The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02
Visiting DIS.

1t was gratifying to welcome a large
number Of subscribers and friends in tie
f. 4 NJ. office during the past week.
They came from nearly every county IN
the State. and were gentlemen worthy
to represent any community.
In addition 10 those noted heretofore
we mention those from points OUTSIDE
OF Wake county Bros. !. small OF
Washington Gazette. !. W. Scott oi
Carthage Gozettc. Theo Hob-ood OF
A.heyille Daly 1lcaacC, T. A. Old
ham OF Winston Sentinel, !. \. Thomas
Of Louis burr Times. Geo. III. Carr OF
Goldsboro Messenger. j. \. Robinson OF
Winston Leader, j. ID. kernodlc OF Gra-
ham cleaner, /. n. Ingram, OF Frank
Lesiic's, and w. \. Davis, ESQ. who.
though he has ceased to give u Torch
li.ht. will even be welcome in the offices
OF the craft.
JAMES Albert Forney, Esq, aud
Prot Alden l.. Rucker, school Supt. OF
Rutherford county.
-AIes.r- J. C.. J.. Bird. ". d. Bar
gin. aud W. +. Craig, Of McDo~eIL
NESTS Jas. Edwin scott. JAS. \.
Tate. Jas. Kerr, Capt. :. II. Webb,
Thos. VI Cheek, Esq. Capt. Geo, y.
Mebane, aud Capt Jas. A. Tugrcutine,
of Alamance.
CAPT. Il p. PIddisou, J.. \. Paddi-
o Mai. c. ". McCIammy. capt.
Thos. J. Armstrong, and T.. Alderman.
Esq. of Pendcr.
Sheriff J Knox Hughes, Mr. } "
Terry and Mr. \ " Breeze and Mr.
Woods, of Orange.
Sheriff kearncy. Treasurer Il i
Clifton. Mr. EN- Jones, Mr. Henry Win
s,on and Mr. p c Person, of Franklin.
Prof. Chas ID McIver and Mr. II b
Kcrncr. of Forsythe, both young. bright,
and good looking. Prof McIver IS
spending the present month at Chapel
Hill where the Normal School is doing
some excellent work,-Prof. Tomlin-
sons idea being that a Normal School
should really teach the teachers, and
not be simply a social assembly.
Col. John Robinson. President of
Dixie Fair" which promises to be un-
usually fine this fall owing to the supe-
rior crops, and the energy of the socie-
tvs officers.
Maj. J. W. Scott, Mr.. j. A. Worthy,
Mr.. J. f. Cole, and others of Moore
county.
Capt. Thos. 5. Armstead, of Wash
ington county, Grand Master John +.
Woodland, of Wilson /; f. A. Moye.
Esq, o. Pitt; Mr.. w. A. Darden. Jr., of
Greene Messrs Mcdonald, McRae, and
Martin, Of Richmond, Mr.. John O'IIAr
gan, of Wilson.
5. y. Thaxton, Esq. and other
Durham friends, gave us the right hand.
Col. w. III. ). Burgwyn, as IN 40
tive Director Of the State Exposition, IS
10 longer Il stranger in Raleigh. Nor
is Prof. \. ii. Merritt, who has served
several terms in the State Assembly,
and came near taking up his residence
among us for 1 years.
Judge Thos. W. Mason and Capt.
Arlington gave us a pleasant call,
Thursday, and we were able to say, by
hearsay, that a certain speech nomlua-
ting Capt. PEBBLES for Attorney General
was very handsomely done.
Hon. Theo. +. Davidson and DR.. J.
L. Baird. of Buncombe, were pleasant
t. greet; and ''thars them that says
We shall have these gentlemen as Sc
journers in Raleigh next winter. And
the court says-Let it be did!
Prof. John w. Mcleod, of Baden,
who graduated with distinction at Bing-
hams School two years ago, was with US
on Wednesday, and brings a good report
of his new home at Huttonsville, West
Virginia, near the scene Of Gen. K. f..
Lees first battle. The people of that
region are strongly Pemocratic, intelligent
aud progressive. The Prcsbyterians Of
the village have just completed a 5000
church; aud have begun a commodious
.chool-bailding for Prof. Mcleod.
Mr.. J. b. Harris of Cabarrus assures
us the Poplar Tent Fair this fall will be
worth coming to see.
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