The state chronicle., 1892-10-08
NEWS OF THE CITY.

A german was given in Briggs hall /
last night Dancing was continued to
late hour.
The old Confederate flag Of Co. l. 9th
n. G. Regiment, was yesterday delivered
to the State library for safe keeping.
DO you want to buy, SELL rent EN-
ploy or be employed Advertising in
the CHRONICLE Want column will do
the work.
St. Mary's school is now entering upon
the the third week of the fall session
with good attendance and new stu
dents arriving daily
Iatta's University (colored). new in
stitution Of this clty for the higher edu
cation of the colored people was opened
yesterday with fifty students.
Sunday advertisers will hand in copy
as early as possible TO Gay. The lnp"r
tance Of advertising cannot be overesti
mated by the business men Of the city.
The change in the Richmond 4 Dan
Vile schedule, to 90 into effect Sunday,
Will greatly accommodate the travelling
public The schedule is published else
where in this issue
The Warren county fair Will be open
the 26th to Goth October inclusive. Prof.
Massey, of the A. NJ college, will de
liver an address on the Renovation oi
Exhausted Lands
There will be meeting of the mem
bers of the Bar at the office Of the clerk
Superior court this afternoon at O'Clock
for the purpose of arranging calendar
for October term
The Daily Cml Winstou's new morn
ing paper, is before US Typographically,
it is neat, and considering the dlsadvan
tages attending the initial number of all
publications, it shows up well,
Perhaps no town in Eastern North
Carolina has made more strides forward
III the past two years than Rocky Mount.
Its growth has been healthful and its
future is bright, Elsewhere will be
found an important announcement.
At a meeting Of the board of managers
Of the Raleigh centennial yesterday
afternoon much business was considered
in detail and many subjects of minor i'm
portance considered. A resolution was
passed to extend an invitation to the
ladies' auxiliary Of the Y NJ. G. A. to
assemble at the Y NJ c. A building, or
some more suitable place along the route
of the procession, that they might be
saluted; this invitation was also extend.
ed to all organizations of ladies, relig
ious, charitable, literary or otherwise tC
assemble in body at some approprat,
place along the route. This Invitation
pytaDHa1 pt tbar 10
tiOns and institutions which will be pub
lshed later. A resolution was passec
asking all ladies Of the city to wear th
colors, oriole and red
The board Of aldermen met last nigh
at the mayors office, mayor Badger il
the chair. After the regular routin
business was gone through with Col
NJ. Heck chief marshal Of the centennia
celebration came before the meeting i
behalf of the board of managers of tn
centennial, requesting permission to US
the ceal Of the city upon the commission
issued to the assistant marshals. Thi
request was granted Col Heck the
brought up the subject Of the CITY deco
rating the public buildings. A committe
was appointed, with power to act in tn
matter, to confer with the decoratin
committee of the centennial, as to tn
amount necessary to decorate the publ
buildings in accordance with decori
tions Of the stores and private hous,
along the line Of march Muc
enthusiasm was manifested as Co
Heck made his stirring and patr
otic appeal for the city to do her part
tins noble cause, And the CITY will.