The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-10

It was feared last evening by those
near her that the condition of Mrs. d..
r. Fl. Lewis was critical.
DR.. John B. Carr has been quite sick
with fever for several days at the Man
sion but was reported better last night.
Mary Register, colored, who clerks in
the store of colored grocer named " al
lace was yesterday taken to oxford by
Chief of Police Jas. Wrenn who came
here with a warrant for her.
There will be game of base ball this
afternoon at Athletic Park between the
S. A. L. and Raleigh teams. Both teams
have been improving during the past
few weeks, and good game is expected.
Mr.. F. Y. Smell, plumber from
Greensboro, was hurt in the firemans'
special and freight train accident this
week, will probably sue the railroad
company. His hip bones were stove up
into his body.
At the farmers warehouse yesterday
tho first load of tobacco was received. 1t
came from Archer Lodge, johnson
county, and was grown by J. d. Hin
nant, one OF the most successful farmers
in Johnston county.
No. $40, one of the Seaboard's new
engines, made her trial trip with the
northbound vestibule last night, and
made the country fig by so that pas
senger awoke asking if he were on the
Congressional limited.
DR.. Kirby said last night that the fire
companies arrived at the asylum Thurs
day night in much quicker time than ne
had calculated. The false alarm, he
said, was caused by the crossing of the
electric light wires with those of the fire
alarm system.
Special rates and special trains are be
ing arranged for the meeting of the State
Alliance at Cary next week at which
Congressman Sibley will speak. Mr.. Hal
W. aver yesterday received telegram
from Congressman Sibley stating that be
would be there and deliver an address.
Night before last the store-ro of the
Revenue department was fll,d with
seventy barrels of blockade whiskey
which had been captured during the past
few weeks. Every barrel was stamped
Yesterday, and twenty barrels were sold
to Messrs. Sol Bear & Sons, Of Whining
ton.
1t is all mistake about the fireman
on the freight train that was in the Haw
River accident leaving the State. He
went to Elon College on visit to his
parents, pending the investigation. He
maintains that be did nothing but his
duty and will be exonerated from all
blame.
Arthur Hatcher colored boy of Is
years has arrived at the Colored Institu-
ton for the Deaf Dumb and Blind. The
boy can talk very well but cannot hear
the report of gun near by, he walks
the streets trying to find people whose
shoes need the polish and in this way he
clothes himself, he comes from Fayette
vile.
Yesterday Mr. J. f. Stephens, the
popular Pullman conductor of the car
''Orestes, " had been in the employ of
the Pullman Palace Car Company nine
years. He already wears one gold bar
on his sleeve for good service for five
years, and if good health permits a year
from to-day he will have another bar of
gold on his sleeve, and two new uniforms
will be presented him by the company,
as Is their custom.
In this weeks Charity and Children,
Rev. Dr. Pritchard writs: "While on
visit to some old Raleigh parishioners,
the Clawson family, now of Newark, n.
j., and who have prospered by several
inventions an ice shaving machine, a
bag packing machine, and the famous
nickle in the slot machine, was taken
to see the Peddie Memorial Church. This
superb structure, built of stone and very
elaborate and complete in all It's parts,
and which cost 1925, 900, was the gift of
one man to the cause of Christ. Since
his death his wife gave the church an
organ which cost $4,000, and other
property, as an endowment, worth
$4,000"