The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17

not to let your wife see the Jolly little
Jersey Butter-nake If you don I want 10
part with $50.
The sale of land by Fabius J. LAY
wood, trustee, did not take place June
5th, as announced in this paper, but mas
been postponed until July 18th. See no
tice in another column.
Family folks and farmers who iaii
to read DR.. X. III. Lewis card VII miss
a chance. His taste for, and knowledge
OF, fine stock, are known in all this re
| gion-as you know yourself.
The Second Baptist Sunday school,
of this city, have made arrangements to
visit Wake Forest College next Thurs
day, the 18th inst. The train will leave
the old depot at 8 a. m. and return at
6.45 p m.
Rev. l.. H. Gibbons who died at
Manly last week is supposed from a pau
received during the war. Rev. , u.
Adams, the Rev. Mr.. Dowd, Rev. Mr..
Cunningham, Rev. Mr.. Branson were at
the funeral.
Prof. Emil Sage. who speaks eight
languages and reads the classics tiuently,
is at the Branson House, desiring to con-
duct a class IN French or German, pend
ing the election Of the new Professors OF
the University.
Dir. f. Burke Haywood had a mar
row escape, and some painful spralns
by the running away of his horse, and
SCATTERING of his buggy, on the Dever-
eux hill. But he has too much OF the
old Confederate soldier in bin to worry
about it..
Mr.. Robert Griffith, aged "a, whose
tailor shop on Fayetteville street is well
known, sought to ease his cares, and
depression by the subtle fluid, yclept-
on druggists bottles -"Potson :" Hap
pily his good wife, friends, and doctors
yesterday said nay! But it took hard
work.
AN accomplished lady, not now
resident here, desires a situation as
teacher of English, Music, Art, etc.
Her husband recently deceased, had the
esteem of all our people. The name
will be given, and commended at this
office.
Mr.. Henry Aver and Mrs. V. {.
Aver of Morrisville showed us yesterday
some beautiful spe cimens of Repousse
and Kensington Art work, or painting on
velvet, etc. They desire to form a class
in Raleigh; and in view of the prevalent
rage for House Decoration it would be
wise for some ofour young people to
learn.
Pleasant call from W.. K. Pigford,
Esq, of Clinton, one of the well known
citizens of that county. A meeting OF
the Clinton Faisons r. r. Company was
held last week and we trust will soon
give us access to one of the good old
counties that has never had a.Railroad
though ike all US of called to help build
other Roads by State taxation.
Although quiet mao, and not given
to special display. our neighbor, Maj. 4.
f. Petty is known in all this region as an
experienced and reliable judge of mer-
chandise. He bought his summe stock
for cash and got it low; and now that the
dull season has begun everywhere, he
proposes to sell at the merest margin.
So he says, and we believe it.
Bss~The time to stand by a friend is
when he needs you. Now is the time
to stand up to, speak well of, and send
all the cash you can conveniently spare,
to the paper which has never failed to
stand by the PEOPLE, regardless of
private interests) where their welfare
seemed to call for plain speech. The
day may come when plain speech will
be again wanted. Help us to give a
stronger paper and you can always rely
upon it.
People who travel nowadays are
continually remarking city residences,
suburban cottages, Or farm houses,
which arouse envy for their beauty and
convenience. Few know that these were
erected as cheaply as many of the plain
brick, unsightly and unhealthy houses
of the South. See card OF Architect
Bauer. At his office, in the Briggs build.
ing, you can see designs, and pictures
Of buildings in North Carolina that will
arouse your admin alton.
Judge Walter Clark was sworn into
office on Monday and received his com
mission as Judge of the Superior Court,
bearing the handsome "Great Seal OF
State. All during the day his friend,
were expressing hearty congratulations,
and hopes for a long and honorable ca.
reer on the bench.
With delicate sense of propriety, Judge
Clark has resigned the railroad two Direc-
torships which he has held several years.
That there are Judges who hold similar
connection with public enterprises may
be true: but in consideration of the pos
sibility of the corporation coming into
court as a sutton, a Judge would do we'll
to be beyond possibility of suspicion.
The Trustees of the State Library,
at the suggestion of the Librarian, are
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of keeping a
file of State Publications 1t is believed
that they afford a better history and re-
fieX of State affairs than any other vol
ume that could be purchased, or keptin
the public archives. Day by day some
II calls to examine certain files of GER
tain State Journals. The State Libra
rian suggests that all State publishers
send a copy of their journals to the