The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-08

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. charge OF the Orange county exhibit.
4 clergyman's wife in Raleigh last
n.-a bought 800 yards of carpetiug at
g.. ward, to overlay her floors. This
flows the cost of city residence.
Prof Junius b. Wheeler, an uncle
.rlIaf John w. Moore, the Historian,
has ac-igned from Wet Point Academy,
.|rtmned to North Carolina to reside.
Filth Annual Fair OF Rhonoke Dist.
l..a.e. at Woodland, y. c.. Oct. IL
--H. 81. J. II. Edwards, Pres, Ii. c.
Flsards, Treas -, +. j. Lassiter, Sec'y.
obi. acknowledgements for a ticket of IN
r~.a.jon.
quite a large number of society IA
~v.r-tcs from various parts Of the State
..r visiting friends in Raleigh, and the
l.acc> OH Tuesday and Friday nights
r.eaI many stars III der the brilliant
moon.
The O6seFrer learns that Capt.
Tom Chavasse was struck i'm tie face by
d ...-'i III hpph liAOHu ny NOlilC HIS
.r,aut in the darkness, as he was haul
s.. the circus train into Sandf,rd. Mon
d4v night. His jaw and eye were al
most destroyed.
DIR. BIacknall, the well known
druggist OF Durham. spent yesterday
seeing the biz y, and not forgetting the
F.E NORMAN Long, Esq, and
Miss Long. Of Franklinton, were also
n.h Us yesterday on the same pleasant
nauj.
MIR. John \. Williams, who adycr-
t-cs IA another column, j. IA well known
aud responsible citizen of Granville, a
BROTHER OF Capt. A. III. a. Williams,
-apt. Of the Oxford X. r.. and State
senator from that Dist. Our readers at
d distance can freely correspond with
Nh. Williams.
The Swiftfoot b. Il. Association di-
banded last week, after a reasonably sue
ccsslul season. The fact that more than
q thousand dollars were taken in at tie
pags gates during the severe weather Of
the summer shows there is public interest
in such games. Capt Askew will proba-
BY revive his club next season.
Raleigh families who wish boarders
ran insert their address. the number of
beds they have, and their price per day.
in Farmer and Mechanic for only ten
cents & week. These addresses will re
lut at head Of the local column. and
will lie seen. and remembered by thous-
auds of strangers. We have had a dOz-
ru inquiries for Family Board already.
Talk about not having distinguish
el Tar Heels. Why look at John Los
low, the manager Of itobiusoa's circus,
wh5 so high as he? He was educated at
Chanel Hill aud has for his daddy-in-law
The owner of the Jumbo" of shows,
while he himself possesses the glory OF
having shaken the fat sides of Fun aud
Laughter through all these united
States and adjoining counties ~ IF
were not a Jester"-said Caesars clown
Il would be willing TO be Caesar"
The property advertised by Fir. y.
NJ. Tomlinson seems a very desirable
4ge. 1t is within two miles Of railroad,
s.4ooI. church, and mill advantages, in
one OF the most prosperous sections OF
Wtbe. AIr. TomlinsOn is u OF the
FIX farmers who live at home" and
never buy flour, meat, butter, eggs hay
~ such like. He came Ia last week
wish & load Of fresh pork, splendid gel
low butter. worth 35 cts. per pound
pure lard, aud a bucket of rich and re-
iresLing butter milk for the editor, a
piece of thoughtfuIness for which We
thank Mrs. I.
Engineer \. Il. Garrett, Of th'
Florida Southern L. r., dropped in Il
see the big y. aud his Raleigh friends
lat week, and met an hearty welcome
He says the heat in Florida was not 81
oppressive as here, because the SCI
breeze kept the air in motion. Mrs
Garrett. with her sister, Mrs. DeNcauX
Kindly remembering the f. X Ms fond
ness fer fruit. brought us a dozen lus
,iouS oranges raised in her own garden
at4d some grape fruit" a large yellow
ball the size of a c%ocOanut, containing
Itilp like an orange, though not .
sweet, nor juicy. \ pleasant remern
br,nee!
a pleasant call Yesterday from Nj
T.. II Britton. formerly of Charlotte, an
Mrs. Britton, a native of Linco!nton, t
which tlace they are going on a visit
0 | friends. The past nine years the
lave resided in Boston, and. having b.
cone accustomed ia the clean pave
str, cts. the fne buildings, and magn't
cltIailwavs 81 that region, they expire
the regret wi ich all of III ale apt to te'
ON contrasting tue North aud South
HtLcsc respects; the advantage being Gu
to denser population. greater wealth, 40
the half century Of tribute which tt
South has paid to New Englsnd IN ii
share Of Tariffs and .'IauEee Notions
HI+. on tie other baud. Mr.. aad VIZ
Britton are delighted to note the marke
improvements at all points IN North Ia
c.t.a Fifteen yeais ago.thcy, tl.cn a youn
-.uu'e IN their Honeymoon, set the hr'
- 80 If a little weekly. allied The WeSfc'
-loriL CarOitnr Itaitcdtor, which Y
started and ran Tor i year IN K1theri2r'
ton.
II was the first instance in the Stat,
and we think the first Ia the South, OF