The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-01

Insertion OF the card bring no fruits, IL
car be repeated for another month, at
later period. on same terms.
Rev. w. 5. Lacy had to dec.il Ne q
second call from the second church at
Wilmington.
Prof. Il X. Meade, Jr., of Charlotts-
will, Va, grandson of Bishop Meade, will
open a high grade school for young men
and boys in Hickory on Monday the 2eth
inst.
Miss Hoke and sister will continue
the Mary Wood Alexander SCHOOL,
in Lincolnton. Miss Bessie Johnston is
teaching near DIR. Crouse's.
"A young gentleman of a prominent
Central Carolina family desires a situa-
ton as teacher. Has taught three or
four years. Can can teach English.
Latin, Greek. etc. Excellent References.
Address NUMBER FIVE, care of Far
mer and Mechanic.
A lady of long and successful expe-
I4chSC wants d oltudIiou DIS tcdCIici VI
Music, Vocal and Instrumental. She
would refer to Prof. A. H. Merritt, Pitts
boro, or Rev. j. Rumple, Sails bury.
Lev. S. Ii. Chester was elected
moderator of Orange Presbytery at Hllls-
boro Friday night.
The State Synod of the Presbyter.-
ans at Winston has above 100 ministers
in attendance.
The two ladies advertised in Farmer
d. Mechanic as NUMBER Two" have
secured situations.
Mr.. +. Poston, Of Cleveland county,
arranged to leave his wife and children
in Shelby, and hen entered Wake Forest
College to study for the ministry. We
vent to school in Pennsylvania with a
man of 40 who lived with his wife in the
school building, studying for the minis
try. he was an humble Bean by name,
a sheep in appearance and manner, and
far from bright intellectually but his
plodding purpose, and meek acceptance
of the situation won our boyish respect,
if not admiration. If he hasn't made o
successful preacher it was not from lack of
trying some twenty years go.-M Mr..
Evan D. Cameron, who last spring left
the Lress to enter the Bar. has right
about-faced' into tho pulpit, and last
week preached in Laurinburg.-Mr.
f. p. Green of Warrenton has gone to
take a course in theology under Rev. DR..
Smith,
Prom the Charlotte Observers re-
port of Mecklenburg Presbytery last
week, we take the following:-
The matter of gravest interest was
the trial of Rev. ID. Z. Robinson, the
former pastor of Sharon church, which
was conducted on Friday, and a verdict
reached IN Friday evening at 3 o'clock.
The charges against Mr.. Robinson were
LIST. pnkind and unchris tian treat
ment of Mrs. Martha A. Robinson, his
lawful wife. by words and actions.
End. Violating those comm ,ndments
of the Law of God relating to marriage
and his solemn obligations as a hus-
band.
Rev. n. NJ. Woods was prosecutor,
and Rev. G.. d. Cook defended the &C.
cused. These charges were sustained
and MIR. Hobinson was suspended from
the church and his office as a minister.
At the recent meeting Of the Pres,
hytery of Fayetteville at Galatia church
in Cumberland county, the rally Of the
Scotch was notable, Among the mem
beers of the l'resbytery were the vener.
able Rev. Hector Mclean and Rev
Evander McNair, ID. d., both tall
straight. tremulous, hoary. DR.. Nc.
Nair's beard sweeps its snowy mantle
over his breast. There were also two
brothers, Rev. M. and Rev. A. Nc
Queen, each of whom was G #. 4 inches
Red hair, high cheek bones. fair face!
rudy with the sun, marked the tai
stalwart men, who show that they ART
the descendants of the Scotch Highlan
ders. And the naples sound like tn,
roll call OF the clans, gathering under
the Argyle. Besides Blacks, Shaws
Curries. Gillises, Gillespies. Blues
Buies, Campbells, Fergersons, Fairleys
kelleys, keiths, and such good plai,
Scotch names, there were Mckays (pro
nounced Mckoy,) McIvers (pronounce'
McKeeyerl, Mc4ntyres, McNeills, Nc
Natter, McIiaes, McQueens, McBrydcs
Mclntoshes, McInnises, McDufties, Nc
Diarmids, McEacherns, (p%rOnunciatiol
only learned orally, but somewhat Nc
.Ah-hun), McEachins, McGeachys, (botl
equally untransferable), Mckinnons
and many others. My hearts in tn
highlands may be their song. but thei
bodies and their names are manifest
in the sandhills of North Carolina.