The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04
Personal intelligence

Miss Emma Weathcrs Of Raleigh
began a school for girls in Rutherford
ton on Monday,
-Warrenton Gqzehe says Of Samuel
Watkins, Esq, of Hendcrson-"such a
liberal and progressive gentleman is al
ways welcome wherever he goes"
Franklin Weekly says: Misses Nina
and Maria Parker, sisters Of Mrs j. w.
Ballard, are visiting that lady. Frank
linton IS fortunate n possessing, as a
resident, so elegant a lady as Mrs. Bal
ard and, as visitors, 50 charming a
couple. as her incompatible sisters.
Senator W, L. Tate Is now at Mrs.
Beckwith's. During a-2Iea-ant call yes
terday we were gratitied to find him
stronger than We had expected.
Ivan NJ. Proctor Esq, Of Moore 4
Proctor, gives legal notice in two cases,
in another column. The persons Interests
ed will, no doubt note.
Miss Marian Haywood has returned
from Newborn.
Miss Kate Eudy is visiting Mrs.
Nath L Brown.
Dime Party at Mr.. ghas. II. Bel
wins residence in Raleigh, on Friday
night.
HARD Times IN TIE NEWSPAPER
WORLD. One of our Eastern exchanges
remarked last week that the present year
is In some respects the hardest yet known
to the Press Of North Carolina. A few
papers have hourished. because they had
two reasons for prosperity; namely a
good field, and sufficient cash capital to
send out canvassers and make the best Of
opportunities. But tt generality Of the
press has felt the slow subsistence Of cash
as is witnessed by the almost daily subsi.
dence Of newspapers. We have sect
fully a dozen papers shipwrecked tho
past few months that were deserving 0
success, and would have accomplished i
could they have obtained cash to pay
their way to better times,
One such instance is that of our neigh
BIZ the DGitl Chroaicie. When Mr.
Walter IL Page returned to his old coun'
~ with the Advantage Of University, Eu
ropean. and Metropolitan education. hl
faith was high as to the success Of Nortl
Carolina journalism if only pushed will
energy, and a progressive eplrit. HC
surrendered a salary Of SO per Weel
eve hear to throw himselfinto the worl
of pushing things in his native State
He worked hard: night and day, 10
mouths-a year-and very uncommon
newspaper work it was. He was zeal
!, ously seconded by Mr.. +. b. Arendell
/ who is a bright business man: and b,
numerous well known gentlemen,-
F., names which would show the quality o
the work put upon the paper.
Yet all these things could not avail
. against the two facts that it takes tim
5 to build up Il paper Cthe Farmer an,
e Mechanic has been eight years in creep
5 inc to its present position) and that TIN
: Reading People OF North Carolina ar
S as yet too scarce to justify expensive et
, forts which would pay a fair per cent il
e q more densely populated country.
: Therefore, Mr.. Page, having receive,
an advantageous offer in New York, re
n turns thither: and the state we feel sur
| suffers a loss in his going.
u We have alluded to him PERSONAL
t <thoueh not personally acquainted Wit.
i. hlm) because his experience teaches
5 valuable lesson, to every one of us VIII
:. desires the advancement of the oil
:, North State. Four things we need
h lst. More population.
2nd. More education.
Sd. More railroads.
a 18th. Prompt payment for Newspaper
especially those which tas one we kno,
s ot) have battled long and against feai
fol odds, to uphold the best interests ,
. North Carolina. The difference betwee
the old South" and the New South
) IS not in the people, the climate. th
( soil, the opportunities. 1t is simply tia
our people now have more li.lt-mor
knowledge OF II apother-and OF then
: selyes-than formerly. Newsy locl
n newspapers ike the Far1pel md u.
ehaHic do more for the state in a wee
than all the Buncombe stump-speeche
. OF professional politicians in a wear.
> The weekly Chronicle Will continu
, under the management Of Bro. Arreu
dell, and We wish it success.
r 1.-The funeral services of WatkiD
Miller Turner, who died at the old HON,
y 4 niaal near rnrrp u-arz l1ll To- O. ~