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

ten. w. K. Cox sepos VARIOUS puoho
for which our thanks.
March 9Th, is the date, at Wake
Court House door! See Maj. Crenshaw 8
lard.
Architect Bauer is drafting the plan
ofan handsome residence for Col. keenan,
Wilson.
Col. w. A. Turk ard wife, and
Miss Pattie Mordecai, have gone 10
Richmond, Va.
DR.. A.. ". Mangum's little book Is
certainly worth your perusal' and we
thank him for hat pleasure.
"A meeting of citizens last night to
orpanize a Savings Bank in Raleigh re-
suited in a successful start, with slZ,-
600 subscribed on the spot.
Farmers intending to raise Tobacco
can get a full Treat Sc on the subject
from Plant-Bed on, by calling upon
Messrs. w. e. s. A. b. S%tronach, Raj
eigh. The pamphlet is free.
The funeral of Mr.. James Is. Up
church was held from Edenton street N.
E. Church Sunday afternoon, Rev. W
G.. Norman officiating. The remains were
escorted to lakewood by Seaton Gales
and Manteo lodges, L. o. o. f. and Gen.
tire lodge, K. of r. The pall,bearers
were Messrs. j. G.. Brown, j. +. Red
ford, John Briggs, c. n. Belts, Graham
Haywood, II. l.. Thomas, Z. q. Hart,
Andrew ~Broadfoot. The attendance at
the funeral was very large and the floral
| offerings ~profuse aud beautiful.
"A prominent young lawyer OF Lam
| c~olnton is suffering from mental de-
rangement severe, but temporary we
hope.-A young man named Little,
the postmaster of Catawba Station, was
found dead in his bed n morning last
Week.-Mrs.. Julia Roberts, a jour
nalist of considerable note in Washing
ton, was found dead in her bed or
morning last week. She it was who es-
tablished the Penny Lunch,' and also
Penny soup-housc,' for the relief OF
the poor. Yet she died alone!
| Wilson Mirror has been enlarged to
nine columns, and much improved in
appearance. Hitherto it has spanked
with the wit and beautiful fancies OF its
gifted editor, Mr. William Ii. Blount
though these were often marred by GER
tain typographical defects, toec common,
unfortunately, in all weekly offices,
and which are a subject of sore vexatlon
of spirit in the Farmer and Mechanic
office. But with its new Furnishing. the
Mirror reflects as it should, and we trust
will never lack for sunshine.
One of the biggest mistakes in this
life is to assume anything; and partic
ularly to assume" that offense was In
tended. We know this to our sorrow.
We have more than once assumed that 8
mar was hostile to us, and have treated
him as an enemy: only to find out il
course of time that he had been a warm
but somewhat too reserved and ''offish'
friend.
On the other hand we have scores Of
times made remarks which we subse'
q%uently learned were supposed to have
been personal '%'cuts,' whereas in reality
so such thought was in our mind.
In truth, if ever we printed a sheer
or slur, at any person without naming
him, or directly refer, ing to him. we can
not now recall it. An editor mus
necessarily say things in the hurry of in
cessant writing which may sound per
sonal to some one person, because eacl
heart knows its own sore spot: and few
OF us relish IL n,a q rassS,tn}fg y wh IS Verv f sili,
aimed at us.
The bill to pension disabled Con
federates who are worth less than LOO
passed the House yesterday by vote o
76 to ii. The latter, (all Republicans
we b~elieve) were as follows: Brem
Bulla, Chappell, Eaton, Henderson
Hussey, Jockey, Pink, Pritchard
Roulhac, Thorpe, Wall, Waid, Whitfield
The bill, if passed by the Senate, will
give disabled soldiers $40 per month.
The bill to provide new quarters TO
the State, and the Supreme court, Ii
braries, passed the Senate. A portion
of the Agricultural building is to bt
fitted up for them, we believe.