The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-05
CITY IN BR EFF.


Anxious the bargains to get.
Only prosperous business,
Prosperous though times were bad;
Only an Opulent merchant
Enriched by the power of the ad.
The Governor will probably appoint
to-day delegates to the Road Conference
to be held in Atlanta.
Secretary Nichols went to the fair
grounds yesterday to assign space to fer
tilizer men in Norfolk
The Southern Railway has begun the
work of baIlasting the division of the
North Carolina road between Greensboro
and Selma. The laying of the 80 pounds
to the yard heavy rails will not tegin
until next January.
A part Of Judge MaoRae's speech was
vociferously applauded by the Pops at
the Silver Convention It was tsinu part
referring to silver, The Judge said yes
tsrday: II copied that verbatim from
the Democratic platform.
Speaking yesterday of the Raleigh to.
bacCo market, Mr.. Pogue said that the
prospects were thoroughly encouraging,
better than ever before. He said that the
market had drawn numbers of dealers
from rival markets DR.. Meadows was
among this number, and was thoroughly
gratified, more than pleased.
The weekly cotton report yesterday
showed receipts since September LIST,
2,783 bales; same time last year 6,318
bales. Receipts for the week 1919 bales;
same week last year 1 ,642 bales. Stock
on platform, 953 bales; stock in ware
houses, 800 bales; shipments, Se6 bales.
Strict middling 2 to 8 IS.
Mr.. c. B. Edwards yesterday had
letters from Oregon, Maine and Cali
fornia, received on Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday, respectively, each
ordering a sample copy of Moses's
Phonetic Reader. The letters were from
principals of schools, which shows the
recognition given to this little book
The highest cotton sales here yester-
day were 81 s cents. Receipts about
400 bales. Liverpool came in about 2
points lower, aud New York closed s
points Off from the previous day. But
the Raleigh market was firm at Thurs
days prices, caused, it was said on Cot
Con NOV, w Soou UShi"aa AAoh SpAA~
ners.
John Y. MacRae will open up his gem
OF little drug store on Fayetteville
street, corner of Martin, today. He will
run a soda fountain all winter, and has
fitted out everything in an elegant, re-
freshing way. The mating Of check
linoleum looks like mo.aic. But his
friends can drop in to day, and see for
themselves.
Capt Bunch at the Union Depot was
with much JUNCTION marking a place yes
terday at Union Station where narrow
gate viii be placed so as let by only one
person at time Noah's Ark could
beat that; the animals went in two by
two. But the Captain says this is like
Washington, which of course makes us
all feel more cosmopolitan when we take
the train.
a notice came yesterday to the Gov
epncr's office from Justice of the Peace
Carter, of Asheville, that Harry Parrish
from South Carolina, wanted there for
bigamy, had been arrested and jailed.
He was arrested on the affidavit of J.
II. Hampton. Tie Governor Of South
Carolina has been notified of the paSticu
lars of tce case U0der the law, Parrish
must be held for six months, If neces-
sary.
Or. g. W. Blacknall said yesterday
that you might talk about the WICKED
prize fighters and 80 on, that he Knew a
man in Asheyille who WIS trying TO
carry reform so far as to take up col
lection to feed the needy 4ogs OF the
town; but that the real reform ought 10
come for the horses whose heads were
pulled back almost against their tails
The Doctor said the NEWS AND OBSERVER
arsist should draw one of these long
suffering animals on cur streets, and put
in the horses mou b this sentence: IF
there is horse heaven, am going there;
if there is a HI, there's where the
driver III 60"
On his return from Pittsboro yester-
day, Mr.. Starke Bachelor was taking a
ninc-n1ile spin on his bicycle, and got TO
steep down hill The bicycle made a
stampede, bucked and kicked, all the
time making speed 4r Bachelor kept
getting more and more worried at the
increasing velocity. but controlled him
self, the he couldn't control the BIZ
cycle Finally it came TO a ditc's some
feet wide Mr.. Bachelor grew more so
licitous, but the bicycle took the ditch
like a cross country rider II it had not
made the ditch Mr. Bachelor would
probably have had a bad fall As it is,
be Is back and safe and sound, bicycle
and all. Ex oLgIe. sman Dowd and
D. Wilder. both Of Charlotte, came near
being killed j 1st this way two weeks
ago, which makes this escape all the
more Garrow BY the bye, Or. Wider
said: "B3 sure you are right and then
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