; but gets no advan-
tage of those bought at the hall door.
Seven ''sweet seventeens" in one
carriage coming from the Exposition isa
common sight. They don't ''sardinc' in
that style for the sake of the squeezing :,
but because the sweet sex 20 to see the
show in squads. and when they start
city-ward everybody wants to go in a
pile.-we mean all at one time.
Prof. Will. II. Sanborn. formerly Of
st. Mary's, who married a charming lady
of the faculty, and settled in one OF the
most cultured and attractive little towns
of the Piedmont country, has a card
for the family folk who read this paper.
and they are the leading families of the
State. The card will tell you a few
things which We know to be facts.
Among the young lawyers who pass
ed examination before the Supreme Court
last week were Messrs. John G. Lewis, Of
Wake, VIM. I. Dortch, Jr. and Mr.
Sam. G.. White, Of Wayne, John F. Bru-
ton, of Wilson, Jas. ID. Murphy and Ec.-
bert McCiammy, Of Fender, I. b. Wilder.
of Franklin, T. J. Shaw, of Moore, II.
Ransom OF Northampton.
DR.. E. o. Elliott, OF Sparkling Ca
tawba Springs, tells Us he is arranging
for a large new building at his famous re
sort, to be 3 stories high, and about 200
feet long He will soon haye a little town
of his own. He showed us some speci-
meDs Of fine asbestos taken from a mine
In his control. The fibre is straight and
silky. Nearly fifty years ago an old lady
used the fbres of this mineral to make
candle wicks. She was evidently the first
person 10 discover the practical useful
ness of asbestos, which is now daily COM
ing into demand for fire proof paint, and
other purposes.
One Of Col. lke's Revenue officers
from Chatham last wool S.aprol ,,L;,-