The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-08

eyy- LOCAL hdVertlseLuenlb btit ~ 49,
cents a word, each week.
AS we 20 to press a very severe
rain-storm, accompanied by thunder, is
dcluoing the State.
Yesterday was the Boss Break
at the Farmers Warehouse. One man
alone brought seven large wagon loads
from Orange Prices said to have been
good.
-Messrs. J. w. Denmark x Co.,
under the Farmer and Mechanic office at
the sign of the Big Book have kindly re-
mcmbered US with late northern papers
for which we tender thanks.
"A young gentleman, now IN 1ennes-
sec, but with relatives among cur best
known townspeople desires employ
ment as Book keeper, or some similar
situation. Age "A: Several years ex
perience: sober: steady: asks a trial
Address &C" Care of Lock Drawer AZ,
Raleigh n. G.
MIR. l.. Rosenthal has bought the
Prairie Building from Maj. Scott. Raleigh
has a clever set of that name, VIZ
Ct. u [. l.. D.-ROsENTHAL; each fam
lily beginning with one of these initials:
and guild means to stand together
which we regard as the best thing about
the Jews.
The church of the Good Shepherd
has now a Vestry of young men, viz
r. II. Battle, Hugh Morson, DR.. Knox,
Chas. G. Latta, Will L. MCGEE, VIM.
Woolcott, Capt. w. T. Tucker, David
Anderson, j. X. Rem, r. J. Harris, A.
PC. Bryan, W. Ii. Wetmore.
The retirement of Mr.. Alfred Will
liams, from his widely known bookstore,
is one of those things which people can
not blame (for he has earned his ease,
as well as his competency and yet it
seems like we want him to hold on
awhile longer All the same, good
luck to Maj. Neathery!
Maj. r. E. Petty left last Friday for
the Northern Markets to lay in his spring
stock. There being a large decline in
cotton and staple goods in the last few
days viii enable him to buy cheaper than
those who purchased earlier. He will
be able to offer the greatest bargains OF
the season. Customers will do well TO
wait and examine his stock before buy
ing as they can save money by so doing.
The NelcS and Observer learns that
Hon. Richard II. Battle has declined
the Judgeship in the 4th Dist, rendered
to him by Gov. Scales. We doubted
from the first if his business would per-
NIT him to accept the position; therefore
we withheld comment on his appoint.
ment. 1t may now be said that in nc
instance have we heard any other opinion
than that he would make a most capital
judge.
Col. John S. Long is mentioned as
memorial Day Orator in Wilmington
and Col. a. NJ. Waddell in Raleigh.
The latter will take as a subject lac
cording to arrangement of the memorial
Association the life and gallant death
of Gen. Geo. Burgwyn Anderson. A
large portrait of the deceased General
is in possession of his Brother, Col. w.
E. Anderson and as it is in full Con-
federate Uniform would no doubt be az
interesting feature of the decorations al
the Orators arbor.
Three clrcuSeS are running In phlla-
delphia. Barnum advertises a boy with
a dogs head. Forepaugh advertises a
Russian woman who flies on wings, anG
Jumps down from the top Of 81 chairs.
changing her clothes as she jumps. Boil
of these shows claim to have real live
Arabs, just out of Ell Mahdi's army
The Dime Museum advertises a Fat
Woman's Convention-made UP of wo-
men of true Greatness, and four of then
to weigh a ton and show dimples 6
foot deep.
Bas"The Editor returned to his desL
yesterday and hopes to Hold the Fort
henceforth. Confined to a sick room,
and for the most part to bed, it was moi
possible to give much attention to thu
last two, and the present weeks issue
But we shall get down to work in a day
or two, and We hope to make up for GU,
laps and slams'-ere long.
Now let all of our friends who believ,
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for popular RIGHT, and the PEOPLES
Rights, lend a hand. Had we one tentl
part of what is due US G.c.-paid for) thi
day of our Lord, 1885, we could ado
one hundred fold to the value, and tn,
usefulness, of the paper. This is not idl
talk. We have the opportunity, an,
know whereof we speak.
1t is not generally known that Gen
Ulysses S. Grant was a STAKEHOLDER u,
to the outbreaking of the War. Afte
failing in the real estate business in 1854
he tried farming a few miles from St
Louis. He bought a couple of negroes
and in time they yielded him a $500 baby
lie added one or two more by purchase
and in 1860 had nearly half a dozen
Then he got an offer to go into the tan
merry business at Galena. As Illinoi
was a free State, Grant could not tax,
his slaves with him, and they fnall,
passed to new ownership probably un.
der the same mortgage which swallowe,
the farm.
Gen. Grant. in opposing..the ~iniquitou
Civil Rights "Bill' las drawn by Sen
ator Chas. Sumner directly after the war
told Gov. Holden that he knew all abou