The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-07
CITY IN BRIEF.
Mains circus coming, too.

CITY IN BRIEF.
Mains circus coming, too.
Mr.. Purnell's bill for services on the
Arlington Committee is $3.50.
Subscribers to the Telephone Exchange
will please add W. N. Snellings, No. 49,
The L L. Polk Alliance meets this
afternoon at o'clock at the A. and M.
College.
Tobacco breaks yesterday were highly
encouraging. The highest price paid
was so cents.
Hoola- Boom made connection yester-
day morning with those circumstances
and went back to Cherokee.
The life of the late Mrs. W. W. Vass
is said to have been insured in the Con-
necticut Mutual for $40, 900.
At the mayors court yesterday, Chas.
Dennis was up for disorderly conduct,
and was sent to the road for thirty days.
The Governor has ordered a special
term of Franklin Superior Court to begin
October 14th. Civil cases only will be
disposed Of.
Mrs. Joseph r Chamberlain was re-
ported yesterday afternoon to be criti-
cally i'll, and grave fears were expressed
as to her condition.
His Excellency, Gov. Carr, will be in
Morganton on Monday next, where he
will be the guest respectively of Messrs.
J. ". Wilson and s. Med. Tate.
The school for boys Of Messrs. Aorson
and benson opened with full attend
ance.-in fact more fatteringly than ever
before, and has every promise of a pros
porous session.
Ed. johnson said yesterday that the
convention for the colored people would
be called for September 18th. He said,
however, that it would be more Of con-
ference than a convention.
State VS.. Ned Chappell, assault and
battery was heard before Judge Roberts
yesterday. Dennis OhaVis complainant
failed to make out his case, and action
dismissed at Chayis's costs.
The revenue collections in this district
for August were no less than $94, 74l.82,
which is only ST., 900 less than those Of
August, 1894, when there were such
heavy Withdrawals of whiskey.
James Somerville, colored, was up be-
fore Judge Roberts yesterday upon
charge of bastardy, and the cause was con-
tinued to Oct 5th, and Someryille ex-
ecuted bond of 500 for his appearance
at that term.
Tomorrow afternoon, at $50, at
West Raleigh Baptist Church, there
will be Welcome Service, specially for
the students Of the a. and NJ. College.
There will be addresses by Messrs. W. +.
Primrose, N. B. Broughton and others.
The first bale Of cotton Of the season
came in yesterday. 1t was raised in
Johnston county by Mr. J. Walter Wyatt,
of Polenta, AID weighed ABS pounds 1t
was graded strictly middling and was
bought by Messrs. Barbee & Thompson
at eight cents.
On the first of September the cotton
season opened. Following is the report
for the first week as compared with the
first of last season. Receipts, 80; last
year 20. oulpu4SAb All tu0 WON ohO
hundred bales. Stock on the platform
twenty five bales.
The Raleigh and the S. A. L. teams
will play this afternoon at 4 O'Clock,
Wilson and Owens being the battery for
the S. A. L. Ladies especially invited to
attend. The boys say they are going to
have the liyeliest and most interesting
game of the season.
The State Board of Public Charities
will meet to day in the capitol building,
and the proceedings bid fair to be inter
esting. The members of the committee
who are here, are president, DR.. Charles
Duffy, of Newbern; Miss L, j. Horton, of
Pittsboro, and S. W. Reid, of Stcel Greek,
Mecklenburg county. Raleigh will be
represented by Mr. @. b. benson, Secre-
tary Of the Board, and Mr. Wesley N.
Jones. The report of the secretary will
contain many features touching help
fully upon the wholesome work Of these
gentlemen