The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

A special term of Wake court has
baen ordered to begin March II, for the
trial of Civil cases.
-Thirty-four, out of As, DiOceses have
consented to the new Carolina" Diocese,
and as soon as Bishop Smith, the Senior
Bisbop. sends his certificate, Bishop
Watson will be installed.
A prominent North Carolinian at
the. North recently is said to have or
dered a COLOGNE Bath" 1t cost only
$3.50. but his sensations on coming to
view the bill were doubtless sufficiently
novel to last a life time.
The county Board of Education and
the county Board of Magistrates OF the
county of Iredell, in joint session, Feb.
10Th. elected the Rev Edward Nootten
county superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton for said county, which shows they
know a good worker when they see him.
w II. Bobbitt. ST., 4 subscriber OF
the Farmer and Mechanic at Marion, \.
c., formerly Of Granville, died last
week. aged 67,-highly esteemed by his
acuuaintance.-Hugh Mclsaacs, OF
Asheyille, died very suddenly by hem
orhage Of the lungs.
Wilmington Star says that when
Senator Shermans committee reached
Weldon, en- route to Vicksburg,-they
all rushed into the hotel, and with them
an old man whose negro valet took a seat
by his masters side at the supper table.
Col. J. r. Davis took the darkey bythe
collar, and walked him out. The old man
bumped his back with a loud voice, and
much anger. The senatorial committee
no doubt dreamed Of ''Vicksburg' that
night.
"A company has been organized to
run & line of street cars from the court
house to the Exposition Grounds. 1t is
to be hoped it will inaugurate a perma-
nent system of lines at least as far as
Peace Institute and St. Nlarys. The
city would expand in both directions if
it were not that business men object to
walking a mile or more three times a-day,
through mud OF dust, to reach their place
Of business.
Why talk about supporting Home
industries" when even our Estate
Guards are being measured by a Cincin-
natl tailor, and uniformed in Yankee
BLUE" Are there no tailors in North
Carolina? True, it may be that Petit
bone & Co., who make so many uniforms
for Yankee soldiers, can under-bid our
clothing-makers but even If an higher
price were paid our home makers, the
money would remain at home.
1t makes a fine showing, doesn't
it? We refer to the card of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company in another
column. Geo. c. Jordan, Esq, State
Agent, has fitted up handsome rooms in
Julius Lewis & Cos new building; and
has half a dozen canvassers at work in
the State. We know very little about
the insurance business but so far as
can we judge by appearances, this is a
substantial company. It has many
good names on its list.
Coy. I. j., and Mrs. Jarvis, are
spending a week in Washington. Sen
ator Vance Is absent from that city. He
is on the committee to investigate the
fist fight, with pistolic sequences, in
Danville last year, or some other year,
we forget who. The telegraph brings a
full column every day, telling the same
old story, with Variations. 1t reminds
you Of the Cousin Sallie billiard" story,
wherein after Cousin Sallie had hoisted
her petticoats and waded plump across.
the witness ends-"1nd THAT'S all
know about the fight!
The Durham Bovine continues te
"spread himself" Not coutent Will
"Weeds of the (tobacco) tields,"-he
last week organized a factory to s'pul
the wool of-n"-the Ram, Lamb, Sheep
and Mutton,-o the Plantation. AnC
this week a neighbor Of the "WooLEN
MILLS" has been organized in the shape
Of q $4,000 cotton mill.
Messrs. j. VI. Odell, j. :. Carr, and
]. y. Odell, are owners the last nam
cd to manage the factory. lie has Ia,
experience at the Cedar Fall Mills, ant
at Concord, We believe.
These mills will add several hundre,
persons to the population of Durham in
crease the demand for market supplies
raise the value OF lands adjacent to tn
town, and increase the fame of the place
Thus the Bull boom grows year by year
and the State gains.
Mr.. II. I. Johnston, of Iredell. pu
SIX acres in tobacco, and has alread
sold $3.50 from crop,-with part unsoId
The whole will averaged him sIGo. ne
acre. Cotton or corn would not Eay
brought $50 per acre.
John w. Atwater, ESQ. sold 3l.lO
worth of tobacco from land which usua
" raised W bales of cotton. +. ,
Parish bought the crop.
...Hillsboro Obserrer says: ''AIr. 4
W. Graham purchased from Mr.. Ker
of Alamance, a very fine Jersey cow fC
$125.-Mai. III. L. Jones will locate
Winston, where he will manufacture t.
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