The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-04

The constant gnaw of Towser
Wears away the toughest bone;
The constant wooing lover
Carries off the blushing maid
But the constant ADVERTISER
Is the man who gets the trade.
Stokes Crump, colored, got forty five
days on the road yesterday from the
Mayor.
There will be meeting of the regular
monthly conference at the First Baptist
Church tonight
Secretary Nichols wanted six young
women as attendants at the fair and
already there are 46 applicants.
Secretary Nichols said yesterday: IF
you want to see the finest poultry i'll the
United States, come to the fair"
There was a meeting yesterday after
noon of the executive committee of the
fair to give the finishing detail touches.
Mr.. E. B. Hoge, of Westchester, Pa,
will have fine race-horse here for the
Fair, so said Secretary John Nichols
yesterday.
There were two DRINKS before the
Mayor yesterday. Each got twelve hours
behind the bars for standing too long
in front of bars.
Captain Fry of the Southern, reports
very dry weather all the way to Colds
boro, and the dust he says is something
almost unbearable.
kr. A. Viola, who is an expert must
clan, has opened an office on West Mar
tin street for the repairing of all kinds of
musical instruments.
The Board of Aldermen meet to night
1t is expected that successor to Alder
man Ivey will be elected DR.. D. Z.
Everitt is spoken of most in this connec
ton.
The Ladies' Memorial Association has
invited Gen. Gordon TO deliver his lee
ture here during Fair week or such other
time as he can do so 1t is a great lee
ture. Gen. Gordon is one of the best of
living orators.
Mr. W. A. Deal, of Bsrclayville, was
in tie ci' y yesterday. He says the Pop
ulists are not as strong in his section as
they were at the st election. The last
Legislature, he says, is responsible for
this change Of political faith.
Next Tuesday the Chamber of Com
meree viii meet at the Mayors office
when important matters will be con-
sidered, among which will be the build
ing of a big new cigar factory, and steps
will be taken to open Morgan street.
Major Z. NJ. Hays received a telegram
yesterday from Buffalo Bill saying that
he, Buffalo Bill, would be here in per-
son, and would bring 900 people with
him. The whole show would come to
Raleigh Buffalo Bill was once scout
for Major Hayes on the praries.
Last year with two horses Mr. CASTOR
Powell, of this county, made s7i5 worth
of tobacco, bales of cotton, 80 barrels
of corn, an abundance of peas, potatoes
and home supplies. This year with the
same team he expects to get over 81 500
for his tobacco, bags of cotton, 100 bar
rels of corn and plenty of hay. peas, po-
tatoes and enoug. meat to furnish his
family.
Capt. G. B. benson, President OF the
Board of Public Charities, said yester-
day that the reports from different parts
of the State were coming in satisfactorily
as to his work, but in a few counties,
there seemed 10 be an overcrowding Of
prisoners, and consequent sickness
among them from the heat. la Cald-
well county, for instance, % prisoners
had been confined in three cells and the
size of each cell was as follows: feet
and s inches wide; feet long and s feet
high. Some of hem were United States
prisoners. This uts, say, seven pris-
oners to cell, which makes OF prison
life mere sardine affair.
A cotton man yesterday on g )tton
Row said that the New York market had
advanced rs points for the day. The
Raleigh markets highest sale had been
8 8, being one eighth up over Tuesday
The receipts yesterday were about 400
bales, which were comparatively large
receipts. The same gentleman said the
market looked healthy, aud that there
would probably be better prices, but that
increase of receipts would Immediately
have depressing effect. The r. ceipts
az all ports yesterday were n, 900 bales,
as against 81, go bales for the same day
last year. The receipts to-day one year
ago al the same points we're Al, 900 bales.
Rev. r. II. w. Leak, the black divine,
came in yesterday for a part of jim
Young's sneers. OF course, this may
all arise from STRAIGHTFORWARD cock
eyed envy that mars the features Of 50
many great mems souls Jim said that
! Leak, at the Durham meeting where he
spoke Tuesday night on the Unity Of
the Race, had only 30 all told in the
court house, forty of whom were against
him, leaving ten adherents only. Jim
said the man who VS. elected President
was not even at the meeting. While
Jim may mean to state the facts, still he
must have colored feelingsTas to Leak,
and his words, in jostice to the parson,
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