The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-04

plains that jeff Davis is still thrust
upon a disguised public without regard
to their feelings" So we thought
when a few days ago Senator Hawley
thrust Mr.. Davis before the disguised
public and tried to keep him there.
1.-THE Justices of the Supreme
Court, this morning, directed licenses to
practice law, in the several courts of this
State, to issue to the following gentlemen
VIZ:
Sidney Thomas Beckwith, Hyde county.
Samuel Weir Dick, Guildford
Henry Churchill billiard, Norfolk, Va.
John BRYAN Lewis, Nash
Edward Francis Lovill, Watauga
Phillip Bayard Picot, HEREFORD
Lasker Polk, Warren
Adolphus Erwin Posey, Henderson
Marcellus Charles Ransom, Granville
Emery Elisha Raper, Davidson
John Duncan Shaw, Jr., Richmond
Bartlett Ship, Mecklenburg
Henry Stewart Macon
John Thomas Strayhorn, Orange
Joseph Walter Summers, Mecklenburg
Thomas Edward Whitaker, Halifax
William Leigh Williams, BERTHE
George Gregory Wilson, Guilford.
....There now lies, within six miles
of Clayton, an old engine, supposed to
be the second ever used in the State 1t
was purchased by Thomas +. Christ
mas, now deceased, about fifty years
ago, and was first put up at Fipper's
Cross Roads, 10 miles northwest OF Raj
eigh, TO run a small wool carding ma
chine. Some years later Mr. Christmas
moved hi. machinery and the ancient
engine, down eight or ten miles below
Raleigh on Neuse river. The engine
was finally purchased by DIR. Watson
and removed to Watson's mills Oh
Neuse, six miles below Clayton. 1t is
still the property of Col. j. w. B. Wat
son and lies zeal his mills on the banks
Of the river completely covered over,
and surrounded by briers and shrubbery.
A reporter learned these facts from Mr..
Il. D. Christmas, who wa. quite small
when his father first purchased the Ell.
gine.....A friend writing to lis from
Selma informs us that on the n inst,
a ire broke out in a store house of Mr.
J. Rains, but it did not do any damage
but it. would if the people of the town
had not assisted him in putting it out
Clayton Bid.
...Philadelphia, Pa, January 90
Miss Rena Hillman. IS years of age
though blind from her childhood is con
sidered the belle of Brooklyn. Camden
county, n. j. During a visit to hel
grandparents in this city she formed the
acquaintance of a man named JOhr
Cramer. of ~insinuating and
pleasing address. also blind. lie repre-
scented himself as a professor OF music
and making money rapidly. They haC
many clandeStine meetings. when era
mer finally proposed marriage. Miss
Hillman did not apprise her parents 0
her choice and was married at thu
house of her sister. She says the cere
mopy was performed by the Rev. j. b
Graw, d. D., and after a short, but de
lightful honeymoon her husband said he
had to 60 to Brooklyn, l.. L., to examine
some students in music and urged her tt
return to her parents, where he woult
Join her in a few days. Preparation
were made by the old folks to welcome
their son-in-law, but he not appearin!
as promised, a search was finally made
but his whereabouts have not been as
certained. Rev. DR.. Graw was great,
surprised today when the sad story wa
related to him. He declared that h
never married the couple and knew
nothing at all about the affair.
1.-The State needs industrial
schools. They have been thorough
tried in Massachusetts and other State
and with excellent results. Skilled me
chanics are always in demand. 1t i
difficult under the present system to oh
tain them in the South. If We had me
ehanical schools this want would b
met and all over the State there woul
be trained workmen who understood
their business. Mr.. Blowson in th
North Carolina Teacher for January
: urges the establishing Of a mechanics
! and agricultural college. He says:
6 will not North Carolina now max
/, good her pledge for the one hundred an
forty thousand dollars which she receiy
ed from the United States Governor
for this express purpose: Is it not tn
q duty of those who claim to represen
the people to look after this matter? !
e further delay in this matter is an iDiur
to those for whom this gift was intended
e The so called agricultural feature of th
g University is good, as far as it goes. bl
it does not fulfill the obligations of Il
e State, nor will lit satisfy the wishes
the people when fully enlightened c
this subject
d Give the University an endowmel
sufficient to meet this demand. Nal
the college os mechanics and a~gricultu
\ in the University all that the requir,
d ments of the age demand. That will
e working in the right direction. T,
is people will always approve of practic
Of expenditures-of money applied
building up and developing the State.
Wilmington Star.