The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-22
CITY IN RR EFF

Sells Bros. advertising car is here.
Mr.. W. II. Bagley is spending fair
week at home.
A very encouraging meeting is going
on at Swain Street Mission.
The handsome new cloak room and
newsstand at the Park is finished.
The Argus says that Goldsboro will
send big crowd to the Fair tomorrow
and next day.
Editor and Mrs. Fl. A. Latham passed
through the city yes terday en- route to
their nome in Washington, N. @.
The Capital Club will give its first
german of fair week this evening. Other
dances will be held there on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings.
Mr.. George Harden, of Durham, one
of the leading horsemen in the State,
arrived yesterday with his horses.
Lieutenant Henderson, of the A and
M. College, will be assigned to duty on
the u. s. oattleship Indiana" He has
already received preparatory orders
Deputy Sheriff Wa tiers said yesterday
that the textbooks were at last ready
and in ship-shape for the people to come
up to the captains office and pay.
In the Mayors court Yesterday Anna
Hill was sent to the workhouse for thirty
days for disorderly conduct, and Hilliard
Banks was faed dollar for the same
offence.
Next Saturday is the last registration
day for Raleigh township pertaining to
the vote on the new road Law which
takes place on the 1st Tuesday in No
Yember
There will be meeting of the r ,scue
Uircls of Kings Daughters, this (Tuesday)
afternoon at O'Clock, in the Mission
Room. Every member is requested to
attend promptly.
Mrs. r. e. Hervey will receive 81, 700
on the life Of her late husband, he hav-
ing b zen a member of the insurance de-
partment Of seaton Gales Lodge, o.
O. F., of this city.
Chief Clerk Womack, of the Internal
Revenue office, said yesterday that re-
ceipts for the day at the three offices in
the district, Raleigh, Reidsyille and
Durham, we're 1880.
Cotton opened yesterday morning 80
points off from Saturdays close in New
York, the effect of which was, of course,
felt in the Raleigh, market. The ten
dency was downward during the day.
Miss Elizabeth Belts, thoroughly
competent young lady, has been APP
pointed to the new clerkship in the Raj
eigh post0ffice. The department has
given Postmaster Busbee an additional
clerk. aud it is this position TO which
Miss Belts is appointed.
For the accommodation Of passengers
from Goldsboro and intermediate points
returning home, train No. 36 will be
held at Raleigh until 4:30 p. M, Dc
tober 90, % and "a, which will give a
full day at the Fair on each of these
dates.
Mr.. W. P. Montgomery, brother of
Judge Montgomery, of this city, arrived
Sunday on visit to his relations here.
Mr. Montgomery holds very RESPONSE
BILE position in Boston. being cashier of
the great United States Hotel of that
city. He Will spend fair week among
mis- home friends.
The report on the street that there is
scarlet fever and diphtheria at Shaw
University doubtless arose from the fact
that there has been sickness Of this ma
ture at the colored institution for the
deaf, the dumb and the blind There is
no illness at Shaw, aud The health Of the
institution was never better.
W. Z. Debnam said yesterday that the
colored folks were gong to have good
fair. He said as a rule the citizens of
his race did not have enough money to
90 to Atlanta, but could come TO Raleigh.
The fair begins on the 4th, and on the
9Th, d Iring the fair, the advisory COM
mittee will meet ia Raleigh to consider a
call for a convention to be held possibly
the latter part of November.
Messrs. Irwin T. Jones aud b. w.
Hunter returned yesterday from the
Bankers Association at the Atlanta Elk
position. Mr.. Jones spoke highly of the
Exposition, and said that the stories
printed about exorbitant charges were
erroneous. He said good room could
be had at 81 day, and meals at restau-
rant q la carte prices. There was an
attendance Saturday Of 10000, and the
crowd was increasing