The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-27
notice ofCounty Clerk Upchurcf

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Bro. Jane, A. Robinson is sugge.-
ted for Treasurer of Forsythe county. lie
is honest, capable, aud has labored long
for the party.
The .Setcafhc .imcrtcaR gives an
illustration Of a valuable Back Band
Buckle invented by Mr u. s. Pender of
TarborO.
A letter from I;rv. NJ. V. McDuf-
lie, of Henderson. lcri~ rs to infer that
lie docs not deucuu g base ball playing;
but only the cXcc>- %, il.
The fact that 4 survey is being
made from Frauh'uion to Louisburg
:hccrs ouI Franklin friends with the
hope OF comin- - Raleigh to buy their
Jristma, tucks. We hope so, heartily.
enc hundred thousand dollars worth
0fFhursC-hcah burned at Cynthiana, Ky
90 Sunday. The Abdailah stables, with
Long Branch, Chestnut, aud Jersey Lilly,
were burned.
Wilson Mpro. compliments Gen.
Cox's speech at Nashville. The General
still suffer. from his accident, and is tax
ing a weeks rest with his family near
Ashcvillc.
-l;cy. Dr. Neil Mckay delivered the
address at the lGaTnett Agricultural
Club, Oh the IIth inst, at McNeill's
grove, aud we hear spoke his opinions
pretty plainly relative to the State Ag-
ricultural Department Or Department
al methods.
No less than four, possible more,
county iails have been broker, 1.-THE
prisoners escaping in North Carolina
within the samc number of weeks past.
Three men escaped from Wilson Jail last
week, and a gaug got almost out Of
Edenton jail the eame night.
Prof. Geo. ID. NIcares, we'll known
n I;aleigh's musical circles, will leave
-o-day ior Macon, Ga lo take charge
Of a Music Association similar to the
Philharmonic Club. He is we'll posted
N his profession aud has published a
number of musical compositions.
Atlanta had d big time last week.
The new kimball House was completed
and the Consultation moved into lis new
building which cost 500, 600 and is the
finest newspaper rfiicc in the South. 1t
has a press which prints and folds Il, 600
papers in al hour, the papers having
twelve pages. 81 We goi
"A new epoch in the career of Warm
Springs Is about to begin. Messrs. Jos.
Pcttyiohn, (whO will continue as resi-
lent managcr,) w. W. Rollins. Frank.
in Coke. NJ. ID. kavanaugh and G.. D.
Fisher, Of La, aud VIII 5. Hayes, Of
Louisville, have purchased the property
ior $4,000; and VIII spend $4,000 in
improvements. 1t IS easy TO be seen
that If properly uruamCnted and pro-
vided with modern equipments, the
famous old resort Will become a rival
10 NllSlnld ll'r sulphur.
Two ships, monsters built for the
war, which ended before they could be
used, have atOud OH the stocks in Brook
.yn Navy Yard for % years; no use
being made of them, and the expense of
pulling them to pieces being considered
100 largely III excess Of any use that
could be made oi the material. A law is
N existence %loIbildius the taking in of
any more men Ill tue yards for ninety
days prior to al election. The ninety
days begins sept, Sd. Last week an
order came to the yard ordering tie en-
ployment OF 4 very large folce at once
to pull to pieces the ships, Java. and
Colossus The law Is not evadcd, and
hundreds ut extra votes are secured for
Blaine Comment is needless.
Mr.. Walter Woolcott has returned
from Pokecpsic, where he took a coulse
at Eastman's Commercial College.
And, 10y the by, the connection at
VIM. Woolcott's extensive establishment
last week was not due to accident it was
merely the arrival of his fall and winter
stock, selected for the Wholesale Trade.
country merchants an find no more favor
able time to till their shelves with Head
gear, Foot-warc, ard IIabifments for Il c
middle man. Twenty years ago Mr..
Wooleott began in Newborn with a small
store, small stock, and small profit.
Year by year the business has grown
until now it stands among the hall dozen
largest dry-goods houses in North Car, :
Ina.
There was much eXcilementin Fay
ettevillc last week over the hostile cor
respondencc between Messrs. J.. III. and
J. il. Myrover, and Mcssrs Josiah Evans
aud II. X. Bryan, Jr., editors of the Sur.
Briefly stated: Il letter was written to
the State Chronicle by Mr.. J.. III. Myroy.
CIR supposed TO refer to the Sun. That
paper responded in strong language.
Mr., Myroycr promptly sent a challenge.
and went to Shoe Heel TO avoid arrest.
In the complications which ensued 1--WE
have seen only IL side of the story.
and therefore refrain from commenO the
Afessrs. Evans and Bryan were placed
under bond; and declined Mr.. Ms pro-
posal TO fight regardless of the bond.