The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-01

a little daughter Of toi- W d.
Hicks is quite i'll.
Coy. Scales is expected to return on
FRIDAY or Saturday.
Mrs. David Il. Ayera is visiting
friends in Washington. \. {.
ten. w. p. Hazen was found guilty
Of liz ic,pectful language to his superior
and was sentenced to public reprlmand.
Prof. Hodges, Of the Raleigh City
Academy, has a good horse -0or farm
OF city work. aud a Nisscn wagon; at
10 rates, on time,-an advantageons
offer.
Gov. Scales last week appointed
Senator II. G.. Connor to be Judge OF
the Superior Court in the new Third
District; Richard Ii. Battle in the 4th;
and w. J. Montgomery in the 8th.
Roy. DR.. Chas. Deems, after his It.
turn 10 New York, helped to bury a
japanese student, whose friends allowed
him to HAYS christian interment; with a
floral cross on his coffin: though he was
niggcr,skinncd, and a Pagan.
With much regret we lose our friend
Cand County Surveyor Capt. Joseph
Blake, who has purchased a farm near
Hickory, IN Catawba county; and went
thither, on Saturday last, with Mrs
Blake, to take his residence. Good luck
of all sorts accompany BIN!
Prom Mr.. Henry Powell We learn
that Durham continues to "boom.'
Every species of business seems to have
legs. The Blackwell company have as
semb!ed the material for a bic extern
sion to their big factory. Maj. julie Carr
cot 40 orders from Is States on Satur-
day. Duke is driving the cigarette.
"A Young gentleman, now in Tcnnes-
see, but with relatives among our best
known townspcoplc, desires employ
mcnt as Book keeper, or some similar
situation. Age n: Several years cX-
pcrieucc: sober: steady: asks a trial.
Addr.,s SC" Care of Lock Drawer T.,
Ralcl h n. G.
-Mcssrs. Boylan, Poe, Dobbin, and
Mex immon, clever young gentlemen
with an obliging corps (wide-awake young
corpuses they is, too, three, four, five,
six, and a young lady book keeper invite
you to Easter call upon them. See card;
and then see the goods-and the rest Of
them.
From friend Pinckuey f. Ennis who
keeps guard over the Big Book (sizc
of your window in front OF the Farmer
and MechaRic office (when this Book you
see; Remember me; and hat little Bill,
annually cen has remembered Us with
copies of late Northern Journals from
j. w. DENMARK & Co, and there is
where you can find more of the same;
fresh as the freshest.
Pleasant calls from George Allen,
Esq of Newbern, en- route to Hender-
son to attend Presbytery. He was ac-
companied by Miss Hannah Allen, to
visit her sister Maud, at Peace Institute.
"A cordial call also from Rev. w. J..
Lacy.-Mr. Thomas Dixon. Sorry
we were absent. And when Capt. f.
S. Parker and other friends called. a
few days longer and we shall be all right.
Gov. Scales, Mrs. Scales, Miss
Scales, Attorney-Gen., and Mrs. David
son, Agricultural Commissioner McGehee
and Mrs. McGehee, Co.'s. Fries and
Leach, of the Governors staff, State
Treasurer Balm, and Mrs. Balm, Ordi
nance Officer, 1t Colonel Odds, Chief
Clerk G.. +. Cross and brother, and others
went to New Orleans on Saturday. The
Governor and party were guests of Col.
a. B. Andrews, in his private parlor
car.
1t isn't hard to find. We mean,
Messrs. Williamson & ~Upchurch's new
store. They own it; and it is a good one.
Aud their card will tell you what a lot of
Farm Truck they offer at low rates. A
large farmer said to us the other day
'Capt. W. has always treated me square
ly. Some days he tells met maybe
you can do better; look around town.
Next time he says-I know my goods are
the best trr the price in town to-day.
Aud I've always found him square,
Bro. W. II. Blount has accepted an
invitation to deliver the Literary Address
at i'avia Academy LaGraDge, n. c., at
the ensuing Commencement. Capt. \.
G. Davis Is smart. He knowsthat where
the good looking cadet doth c~ongrcgate,
there gathcreth the gay girl graduate. and
while She aweetly spies with her eyes,
she loves TO sort Of listen with her ears.
And Is William can speak as he writes,
then there viii be a charmed circle o.
charmers.
The 'Boian Pass" which is so otter
mentioned in the war kilograms is one
of the two Western Gates Of India. 1t i:
a narrow ravine so miles long; and walled
by perpendicular masses of solid rocb
that shut cut the light except at noon.
day. The ,ritish army was SIX days il
traversing his pass in 1889. We be,
lieve only two men of the whole force es,
capped to return through it. The 'Pesh.
wa Pass" is farther North.
One of the disgraceful things abou
the Constitution of North Carolina is it.
reference to the Rebellion. After ffteer
years o. White mans government,--aftel
our State Troops are clad in Yankee
Blue" after our State Fag has beer
changed from the cid blue banner under
which every Tar-Heel regiment marched
to "Big Bethel and Bull Rum
surely there can be no treason" Inn,
sick s%tomachs) if we ask that the word