The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-19
CITY IN BRIEF.


Royster's candy arch attracts atten-
ton.
DIR. J. NJ. Aver, who is sick with la
grippe, is improving.
Mr.. w. w. Briggs and Mrs. Briggs
are both sick at their home.
The penitentiary directors held a
meeting here yesterday.
Mayor Russ yesterday fined Melvin
Chavis S4.75 for fast driving. ~
This afternoon 6 p. m.)-the Vance
Day. exercises, Metropolitan Hall.
The Raleigh Academy of Music held
tbs regular meeting last night
Mr.. Howard Haywood, who has been
quite sick for some time, is out again.
Tonight at o'clock Theodore
Rosser's stereopticon war lecture at
Metropolitan Hall.
There will be meeting of the Isa-
bella Circle this afternoon at O'Clock
at Mrs. ". III. Bohbitt's. \ full attend
ance is desired.
DR. j. b. Dunn had relapse yester-
day, and it was thought he would die,
but he rallied later, and was reported
better last night.
Little Lonnie Wishart, the seven
year-old son of j. j. Wishart. is still
living, though it is thought that his
injuries must be fatal.
William b. Guy was tried in the POI
lice court yesterday for the larceny of
$3.50 in cold. cold cash. He was sent
on to the Superior Court.
In this city yesterday Mr.. Samuel Z.
Stofford, of Apex, was married to Miss
Cora Holloway, of Raleigh. Rev. j. ID.
McDuffie, of Durham, officiating.
Contractor Ellington said yesterday
that the new parsonage of Edenton
street church is complete. and ready
to be turned over to the building com
mittee.
Miss Bessie Henderson. of Salisbury,
has sent S31 to the fund to buy pres
ent for the cruiser Raleigh. Why is
Raleigh inactive while other towns are
giving?
Prof. Vernon Darnall, of Peace In
stitute. went Yesterday afternoon to
Durham. Last evening he played the
wedding march at the Garr-Flower
nuptials.
Tomorrow the A. and ". College
closes for the holiday vacation. Ex-
aminations have been in progress this
week. and. as Whole. the students
have made a good showing.
Meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at Mrs.
Joseph Blake's. West Morgan street,
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Oscar Winters, colored man who
was assistant pressman IN the News
and Observer office for some time, died
in Goldsboro on Tuesday. His body
was brought to Raleigh for interment.
Monday night before Christmas
there will be presented in the Sunday
school room of Edenton Street church
christmas Eve at Grandpa's." This IS
for the benefit of the infant class OF
the Snnday-school.
Mr. III. b. Plant, the head OF the
Plant System of railways was here
yesterday. His elegant private car, the
Falmouth was attached to the
north-bound Seaboard Airline train
Yesterday morning. IT is very hand
some car, finished in gold and brown,
car of the Florida Central and PENN
sular road Mr.. Plant, two railroad Of
ficials and his private secretary were
aboard.
Something new in the way of the
head-gear of lovely woman attract
ed the eyes of travellers at the Union
Depot yesterday. The sweet, fresh
face of young lady shone from un-
der one of the most enormous butter
flies that ever futtered. And the but
terfy was of the living green that
the song sings of. The wings were al
most large enough for the fiutterers OF
an angel.