The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-23

ocratlc committee.
The colored Methodists say their new
church, not far from the Edenton st.
church, will cost $25, 600.
The Republican State Committee
will meet in AshevilIe on Wednesday,
July Both.
Mr.. Lee NJ. Warlick has become an
assistant at Capt. Barriers City Acade-
my in Charlotte.
Thanks for a pamphlet copy OF
Senator Pendleton's recent address at
M~ecklenburg centennial.
Greensboro North state says Gen.
Scales and Dr. York have verbally
agreed to a ~ioint-canvas.
DR.. Norment calls the Republican
Convention, 9th DIST, to meet in Rock
in@ham, Aug. IA.
The Republican nomination for
Congress in the 18th Dist. seems TO lie
between Argo, DevereuX, and Stray
horn.
The tobacco crops of Mr.. A. III.
Green. and Mr.. a. III Temple, near
this city, are very fine.
Gen. T. l.. Clingman favors the
Democratic ticket this year, both State
and National.
Six thousand acres of ripe wheat,
and many dwellings were burned in
Southern California yesterday. loss
$4,000. Zell's Guano works in Balti-
more also totally destroy ell, yesterday.
Mai. A. NJ. McPheeters has been
appointed to arrange and conduct the
bureau of intelligence for the State Ex-
position. And he will do it well
though he will have both hands full.
j. W. Riley and w. Welch, prison.
crs in Smithfield Jail, skipped ont last
week the cells being left unlocked.
These sort of accidents are getting to
be rather common.
d. w. Whitaker, Esq, of the Dur
ham reporter was in the city yesterday,
exhibiting his patent Galley Rack, which
is considered a very useful article for the
printing office.
The Pennsylvania expert, DR..
Chance, told the Board of Agriculture
he could place 200 ions of coal from the
Gulf Mines at 80 a ton the railroads
agreeing to haul it free.
Judge w. Z. Bynum, who was
placed on the Republican State Com
mittee in place of w. w. jenkins, Z. M.
of Charlotte, has resigned on account of
sickness in family and professional en-
gagements.'
Six coach loads of Methodist Sum
day school children. and their guardianss
came from Greensboro last week, and
lemonade, etc. by Raleigh Methodists,
at the cd Palace grounds.
If young ladies wish 10 teach, they
should make haste to learn al least the
rudiments of music We have frequent
applications for teachers. and in almost
every case the teaching of music is in
dlspensiblc.
Gen. Cox, Maj. VIM 4. Smith
("The Horn Of the Hunter is heard on
o "a hills,') Hou. 81. q. Waddell, and
others, addressed the Democratic mass
meeting at Smithtield Oh Saturday
Sheriff NOVEL; has made a full set
%tlenient of Wake county taxes with
treasurer Neathery. The general Juno
was 45,35G.5i. The graded school
taxes e~7,i4G,05. The public school
taxes $50. G0i.G8. The settlement was
verified by Messrs. Geo. II. Snow and
Sol. j. Allen. committee.
Col. John I. Patrick is advertising
for los bands to work in Vineland Park.
Moore county. and Mr.. +. X. Gaines
announces the del,Attare OF sonle lami
lies With pretty blonde daughters" to
make 0lzir home there. 20 Rory
O'NEoore ico.aty) coulted Kathleen
Bawn! :"
The slim manager named Atkinson,
who wears a pigeou-tailcd coat il, day.
time. aud sucks a dadc's cane. is said to
be engaged to marry Lula Hurst. lie
must make up in nerve what I've lacks in
muscle for certainly i'll auy squabblcs
''tlle bottom rail would take tie OPP
judging by he way she floors whole reg.
imcntS OF nie4s.
From a representative of this paper
who recently stopped at CGl. \. Fred
erick'S hotel i'll Wadcsb0ro VIC get a
good account of that house. 1t would
be yell if all our smaller towns would
brush Hp their hotel accommodations.
Strangers get their impressions from
personal Treatment. rather tliah from
the actual situation. We have known
men to abuse a town Al their lives,
simply because they had q poor nights
sleep. in d bed which was cot q A~d be-
cause it was a iatle buggy.
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