The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
Personal and Social.

Personal snd Social.
Squire John K. Brown Of Earpsboro
IL in town.
Mrs. Col +. A. Odds left this morn
ing on a short visit to New York.
Rev. J. +. Hoffman was with US last
week, working up Trinity College. Work
will tell in time.
Miss Cornelia Person and Miss
Eva Harris, OF Franklinton, are visiting
friends in Hickory.
-Messrs. K, w. Weathers, Andrew
Broadfoot, H. NJ. Cowan and many other
summer tourists have returned.
A. ID. Jones, Esq, Of Cary, has been
appointed Representative from the 4th
! Congressional Dist, at New Orleans Elk.
position.
Mr.. 7. NJ. Argo said to an OJserre
reporter that as between York and Scales
he should SUPPORT Scales.
Mrs. V. &. Aver writes IN high
praise of the progress end enterprise, as
well as the hospitality she had met with
at Battleboro. Rocky Mount, Toisnot,
Wilson, and other eastern towns.
Miss Carrie Murray went over to
| Franklin county TO a jolly picnic near
Fosters store. In the evening, the
young ladies were invited TO transfer the
dance TO Kittrell, and go home with the
sons in the morning.
The health Of DR.. John 5. Watkins,
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church,
has been greatly benefited by his trip
to Virginia. The officers of his church
have extended his vacation. 1t is the
earnest hope of his many friends here
that he will return fully restored to
health.
Jos. E. pogue, Esq. of Henderson,
who is now half a Raleighite 1.-THE Better
Half is 81 ending the week in the city,
where be has numerous friends. Although
q manufacturer of plug tobacco he says
the samples of fine leaf daily coming into
Raleigh will attract the attention of Hen
derson buyers. SO be It'll
The death of DIR. VIM. Levi Love
of Macon county, ends the career Of a
man who at one time was the most
prominent figure west Of Asheville, and
gave promise of still greater prominence
in politics. He was a Northern man
but became a large property owner
in n. &. prior to the war. He died in
his 57th year.
Mrs. Senator Vance, by all &C.
counts, is as successful in winning the ad-
miration Of the ladies, as is her husband
among men, and that is the biggist COM
pliment of the season; for the gentle sex
have sharper eyes and smaller ears than
We popular sovereigns, The Senator
and family are at his Black Mountain
farm. MI. Thos. Vance, We see stated,
will make his home in Lenoir.
Miss Maggie h. Mcmillan, of L4au-
rell Hill, has taken charge of Rolling
Academy, on Lumber River Miss
Maggie C. Mcmillan is sojourning at the
Red Springs.--Miss Matte Gibson
and Miss Connie McNa'r are enjoying a
trip to Jackson's Springs.-And the
Little Bird" which brought us these
items whispers that several young men
are daily watching the road like as if
they had lost something.
1t is a good sign that ladies are
getting more interested in newspapers
than formerly. A dozen years ago it
was almost a rare thing to see a girl
with q newspaper in her hands, while
only the more intellectual of the married
ladies were fond of such reading. Part
of the change is due to the newsier
character Of the press (when we entered
journalism a paper contained nothing
but politics. and partly to the higher
education OF the gentle sex.