The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-22
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mayor Russ yesterday fined Junius
Williams ten dollars for reckless driving.
Mr.. Wade Hampton is extremely i'll.
1t was thought that he would hardly live
through last night.
Mr.. FL. S. Lowry, the grocer. has re-
moved from Fayetteville street to 235
South Wilmington street.
Mr.. G. G. Mcdonald is giving away
Walter L. Womble's novel, Love in the
Mists," to advertise the Southern" B.
and L. Association.
At Sis o'clock yesterday morning an
alarm of fire was turned in from box 80
The blaze was in the rear of Blake's sta
bles. Little damage was done.
Mr.. Wiley Clifton says he is looking
this week for the arrival of the new iron
bridge to be placed over Neuse river
where it is crossed by the Pool road.
Rev. DR.. N. B. Cobb will preach a
Thanksgiving sermon in the morning at
the Pittsboro Baptist Church, and in the
afternoon at the Chatham home for the
aged and infrm.
Last night at the protracted meeting
at Central Methodist church, Rev. d.
81. Tuttle preached stirring sermon.
There were twenty penitents at the al
tar, and eight conversions
Mr.. B. r. Runge, of Columbia, S. c.,
has accepted a position as Associated
Press operator of the NEWS AND OBsER-
YER. Mr.. Runge is a native of Will
mington, and for sometime has been en-
gagged in telegraph work in South Caro-
lima.
DR.. W. L. Wright, of Richmond, is
probably the only man outside the State
spoken of for corresponding secretary of
the Baptist Board of Missions. He is a
native of North Carolina, and is pastor
of the largest Baptist church In Rich
mond
Yesterday large black horse, nitched
to a single wagon, become frightened
while standing in the ola city cemetery,
and came down the street at 2:10 gait.
One of the drivers was hurt, and the
wagon nearly demolished, but the horses
was uninjured.
The cotton gin of Mr.. W. B. Wilder,
two miles from the city, was burned yes
terday morning. Fifty bales of cotton
were in the gin at the time, and of these
thirty bales were burned. The loss is
$4,000, without insurance. Mr.. Wilder
is one of the most industrious, successful
and highly respected farmers of Wake
county, and has many sympathizers in
his loss.
Forty-fve young ladies are arranging
a cantata something very unique and
novel in its way-for the Christmas hol-
idays. "Uncle SAM and Santa Claus"
are the presiding deities, and they are
surrounded by the representatives of
every trade and profession. There are
four reporters lin the play" and Miss
Ida Womble is to represent the NEWS
AND OBSERVER.
Paul Smith, of London, who is walk
ing on a 5000 wager, will probably
reach Raleigh by Monday. He started
from Petersburg, Va, headed for this
point to-day. By the terms of the wager
Smith is to tramp to every Capital in the
United States and Territories, and is to
accomplish the trip within six years.
He has already been to Hartford, Tren-
ton. Dover, Annapolis, Washington and
Richmond.
Col. Benehan Cameron, President Of
the State Fair, is in the city. He has
Just returffed from New York. While
in tine metropolis he attended that great
exhibit of fine horses and fashion, the
National Horse Show, in Madison Square
Garden. He has attended the morse
show each season for the past four years,
and says there is noticeable improve
ment each year. The Duke and Ouch
ess of Marlborough attracted more atten-
ton at the show than did the handsome
animals in the ring. "And Mrs. @. d.
Gibson, the famous artists beautiful
wife, who was Miss Irene Langhorne, of
Richmond, attracted as much attention
as the Duchess" remarked Col. Came
ron. The Colonel found some new ideas
at the show in Madison Square that are
likely to develop into novelties for our
own State fair next year