The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-24
v~until January 7thr Adieu!
"a merry Christmas 10 you!
-and all Good Cheer
Eor New Year!

The Christmas Card for Editors
4 Postal Note!
Rev. Um Lewis, efPl;ssbu:g, takes
s.. jaime / Church, " 4~sriagton-
CLAYTON Bat praises lie work OF
Messrs. Penny 4 Page Of that town.
a partial eclipse Of the sun visible
at Raleigh, VII. occur March lG; and OF
the moon sept. 3.
The Tar HssI Hoat5,i did lot sup
port $. John. though its EDITORS name
sounds mighty near 10 No-whitsky.
Two youn. R-alei.hltes, Messrs john
son and strorach, have engaged the se.-
vices OF a clergyman for February lltA-
The new route North has had q set
back. The steamer NoseJey, which MADE
the tranfer from Norfolk 10 Cape Charles
sank in .he Bay. No loss Of life.
Mr.. Chas. f. Askew has formed a
business connection with the BIZ paper
house of A. II. Elliott Y Co.. ;. sixth
St., Philadelphia.
Rev. Dr.. L. II. Harding has ac-
cepted the call OF Graham Presbyterian
church, aud will at once remove thlther,
from Augusta, Kentucky.
Young Marshall Williams, of Eagle
Rock. 0 Of Mr.. c. :. Williams, badly
wounded his foot with an axe, while
chopping on Saturday.
-Nice "Christmas card for your
Editor -subscrip.isa faid TO date and
renewal for next year. \ welcome New
Years present, "a rev subscriber.
Bro. J~osepLus Daniels spent last
week in Raleigh. writing for the Chr2s icls
during its editor absence in New York.
Next thing you'll, hear oc a daily in
Winston.
-Nessrs. Moore i Proctor yesterday
had ; counties represented on their floor;
AMI zig prices prevailed. Nr. q. D..
Rand paid SO for the first pound. Mr..
r J. Ivey sold a good lot.
Although Mr. Cleveland will take
his seat on the fourth OF March, the Re-
publican 0~aicehoIder> viii not begin to
march fo.th until some time in April:
and we fear that it VIII prove a mou-
~strously good month Tor April Fools"
among The Iegions Of Aspirants.
The store Of Messrs. Jos. J.. Laugh
inghouss and +. K. Warren, in Pitt
county. was destroyed the other night:
loss >, 900: insurance 5000. 1t was
fired no doubt By the same gang who
murdered Gen. Bryan Grimes; and fois-
oned Mr.. Llughinghouse's wells.
An advertisement in this paper sew
eral weeks past was signed \. W. b
Crinkley, when It should have read \. &
w. 3. Crlnkley. Warrenton. \. c., the 81
having been omitted. If you wish to
rent a fern in Warren, 2 fine old county,
write 10 that firm.
-Asheville 1dcance tells Of an old
man who despjsed banks. and stuck 1915
into a crack in the wall. The ats lad
ministered," aud the yeoman. after SUBJ
hitting the pieces to the Treasury at
Washington got SO. Henow owns 800
worth Of rats somewhere Oh his premises
st. Uory's bus for December is
fat with 100 pages, weli-printed, aud
certainly well filed. Many ofthe articles
are so well written We must think that
old Santa Claus came down the chimney
and whispered In certain pearly shell
shaped ears. \. Il. Old Santa is a
first cousin of ours. y. Bile never
visits his poor kin.
Mrs. Geo. {. Jordan acted as Prima
Dona al the concert at Stokes Hall,
Durham, last night in aid Of the Metho-
dist Church. Mrs. L. ID. Jones, Miss
SOuthgate, and others took leading parts.
The Durham papers all compliment Mrs
Jordan, whose singing in the Presbyte-
rian choir has often been admired by
those who listened.
The types played us some sad tricks
last week. Among other things the au-
thorship Of the brilliant pearls of thought
by the venerable "HURRYGRAPH."
(atat 29), was assigned TO Winston
Sentinel: whereas it ought to have read
Winston Leader; and it was very clever
In Bro. Jas. A. Robinson to keep US in
mind. Do it some more!
At the Methodist Centenary, there
was an attempt to pass a resolution en-
dorsing the Blair Bill. Hon. w. NJ.
Robbins, Rev. r. o. Burton, and other
North Carolinians opposed any such ac-
ton, as likely to cause dissensions; a
large portion of our people being OPP
posed to the BLU Mess the money be
placed absolutely under control of the
States. 1t failed to pass.
Mr.. VIII. W. Fuller. n of the
'Coming Young Men" of North Carroll
IA, who has already Come, in his profess
sion, and in public esteem, was in town
Monday, bringing US renewal for him
self, and Mr.. f. Z. Geer, another Dur
ham friend.
By the by, the Durham Bovine con-
tinues to frisk his tail and paw dirt as ifhe
want feared o'nubbody that sits on the
fence. More than halfa million pounds of
tobacco were sold there the last fortnight
and the City Council has appointed a
Committee to see about water works.
gas works and such like. There Is even
some talk of a railroad depot. If they
get that, they'll wan the capitol!