The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-04
Mr.. Walker Meares was elected

Supt. Of Instruction ID New nov
Capt. 5. Alexander and Gen. Rufus
Barriuger made an earnest effort to get
Mecklenburg Magistrates to vote 500
for the State Exposition, but failed.
"A noteworthy change Of postofhce
schedule. The mail for Goldsboro land
beyond closes at l p. M, instead OF 3,
as heretofore; aud the Western mail
closes at I instead Of 1870.
The great English Derby was a draw
the horses St. Gaticn and Harvester com
ing in with noses 50 even at the string
that none of the Judges could say which
was the faster. Such an accident, the
| SIM says, has not occurred since 1875.
"A large meeting Of respect to city
| collector A. D. Royster. Mr.. Bachelor
presided. Ex-Gov. Holden drew the
resolutions. and they are well express
ed. Remarks were made by a dozen
prominent citizens.
Tile large brick j-story warehouse Of
VIM. Hooper Il Sons. between Gay &
Frederick Sts., Baltimore, fell on Thurs
! day afternoon. without a moments
warning, burying a dozen men, eight OF
whom were instantly killed. The
whites were Mortimer Linthicum, Ken
meth MacLca. &. Hook. and J. Kelly.
Prof. VI. :. Noble, Maj. Finger and
Rev. r. J.. Alternately are advocated
for Supt. OF Public instruction. Many
papers favor Capt. j. f Dugger. A
number Of papers favor Mr.. W. III.
Page. Others favor Prot. Tomlinson.
Quite Il large number of writers have
urged Prof. A. II. Merritt.
delegates can come to the State
Convention over any Railroad at reduc-
ed rates by purchasing return tickets at
the depot from which they start. Unless
| this be done they will have to pay full
fare both ways. Chairman Battle so
states.
Chairman w. r. Pool having re-
signed, Mr.. \. J. Montague was electeda
member of the County Commissioners,
and thus at once enters upon service.
Messrs. Smith and Jones, the other new
members. do not take their seat until
December.
The prevailing remark in New York
now is-''We mourn our loss, which is
Grant < Wards %gain!" The man whom
w. & G. don't owe anything, takes care
not to confess it; cause it would argue
himself uE-own
Maj. 70. Bingham called yester-
day. All is going on well at Bingham
School. His daughter, Miss Mary Kerr
Bingham, graduated at Peace Institute
this week with distinction having been
awarded the medal for best English es-
say.
IT'S an iil-wind that suits nobody"
The recent cold snap ruined the tobacco
farmers of New England and Pennsylvania
We do not rejoice over it but We think
our tobacco growers eau take encourage
ment from the outlook.
Reports from all parts of New York,
Ohio and Pennsylvania tell of disaster to
fruits, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
"A lady in Ashevillc, whose address
can be learned from Gen. tombstone
JONES' or, personally, from u.s.
wishes to employ a good cook, (white)
wages about SO per month and a girl
OF S or 10 10 raise and train as house
keeper (she would have to be appren-
ticed); and also a ~dinning-room waitress.
The lady has a summer Boarding
House. Here is a situation for three
respectable white women, in a healthy
and pleasant locality.
The City Hall Bell was tolled on
evening in tribute to memory of
Arkansas Delaware Register, City Collec-
tor, who died during the afternoon. Al
most ere the solemn hnell had ceased to
peal, the colorei band struck up Capt.
jerk ofthe Horse Marine, "or some other
"testlbui' tune, and on went the dance.
OF course no di~srespect was intended
and it is mentioned merely as an %illustrs-
Of the way the world wagS. The Demo
Convention, at the instance of
chairman Armstcad Jones, changed
from the City Hall to the Court House
N mark of respect to the dead cole ctor.
Recently appeared in this paper an
advertisement for a good location for a
physician. The advertiser was DIR. j. t.
J. Battle, Earpsboro, a graduate of Bal
lmore College, of physicians and Sur
seons, and a member of our State
Medical Association. During a recent
We warmly recommended to him
v adesboro as the better of two loca-
ions which have been heard from. He
to remove thither, aud has pur-
the practice Of DIR. A. B. Hunt
ey. AND now We can commend DR.. Bat
lie to the people of Wadesboro as a young
nan Of good character, sobriety, and so :,
ar as we know, well posted in his pro.
I
y very large number of carriages ;
ollowed the body of A. ID. Royster to ,
he grave. He was so warped and dis {
10y rheumatism that a special !
.oliin was required. Gov. Holden said T:
hat but for his Affections AIr. r. would :
ave taken great prominence in public
lie. The pall-bearers on the part Of
'~1asons, who had charge of the funeral.
we're Messrs W J Hicks. j Il Williams. /
las a Briggs, Fab III Busbee, J b Meath S
ny, G. Rosenthal and J j Fray. The
of the Masous was largest ever