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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-24
YE OLDE TINE CUSTOMS.
Rules and Regulations for II Ball in
Raleigh in 1903.

Rules and Regulations for II Ball in
Raleigh in 1903.
The CHRONICLE has been shown an origi-
nal copy of set of rules and reguiat ions
governing Balls or Dancing Assemblies in
Raleigh in 1903. 1t is still we'll preserved
and is the property of an aged lady of this
city We print it for the interest OF The
younger readers of the CHRoNICLF II
reads:
At Meeting Of the Gentlemen Of th,
City of Raleigh. on the LIST. day OF Feb
1903, the following Rules were adopted:
RESOLVED, That there be five Balls or
Dancing Assemblies III the City, viz: one
on each Evening of the secoId Fridays of
February, March, April and May, au,. the
fourth day of July in the present year;
and to that end, that subscription papers
be opened for all Men of characters % be
Judged of by the Managers hereafter 10 be
appointed.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That no man re>ld
ing in the City or within ten miles thereof,
shall have the privilege o. purchasing Il
ticket for the night; but to tutltie h!ln 10
admittance, must become a subscribe
and no Man residing within the County OF
Wake, shall be invited TO either oi the
said Balls; but that those who reside be ,i.d
the limits of ten miles ana within the
County of Wake, may he permitted to pan
chase a Ticket for the Night That the
Managers alone shall give Invitations. and
shall use their discretion in selling Tlrne ner-
for the Night, or giving invitations ~ i,ti-
sons residing without the limits OF The
county of Wake.
RESOLVED ALSO, That any person becom
ing !. subscriber after the commencement
of said Assemblies, shall be compelled TO
pay only for those Balls which are to take
place after the date Of his subscription
That no person under the age OF sixteen
years, shall be permitted to subscribe;
and no female under the age Of thirteen
shall be invited; nor shall any Lady be in
vited where there is a male head of her
family, unless such male shall become a
subscriber.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Managers
aforesaid, shall have power to contract
with some suitable character to furnish
said Assemblies, and to procure good Mu-
sic, to have a Door keeper, AMI 10 exclude
all such persons from the said assemblies
as are not entitled TO admlttance by these
Resolutions, and to draw up such Rules
and Regulations for the good order and
Government of said Assemblies as they
may think proper; and generally to take
upon themselves the management of the
same.
RESOLVED, That the practice OF giving
Balls in the said City to persons recently
married, be exploded.
The gentlemen, then proceeded to bal
lot for Managers, whereupon the follow
ing Gentlemen We're chosen:
JOHN INGLES, WILLIAM HAMILTON,
WILLIAM Polk, ROBERT FLEMING,
HENRY POTTER, AND
| c. MASSENBU WILLIAM PEACE.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-24

The first engine over the new OK
ford & Clarksville Railroad steamed into
Oxford Thursday of last week amid shouts
of rejoicing.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-24

In conformity to the foregoing Resolutions,
the Managers met and formed the fol
lowing Rules and Regulations to be OBJ
served at the said Assemblies:
FIRST. That each Ball shall be opened
with Country Dance. That the Mana
gers use their discretion in giving the first
Places in the Dance to strange Married
Ladies', and resident Ladies recently Mar
ried, in preference to the other Married
Ladies'; and to strange Single Ladies, III
preference to other Single Ladies'; and hat
after the exercise of such discretion, al
other Married Ladies shall first draw for
Places, ami then the Single Ladies after
the same order.
SECOND The Gentlemen may engage
Partners for the Evening, but should
strange or Married Ladies be without
Partners, the Managers may procure them
notwithstanding those engagements.
THIRD There shall be one Round Of
Country Dances before and one after sup
per: In the intervals there shall be Reels
and Cotillons and no person in IA Country
Dance shall sit down until the same shall
be ended.
FOURTH. That no Lady or Gentleman
refusing to Dance with Partner provided
by the Managers, shall be permitted to
Dance in Country Dance during the
Evening.
FIFTH That no Gentleman shall be ad
mitted into the Ballroom in Boots; nor
shall any Gentleman be permitted to Dance
without Gloves on.
SIXTH No Gentleman in "A state of In
toxication shall be admitted.
SEVENTH. There shall be no Game play
ed at the Assemblies but the Game of
Whist.
EIGHTH. Each Ball shall be opened pre-
cisely at half an hour after Dark.
Besides the foregoing Rules it is under
stood that every Lady and Gentleman
present, are under the general control of
the Managers for the Evening, and that
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-24
IAN Old Joke Re-Appearingl

An Old Joke Re-Appearlng.I
AS the Senate was about to ad djourn one
Saturday afternoon until Monday, >ena-
tor Hoar said to Senator Vance :" If
you We're a good Republican you could
quote that little hymn
''How pleasant is Saturday night,
When all through the week We've been
good
Senator Vance replied +" Not being a
Republican, | can't tell such lie.
-. Last Sunday, at Matthew'S, Mr.
James Spittle and Miss Smiley Pressly
were united in the bonds of matrimony by
Rev j. W. Abernethy. The bride is not
yet twelve years old, and her mother, be
fore giving her consent to the union,
stipulated that the bridegroom must con-
tinue sending her to school. To this Mr..
S agreed, and the young wife will not
have to iorego the pleasure of playing
with the other school children Monroe
Enquirer Express.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-24

The committee on elections divided on
party lines in the McDuffy fy-Davidson case
from Alabama. The Majority report seats
the contestee, while the minor
ity would seat McDutfy who was beaten
by plurality of 5000
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-24

The Committee on Territories has re
ported in favor of the admission of Dakota,
Montana, New Mexico and Washington as
States. The Republicans will oppose the
admission of Dakota as a whole desiring
to make two Republican States in time.
The outcome of the matter will probably
be that no new State will be admitted this
wear.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-24

The majority for the Blair bill in the
Senate was ten votes. In the 10th Con
gress it was 80 ayes to Q nays showing
decidedly more interest in, and more OPP
position to it, this time. Mr.. Blair, feel
ing sure of a nearly solid Southern support
INDUCED in concluding his speech in some
uncomplimentary remarks about the
South. | hope the Henderson educational
bill will be substituted for the Blair bill
which. as | have before stated, will never
get out Of the committee room on educa-
ton.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
Study of Human Nature.

1t is worth the while of some student
of human nature to make a trip on the
motor train about 5 40 o'clock any even
ing and catch a crowd. 1t is generally
filled before a start is made, and at
Fourth and Fifth streets, if the weather
is fine, from ten to twenty ladies are
taken on. A lady passenger is a curios-
lty, i'll her way. She enters the
coach, and if there is no seat
within two steps she looks helplessly
about her. See how quickly the me-
chanic, tired with his long days work,
will offer a seat; and see how quickly
she will drop into it. The other end of
the car may be empty, but she was
never known to find it out. She pre-
fers to have seat vacated for her bene-
fit, so she can say ''thank you, SIR" and
let the world know she is not one of
those impOlite women the papers are al
ways talking of. But this student OF
human nature will also notice that if
four or five women are spread over room
enough for six, they will never dream
OF crowding up to make place for one
of their own sex. 1t is not Willful: bless
you, no. 1t is simply that such an idea
never crosses their minds. They will
even lay packages beside them and keep
them there, too, while some fatigued
woman is vainly looking for seat.
Some of them will be surprised to know
OF this and would be Mortified to be told
they do it themselves, and yet they do,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
A Peculiar Lease.

The muddle over the lease of the
Hennepin avenue theater is very pc
cullar one and does not seem to be very
well understood. In reality it is part
of the assets of Sackett d Virgins, but
is not enumerated in the order of sale
published by the receiver. Sackett 81
Virgins have thirty-years' lease of
the theater from the Hennepin Avenue
Theater company, and have paid about
$4,000 in rent as money advanced
to meet the theater cOmpany'S
obligations. But this lease is only valid
as long as the theater company has
rights in the premises. There are two
mortgages of $50, 900 each on the prop
erty, besides the indebtedness to the
contractors, and the terms of the con-
tract are such that Smith, the mort
gagee, can walk into possession on six
days notice. Ii the theater company
loses its hold, of course the Sackett q
Virgins lease follows suit. Thus far
Sackett q Virgins had paid out 1920
for the theater cOmpany'S Indebtedness
and been credited on its rent account.
Another thing is that the theater build
ing is not completed, nothing but the
theater proper having received atten-
ton, and some thousands OF dollars will
be necessary to the completion. If the
purchaser of the lease can arrange the
Indebtedness of the theater company
and satisfy the mortgages, by payment
or otherwise, he would have the benefit
T. of the credit of S12, 900, with the addition
OF whatever may be expended on behalf
OF the tleater cOmDanV.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
Personal Mention.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-COngressman
Guenther's telegraph bill will be COLI
Sidered by the house committee on post
offices and post roads tomorrow morn
Ing. Secretary Mccormack and family,
accompanied by Col. Gales, of Canton,
and wife, will leaye for home on Satur-
day evening. They will stop few days
IN Chicago, and part probably in St.
Paul week later. Both gentlemen eX-
pect to return within month or six
weeks to look after admission as whole
Judge w. E. Purcell, of WahpetOn. will.
remain here until Monday and then
start home. He to-day prepared map
for Springer and his committee show
ing counties which voted for division
with the slender majoritieS given in
each. Purcell is as brainy man as
there is connected with the movement
for admission as whole, and is so
recognized by all. The report of
Springer's bill to-day is the signal for
the departure of the Dakota delegation.
Charles f. Keller and }. A. Scott,
lumber dealers of st. Paul, are at the
National. They went to Albaugh's
opera house this evening with Col.
Plat b. Walker.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
Plugging an Architect.

Quite a number of attorneys, and
prominent ones, too, are busily engaged
in plugging to use term of the street
the plans of a certain architect who
aspires to build the new city and county
building. 1t has been a common thing,
for the past few days, to hear attorneys
confidently remark that the design and
plans of certain architect were i'm
measurably superior to the others. This
seemed curious, anu a little inyesti-
CATION was made. 1t seems
this architect has a long head.
He reasoned that the influence of the
attorneys would go a long way with
the commission, so he quietly went
among the members of the bar, asking
advice here and there, and showing and
explaining his plans. A lawyer who
eXtolled these plans was asked for the
cause of his commentator. WELL"
he said, ''these plans just suit us law
yers." Have you seen any other
plans?" ''Weli, no, to tell the truth, l
haven't" "Have you any idea of any
other floor plans?' Frankly, no."
This was why he preferred the plans he
had Seeu
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
Sports, Limited.

III Atlanta found she could not raise the
money TO go into the Southern league the
coming season. This knocked Chattanooga
IN the. head after she had about raised the
money, and the league directors resolved to
go oniwith four clubs without q schedule
Inc league will be composed of the cities Of
New Orleans, Charleston, Memphis and Biz
mingham.
club, Says: 81 saw the Prince of Wales while
IN Europe, and when he found out was in
tefeSted in base ball he wanted to know all
japouti1t. ! would not be surprised to see
MN az the head of a movement to introduce
the national game in England and the
provinces
Walter Latham, the Browns old third base
man, signed yesterday for another season in
81. Louis, thus disposing of the question as
10 whether he would remain there another
year. 1t is now settled that Latham, Comisky,
~ Neil, Robinson, King and Boyle, of the
ola team, will play there next season.
The Cincinnati and New Orleans teams
played magnificent fielding game Sunday,
Ine Porkopolitans winning by 2 to l. The
only Only error was base on balls by the New
orleans pitcher. Each club made five base
hits. Tony Mullane pitched for Cincinnati
and Weber for New Orleans.
the Newark management has secured @
new pitcher in Edward &. Moore, of Boston,
VINO played in the Northwestern league last
year. Moore is twenty four six feet tall, and
weighs 10 pounds. He is now practicing in
Boston with Catcher Sullivan, Of the Newark
club.
Smiling Mickey Walsh, of the New York
club, who is now at Holyoke, refuses to
either confirm or deny the report that he
would not sign. He said that he had until
March to consider the matter, and his de-
clslon would then be made public.
Orator George Shat fer is getting nervous
about the non-arrival of the expected invita-
tlon from Dave Rowe to come into the ranks
OF the new cowboy team.
The contracts of Getzein With Detroit Gal
vim and Miller with Pttsburg. and Schoch
with Washington have been promulgated by
Nick Young.
Bastian signed with Philadelphia last Sat
urday, and Immediately announced in cold
blood that he will play the game of his life
this year.
Catcher File Ids, of Pittsburg, has got down
from his high horse, and concluded to accept
the 81, 500 offered him.
The Indianapolis club has reduced the
price of season tickets for ladies from $25 to
$40.
Pittsburg is trying hard to secure Wise, of
Boston.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
GET BIG MONEY.
What Some of the Jockeys Re
ceive for PerilOus Riding.

What Some of the Jockeys Re
ceive for PerilOus Riding.
Chicago Times.
Jockeys have perilous- calling, but
it is profitable one. Those who are
temperate and reasonably sagacious
can have a comfortable competence
laid up when increasing weight forces
them to forsake the saddle. 1t is not
possible to say in all cases what pay
jockeys receive, but here is what part
OF those best known are credited with
receiving i'll the way of direct salaries {:
Mclaughlin $4,000, Murphy $4,000.
Garrison $4,000, Hamilton $4,000. God
frey 5000, Patsy Duffy $1,000, George
Covington $1,000, Blaylock $4,000, Tay-
lOr $4,000 Gf he can secure reinstate-
ment), Mccarthy $1,000, Martin $500,
Vincent $500, Barnes $1,000, Morton
5000, Taral $4,000, Steppe $4,000,
Williams c'Tiny') $4,000, belong
$4,000. 1t is safe to say that most of
these Jockeys make double the amount
of their stated salaries through what
they acquire from outside mounts when
not required to ride for their own sta
bles. George COvingtOn is an exception,
however, as it is stated that his salary
was raised from $500 to $1,000 on con-
dition that he would ride solely for the
Chicago stable.
Such jockeys as Hayward, Fitzpat-
rick. W. DOnahue and Shauer receive
but little short of the salaries that Gar
rison, Mclaughlin and Murphy drew,
and quite a lot of other skillful riders,
such as Lewis, Littlefeld, Wincheil,
Stone, Rafferty,, Stovai, Harris, Davis,
Regain, Holloway, George Evans, john
son. Church and Palmer, have salaries
ranging between 1900 and $1,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
PHASES or MILL CITY LIFE.
No One Hurt in 0verturning Motor
Car.
A VERY PECULIAR LEASE.
Why One Architects Plans Are Most
P0pular---Ladies in a
Crowded Car.

A thousand people ran breatnlessIy
to the motor tracks, between Third
street. and Washington avenue, at 5
O'Clock last evening, in expectation of
seeing repetition of the cable car dis
aster at st. Paul. A small coach had
been thrown to its side on the switch
and the crowd was expecting to see half
a dozen mangled bodies pulled from the
wreck. BY a merciful providence the
car was empty at the time, or nearly so,
containing only diminutive cOlOred
newsboy, who scrambled out when the
door was opened. The accident was
peculiar one, but was without damage.
AT Third street is a spring switch,
which had opened when the forward
trucks passed, throwing the rear trucks
upon the other rails. The diverging
tracks threw the car over before the
engine could be stopped. The stove re-
tanned its position and fifty pairs of
hands soon righted the coach. Similar
accidents are common at this switch,
but this is the first time a coach has
overturned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
PREVENTED BLOODsHED.
A Family Feud Stopped Before
Blood Was Shed.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Feb. 23.-Blythe-
wood. S. c., is stirred up over war be-
tween the Hogan and Hoffman families,
the most prominent people of the town.
The origin of the trouble was the Sc
duction of Miss Hattie Hogan, an eight
een-year-Old girl, by Thomas Hoffman.
The father of the girl made young Hoff-
man promise to marry her, but on the
day set for the wedding he had disap-
peared. One of the brothers of Hoff-
man is mayor of the town. Yesterday
Hogan hOrsewhipped Mayor Hoffman
and then went back to Jack HOffman'S,
another brother, and while friend of
Hogan covered Hoffman with rifle the
enraged father wore out whip OH him.
BY that time, the Hoffman family were
aroused and went cunning for Hogan
and surrounded his house. The citi-
ZenS telegraphed to Winnisboro for aid,
and a sheritf's posse was sent to Blythe
wood. The sheriff arrived in time to
arrest the mayor and prevent blood
shed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR.
A Day of Enjoyment at jackson
viIle---ScheduleO of the Trim.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 23.-Yes-
terday's lowering clouds vanished dur
ing the night, and to-day furnished a
typical example of Florida winter sun
shine The presidents party rose early,
and, after breakfaSting, were escorted
in carriages to the Sub-trOpical exposi-
ton, which they inspected thoroughly
before the general public was admitted.
Great surprise was expressed by all at
the Opulence and variety of flowers and
fruit displayed, and especially at the
oranges and Characteristic sub
tropical plants. In the rustic
building containing the exhibits OF
fernando, Pasco and Citrus coun-
ties, a full-SiZed orange tree covered
with blossoms and containing about 100
oranges had qeen placed near the
platform which Mrs Cleveland as
eended, and she enjoyed for the first
time n the experience of plncking
orange blossoms and oranges from the
tree. She tossed to the president the
firse . orange she picked, but
and he caught it on his nose.
She offered him another, but he de-
-clined, saying that man got into
trouble long time ago by accepting
fruit plucked and offered by woman.
Here Mrs. Cleveland enjoyed an oppor-
tunity of cutting pineapples stem and
she did whatever was proposed with
a sort OF girlish glee. A tame
fawn was, presented to her and will
,be forwarded to the White house by ex-
press Gifts in endless variety, con-
sisting chiefly of flowers and fruits,
were made to the presidential party by
the officers of the exposition, the COM
missiOners. and individual contributors,
and much space in the car was filled by
these when a start was made for st.
Augustine. The schedule of the rest
of the presidents tour is as fol-
lows: Leaving st. Augustine at 10
O'Clock tonight, he will arrive at
II O'Clock at Palats.a. From there a
rapid run will be made to Titusville,
where steamer Will be taken to Rock
ledge, on Indian River. Leaving Rock
ledge on the return trip at noon to-mor-
row the party will visit the Sanford ex-
position and also the winter park.
jacksonville will be reached at IL
o'clock p. M, and Charleston about
O'Clock Saturday morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
The Grant Monument.

New YORK, Feb. 23.-The annual
meeting OF the trustees of of the Grant
monument committee met to-day aid
elected the following officers: William
r. Grace, president: Hamilton Fish and
S. l.. NJ. Barlow, vice presidents; Rich
pont Morgan, treasurer. The commit
tee has now on deposit s126, 1852. About
$4,000 was contributed to the fund last
year. 1t was decided to amend the cir
cuIars sent to artists, architects and
sculptors, inviting designs so as to per-
nit the scale to be one eighth or one
quarter of All inch to the foot, and, jn-
stead of combining the material of mod
els to unlimited plaster of Paris. allow
them to be of any suitable material.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
Wagering Months in Advance.

CnlcaSO Times.
The utter folly of ante-post betting on
races was never better illustrated than in
case that Kansas City bOokmaker now
has reason to feel pleasant about.
Frame d. Co., of that city, opened a book
Oh the Suburban few days ago. quot
ing 40 to l against Raceland. AT these
odds a bet of $4,000 to $500 was laid,
Dick Roche, of st. Louis, being the
taker, though it is said the bet was
really for Joe Ullman, Raceland's
former owner. Raceland has been de-
clared out of the race, and that $500 is
safely added to the Kansas City firms
reserve fund. Only on Monday Roche
is quoted as saying that he would not
sell the bet for three times what he gave
for it, but he, undoubtedly, takes a diff
ferent view of the case now. Another
bet of 81, $50 to $50 against Hanover. in
the same book, has been safely landed
by Hanover being scratched also. One
surprising thing about Rache's case is
that such shrewd man would have
taken such chances in the face of Mr..
Belmont's virtual notice that he in
tended to scratch Raceland, published
broadcast nearly two weeks ago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
A Mysterious Case

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Junlia Sangreen,
living on the North side, was found in
an unconscious condition in her home
this afternoon. On the bed the bodies
of her two children lay and from appear
ances they had been dead over twenty
four hours. The police and coroner are
investigating. The mothers mind has
been unsettled and no explanation of
the tragedy can be obtained from her.
eshs Were caused v ces Is 'na he ne
were eatables in the house, and Mrs.
Sandgreen had a little money. Her
husband is preacher at Guilered,
Sweden. Family troubles caused the
separation four years ago. Some sus-
picion exists that the woman was at
tempting suicide after having first
poisoned her two children, but any
tangible evidence to support this view is
lacking.
The mother died tonight. Her Sc
cret, if she had one, died with her.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
More Trouble Expected.

RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. 23.-In Jackson
township Monday night Noel Altman be-
came involved in quarrel with the
wife of his cousin, Noah Eatman. Mrs.
Eatman's father and one Bottoms, hear
ing the trouble, entered the house, and
seeing Noel, who had warrant for his
arrest, he fired at him, breaking his
thigh bone. The firing then became
promiscuouS, ten or twelve shots being
eXchangen. Bottoms was struck by two
bullets, and seven-year-old child was
fatally wounded. Bottoms is sixty
seven years old, and has been lodging
the sheriff of Nash county for three
years. Both he and Eatman have
partiSans. and new trouble is expected.