The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-06
CITY IN BRIEF.

Electric lights are being put in the
Citizens National Bank.
The grading and laying of the street
car track on Polk and Person streets is
about completed.
Chief Engineer N. J. O'Brien, of the
kSouthern, is here in his private car. Mr..
Joseph Farris, his chief clerk, accompa-
MES him.
Mr.. VIM. Woollcott, one of Raleigh's
leading merchants, says business is as
good in Raleigh as in years-that people
have money and are spending it freely.
In the report of DR.. Daniels sermon
on Sunday, he was quoted as saying
''the State if a person" 1t should have
been s'the State is not person" and
creatures" should have been creators. :"
Mr.. S. W. Kenney, of the State Uni
versity, is here to-day, on his way to his
home In BERTHE county. He goes there
ito enter journalism, taking charge of the
Windsor Ledger. The NEWS AND OBJ
SERVER wishes him great success.
A handsome Office is being fitted up
for District Freight and Passenger Agent
Nunson, of the Southern Railroad. The
ladice is what was formerly the directors
bonn of the Citizens Bank, in the rear
the bank, fronting on East Martin
Ieet.
Raleigh people join Atlanta citizens in
kpmmending the generosity of Mr.. Sam
lei M. Inman who subscribed $50, 900
ward paying the floating debts of the
tlanta Exposition, because Mr.. Inman
und his wife in Raleigh in the person
Miss Mildred McPheeters.
Deputy ]. Wiley Jones returned yes
rday from Moore county, where he has
BEN on a raid. At place called Pocket,
that county he destroyed seventy
re gallon illicit distillery, with all its
atfit, number of gallons of wines and
Tenty-five bushels of meal.
The marriage of Miss Louise Elgie, of
is city, and Mr.. j. r. B. CaraWay, of
(ewbern, will be solemnized at Christ
7hurch this evening at $50 o'clock. The
Eremony will be performed by Rev. DR..
arshall, assisted by Rev. Mr.. George,
Newbern.
The Railroad Commission has notified
be Roanoke Railroad and Lumber Co.
appear before them and show cause
nv they should not be put under the
W governing common carriers. Com
issioner Ohio Wilson has been investi-
kting the matter, and thinks he has ey-
ence to prove that they are acting as
mmOn carriers.
For month or more the Cross Bearers
role of the Kings Daughters, ever en-
|ged in some good work, have supported
Id tenderly cared for an old lady, Mrs.
PLY Adams, at st. Luke's Home for
curables, corner of Davie and Person
eets. Mrs. Adams was dying with
hcer, and all through the days before
end came kind hands ministered to
every need. Monday morning she
bd. The remains were carried to Selma
d inferred in the old family burying
bund. Mr.. John T. Pullen held an i'm
essive funeral service at the Home.
We were in error yesterday in saying
bit Mr.. Marmaduke j. Hawkins was
esent when his father, DR.. VIM, j.
awkins signed the memorandum, I'M
er which Mr.. c. NJ Hawkins claimed
thousand dollars. 1t was DR.. A. B.
Rwkins, and not Mr.. Marmaduke, who
bs present. We are credibly informed
Nat Mr.. Marmaduke Hawkins was not
resent at the time and did not know
at any such paper had been made I'M
afterwards and never saw it until
ter his fathers death. 1t is but just
Mr. Hawkins to say that in resisting
attack upon his fathers will be sim
discharged what he regarded as his
ty as one of the executors, and that if
will had been broken, he would have
en- large gamer pecuniarily as one of
B heirs and distributors of the estate.