The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-29

Weldon Fair: NoY. l0th-lith.
Thanks to Secretary w. L. Daniel Tor
ticket.
Mrs. Rev. DIR. Black who lives near
=. Marys, furnished breakfast for ld3
.ersons one day last week.
j. w. Reid, Esq, candidate for Cor
gress from the fifth district, is the guest
o., his brother, the Rev. Frank l.. Reid.
Our little bird brings report Of we'd
lings within sight at Hillsboro, Fayette-
Vile, Raleigh, and Roundabout Raleigh
President Primrose telegraphed to
President Arthur a special invitation to
hasten and see the sunset glorles OF the
Big Y.
Rev. w. l.. Long of Graham is re-
ported quite seriously affected by the
runaway accident published last week
Sorry to hear it.
We much regret to learn that DIR.
r. r. Ihrie was stricken with paralysis
while stopping at Mr.. VIM. Jones at
Cary. He was taken home to Plttsboro.
DR.. c. j. O'Hagan made a flying
visit TO the Fair last week.-Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph p. Caldwell, OF Statewide
also.--Mr. w. G. Johnston ofFagm-
ington, also.
"A large number of our citizens were
pained to learn on Sunday that Mr.. W III.
Grimes had suffered an attack OF partial
paralysis. We trust the reports were
exaggerated
TO Druggists: A young man. with
three years experience, sober, willing to
work, best Of references, wishes a sltua-
ton in a drug store. Address-ANY-
WHERE, care of +. & NJ. Raleigh, n. Z.
1t is suggested that the heroine OF
the "French Spy" which was played III
Metropolitan Hall last week would spare
the bushes of the baldheadcd brigade
by adding at least n more iiS-leai TO
her costume.
To-day all the city school children
will have free entree at the Far, ana
they will make a sight worth seeing ; ior
the cradle of to-day is the State OF to-
morrow, and North Carolina cradles are
rarely unrocked.
Gen. Scales spent yesterday in Raj
eigh. As did, also, Mr.. j. w. Reid,
candidate for Congress in the 9Th, Dis
tlict. Also Col. Duncan K. McRae Of
Wilmington. Also Mr.. Thee. n. Ram
say. Also Col. l.. c. Jones and family.
"A negro brought a pistol to Briggs
hardware store to be loaded; saying that
it was empty. Mr.. j. B. Jordan attempt-
ed to draw the rusty spring, when the
pistol discharged a ball through his leg,
inficting a painful though not dangerous
wound.
There are three grand gold medals to
be awarded; one has been already awarded
to Mr.. John L. Patrick, for the best indi-
vidual display of farm produce. These
medals are splendid ores, worth fifty dol
lars or more each, and most artistically
designed by lir. II. Mailer.
Prof. Dabney and others are already
in New Orleans arranging for the North
Carolina exhibit. The favor of the
Farmers Department" is at a premium
with persons who would like to have an
appointment in connection with the
Stota,o avb,h,f ar froa trim
DR.. York was taken quite sick at
Goldsboro and has returned to Wilkes
to save his county. Sorry to hear that a
considerable number of men in the
Alamance and Randalman factories will
not vote for Cleveland, owing to Tariff
ideas. 1t is also said that certain La
Dor Unions are being used against the
Democratic party.
Maj. Bingham. and Capt. Davis, last
week had the floor at the Exposition,
and their handsome grey-clad battalions,
won universal admiration. We do not
know how many cadets were in either
command; but it was a common remark
that such a display by private, and in a
measure local. schools could not be seen
in any other State South ofthe Potomac,
If North of it.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ycargin, dress maker,
while visiting friends in South Raleigh
on Monday. fell upon the side walk from
q stroke of paralysis. Miss Nellie Harris,
fortunately saw her drop, and ran to her
assistance. At last accounts she was un-
conscious. The prevalence Of paralytic
strokes this year excites much remark.
We regret TO add that Mrs. Yeargin
died yesterday evening.
-Lieut-Gov. Robinson, late candi
date for Congress, is said to be running
for the House in Macon county. Sena-
tor Thos. NJ. Holt is a candidate for the
House in Alamance. Col. Sam Tate in
Burke. Grand-Master Williams, of
the Board of Agriculture, in Pitt. Adiu-
tant Gen Jones in Buncombe. The
next House will witness a lively strug-
gle for the Speakership.
1t is wonderful that so few accidents
have occurred. Several days of last week
the trains went out every evening, cram
med and damned, three persons to each
seat, and short boards across the aisle be-
tween the seats, SO that the Is cars car
ried fully l,400 persons. Yet all were
in good humor; and we hear that a train
load spent the whole plight singing songs
on the way to the seashore. There has
been but one serious accident. A train
ON the N. G. r. r., ran off the rails
within sight of the Raleigh depot, and a
po1rn namad Gao.Scotf uos t;llod