The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-22
CITY IN BRIEF,


the train shed at the Union depot.
Mr. T. F. Brockwell's new house on
South Mcdowell street viii soon be tin-
isied.
Work on the presidents residence OF
Shaw University has been stopped TEN
porarily.
Commissioner Patterson and Prot.
Irby were at Wadesboro yesterday hold
ing farmers institute.
About thirty of the negro excursion
lists from Norfolk, who were due to leave
Raleigh night before last failed to catch
their train.
Another game of baseball between the
Seaboard Air Line and the Raleigh team
will be played at Athletic park Saturday
afternoon.
Three new residences are going up on
the part of the Watson property lately
sold. Six more, it is said, are to be be-
gun shortly.
Pattie, the little daughter of Marshall
Carroll was considered much better yes
terday, after the nervous shock sustained
by her fall of some time since.
Mr.. VIM. H. Rand, the newly elected
Steward of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Institution, has resigned as director of
the peuitentiary, and the Governor has
accepted his resignation.
Secretary Coke was reported yesterday
as not having rested so we'll Tuesday
night; Yesterday he was considered about
the same. The doctor, it is said, fears
that it may be two weeks yet before the
fever is broken.
That dog tax-''that dog-t tax of S1.00
per dog must be paid" said Chief of
Police Heartt, yesterday The Chief said
said he would Immediately get out war
rants against those who delayed longer
and the penalty for each offence is So.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Walters has bought
Mr.. T. T. Hays residence in northwest
Raleigh, and Mr.. Hay has bought Mr..
J. g. Browns house, on Hillsboro street,
Mr.. Brown buying his mothers place,
on West Morgan street. He commenced
moving into the latter yesterday.
The boarding house tax of so cents
per room has another so cents added by
Wake county making 81 90 per room
which has been paid up very satisfac-
torily of late. In accordance with the
opinion of the Attorney General, the tax
was laid upon the brothels and all have
paid up.
The new lists of the subscribers to the
Raleigh and Durham Telephone Ex-
change have been distributed to the sub
scribers The Raleigh list has in full
IT'S subscribers and that of Durham, So.
In Raleigh this is gain of "a and Dur
ham gain of Is. For the past two
weeks the service has been improving.
Mr.. W. E. Marshall, postmaster at
Gastonia, and editor of the Gastonia Ga
zette, VINO, with his children, has been
visiting at bis mothers in Franklin
county, passed through yesterday en-
route home. Mr. Marshall says that the
farmers in Franklin will make abundant
crops. and are now very busy success
fully curing tobacco. They are happy,
contented and prosperous, said Mr..
Marshall.
John Morgan, who did the razor
cutting last Saturday night, is still in
Jail awaiting the result of the wounds
inflicted by him upon Stephen Eaton.
Eaton is cut on the left shoulder, behind
the right fore arm, and on the throat
from ear to Adams apple. He has been
lying helpless to appear at court, ever
since the ARRAY, and though still out of
shape, was considered yesterday to be
somewhat on the mend. Morgan will
appear before Justice Roberts as soon as
the wounds of Eaton admit Of his being
present.
A death notice was carried to the Of
fee Of Mayor Russ some days ago, and
in the column for remarks was the fol-
lowing: DIED without the aid of a
physician And this recalls graceful
card of thanks which appeared over the
signature of the bereaved widow of the
late John G.. Holder in a recent issue OF
the Lexington (Ky) Leader. Mrs. Hol-
der's acknowledgements are as follows:
81 desire to return thanks to all those
who so kindly assisted in the death OF
my husband. (Signed) Mrs. John g.
Holder"
Mr.. John Manning Professor of Law
in the University, spent part of yester-
day in Raleigh, en- route to Moore court,
where he has been summoned as wit
ness. He has been accustomed to going
to court al his life, but this is his second
experience as witness. M. Manning
is looking as young as twenty years ago
He had not been to Raleigh before in q
year or so, and was warmly greeted by
his friends and former pupils in Raj
eigh 1.-THE law class in the summer Law
school numbers thirty" said he, ''and
the prospects for an increased attend
ance in all departments at the Univer
sity at the coming session are very
bright"