The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-23


tograph, and repenting at railroad speed,
has had three examples within our
personal knowledge. But VIC feel bound
to admit that in one case wherein the
partie. had their Srst view Of each other
on the morning ot the marriage the issue
has been exceedingly happy. A ueS in
stance of courtship at Long tav' has
just occurred. Mr.. f. +. Giles, Of Ashe-
viIe. and Miss Annie Shadrack Of Green
wood. 5. G., were engaged by letter. and
met for the first time the night before the
wedding - A silly girl named Bertha
Clear, in Philadelphia, enjoyed the sen
sation Of Icing married TO the Living
Skeleton, an hideous fellow who ex.
hibits his skin and bones in a dime mu-
scum. The girl went home after two
days honeymoon" ard Is raid to have
gone crazy, though her husband denies
this and shows letter, from her asserting
that she does not rue her bony bargain
The affair is disyraceful.-MrS. Gen.
W n. Pendleton, died in Richmond last
week. aged I.,-on the anniversary of
her husbands death one year ago.
Miss Alice Wilson of Burke is visiting in
Rockingham.-Mrs Robt. II. Jones
and children will shortly remove to Dur
ham to reside, as Der husband decides TO
become a permanent citizen OF that town.
Raleigh will be sorry to lose them
Geo. W. Childs, OF Philadelphia, the rich
newspaper man, gave a gay and gaudy
banquet to Madame Christine Nilsson,
the singer. Read this THE room
had been transformed into a veritable
fairy land by the free use of pot plants,
cut flowers and other decoration. The
table was shaped like a long eliptical
leaf. In its centre a clcverly-cut design
in ice was shown in the form of q group
of dogs playing upon various musical In
struments. At every lady's seat was
placed a beautiful basket formed Of Royal
Worcester china, and filled with exquisite
and costly roses. The dinner cards were
natural leaves, on which the name Of the
guest was painted in letters OF gold, and
attached to each leaf was a bunch of fill
bert nuts, painted to resemble ripe cher
ries, each nut being filed with candy
drops. 'Mrs. Senator Mcdonald is
as beautiful as she was ambitious. She
has white hair, large brown eyes, and a
complexion like peaches and cream. She
got a divorce a few years ago from her
husband, Jehiel A. Barnard, and married
the Senator. She had been married TO
Mr.. Barnard for over twenty years, and
her son is the husband of one of Senator
Sherman's nieces@.North Carolina
very soreiv needs an institution, or Socie-
", like the one in New York, in Charles
ton, and in Richmond,-to vita "Wo-
mans Needle Work Exchange,'-t fur
nish employment to whose circum
stances neces.ltate their self-support, but
who are untitled for any except needle
work. These Exchanges not only buy
the articles, but in some cases furnish the
material, and the patterns. In other
cases, they merely receive the goods on
consignment and offer them for sale,
thus enabling ladies in the country to
find a market for little nick hacks and
fancy work. We notice that the Rich
mond Exchange has during the few
months Of its existence; sold over s., 900,
worth of sewing for lady consignors.
Raleigh has four or FIVE ladies who have
both the wealth and the leisure to organize
such an institution and to do so from
pure charity, without a thought Of self
advancement. Aud there would be no
lack of that better reward, the graft
tude of hundreds OF good women--many
of them the wives, widows. or daughters
Confederate solGiers--who need the as
s~istance which such a medium for self
respecting support would afford.-Mrs
Valera Stone, a New England lady, who
has given half a million dollars to various.
institutions for her six. died last week.
What a hutter there must have been
among the angels when she was seen
coming?-Much regret is expressed
at the illness of Miss Annie Snow, who
recently accepted a position as teacher in
Goldsboro Graded School. An icy pave
ment caused a severe fall, which resulted
so seriously that her relatives were sent
for; but she is much better, the Colds
boro papers state.-Miss Lula and Miss
Annie Edmondson, of Wayne, have been
visiting Mrs. John w. Blount, at Snow
Hlll.-Miss Annie Thompson Of
Chatham has been visiting relatives in
Leasburg Mary Manning has
been visiting DR.. II Ihrie's family in
Pittsboro, and Miss Maggie Haughton. of
that town, is visiting Mrs DR. Lee Battle
at Durham q. W. H." writes from
Washington that Zone of the most Gle
CANT Of this winters reception was that
of Mrs. Senator Vance, this afternoon.
That popular lady was assisted by her
sister, Miss Steele. and by Miss Sadie
Greene, of North Carolina. A lady in
forms Us that Mrs. Vance wore green
velvet. court train and diamonds Miss
Green, in second mourning, gross grain
black silk, diamonds and natural white
rose buds; Miss Steele. who is young
and petite, albatross cloth"