The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-22
- Clinton Fair, December In.
Concert at Peace Institute tonight,

-Oouau in Raleigh 6 to 81. Too low
to t4ik about.
Two hundred and sixteen student at
the university.
a fcn ale Base Bal cub Is expected
IN Ia'ciSH ,aia lsD.
- BIZ excursion from Newbern is
expected to arrive to-day.
T. G. Oakley is the Republican can
didate for the House in Durham county.
The Edgccombe Guards will enter
the Prize Drill at Richmond Fair next
month.
-Ex Gov. Frank Moses, Of s. c., has
been again arrested for sgindling at De-
troit, Mich.
-Mr..Geo. \. Thompson Gas been
nominated for the House by the Demo
crats Of CasweIl.
Dir. Eugene Grissom has received let
tiers from Republicans of high status in
the party, endorsing his card"
President Robinson of the r. 4 @.
system arrived yesterday with a special
train, and numerous guests.
There are go specimens of different
kinds of wood at the Exposition all
grown in the forests of North Carolina.
a fat little Cupid moulded out of
butter by Mrs. Louis L. Amis of Gran
Vile attracts attention and smiles from the
ladies,
Petersburg had "Pinaforc'' last
week with Miss Lucy Raeland as ''Jose-
phine," and Miss Pattie Plummcr as
'Iiebe."
n. V. Corpening, of a prominent
family in Burke and Mcdowell counties,
shot himself through The head at Marion
OF Saturday.
-Tais number Of the I. & NJ. wa got
ten out under great difficulties. Excuse
it. We also hare to use an inferior qaal'
lily OF paper because the drought has
stopped the mills.
Miss Frances Fishers new novelette,
-.'Thc Story Of an E7opemeat, now
running in Godey's Ladys-Book bids
fair to have much popularity when
printed in book form.
Col. Roger o. Gregory. OF Oxford.
with Miss Mary Belle Gregory and Sis
ter, and Miss Lucy Gregory, spent a day
in the city last eek,-welcomed by
many friends. n of whom we.
-"Grandma Granville" was here last
week, ana left her card at the House
hold in the shape of a box of apples.
round, plump, and rosy-cheeked as a
well, we call no names. Very nice.
MIR II L Petty, of Cameron, dropped
IN yesterday bringing a new subscriber
Although a young man he has a vineyard
producing 500 gallons of fine wine, which
We tnlnk equal to any native wine mace
Col Paul Means decided action il
giving pledges TO stand by the farmers
and give up all his Railroad connection,
has resulted in the withdrawal of Mr.. T,
A. Moser, thereby epsuring Means cleo
ton.
Boarding house sofas and pianos in
Raleigh are having a rough time iowa
days. We hear of twenty six courtin.
couples under one roof, but that must
be m exagScration. 1t would have
resulted in war.
-CardS are out for any interesting GER
emory in the LIST Methodist church, in
the town Of ShOtweil, at go p. H., on
"Wednesday next. Several young ladies
from Virginia, and nearer home will hold
boquets for "a fairer flower"
The cotton mills at Fall River.
Mass, SHUT down last week, throwing
ten thousand persons out of employ
ment. The stoppage is only temporary,
but viii help to keep down the price of
cotton for another fortnight.
There must be a good deal of retail
trading in Raleigh. Fully a dozen per
sons have asked us to direct them to dry
good stores, druggists, m~illiners. ard
others, whose advertisements they had
seen in he Farmer and Mechanic.
Col. l.. L. Polk came home on sun
day for a visit of several weeks, unless,
called away sooner. He reports the
organization of a stock company With
abundant capital to push the "Diphtheria
Remedy for all that it Is worth.
-s1hubam Day" was a notable occa-
sioes I've traia loads, carrying fully
HOO people came down in style, and
made things lively at the grounds. 1t is
characteristic of Durham hat when her
people are called Tor" they "come."
Complaints reach US from many quar-
ters that laiies often fail to receive the
old-tine Southern couItesies when trav-
cling on the cas-. i lady writes Us
strongly on the subject, and pays high
praise to Senator Ransom's speech at
Morrisyille, wherein he abiured Southern
men to protect their women~kind, treat
ing with knightly courtesy, and chival-
rous respect, as in the days of old.
zTreasurer Bowden of Duplin county
sre1sntly feb short in his accounts be-
' tween four and Ave Thousand dollars
the second instance of the kind in that
county within a few wears His SuratiaS